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The Feed & The Thread - May 18, 2026
We’re trading clarity for speed and empathy for efficiency, a shift Brad Frost frames as a collective grief response to the devaluation of our craft. By exploring Rita Kind-Envy’s argument that low stress is a strategic design asset and Luis Berumen Castro’s call for fluid processes, we examine how slowing down might actually save us from optimizing for machines instead of people.
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Low cortisol solution to big problems (Rita Kind-Envy) — High stress blinds designers to details, making low stress states essential for deep observation.
Be like water: Rethinking the design process…
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