Make it work, make it right, make it fast.

Improvise, adapt, overcome.

Embrace, extend, and extinguish

Veni, vidi, vici

Shit, shower, shave

Jump, jive and wail?

VVVVVV

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

Slow is fast.

That's nice in theory. What happens in the real world is more like 'make it work, ship it'. Sometimes the first part is optional.

Ship as you make.

That is geared towards coming up with new rules I presume.

Think about it: creating software is creating new rules. You gotta start somewhere and refine the system.

But if you learn an existing rule system, you need to follow it first, then break them, then transcend/improve them.

I see The Analytical Language of John Wilkins was posted again today. While you're creating those rules, it's important to remember the map is not the territory.

I liked maxims when my life was simple and I was young, now they feel completely meaningless, as they never have a context for real life and they break down easily when applied to complex behavior and interactions. It's more like a prayer or chant, more for self reassurance, that you follow some principle, than anything.

Probably it's not against shuhari. Shihari is often used to describe professional principles in martial arts or playing instruments. It assumes they're trained to the point where if they do it, they unconsciously follow all the rules. When they play guitar, their fingers just move in the most effective ways and play the most satisfying melody. Then they intentionally break a few rules to improve it.

So shuhari is ”first do it, then do it right, then do it better” for professionals.

The designer mantra as I learned it was “Get it done. Make it beautiful.“

Designers will futz with kerning or whatever for hours.