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Ariel Norling
@ariel_n
writer. designer. peppier version of daria. spotter of homes with personality @readiknowaspot. student @nysid.
nyc & oakland
Born August 10
Joined December 2008
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    I'm not an architect (yet!) 🙈 but I'm so honored Substack chose to feature me as one of the most interesting Substacks to check out.
    Every Friday, we're sharing the most interesting Substacks to check out. Today, meet Ariel Norling, an architect who shares her favorite homes for sale in "I Know A Spot." stories.substack.com/p/what-to-read…
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    should designers shut the fuck up and get a life outside of work?
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    I cannot emphasize enough how the actual best designers are people with full lives and interests outside of work. You can't tap an empty well. You can't solve problems if you don't know how anything works. You can't make interesting things if you aren't interested.
    young designers: you most assuredly do not need to be grinding on social media every day in order to be successful. no one can produce their best work *every* day. spend your off days walking, dreaming, baking bread
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    tech bro: “how much money can I spend to be vaguely self-aware without having to do any of the work?”
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    the siblings in succession are definitely in an experiment about parental neglect and whether money corrupts all
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    now that i’m almost 30 i’m really regretting not prioritizing my own hotness sooner
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    my life vs. my figma files
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    The perfect headline doesn't exi–
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    everyone is freaking out about how ai video is the future but i'm here freaking out that we can screen for breast cancer by collecting tears. it apparently has 91.5% accuracy. that's more accurate than a mammogram and no radiation 🥲auria.care
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    I have not emotionally recovered from the HAY embroidered sofas and I doubt I ever will
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    hear me out what if it looks boring and soulless because it is boring and soulless?
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    i’ve been thinking about this a lot since putting together this reflection slide for my burnout workshop. it’s a lot 👀
    I don’t remember who originally tweeted it but I haven’t been the same since reading “designers get critique, engineers get pairing.”
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    Product Designer ↓ Product Designer ↓ Product Designer ↓ Senior Product Designer ↓ Senior Product Designer ↓ Senior Product Designer ↓ Senior Product Designer ↓ ⚰️
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    Why are part-time jobs so rare in tech?