Analysis Of Tony Fadell: The First Secret Of Design

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Tony Fadell- The first secret of design is …noticing
• The intro to this talk was an explanation of a snippet from the movies “Blue Brothers’ how a character bought a new apartment and it was a couple blocks away from the train station so his apartment would shake every time the train would go by, his friend asks “how many times does that happen?” And he replies too often to notice. Starting with this story really shows the clear goal in his mind which is humans get use to stuff quickly.
• Tony used an additional example, this time it was a visual example of a fruit with a sticker, then went over the benefits of that sticker and a downfall. Tony continued by saying how our first experience may have been upsetting wanting to eat the fruit but
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modern architecture showing how architects are able to take more risk now, he then showing past movements that was a fail in design.
• Explains why there is so many similar designs in building because that’s what were all comforted by but if we want to change we can help change them, giving the audience another call to action.

Tim Ferriss- Why you define your fears instead of goals
• Ferriss introduction was a very personal story of his senior year in college and the moment he almost gave in on losing his own life.
• Ferris helps audience to see the benefit of thinking about your fears and how it helped him change into the person he is today.
• Tim talks in a conversational matter and becomes a helping hand in a time of distress for many.
• The conclusion of the presentation ended with the same quote he discussed before, "We suffer more in our imagination than reality” showing the importance.
• Ferriss used laughter to lighten the serious mood when in transition to the topic of stoicism. Images helped make it more of a smooth transition with the image of a cow in the rain showing the rough times.
• Tim was very heartfelt since he knew what it was like to be in that position, appealing to all the audience members who has been in a dark

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