I think it's ultimately inhuman to only see things for their functionality. We want things to be more than that. The desire for beauty is something that's in us, and it's not trivial.

The question I wanted to answer was, could I train my mind to be happy the same way one trains ones body?

Trying to always be the nice guy, to appear good, can be limiting. Avoiding confrontation has closed up a number of possibilities for me.

To touch somebody’s heart with design.

Having guts always works out for me.

My diary entries allow me to keep track of all the things I would like to change about my life.

To be a good designer, you would need to have deep and far-reaching interests outside of the profession.