The importance of friction
This is good in relation to my upcoming zine:
These are the emerging ways that friction brings meaning to our lives:
- Friction creates memorable experiences
- Friction invites reflection
- Friction invites responsibility
- Friction raises awareness
- Friction helps us connect with other people
- Friction helps us consume less
- Friction enables learning
- Friction helps us do hard things
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As we soon leave the year of the snake, I want to take a moment to reflect on this piece that Lilian Marino wrote as the year of the snake started. In it, she writes “Snakes need friction to move forward. They press against surfaces, grip, and even shift their own scales to generate traction. Without friction, they’re stuck.”
What if we designed friction into our lives in order to create memorable moments, think and reflect, become aware, take responsibility, connect, learn, and do Heard things.
When I think about all the benefits of friction, I also think of it as the path forward. Friction as a path forward fills me with a sense of empowerment. This year, I want to use friction as a tool to move away from ease, speed, and invisibility towards awareness, reflection, and transparency.
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