Post: Less but better

posts/2019-02-less-but-better.md

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+title: "Less, but better"
+description: "In which I try to keep my intentions for 2019 managable"
+slug: less-but-better
+date: 2019-02-03T10:39:31+00:00
+type: post
+tags:
+- Stuff
+- Reflection
+---
+
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+> "Wenniger aber besser"  
+> — [*Dieter Rams*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Rams)
+{:.big-quote}
+
+I can barely believe it's a full year
+since I published [my intentions for 2018](/blog/irresolutions/).
+A lot has happened since then.
+Principally:
+in November I started a new job
+as Data Services Lead at The British Library.
+One thing that hasn't changed is my tendency to try to do too much,
+so this year I'm going to try and focus on a single intention,
+a translation of designer Dieter Rams' famous quote above:
+**Less, but better**.
+
+This chimes with a couple of other things
+I was toying with over the Christmas break,
+as they're essentially other ways of saying the same thing:
+
+1. Take it steady
+2. One thing at a time
+
+I'm also going to keep in mind
+those touchstones from last year:
+
+1. What difference is this making?
+2. Am I looking after myself?
+3. Do I have evidence for this?
+
+I mainly forget to think about them,
+so I'll be sticking up post-its everywhere
+to help me remember!