Robin Janasek

Tweeting about e-commerce, service design, and occasionally movies n'stuff.

Head of Research and Design at @proofreason.

[Proof & Reason @proofreason]

Musí být web krásný, aby plnil svůj účel a cíle? A jak je možné, že ošklivý a zastaralý web vydělává víc, než líbivý web konkurence? 🤔

Slidy z přednášky najdete na konci článku společně s dalšími zajímavými zdroji. ⬇️

https://t.co/zhMalnixs3

[Robin Janasek @robinjanasek]

@jmoserr 👋❤️

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The greatest life hack:

Be nice to people.

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@stewfortier

[Michal Pecánek @michalpecanek]

The Flesch Reading Ease score is highly dependent on the complexity of the topic you write about.

But SEO and content tools using FRE for readability recommendations don't take this into account.

Stick to solid writing practices. Ignore readability scores.

[Robin Janasek @robinjanasek]

@amrancz @kranthitech I think Audible has this implemented. Althought if I remember correctly, it’s more like an offer when you want to cancel, not a feature in itself.

[Julie Zhuo @joulee]

One of the most 🤯 things for me is a highly complex topic explained in a way that is beautifully short and simple, such that everyone (and non-experts) can understand.

What are the best examples you’ve encountered of that—specific pictures, paragraphs, videos, blogs, etc?

[Ankith Harathi @ankithharathi]

Imagine trying to compete with YouTube and Netflix at the same time.

That's what Anjali Sud faced when she joined Vimeo 6 years ago.

She quickly felt their strategy was wrong, and brought it up in a meeting.

Today, as CEO, she took Vimeo public.

Here's what happened 🧵👇

[Adam Amran @amrancz]

How Zendesk visualised their design and development process with a triple diamond:

https://t.co/M8Kvx4oENp

[Steph Smith @stephsmithio]

Everything you need to know about being a top performer: the hierarchy of helpfulness

[Marketing Examples @GoodMarketingHQ]

My favourite formula for writing “features & benefits”

1/ Write down the feature
2/ Ask, “so what?” to find the benefit
3/ Contrast the *old way* with your *new way*

[Robin Janasek @robinjanasek]

All too real.

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Bluetooth headphones: plays audio

Me: pauses audio for a second, then presses play

Bluetooth headphones: silence

Me: wtf

Bluetooth headphones: you had a good thing going then you got cute and fucked it up, now you have to restart your whole life to fix it

[Rex Woodbury @rex_woodbury]

1/ Costco has always fascinated me.

Costco makes essentially $0 in profit from product sales, since it basically sells goods at cost. Instead, it charges a membership fee that is almost 100% margin.

Here are some of my favorite slides from a great overview by @minesafety 👇

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@amrith Is that… Joe Pesci's sister?

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@tinywordsmatter Should this even be an error in the first place?:)

[Robin Janasek @robinjanasek]

Over a month since the release, and @spendeeapp is still so painfully slow I dread every interaction with it. A good reminder that perceived speed is one of the most critical aspects of every design.

[David Perell @david_perell]

The paradox of reading: The books you read will profoundly change you even though you’ll forget the vast majority of what you read

[Robin Janasek @robinjanasek]

.@Adampasick wrote an interesting article that goes behind the curtain of the feature a couple of years ago. Intriguing, though I'm not sure how much of it still stands today.

https://t.co/lwkZCg7LB4

[Robin Janasek @robinjanasek]

Discover Weekly might just be the most consistently delightful feature in any app I use. Thank you, @Spotify!

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

We undervalue simple ideas and overvalue complicated ones.

Complicated doesn't mean correct. Simple doesn't mean simplistic.