Ben Brignell on knowing when to stop designing:
In music, knowing when to stop is just as important as knowing what to play. The pause gives structure to the sound. Without it, everything becomes noise. […] These principles for knowing when to stop are not about slowing down for the sake of it. They’re about recognising when a decision has already been made.
Design, music. In any deliberate and artful practice, it helps to pause.
Our tools, too, create noise. Recognizing when to set one down and pick up another is a matter of wisdom.