Björn Jeffery

Paintings of a sci-fi version of Sweden. Captures the winter light well. (via Simon Stålenhag Art Gallery)

A blast from the past. This is me sitting in my bedroom, living with my parents, and being unhappy in a way that only teenagers can be.

If small children had more input, many “Education” apps would logically fall under a category called “Kids” or “Kids’ Games.” And many more of the games would probably look something like the apps designed by a Swedish game studio named Toca Boca. Happy to be a part of the latest cover story of The Atlantic. The Touch-Screen Generation – Hanna Rosin – The Atlantic

I never went to business school and I never studied economics. At the time when I was choosing what to study, it was never even an option that crossed my mind. There was no future where I could see myself working with that sort of thing. Just a few years later, I was running my own company and I realized that some of those courses might have been good after all. It didn’t primarily come […]

A truly great piece of journalism and storytelling, with an interesting twist at the end. Make sure that you make it all the way through. The Professor, the Bikini Model and the Suitcase Full of Trouble – NYTimes.com

When designing social software, I imagine one of the most challenging things is finding the incentive to interact. Answering the question: How and why should I use this service? I haven’t really designed anything like this (on a serious scale, at least) so I wouldn’t know from personal experience. But being an avid user at least allows me to see the complexity that is there. I’ve been thinking about this when using Foursquare lately. As […]

I don’t want to wait with pursuing my dreams A lovely quote from the Swedish fashion designer Carin Rodebjer. I like it because it has this acceptance that it won’t necessarily be a quick fix to get there, and that you need to start the journey anyway. However slow it may be, at least you have started the pursuit. I liked that. From the Värvet podcast – one of the better episodes actually (in Swedish). […]

It’s not all the CEO’s doing, but it’s all the CEO’s fault. Ben Horowitz on the responsibility of CEOs (written in an unusual context) Andrew Mason – Groupon Farewell Memo | Rap Genius

The most alarming and depressing stats I’ve come across are that 45% of college students didn’t seem to learn much of anything during their first two years, and as many as 36% showed no improvement after four years. Whatever’s going on with these kids at these schools, it’s not education. I could never take university seriously enough, but it wasn’t for the lack of trying. It just felt old and slow. Glad I left early. […]

Can’t stop watching this. Hot Cheetos & Takis [HD] (by 13twentythree) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)