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“Artists ought not to drive at all... it puts constant tension on their eyes.”

Meet the designer and architect who found recognition aged 94

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Leonie Mercedes
October 05, 2025

Happy Sunday, lovelies. Here’s your three-part nudge for the day:

a prompt

Write on the following for 5–10 minutes:

This will be our first regular prompt, where we reflect on the week: What went well this week? What didn’t go as well? With this in mind, what will you do next week?

(H/T Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist and author of Tiny Experiments. See her blog post for a more detailed look at this particular journaling prompt.)

a thought

“Artists ought not to drive at all... First of all, they are too precious, secondly, driving prevents their thoughts wandering where they should, thirdly, it puts constant tension on their eyes.” – Eileen Gray, designer and architect

Source: Daily Rituals: Women at Work, Mason Currey

farewell

David Baltimore, biologist (1938–2025)

“Baltimore throughout his long working life was drawn to exploring uncertainty – and he knew how to dance with it, too. ‘Productive careers are unpredictable… I was never consciously directing myself so that I would end up somewhere. I was just following my nose and then not being afraid to take a step to the side or a step in a new direction when that opportunity seemed to be ripe.’”

Thanks for coming, dear makers and shakers. See you tomorrow ☕