Keep it simple: Sonder to Empathy, or Experience to Work

I’ve written a few times on here about the goal of keeping things simple, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t fall prey to overly-exotic words sometimes. Two examples showcase that.

Sonder

First is the idea of sonder, which I wrote about a few years ago. While many people may not know the word, reading that post helps to explain it. After I wrote that, I created a category on the blog focused on “sonder”. The idea was solid, but most people hadn’t read that most and therefore it wasn’t a clear name. I…