403: The Confidence Gradient

<p>This week, we talk about the confidence gradient, how we’ve built confidence over time, and the funny circumstances that can take us out of our element. In The Sidebar, we share our first impressions of Windows 11 and talk about the growing convergence of operation system designs.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Supporter:</strong></h3><h4>Around</h4><p><a href="https://www.around.co/designdetails">Around</a> is a better way to video call. It’s designed specifically to make it easier to gather small groups together to collaborate in real time, without all the distracting and frustrating interfaces that comes with most video chat software. We love the small floating heads and emphasis on making it easy to work alongside the video call, rather than constantly having to app switch.</p><p>You can get started for free by signing up at <a href="https://www.around.co/designdetails">Around.co</a>!</p><hr /><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Wiggens</li><li>Anca Dobrea</li><li>Frannie Laks</li><li>Yang You</li><li>Henning Witzel</li><li>Ritesh Mandaliya</li><li>Jeffrey Ayigsi</li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><hr /><h3><strong>Followup:</strong></h3><ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/shankarux/status/1408838626595590147">Shankar tweeted</a>: <i>Re: Brian’s question about creative Shortcuts. If you find yourself opening a particular tab or searching inside an app often, create a shortcut for that. Example: searching or viewing your podcast library.</i></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/samuelbernhardt/status/1408963192324341762">Sam Bernhardt approves</a> of Marshall’s parenting hot takes. Also: <a href="https://www.joshwcomeau.com/react/modern-spacer-gif/">Let’s bring back the spacer gif!</a></li></ul><hr /><h3><strong>Tweets:</str