Brad Lauster
@bradlau.org
Design and Product Director supporting young adults through inner growth, community, and contribution. Food, technology, and outdoors enthusiast. bradlau.org
In 1980, when I was five years old, my parents noticed me singing along with songs on the radio and offered to buy me some records. I chose my three favorites:
1. Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
2. Upside Down, Diana Ross
3. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton
RIP Dolly
1. Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
2. Upside Down, Diana Ross
3. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton
RIP Dolly
August 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
In 1980, when I was five years old, my parents noticed me singing along with songs on the radio and offered to buy me some records. I chose my three favorites:
1. Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
2. Upside Down, Diana Ross
3. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton
RIP Dolly
1. Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
2. Upside Down, Diana Ross
3. 9 to 5, Dolly Parton
RIP Dolly
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🎵oh my god I was wrong! We were the sea people all along!🎵
August 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
🎵oh my god I was wrong! We were the sea people all along!🎵
The non-profit I work for is holding a free online event this Sunday: Finding Calm in the Chaos: Understanding Your Nervous System.
Our speaker is Yikai Xu, of the Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab at NYU. Please share with others who may be interested!
Our speaker is Yikai Xu, of the Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab at NYU. Please share with others who may be interested!
Finding Calm in the Chaos: Understanding Your Nervous System · Zoom · Luma
Between endless notifications, the pressure to "hustle," and the quiet anxiety of figuring out your future, your nervous system probably feels like it’s on a…
luma.com
July 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The non-profit I work for is holding a free online event this Sunday: Finding Calm in the Chaos: Understanding Your Nervous System.
Our speaker is Yikai Xu, of the Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab at NYU. Please share with others who may be interested!
Our speaker is Yikai Xu, of the Culture, Emotion, and Health Lab at NYU. Please share with others who may be interested!
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Happy Independence Day
July 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Happy Independence Day
Augmented reality glasses would be hugely popular if they had just one feature: hide all ads
July 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Augmented reality glasses would be hugely popular if they had just one feature: hide all ads
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Naomi Klein is always excellent.
June 27, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Naomi Klein is always excellent.
Wild that there are six artists on this list I've never heard of before, and two artists I actively avoid listening to.
June 19, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Wild that there are six artists on this list I've never heard of before, and two artists I actively avoid listening to.
Mandami is so good, he's got me watching press briefings about trash collection in NYC. I live in San Francisco.
June 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Mandami is so good, he's got me watching press briefings about trash collection in NYC. I live in San Francisco.
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1000%
The only evidence I have for this is vibes, but I am convinced this is just people upset at having to see homeless people.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. is safer than it’s been in decades, but crime is an issue dominating the mayor’s race
Although homicides and other violent crimes are down to near-historic lows, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' challengers have zeroed in on homelessness and public drug use.
www.latimes.com
May 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
1000%
It’s been nearly two decades since I worked at Stanford. I used to pass through the main quad regularly. It’s usually bustling with students and tourists, so I was thrilled to capture this people-free shot of the covered walkway that encircles the Inner Quad courtyard.
March 30, 2026 at 3:18 AM
It’s been nearly two decades since I worked at Stanford. I used to pass through the main quad regularly. It’s usually bustling with students and tourists, so I was thrilled to capture this people-free shot of the covered walkway that encircles the Inner Quad courtyard.
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Remember to set your clocks one hour forward before bed tonight for #DeLaSavings ⏰
March 8, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Remember to set your clocks one hour forward before bed tonight for #DeLaSavings ⏰
Once again, I am begging @caltrain.com to establish quiet cars
October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Once again, I am begging @caltrain.com to establish quiet cars
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The insidious way things get worse is deliberate, rewarded optimization. These steps made Hotweels measurably cheaper (or improved margins), with no measurable loss of quality. Because the quality was hard to quantify, or noisy, or deemed low value by a secondary metric (no sales impact).
July 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The insidious way things get worse is deliberate, rewarded optimization. These steps made Hotweels measurably cheaper (or improved margins), with no measurable loss of quality. Because the quality was hard to quantify, or noisy, or deemed low value by a secondary metric (no sales impact).
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If a system can enable victimisation, sooner or later it will be used to efficiently victimise.
June 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If a system can enable victimisation, sooner or later it will be used to efficiently victimise.
Every company says it wants holistic, coherent experiences, but almost all of them align designers with specific products. I’ve spent so much of my career fixing this problem.
I don’t think designers should be assigned to product teams. Sure they can and will work on product problems but they should be assigned to strategic initiatives and programs. This assures that there is holistic systems thinking and coherence across the entire experience.
June 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Every company says it wants holistic, coherent experiences, but almost all of them align designers with specific products. I’ve spent so much of my career fixing this problem.
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I’ve heard the song “Norwegian Wood” easily over 100 times in the last 50 years and never once did I think the narrator was setting fire to her house at the end
a man wearing glasses and a turtleneck is holding his hands to his face .
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a turtleneck is holding his hands to his face .
media.tenor.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’ve heard the song “Norwegian Wood” easily over 100 times in the last 50 years and never once did I think the narrator was setting fire to her house at the end
It is my dream to see Diana Ross perform Upside Down
The Stern Grove Festival lineup is here 👀 who are you most excited to see and why is it Diana Ross?
April 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It is my dream to see Diana Ross perform Upside Down
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Dreaming of a world where I am not constantly being sold to.
April 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Dreaming of a world where I am not constantly being sold to.
Anyone recognize this keyboard? Some helpful keyboard enthusiasts on Reddit have convinced me that I can build one for myself.
March 31, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Anyone recognize this keyboard? Some helpful keyboard enthusiasts on Reddit have convinced me that I can build one for myself.
How are you all cross-posting to Bluesky and Mastodon? I see some iOS apps, but I’d rather use something web or MacOS-based. Any tips?
March 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
How are you all cross-posting to Bluesky and Mastodon? I see some iOS apps, but I’d rather use something web or MacOS-based. Any tips?
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A huge problem with organizations is that there is often an obsession with the information architecture (the org chart) and no one deals with the interaction design (how people communicate and collaborate in order to achieve coherent goals).
March 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A huge problem with organizations is that there is often an obsession with the information architecture (the org chart) and no one deals with the interaction design (how people communicate and collaborate in order to achieve coherent goals).
Picked up The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman from the library and this quote appears right after the dedication: 😅
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought, 'What the hell good would that do?
- Ronnie Shakes
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought, 'What the hell good would that do?
- Ronnie Shakes
February 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Picked up The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman from the library and this quote appears right after the dedication: 😅
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought, 'What the hell good would that do?
- Ronnie Shakes
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought, 'What the hell good would that do?
- Ronnie Shakes
I'm at the "getting rejection emails for jobs I didn't even apply to" stage of my job hunt. Anyone hiring a design director?
February 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm at the "getting rejection emails for jobs I didn't even apply to" stage of my job hunt. Anyone hiring a design director?