{"id":18704,"date":"2024-02-13T10:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxmag.com\/?p=18704"},"modified":"2024-11-27T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T11:35:28","slug":"everything-i-really-needed-to-know-about-technology-i-learned-on-a-skateboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uxmag.com\/articles\/everything-i-really-needed-to-know-about-technology-i-learned-on-a-skateboard","title":{"rendered":"Everything I Really Needed to Know About Technology I Learned on a Skateboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Speed wobbles are scary. You\u2019re rolling super fast down a hill and your skateboard suddenly starts careening wildly back and forth. It\u2019s like you\u2019re standing on a tightrope and someone is shaking violently. Fight it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gifs\/comments\/a1utyc\/damn_speed_wobbles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and you almost always lose<\/a>. Staying upright is a matter of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pnzgRB8qH4k?si=EaWFPi1djVjo35J_&amp;t=96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surrendering to the wild motion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/uxmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18707\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re in a speed wobble moment with technology. Things are moving fast and careening wildly. Fighting the moment will send you to the concrete. Find your way in the flow, and you might roll through to the other side. That\u2019s just one thing I\u2019ve learned about technology on a skateboard. 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