Naturalness in human behaviour

From http://www.thebookoflife.org/how-to-better-understand-customers/:

Since at least the 18th century, writers, moralists and artists have been praising the idea of ‘being natural.’ Naturalness really means: confidence around being honest, simple and straightforward about what one really wants. The natural person doesn’t worry about tradition: about what’s come before. They are more interested in what will be pleasant or exciting or comfortable – even when that might at first seem a bit weird. To a friend, they might suggest a walk to look carefully at the design of lamp posts; they invite you round to stack the dishwasher or dig a trench in the garden rather than for cocktails. But they don’t do odd things for the sake of being eccentric. The natural person risks being straightforward and simple in the pursuit of genuine satisfaction.

Wow. ‘Naturalness’. That’s it!

Index

1. UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM

On sustainability

2. UNDERSTANDING HOW THE WORLD WORKS

On nature

On human nature

On the meaning of life and living

On culture

On morality

3. UNDERSTANDING HOW CHANGE WORKS

On the Next Level Society

On behavioral change

On marketing sustainability

4-A. FIXING HOW WE DESIGN THE WORLD

On naturalness

On naturalness in behaviour

On naturalness in art

Artworks of interest

On naturalness in architecture

Architecture of interest: naturalness

On livable architecture

Architecture of interest: livability

On naturalness in design

Design works of interest

4-B. FIXING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OURSELVES

On well-being, self care and happiness

4-C. FIXING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

On responsible business

On Positive Design & design ethics

On privacy

Progressieve bureaus van Nederland, 2021

OTHER NOTES AND WRITINGS

On digital design, CX/UX, and technology

On the travel & hospitality industry

Miscellaneous

Other pages