“If I’m in a research phase, I will be in very particular patterns, working kind of like Claire Danes in Homeland, stringing colorful paper on the wall, trying to figure stuff out”
Ananda Danielle Krettek. Photo-Illustration: by Stevie Remsberg; Illustration by Lauren Tamaki Ananda Danielle Krettek is the founder and principal of the Google Empathy Lab — the mission of which, as she puts it, is to help Google create technology that works for our “beautifully real, messy human selves.” Before that, she rose through the ranks on the design team at Apple, working under Steve Jobs.
For my actual meditation, I do a couple different things. Sometimes I sing, and sometimes I just try to sit in my apartment and get quiet. Or I’ll walk down to the water in L.A. Or sometimes I just stay in bed. There’s that funny thing that happens when you wake up in the morning, where for a brief moment you haven’t remembered who you are yet, at the personality level. And I love that space. What I try to do with my meditation is prolong that state as much as possible.
And then there’s my dog, Linus. He’s a magical healing creature. I rescued him here in L.A. 13 years ago, and he’s now 14. He basically looks like a black-lab puppy, but he’s got these Farrah Fawcett fringe ears. I think he’s a beagle-cocker mix or lab-cocker mix. He is a wise soul.I don’t identify as ambitious at all. Instead, I feel like I’m this twirl of energy, and there’s a creative force that comes through me. The creative process can feel like a super-neurotic shit show on a bad day.
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