Less Is More, Says Engineer Designing Modern-Day Typewriters
27th November 2021
Adam Leeb ’07 is not a writer, but he’s devoted a lot of the past decade to improving the writing process. For him, it’s about designing products to increase focus and productivity, which is exactly what the modern-day typewriters created by Astrohaus do, he says.
And of course you can’d do that on your own, millennial slacker, so we’re going to create another widget for you to buy and stick in your closet after a month. KA-CHING!
Perfect for use in the railroad dining car.
Leeb graduated from MIT with a degree in mechanical engineering and an interest in entrepreneurship and product design, thanks to business courses he took through MIT Sloan as a senior. He felt like he’d finally figured out how to optimize his skills and interests—only he couldn’t get a job.
Gee, I wonder why not?
“He was telling me about a software that he had used to do some writing, just for fun. I started learning about all this distraction-free writing software and I was like, ‘Why isn’t there a dedicated device that can do this?’”
Maybe because you don’t need one? Software runs on a computer, and who doesn’t have a computer these days?