DEFAULT IT OR DESIGN IT

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

In design, problems arise when designers spend too much time on minutia at the expense of big strategic decisions. The “Default it or Design it” heuristic helps mitigate that issue by sorting decisions based on their impact, allowing designers to focus their creativity where it matters most. The 'Default It' approach is about simplifying choices. On the other side is the 'Design It' approach, where designers take time to work in-depth on critical choices that can shape projects in big ways.