# Bill Burnett
Co-director of the "Life Design" Lab at Stanford University.
Bill Burnett is specialized in [[Design Thinking]], design education, product design, [[User-centered Design]], user research, innovation, ...
He applied the principles of [[Design Thinking]] to life design and co-authored books about [[Life Design]] and [[Career Design]] together with [[Dave Evans]], his co-founder.
At Stanford, he taught/teaches multiple courses, such as:
- Designing Your Life ([[Life Design]]): https://explorecourses.stanford.edu/search?view=catalog&filter-coursestatus-Active=on&page=0&catalog=&q=ENGR+104B%3A+Designing+Your+Life&collapse=
- Designing the Professional (career design): https://explorecourses.stanford.edu/search?view=catalog&filter-coursestatus-Active=on&page=0&catalog=&q=ENGR+311B%3A+Designing+the+Professional&collapse=
- Designing your Spiritual Life (wellness): https://explorecourses.stanford.edu/search?view=catalog&filter-coursestatus-Active=on&page=0&catalog=&q=WELLNESS+104%3A+Designing+Your+Spiritual+Life&collapse=
## Quotes
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- [[No plan for your life will survive contact with reality]]
- [[Start from wherever you are. That's fine, you're not late]]
- [[There's no point in making a good choice poorly]]
- [[You can't solve a problem you're not willing to have]]
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## Books
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- [[Designing Your Life (book)]]
- [[Designing Your New Work Life (book)]]
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## References
- https://designingyour.life/about-us/