scene: you’re not happy with your home, the space, the size, whatever. It isn’t working, you want to reno.

you approach a new design startup and they say: 

rather than major changes to your space ($$$) you’d be better served optimizing friction points and aligning your behavior to fit.

what’s your response?

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I’d sit with the idea if the behaviors are net positive long-term and make decision based on that. 

It’s likely that I’d fail and cancel the subscription after months of paying and not actually benefiting from it. 

Then, 1 yr in, I’d get into an argument about how bad an idea it all was and just move to a new house. 

After further introspection, and mounting debt, I realize I could have worked if I had properly committed to the changes.

you pay a low monthly fee and get an injection of design thinking to help you/them identify these issues and propose changes. It’s continual introspection, growth, and, as they swear, improvement. it’s a lifestyle commitment. 

you push, ofc, and the response is we’ve generally seen savings of 60-80% compared to the cost of a gut renovation inclusive of design, permitting, and construction. 

even with a total reno, will it still work for you 5 years later?


…as I write this, these things are not apples to apple — there are pros to a gut reno that can never be accomplished any other way. But for arguments sake not everyone needs the gut…

1. Ask if they can put a $ on what the behavior optimization. 
2. If no, ask them how do they know which option is better.
3. If yes, compare that price towards moving, reno, or finding someone else.

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fair. 

what if.. you’re frustrated with your space, etc and you run across an app that promises to improve it by helping you pinpoint friction points and address them as micro, definable, containable projects — some of this “may” include behavioral alignment. You dig deeper, they have good reviews, people seem to enjoy it, in some ways it reminds you of duolingo. Plus, if you’re being honest with yourself, the uncertainty around time/money/effort req to engage an architect/contractor is beyond what you can commit to rn - do you even know any architects?

full disclosure: chat told me the better answer to renovations is behavioral change and I’m giving it a fair shake 😂

go to another designer lol. cuz that is not what i asked for