Yesterday, a friend asked me about UX and why do I care so much about it. As I’ve described before in a contest entry about valuable design outcomes, I would like to believe that advocating for UX is an exercise of pragmatic idealism. In recent years, I realized that I can’t be one of those… Continue reading On Human-Centered Technology and Pragmatic Idealism
How to Find True Love by Running Your Own Design Research
The Problem: There are a lot of assumptions about True Love. Does True Love exist? Is it even possible? This design research aims to find out which assumptions are right or wrong, demystify True Love, and eventually build a prototype based on user needs. User = could be you or someone you know Let’s get into… Continue reading How to Find True Love by Running Your Own Design Research
Maybe You’re Doing It All Wrong on LinkedIn
So this is the part where I go from being a passive observer on LinkedIn to a semi ballistic panda because “oh shoot, someone is selling some career snake oil on the platform again and I have to do something about it”. I stumbled upon this post on the networking platform this morning: I’m not… Continue reading Maybe You’re Doing It All Wrong on LinkedIn
Where to Find Work as a Freelancer Besides Upwork: Online Edition
It has come to my attention that friends and frenemies are curious about the following: 1. When am I getting married?2. When am I having kids?3. Where do I find work besides Upwork as a freelancer? So here’s a response to the third most frequently asked question by friends, colleagues, and family who are also thinking… Continue reading Where to Find Work as a Freelancer Besides Upwork: Online Edition
Just a List of My Favorite Reads for the Past Year
Nothing in life, they say, is constant. I wholeheartedly agree but I have to make room for one exception. And that would have to be my voracious reading habits. I’ve changed careers. Made and lost some friends. Lovers came, promised me the moon and a dozen lambs, under-delivered, blamed myself for unrealistically high expectations, and… Continue reading Just a List of My Favorite Reads for the Past Year