Published in Academic Apostate·Updated Jan 19From CV to resume: Formatting is not enoughPhDs should start from scratch to write a good resume — If you have a PhD and are looking for a job outside of academia, you probably already know that you need a resume because industry jobs require them. …Resume4 min readResume4 min read
Published in UX Planet·Jan 13Could design thinking stop CEO Thanos?How well does Design Thinking avoid harmful outcomes? — Have you noticed that the protagonist in superhero movies almost never has a lofty goal for making the world a better place? If there’s a character who has a grand plan to change the world and works hard to make it happen, they’re usually the big bad villain. …Design Thinking13 min readDesign Thinking13 min read
Jan 2Why most New Year’s resolutions failThere is a better way to set goals and build habits — Every year, people from cultures across the globe come together to celebrate the end of a year and welcome a new one. Inevitably, millions of people make some type of New Year’s resolution: a promise to themselves to make a positive change in their lives the next year. You might…Goals10 min readGoals10 min read
Published in Academic Apostate·Dec 30, 2022Feeling guilty thinking about a career outside of academia? Don’t.Are you in a graduate program, or recently got your masters/PhD and you’re feeling guilty just thinking of looking for jobs outside of a university? If so, I was in those shoes about 10 years ago. It took me over a year just to get past the mental hurdles to…Career Advice4 min readCareer Advice4 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Dec 29, 2022The misguided rivalry between qualitative and quantitative researchResearch is a critical part of developing products and services. It’s half of R&D, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at staffing numbers; usually corporations have way more people paid to build and do things, than learn things. Interestingly, the researchers you see in movies usually combine and exaggerate…UX Research13 min readUX Research13 min read
