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Megan Kierstead

How to make peace with taking medication for your ADHD

“I am coming out as a human who takes Adderall.”

3 min readMar 1, 2023

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Megan Kierstead

How to motivate an ADHD brain

The three things that will actually make an ADHD brain want to do stuff

3 min readJan 5, 2022

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Bootcamp

User stress: One of the most important KPIs

Why Tech should consider emotional affect when measuring success

2 min readJan 4, 2022

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Megan Kierstead

Change your brain -> get a job

I’m going to teach you today how the only thing holding you back from getting your ideal job is your brain.

3 min readAug 11, 2020

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You’re so much more than your job — Megan Kierstead

In the San Francisco Bay area, one of the first questions you will be asked upon meeting someone new is:

3 min readJul 7, 2020

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You’re so much more than your job — Megan Kierstead

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Megan Kierstead

A (very real, very honest) day in the life of an experienced user researcher

If you wanted to know what it’s like to be a solo user researcher, here it is!

6 min readMay 13, 2020

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The Startup

Always Ask This One Powerful User Research Question

“Tell me about the last time you…”*

3 min readAug 25, 2015

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How to Conduct User Research and Build Features

“So, Megan, what do you do?”

11 min readAug 17, 2015

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Frontiers

The Worst Product Manager Interview Question I Was Asked

I share this story as a form of catharsis and in the hopes that others will find solace in my lessons. Someday, you could be the person…

8 min readJul 29, 2015

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Female Founders

Death by a thousand cuts: the reality of being a woman in tech

“For a girl, you’re really great at Computer Science.”

4 min readMay 19, 2015

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Death by a thousand cuts: the reality of being a woman in tech

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Megan Kierstead

Megan Kierstead

Coach for change-makers | 10+ years in UX & Tech | Passionate about empowering people who want to change the world | http://www.megankierstead.com

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