How to become the best version of your designer-self
I recently finished reading one of the best books I’ve read this year. It’s Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.
Jordan Peterson is a clinical psychologist who teaches psychology at the University of Toronto.
The book is not as an easy read, but it’s well written…
With 6 practical tips to make it happen.
Working on your hard skills is not enough.
I know, it sounds a bit harsh — especially if you already spent a lot of time perfecting your research skills, or getting those prototype transitions to the “wow” level.
So if you’re looking for actual design tips in this article, you…
Exhausted from being three hours into a four-hour meeting, my patience started wavering. I turned to Jak, the CEO who less than three months ago welcomed me on board at Habu, and said:
Me: “Jak, are you excited about the vision we’ve put together so far?”
Jak: “Well, is it…
Your mind produces thoughts like your heart produces beats
Pretty powerful, isn’t it? …
For Designers that (sometimes) feel like a fraud
After many months of not seeing my family, I’m finally sat down to have dinner with them. I’m still trying to explain to my grandmother what the hell a Product Designer does. If you have a similar job, you probably know that’s no easy feat. There’s a good number of…
And how you can learn from them
While at my last job I loved commuting to work, my two-hour drive was one of the best parts of the day.
If this makes you go like: “Are you nuts?” or like “What are you talking about?” I understand. If I asked any of my friends or colleagues about…
The 4 phases of a presentation and how to deliver your best one so far
Disclaimer: you don’t have to be a singer (or a rockstar) to follow these tips.
In the summer of two years ago, I gave one of the shittiest design presentations I could ever give.
I got nervous, I didn’t know what to say, I hated it, and I thought I…
These two simple practices will allow you to have more of it
This is episode 2 of a 3 episode series on emotional intelligence.
In the previous episode, I talked about what emotional intelligence is, how empathy should be treated as a skill, and how to practice it.
Today, I want to talk about intuition: what it is, how it plays a…
Here’s how you can build it up in six simple steps
On Valentine’s day — like on any other normal day — I asked my fiancée about how her day went.
She’s transitioning careers from nursery teaching to web development, and it’s fair to say she’s a bit intolerant to her current job situation. While she’s building up the skills and…
