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·Dec 17, 2019

Why We Need to Talk About Spiritual Self-Care in UX

Nurturing our own values and needs will help us understand and serve our users — This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care Is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. I was 22 years old when the doctor told me I was dying and might only have the next 15 years to live. I…

Spirituality

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Why We Need to Talk About Spiritual Self-Care in UX
Why We Need to Talk About Spiritual Self-Care in UX
Spirituality

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Modus

·Dec 10, 2019

The Most Important Thing You’re Not Doing as a UX Designer

If UX is all about empathy and caring about users, why don’t we care for ourselves the same way? — This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. As I’m writing this, I’m having “one of those days.” I barely got any sleep, survived the work day on a steady diet of…

Imposter Syndrome

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The Most Important Thing You’re Not Doing as a UX Designer
The Most Important Thing You’re Not Doing as a UX Designer
Imposter Syndrome

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Modus

·Dec 3, 2019

The Emotional Toll of Working in UX

There are times when our work impacts us deeply — sometimes in ways we neither acknowledge nor understand. — This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. Check out their Healing Conversations course! If you are reading this, you most likely fall into one of two categories: You’re either interested in…

Mental Health

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The Emotional Toll of Being in UX
The Emotional Toll of Being in UX
Mental Health

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Modus

·Dec 2, 2019

The Importance of Self-Care for Designers

A conversation about the personal risks of working in the design industry is long overdue — This story is from the Founder of HmntyCntrd and is part of Self-Care is for UX, a series on the personal risks of working in design. “You often feel tired, not because you’ve done too much, but because you’ve done too little of what sparks a light in you.” …

Mental Health

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The Importance of Self-Care for Designers
The Importance of Self-Care for Designers
Mental Health

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·Mar 21, 2019

Working in Tech: Advice from Black Women to Black Women

Over the past few months I’ve had quite a few inquiries from young black women who are starting their careers in tech (it’s one of the many reasons why I created this course and cohort experience). …

Diversity

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Working in Tech: Advice from Black Women to Black Women
Working in Tech: Advice from Black Women to Black Women
Diversity

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UX Planet

·Jan 8, 2019

5 Questions You Should Ask to Avoid Working for a Toxic UX Manager

For Designers, Researchers, Engineers, PMs and the Like — Some of you are reading this because you are currently experiencing a horrible manager and are trying to GTFO. Some of you are reading this because you have goals to level up in your career and want to make sure your future manager will support you. And some of you…

UX

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5 Questions You Should Ask to Avoid Working for a Toxic UX Manager
5 Questions You Should Ask to Avoid Working for a Toxic UX Manager
UX

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UX Planet

·Jun 25, 2018

An Overdue Conversation: The UX Research Industry’s Achilles Heel

When I first entered the UX field, I’ll admit that I eagerly drank the UX Research kool-aid, the batch filled with talks and articles about “the importance of empathy within UX,” how we are “advocates for the user,” that we need to “be aware of our biases” and that what…

UX

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An Overdue Conversation: The UX Research Industry’s Achilles Heel
An Overdue Conversation: The UX Research Industry’s Achilles Heel
UX

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UX Collective

·May 14, 2018

Ethics & Power: Understanding the Role of Shame in UX Research

I can’t help but feel the subtle onset of nausea and an uncontrollable eye twitch whenever I hear the tech community mention the E-Word — yes, empathy. I fear that empathy has become a cheap cliche that we sprinkle in our resumes, conversations, portfolios and job descriptions. …

UX

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Ethics & Power: Understanding the Role of Shame in UX Research
Ethics & Power: Understanding the Role of Shame in UX Research
UX

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Code Like A Girl

·Jan 26, 2018

An Open Letter to Julie Delpy

She said that it’s easier to be black than to be a woman. I have a few thoughts on that. Dear Julie Delpy, At the Sundance Film Festival you described how a few years ago you made a comment about the Academy being very white male and how you were…

Feminism

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An Open Letter to Julie Delpy
An Open Letter to Julie Delpy
Feminism

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UX Collective

·Oct 13, 2017

Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: Why Apple’s New Approach to Diversity and Inclusion is Deeply Problematic

The men and women who are responsible for leading companies and organizations in promoting, acknowledging, and valuing diversity and inclusion in the workplace carry a heavy burden and responsibility. Especially in Silicon Valley. They wake up, praying as they check their emails and social media feeds, “Dear God, please don’t…

Diversity

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Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: Why Apple’s New Approach to Diversity and Inclusion is Deeply Problematic
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid: Why Apple’s New Approach to Diversity and Inclusion is Deeply Problematic
Diversity

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Vivianne Castillo

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UX Researcher. Humanity in Tech Advocate-Warrior. Founder of HmntyCntrd (www.hmntycntrd.com). Choosing courage over comfort.

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