A Square Peg in a Square Hole

“Instead of being afraid that your first try won’t be good enough, just focus on the doing. Don’t try to make one perfect clay pot; just start making clay pots. It’s embarrassing, and stressful, and feels like a waste of time. It’s those very “wasted” bits of work that teach the lessons and experience that add up to the great work you seek.”

This from my second guest post on the UXDI blog, where I go into the sense of backfilled gratification I felt when seemingly unrelated professional experiences appeared to culminate in a solid foundation for user experience design.