THE UX OF YOU

Design Yourself with Intention: 23 Ways to Start Making a Difference Today

Step 1: Ask — How do others experience me?

Mike Curtis
The You Design System
7 min readAug 30, 2024

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Your presence is a signal, and everyone’s tuning in.

Defining the UX of You

Every day, you have a chance to ensure that how you come across to others is exactly how you intend. You have the right, privilege, and power to design this experience…the experience of YOU.

How would you say people “experience” you today?

In every interaction today, you’ll leave some imprint on people — good, bad, or indifferent. It’ll happen again tomorrow, too. That imprint is your legacy, personal brand, and impact on the world. It’s how you’ll be remembered in a meeting, in a conversation, and in someone’s life.

The UX of You (user experience of YOU) is the difference between being just another face in the crowd — a cookie-cutter human going through the motions — and being someone who truly leaves an impression on people, someone who leaves them thinking, “There’s something special about them.”

People don’t just interact with you, they experience you.

They feel your energy, interpret your words, and remember how you made them feel. You are a living, breathing product that others engage with every day. The…

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Mike Curtis
The You Design System

Senior UX Designer / New articles weekly on design & self-improvement / Helping you design the "UX of You" / 22+ years in design, marketing, & sales.