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Nobody Cares About You, Your Career, or Your Job Search

Nobody Cares About You, Your Career, or Your Job Search

I know what you’re thinking.
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Mike Curtis
UX and the Psychology of Belonging

UX and the Psychology of Belonging

The most meaningful engagement metric is when someone finally feels at home in your product.
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Mike Curtis
Write Yourself This Prescription for 2025 Goals and Career Success

Write Yourself This Prescription for 2025 Goals and Career Success

The doctor is in — and that person is YOU!
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Mike Curtis
The Heartwarming Story Behind CSS’s New Logo and the Color That Changed the Web

The Heartwarming Story Behind CSS’s New Logo and the Color That Changed the Web

#rebeccapurple — A tribute to the girl who wanted a “big girl” name. ❤️
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UX and the Psychology of Anticipation

UX and the Psychology of Anticipation

Customer experience doesn’t start and end within the boundaries of a screen.
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Mike Curtis
Marcescence — An elegant word that holds a poetic, life-changing power

Marcescence — An elegant word that holds a poetic, life-changing power

The value of holding steady, even when life’s obstacles feel endless.
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UX and the Psychology of Attention

UX and the Psychology of Attention

Ethically capturing focus in a world of endless distractions.
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Mike Curtis
UX and the Psychology of Frustration

UX and the Psychology of Frustration

How the mind experiences and reacts to digital obstacles.
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UX and the Psychology of Perception

UX and the Psychology of Perception

How the mind makes sense of the screen.
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You Need to Work on Your Soft Skills to Get Hired and Promoted

You Need to Work on Your Soft Skills to Get Hired and Promoted

People hire potential, not perfection.
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Mike Curtis
Always Assume Others Are In Some Amount of Pain

Always Assume Others Are In Some Amount of Pain

Life is too short to pretend they’re not.
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Maybe My Problems Aren’t So Bad — A Lesson in Perspective

Maybe My Problems Aren’t So Bad — A Lesson in Perspective

Our squabbles paled in comparison to this family’s horror.
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Some People Don’t Like The Beatles — What to Do with Negative Feedback

Some People Don’t Like The Beatles — What to Do with Negative Feedback

Psst…I’m one of “those” people. 🫢
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Creating Your Magnum Opus: How to Transform Job-Seeking Deliverables into Career Art

Creating Your Magnum Opus: How to Transform Job-Seeking Deliverables into Career Art

Because you never know who’s looking — and why.
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The Real Key to E-Commerce Loyalty: Why Emotional Connection Drives Retention

The Real Key to E-Commerce Loyalty: Why Emotional Connection Drives Retention

And why feelings matter more than discounts.
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The Indescribable Feeling of Great Design

The Indescribable Feeling of Great Design

Your brain constantly seeks the action > response > satisfaction feedback loop.
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What Do You Want Your Customers To Feel When They Buy From You?

What Do You Want Your Customers To Feel When They Buy From You?

Emotions unlock brand loyalty.
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When You Look in the Mirror, You’re Seeing the Past

When You Look in the Mirror, You’re Seeing the Past

It’s a slightly younger you, but there’s more to the story.
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The Only Video Game That Has Ever Made Me Cry

The Only Video Game That Has Ever Made Me Cry

9 foundational pillars of master storytelling.
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Confidence doesn’t just “poof” out of nowhere. 💨

Confidence doesn’t just “poof” out of nowhere. 💨

Without a foundation of preparation, confidence crumbles.
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“But If Not”: A Simple Phrase for Building Resilience in Tough Times

“But If Not”: A Simple Phrase for Building Resilience in Tough Times

Where to find strength when things don’t go as planned.
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Sometimes, Hard Conversations Aren’t As Scary As We Think

Sometimes, Hard Conversations Aren’t As Scary As We Think

When we avoid difficult conversations, we might miss out on moments of unexpected grace.
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Mike Curtis
What Companies Want From Job Candidates Is Hiding In Plain Sight

What Companies Want From Job Candidates Is Hiding In Plain Sight

You are more than a list of qualifications.
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Mike Curtis
Give to grow — Shift your focus from “me,” to “we” and see what happens.

Give to grow — Shift your focus from “me,” to “we” and see what happens.

The giving paradox.
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Don’t wait for hope to find you, create it–with action.

Don’t wait for hope to find you, create it–with action.

Hope is the byproduct of doing the work.
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Mike Curtis
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