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Notes I've been writing since 2019 on design, leadership, and building a career in UX. Lessons I've learned, things I'm still figuring out, and occasional musings.

Jul 2025 AI will not take your jobI’ve been hit with inspiration to write during the weekends. I’m not sure how long it will last but I’m going to ride the wave and… → Jul 2025 “Online” burnoutIt has been over 5 months since I’ve written a blog post and for the life of me, I couldn’t understand why I lost my drive to… → Jan 2025 2024 Reflection, 2025 RebirthIt’s been over a year since the last time I wrote a post on here. Partially, due to lack of inspiration but mostly due to being… → Oct 2023 Let's talk layoffsWelp, I joined the layoff club two weeks ago. I wasn’t exactly shocked. There were rounds last year ( I needed to stay put at the… → Aug 2023 Redefining what I wantWhew! It’s been over a year since my last blog post and that’s because well… life has been life. To be honest, I was forced to… → Jan 2022 Let's learn about UX & Web3Hey! Happy Friday! A lot of talk about web3 and crypto has been going on all over social media, blogs, and youtube. Some content… → Dec 2021 Just getting through the year is something to be proud ofHi, → Aug 2021 Helping your team navigate their career pathDisclaimer :This won’t be as long as I wanted it to be because the editor is being slow for some reason. → Mar 2021 Taking a break can make you a better designerHey everyone! I haven’t abandoned my blog or my IG videos. I’ll be back to making them soon. I’m just trying to get my day to day… → Dec 2020 How to manage your own life while managing a teamHey! I know it’s been a long time since I’ve written a post this year. Honestly, 2020 has been a rollercoaster and I’ve been… → Sep 2020 Becoming the manager you wish you hadHey! It’s been quite a few months since I’ve written and for that I apologize. Not only has it just been a crazy year, I’ve been… → May 2020 Understanding Design TrendsDesign trends can be a topic that brings out many designer opinions for better and for worse. With that being said, I can only… → Mar 2020 Creating a strategy for the unexpectedRecently, I’ve been looped back into a client project due to COVID-19. The client is a large retailer and most of their sales come… → Feb 2020 Give users “Break in case of emergency” featuresWhile our goal as UX designers are to create solutions to user pain points by making the complex simple. Is there a possibility… → Feb 2020 Understanding component librariesThroughout the many projects I have contributed to, I have seen websites that are engaging and beautiful but not necessarily user… → Jan 2020 Make annotations your friendWhether you love them, hate writing them or haven’t written one yet, annotations are here to stay. But before I dive into how to… → Jan 2020 Learning how to say "No"Happy New Year !! ( It’s only been 4 days into 2020. I can still say that, right?) → Dec 2019 How to present to clients in short noticeLast Friday and yesterday, I had to present my designs, critiques and recommendations in a meeting filled with a team that I didn’t… → Dec 2019 How to protect yourself when freelancingOften times, juniors that are looking to transition into UX are advised to work for free in some manner or another to build a… → Nov 2019 Resiliency is a requirementI wrote this years ago. It blows my mind to see how I’ve grown since then. So why am I posting this here? Well, I want to be… → Nov 2019 So you want to position yourself for the next step?I wrote this earlier this year in April on my old blog when I was in the process of becoming a senior on my team. Though it has… → Nov 2019 Frequently Asked QuestionsHey there! In case you missed it, I held my first AMA on Twitter last week. As you know, threads can be easily lost and deleted on… → Nov 2019 What is a typical day like for me as a UX designer?Short answer: There isn’t one. Long answer: it depends on what you’re doing. → Oct 2019 How to get started in UXHey, welcome to the start of my revamped blog! →