I wonder if Iβd be more accepting of the passage of time if I threw out all my makeup when I was supposed to
26.12.2024 14:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@radicallyrachel.bsky.social
UX researcher. Past lives: UX strategist, service designer, anti-corruption in Russia & Ukraine. Full of spicy takes on the state of UX, dad jokes, and poetic interludes. Team Tell It Like It Is. π»π©΅π
I wonder if Iβd be more accepting of the passage of time if I threw out all my makeup when I was supposed to
26.12.2024 14:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Doing less work > doing work for appearances. And Iβll die on this hill over and over again. Still believe this results in overall better outcomes, but you really have to hold out for actual years for people to realize.
23.12.2024 15:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The best part of renovating things is when you find random old things!
22.12.2024 21:36 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Easily my favorite part of working at Amazon is not just the βfreedom,β but the expectation to try new things, constantly self-assess and grow. Turns out I just donβt like having a boss.
07.12.2024 18:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fondly remembering the time I tried to get my coworkers at the Chamber of Commerce to sing this song at a Christmas holiday party open.spotify.com/track/4w3tQB...
07.12.2024 18:04 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Gen Zβs like: whatβs a novel?
03.12.2024 15:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Meeting my college roommate/friend of 20+ years, thinking about how all I ever saw myself doing was writing novels in Ann Arbor. Now Iβm getting ready in a hotel across the country, getting ready for a day full of actual job meetings, and there are two grey hairs just sticking straight up. How???
03.12.2024 15:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Coming here always reminds me of the book βMicroserfsβ which I wish I could read again for the first time
02.12.2024 19:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0View of Seattle from a plane window. Snowy mountains.
Seattle ππ»
02.12.2024 19:56 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sitting in a local coffee shop and a woman on FaceTime near me just said: βIβm in a Starbucks.β
29.11.2024 18:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Girl holding bag of Doritos cool Ranch
Itβs my birthday and I will happily receive these Cool Ranch Doritos.
29.11.2024 02:25 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Doodle in Turkey costume covering his eyes with googly eyes
Happy Thanksgiving from Huey!
28.11.2024 18:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Does anyone else feel relieved to have a slight return to healthier times (at least in spirit) with this shift to new social media platforms?
I have more thoughts for my blog, but yeah I feel comforted and relived to have a sense of community and connection re-emerging.
Fondly remembering when I went in for my annual physical this year and the doctor took one look at my intake form and said: βAre you here to get diagnosed for ADHD?β
No?
That βnoβ has gotten a lot more curious in the last several months, thatβs for sure.
Cavapoo dog laying in a beige bed in Christmas sweater.
The way my dog loves this Christmas sweater, even now a size too small is π₯Ή
27.11.2024 02:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0When your partner goes out of town, and then comes back to pumpkin oatmeal cream pies ππ«
24.11.2024 00:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Imagine if we treated traffic design the same way we treat anything online. Street by street signs with no idea what coming around the corner.
23.11.2024 18:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Lol mine is also named Huey!
23.11.2024 02:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thereβs some version of this said in 9 out of 10 meetings Iβm in. Not so plainly, of course.
22.11.2024 23:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs a good day.
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Following. Curious how this lands. Out of touch with the youth
21.11.2024 00:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0How do I transition from UX researcher to UFO researcher? Canβt be that hard, itβs only two letters off π½πΈ
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18.11.2024 12:20 β π 40300 π 5877 π¬ 365 π 204Itβs important to remember that resisting takes many formsβincluding throwing sand in the gears and just notβ¦ rolling over in advanceβand theyβre all needed and useful.
15.11.2024 13:57 β π 1028 π 238 π¬ 27 π 16Approaching a full decade as a UXer. π€ IA turned UXD turned UX Strategist turned Service Designer turned UXR. Thereβs so much wrong with this field, but one thing thatβs just the absolute best: constant change and endless opportunity
18.11.2024 17:49 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trying to learn to crochet. A good reminder that itβs okay to unravel from time to time, preferable even
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