Gregg Bernstein (he/him)

Every Silicon Valley innovation in the consumer space has been "what if this software was my mom" which explains why ChatGPT's primary use is as a therapist, relationship substitute for lonely boys, and "personal operating system" to organize their life

Eyes Wide Shut. Packed opening night in NYC. Masked party scene.

“May I have the password, please?”

Audience member immediately yells “BULLSHIT” and the whole place explodes with laughter.

There are ~17k Starbucks stores in US (which is 2x the number of coworking spaces).

Really want to improve "collaboration, problem-solving, and culture-building?" I can think of 17k places where this will be way more impactful than an office.

This is (still) a great idea. And the same goes for Medium.com: if you are a local journalist and need a place to share your work, reach out if I can help you get started.

I am serious about supporting local journalism. If you want to report the stories, I will get you set up technically.

And I will keep you online.

HMU.

PS>Any hosting partners wanna step up? How about one shared account for the first three new local publications?

(Traffic will be small at first)

New from my blog: In praise of redundant publishing practices https://gregg.io/in-praise-of-redundancy
"Publish for both your audience and your future self"

New from my blog: How I write https://gregg.io/how-I-write
"A brief reintroduction"

I don’t know that anyone following me needs this reminder today, but just in case, turn off biometric authentication and switch to password on your phone if you think you could be arrested.

You cannot be compelled to give a password, but biometrics are treated differently.

That happened to me the following year at Tiny Giant, where there was also no WiFi.

🤦

Oh hey I spoke at Giant 2014 too! 👋

Sí, se puede

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Pro tip for families sharing a small hotel room: the lobby restroom is always an option! And the fitness center might have a fully stocked shower.

Writing on the internet We're trying to better understand what motivates designers and user researchers to write on the internet. If this is you, I'd love your input!

For my work @ Medium.com, I'm studying why designers/UXRs write on the internet. If you blog or publish a newsletter, I'd love to learn more via this very short survey (or send me a DM if you prefer!): medium.typeform.com/to/cKg2sFIv?...

Yes to a diverse community In pursuit of a deeper understanding of the world through shared stories

There's a special sense of pride that comes from doing meaningful work with an organization that embodies your values. blog.medium.com/yes-to-a-div...

It did!

Email reply to a Facebook job inquiry: Like I told your colleague REDACTED in June, and your colleague REDACTED in December: I am not interested in working at Facebook or any of its subsidiaries. I disagree with many of the company's policies and its ethics in general. I've kindly asked you to remove me permanently from your recruiting lists to no avail. Please hear me this time: fuck off.

You were infinitely more polite than I was in 2020.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

Webinars are great! But think twice about the relevancy of webinars offering timely workplace advice from people who haven't been in a workplace *for years.*

Why is the UX Job Market Such a Mess Right Now? — A Comprehensive Explanation Every day, I talk with people struggling to find a UX design, research, or content job. The UX job market has never been this difficult to navigate. Even seasoned, talented UX professionals are str...

Even if you haven't recently experienced a layoff and subsequent job search (like me), you should read this post about the UX job market by @jmspool.bsky.social. It's insightful and helpful for job seekers, hiring managers, and ICs: articles.centercentre.com/why-is-the-u...

Honestly enjoyable things I'm doing to finish 2024 before feasting and celebrating with my family: installing Ruby and Jekyll on a new Chromebook, and migrating 2FA accounts from Twilio to @bitwarden.bsky.social 's authenticator. Fun stuff!

Articles that hype or guess rather than inform
Decorated with AI slop “art”
Shared on a platform that costs you nothing but your eternal association with those who monetize hate

A better world is possible if you don’t optimize for the dumbest, easiest option every step of the way.

I have so many questions for the org or person who decided that *Saturday night* is the ideal time to send a job rejection email.

"Hey, dumb dumb. Not only do we not want to work with you, we also want to ruin your weekend. You're welcome."

One more for you! go.bsky.app/K7LqGXU

Screenshot of the notion page with a topics presented into cards, and an example of an expended card with links to different resources around interviews

UX resource to bookmark: a collection of research related bookmarks, organized by topics lie facilitation, case studies, interviews, methodologies and more, maintained by @gregg.io
⭐ greggcorp.notion.site/Research-Pra...

(also thanks for adding some of my content in there)

100%. Hiring a professional editor always makes for a better book reading experience. Rare is the writer who can also develop, copyedit, and proof their own work.

YouTube video by DayVideoEdits Neil Francis singing on London Underground

You mentioned Erasure which mandates that I post this joyous clip youtube.com/shorts/GpuY1...

Care work is a long term investment that orgs don't have the patience to realize. The documentation, rituals, and conversations that stem from care pay off (and then some!) over time.

Care work | everything changes Doing the work to build better worlds.

Care makes work humane, yet it's rarely valued:

"Care work in the workplace includes things like organizing team lunches, mentoring less experienced colleagues, and coordinating informal consensus-based decisions…."

Always, always read @aworkinglibrary.com: everythingchanges.us/blog/care-wo...