Dear friends,
I have been pre-occupied with a number of things. Writing, mostly. I write about processes a lot, and frameworks as well as principles. In a lot of ways, it’s a growing interest and I want nothing more than to continuously share what I’m learning.
All great things come from small, incremental efforts that build up compounding interests. Wisdom is a fantastic example of that. Learning something new, going deeper in a specific interest one day at a time is a pretty powerful thing to do. It’s less of a hobby but more of an investment to your future.
After all, what better place to start building your future than with your brain? As cliché as this sounds, it holds the key to your destiny. What you do now and what you choose to do with your time moving forward influences the rest of your life. This is singularly the most thrilling thing I’ve come to realize recently.
I’m putting all my bets on what I’m learning, where I’m putting my time into and what kind of things I’m choosing to absorb. (little to no news, no facebook, no twitter…)
Here are a few things I wrote in the last 2 weeks:
Method to the madness: A case study of my brain
“Product design and UX is a profession that celebrates effective collaboration. What that typically means is that we understand deeply how critical each part of the process is, as well as the product overall. An experience is defined by the sum of its parts. Therefore, thoughtfulness, scalability and maybe even timelessness aren’t just ‘nice-to-haves’. They are a part of the MVP.”
Remote storytelling in UX
“From how you present yourself, your career pivots to your body of work, it matters a lot that you can tell a story. It’s what makes people different. I also think it’s what no one else can take from you.”
Quotes I can’t stop thinking about:
“What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune
Podcast episode I would highly recommend:
How to deal with your problem with Stoicism with Ryan Holiday on the James Altucher Show
Private writings on UX:
Would you be interested in reading rough drafts of documentations, writings, essays on the topics of product design, user experience, design and technology? I’d love your feedback. They always make my work better. Email me at: nikkiespartinez@gmail.com
Thank you for reading,
Nikki Espartinez