This essay originally appeared as Issue 102 of the UX Writing Events newsletter on September 26, 2022. I’ve written and deleted at least three drafts of this issue. Draft being a generous way to describe them. Ranty rabbitholes, meandering messes. I started writing about how feedback on your writing from stakeholders shouldn’t be taken as literal instructions, … Read more
I’m going to break form and include an image this issue, which I almost never do. I wanted to share this photo, and my gratitude, for the folks who showed up to participate in the “fun run” I led at Confab 2022 this year. Lookit these hot doggers! As I told some folks in the … Read more
Here, in no particular order — except the order in which they occurred to me — are seven things about which I worry.
I want to spend less time in front of computers. Less time, not no time. I like my comfortable computer job, I like my internet friends. But less, less. Part of this initiative is my new mantra of Always Be Deleting. It’s probably not a bad mantra for a content strategy practice (my job), but … Read more
I find that having just the right word aids not only my writing, but my mental health. The right word can help me communicate thoughtfully, understand my own feelings, or even spend my money more wisely.
1. The fear of my heart growing hard. 2. The fear that it already has.
1) Books. Read them, buy them, gift them. Cover your coffee table, your dresser, your backseat. Steal them from your exes and send them anonymously to lovers and enemies. Arrange them by color or theme or chronology or in a just-so secret way only you understand. Spend all day in a book store and buy … Read more