A full episode of 3 topics: Adobe acquires Figma, Tips for getting a Design job, Digital hygiene.

Armando Torrealba: design is intention, find what’s your unique way to add value to your work, mindful design and tips for non-native speakers

Life Coach Ciao Chen shared her ways of working as a digital nomad travelling in China(currently) and running an international coaching business. It all started because of COVID :)

Brendan Jarvis shared what he learned from 2 years of podcasting experience on finding and interviewing top UX influencers. Highlights 💡 A better experience for guests and audience: look at the camera and active listening 💡 Be authentic or professional? 💡 How to find guests for a UX podcast? 💡 How to get the workflow organised? 💡 How to deal with “I don’t want to do it today” 💡 Tips for releasing a high-quality podcast every week? Who is Brendan Jarvis Brendan Jarvis is the Managing Founder...

Shared my journey of being a bilingual content creator on Chiwi Journal podcast.

Listening to an audiobook is a great way to learn new things, but you are more likely to forget most of the learnings as taking notes from an audiobook is tricky. I’ll show you a tip to help you better review what you’ve learned from an audiobook, and remember most of the key points. Sounds too good to be true? Check it to see if this approach suits you!

You might heard of 10000 hours rule by Malcolm Gladwell, which is to invest 10000 hours to master something. But how do you know which domain you would like to spend 10000 hours in the beginning? Introducing my 10 hours theory. Actually, it's 10,100,1000,10000 hours theory. By investing 10 hours at the very beginning, you can make sure the rest of 9990 hours you will spend is a good investment.

The making of a manager by Julie Zhuo is an awesome book for designers and design managers. It sounds like it's written for a new manager but I found it insightful and helpful for all the professionals working with other people. You will learn the mindsets, goals, and struggles of a manager, and better collaborate with your own manager. Also, if becoming a manager is your career goal, this is a must-read. A Designer can also learn some practical tips from this book, such as running a...

7 #tips for presenting your design work like a pro! Presentation is an essential skill for designers, and sometimes it might be overwhelming. Last week, I did a presentation with a wider audience to share what I work at in last 6 months in 12 minutes. The result was great, and I found some of my personal design presentation tips might be helpful for other designers to share or presenting design work.

Confident career decisions? It's always hard to make career decisions, no need to say to decide confidently. How do I know if it's the right choice,? As a design mentor, I've been asked this question many times: what if I don't know which way to choose as my career direction? My answer is to define what you should know and get the answers in the cheapest and fastest ways. You can do these 3 things for research in a short time, and be able to figure out if your dream job is actually worth...

We all know that uncertainties are something for certain in these years, and 2022 will not different at all. Any career tips 2022 for designer? I wrote a tips list for myself as a reminder for my career in 2022, and I think it might be helpful for many people here.

Why comics are so popular? What's the secret in comics? How to read comics and most importantly for designers: what's the top tip/secret we can borrow from comics to our work? In this video, I want to share a few thoughts on Scott McCloud's awesome book: Understanding Comics.

Finally read Just Enough Research by Erika Hall,, which has been on my reading list for a while. Wow! I feel bad after reading this book: why didn’t I read it when I started my UX design career!? I would avoid so many pitfalls and have many better outcomes if I followed some research suggestions from this book! If you need a just enough summary for this book, Erika summarised it in this awesome video [https://lnkd.in/gRQcm__S](https://lnkd.in/gRQcm__S)SS). Five things that blew my design mind...

"How to get rich(without being lucky)" is one of the most popular Twitter threads, written by Naval Ravikant, a famous investor of Silicon Valley. I love his tweet so much, that guided me to the book of his thoughts and comments: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. In this book, Naval talked about how to get rich, how to be a happier person, and shared many other insightful tips. I think of getting rich as a wealth-building journey, and it can be designed and executed. It’s a bit late to...

Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft shared his thoughts about the leadership, career and culture of Microsoft in his book, Hit Refresh. I'm quite interested in the leadership part, as Satya's personal journey clearly shows how he built his leadership from the very beginning.

I have a YouTube channel, and I post videos about design, productivity and other things every week. I want more views and more engagement with my audiences. That's the drive for me to read Crushing it by Gary Vaynerchuk. As the well-known social media guru, entrepreneur and multi-time New York Times bestseller, Gary Vaynerchuk shares many tips and suggestions on Crushing it - you could be an influencer on social! - Add value to your audience - it's the most valuable tip I've learned. I used...

5 books for designers in 2022 - I have kept reading 50 books a year since a few years ago, and this habit hugely changes my work and life. Since I started to work as UX/Product designer, I noticed that many non-design related books provide so much value for my career. So in this video, I would like to recommend 5 books for designers in 2022 - these books can hugely help you to improve your design skill.

Don't do new year resolution! It’s the end of the year, and normally we plan what we want to do in the next year, which is the New Year’s resolution. But, is it work? Half of the new year’s resolutions fail, and I failed on mine many times as well. This year, I decided to do things differently. I’m going to plan my next year based on last year's reflection, rather than half-blinded wishes. Did it work? It was amazing! I’ll show you how!

I have kept reading 50 books a year since a few years ago, and this habit hugely changes my work and life. In this video, I share all the books I read in 2021, and also some tips and finds for reading more books. If you are planning books to read in 2022, some of them might be good to add to your reading list :)

People want to be productive, and productivity is not only a common goal for professionals, but also a goal for almost everyone. I think I'm productive, but recently, I just found a tip that can fundamentally improve my productivity to a brand new level. What's that? Let's talk about this! Bear Who? Hello, I'm Bear, a UX/UI designer who lives and works in Auckland. I make podcasts and YouTube videos about design, productivity, and tech between my work and family hours. You can find me...

There are a few things creative people need to do every day, actually, some things need to do for the whole life as a designer, programmer, writer, or any kind of creative people. I've joined an online session with legendary designer, Brian Collins, and he listed 3 things that every creative person needs to improve during his/her career. Can't wait to share with you! Bear Who? Hello, I'm Bear, a UX/UI designer who lives and works in Auckland. I make podcasts and YouTube videos about...

Productive remote meetings, everyone wants them, but it's not easy to be productive during all meetings, especially for remote workers. We need to know not all the meetings are the same, and we should divide them into different types, and cope with different strategies. Here's a tip that I'm using for keeping productive and good well-being when taking many meetings every work week. Bear Who? Hello, I'm Bear, a UX/UI designer who lives and works in Auckland. I make podcasts and YouTube...

I guess most of you guys already watched the Netflix show: Squid Game? As a product and UX designer, I found a few design principles in Squid Game. Sounds interested? Let's jump into the game and review them! Bear Who? Hello, I'm Bear, a UX/UI designer who lives and works in Auckland. I make podcasts and YouTube videos about design, productivity, and tech between my work and family hours. You can find me here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BearTalkVideo Newsletter:...