If you want to become a better UX designer, put do
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If you want to become a better UX designer, put do
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As UX designers, we are constantly striving to become better designers. We enroll in course after course to upgrade our skills, we follow design thought leaders to get inspired, we read voraciously, we attend networking events and conferences, we seek out mentors. But there is one simple practice that we can all do, that will
make us a better designer. Put
make us a better designer. Put down your phone.
how putting down your phone and observing your surroundings can enhance your skills as a UX designer
how unplugging can lead to better design outcomes.**
who needs to change the world when we can just change our phone habits!"**
"The User Experience Team of One" by Leah Buley for practical insights and "The
Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle for some zen UX vibes! #DesignYourLife #ObservationOverScreenTime**
I noticed that there were 15 people in the same cabin as me. Out of which 12 people (or 80%) were on their mobile phones. 7 (or 47%) were males. 9 (or 60%) were wearing glasses. And 1 was reading a book.
The man asked which bus she takes to get to her workplace at the industrial estate. And then he gave some some advice on some gadget she wanted to buy. They looked like two friends engaged in casual conversation, the mood was light-hearted and pleasant, and I changed my mind about their relationship, perhaps they are co-workers?
But I also realised how putting down my phone and just observing, I was able to notice things and nuances that I might have missed out.
To become better UX designers, we can all afford to put down our phones every now and then, and just observe
By practicing our observation skills, we cultivate an awareness of our surroundings and environment, of the social interactions around us, of the pain points people face, and the preferences people have.
ethnographic studies require us to be like a “fly on the wall” and
When you are constantly on your phone and multitasking, you aren’t really listening.
When we are constantly distracted by our phones, we miss out on things that happen around us. And in the event, we miss out on learning opportunities. We miss out on discovering new insights. And we miss out on acquiring fresh perspectives that are crucial for creativity and innovation
you do need creativity to come up with solutions to solve user problems (especially if they are novel ones), and you do need creativity to challenge old ways of working that may not be ideal anymore.
