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Time to read: 5 minutesI read a lot of good books in 2023. In total, I read 80 books, and I would say that 72 of them were good, which makes for a 90% hit rate. Amongst the 80 books then, there were some that I felt were truly wonderful, for a variety of reasons. These are the ones […] continue reading »
Time to read: 5 minutesIn 2022 I read 62 books. Well, I finished 62 of them. I know this because I track what I read on goodreads. This is my shelf from 2022. Out of 62, I think it would be fair to mention 10% that were worthwhile. Anything less and I will be ignoring some really good books […] continue reading »
Time to read: 3 minutesHappy New Year!! And welcome to a new edition of the Linear Calendar. I use it to plan projects at work, and visualise my whole year in one shot in my personal life, mainly for the purpose of planning my holidays. For the personal holiday planning I use the poster format printed at 85% on […] continue reading »
Time to read: 6 minutesA few weeks ago I ran a small ideation & affinity mapping workshop with some colleagues on the theme of Inclusion. And I want to tell you what we discovered. What’s a DE&I activity? The premise of the workshop was simple. I needed to put together a proposed budget for DE&I activities in the coming […] continue reading »
Time to read: 3 minutesToday I was advertised a lovely-looking wine subscription box. Seems genuinely smart, as it asks you flsvour preference questions, like “the evening is winding down, are you most likely to reach for a platter of cheese, a sponge cake, or macarons?”. But. Like many other services like it, it does not account for managing selections […] continue reading »
Time to read: 5 minutesWhen was the last time you asked yourself “why am I here”? And I don’t mean in the context of a three-hour meeting that is not needing your expertise after all… I mean existentially. As in, “Am I going to accomplish anything more in this life than turning food into shit?” (Leonardo Da Vinci thought […] continue reading »
Time to read: 2 minutesHappy 2022!! Here is the 2022-2023 edition of the Linear Calendar! Starts from today… because why should we worry about the past :) This year marks the introduction of a 4th edition: the tape. I have been using the linear calendar to plan every single project in the past 7 years, and in the past […] continue reading »
Time to read: 4 minutesOf all the things that the lockdown has robbed me of, I believe that lunches are the one I miss the most. Going out to get lunch with colleagues was not easy. My colleagues are 85% men, and tend to power-walk everywhere. I am shorter than them, so I never wore heels because heels make […] continue reading »
Time to read: 8 minutesHave you ever had to put a UX portfolio together? I have. And I’ve had to go through bunches of them when interviewing people, trying to decide who might be a good future colleague. It’s very difficult. I recently participated in a portfolio feedback session with MA students in User eXperience (UX) in which another […] continue reading »
Time to read: 5 minutesWhat is good How do you decide what makes a book good, or even the best? I use a simple litmus test. If I want to give it as a gift, or recommend it for a read, then it’s worth something. If a few months later I forget, what it was it even said, then […] continue reading »