This is why Katrina survivors aren’t surprised with how our gov't handled COVID-19. It’s not just Trump or Biden; it’s how the system was designed from its inception. It’s designed to cater to the wealthy at the expense of the working poor. Katrina taught me that harsh truth.
I contacted @Chewy last week to see if I could return an unopened bag of my dog’s food after he died. They 1) gave me a full refund, 2) told me to donate the food to the shelter, and 3) had flowers delivered today with the gift note signed by the person I talked to?? 😭🥹
There are days that it feels like you're at the center of a tornado. Markets are down, companies are announcing layoffs, and the future looks choppy. If we do enter into a recession this will be my third downturn to manage through as a design leader. Here's what I can offer...1/4
I get SO many questions about where to do a masters degree in UX…
Don’t!
Get a job!
Good UX designers are not made in school, they are made out in the world, by doing real UX work.
No education + a good portfolio is better than a masters degree and no real experience.
Beyond being a masterpiece, #IllBeGoneInTheDark serves as a deeply important reminder for me to appreciate passions, but not take for granted the time I have now with my loved ones. Bravo, @pattonoswalt and team. Can’t wait for the finale (& for my copy of the book to arrive!)
Trying to decide where you fit in the UX world? Consider this...
Data science is super hot, and it overlaps with UX because data science is hard for normal people to understand.
Advice: learn some data science (not the code) over the next few years. You’ll thank me later.
My wife gave me an assignment last night: to conduct a post-mortem on a recent decision I made. It is due in her inbox by the end of the week.
That's what it's like to be married to a CEO.
Rare sighting of toilet paper in the wild, at our Magazine Street store.
Kind of like spotting a rare white tiger. Or a #TigerKing. 🐯
WE’RE RUNNING OUT OF WAYS TO SAY WE HAVE TERLET TAPE
Don’t be savage, 1 per customer please.
Video as of 9:37am
We’ve been so worried about my 95-y-o grandmother at a retirement home in New Orleans and she called today to say they ran out of Tito’s vodka and could we ship her some.
One of my coworkers wore her Mardi Gras wig for a small team video meeting and now, we're all wearing our Mardi Gras for our large team video meeting tomorrow.