Happy Friday!

I was on the road a little bit last week, but that gave me time to catch up on some reading and listening to podcast episodes.

Everyone keeps asking me how you can get better at doing user experience. Honestly, my best advice is to just keep doing it. I learn new things every week. And, the more experience you gain, the more of an idea bank you create in your brain. Then slowly but surely, you’ll feel less intimated by a blank whiteboard because you’ll have more ideas to draw inspiration from.

Just last week, I pulled up a project I worked on a year ago, and luckily it was a perfect analogy for another project I’m working on right now. It was a quick way to do a quick check-in and see if there was anything from the previous design that might be useful for the new project.

Ok, now on with today’s Friday link pack:

• Does your job have you feeling like you’re alone? Here’s a great article for you: Why Isolation Is A More Serious Problem For Freelancers Than You Think … and it’s not just applicable to freelancers.
• Always be learning. Here’s a great collection of the 25 best free newsletters for entrepreneurs & startups.
• You’ll be hearing more about PillPack from me in the coming days. One of the best user experiences I’ve seen in a long time.
• I love sending Tattly temporary tattoos as little gifts in notes and cards. So well designed and great designs for kids and adults.
• This video of Steve Jobs brainstorming at a NeXT company retreat is pure gold. So many lessons in this video.
• The team at Creative Mornings is launching a podcast, you can listen on iTunes here.

That’s all for this week! Have a fantastic weekend!
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