I mentioned yesterday about how I was more resurfacing than back. I read this passage over my holiday: I can’t shake the feeling that all the running I do to keep up, all the hobnobbing on the treadmill of the Internet, all the tweeting, blogging, Instagramming, and Tumblring, all the gut-wrenching time I put in… Read More Resurfacing
I’m back from an uncomfortable silence I mentioned before. It’s always a surprise to me when I take time off how refreshed I get. In this case, it took just over 7 days for my body and mind to switch to a different gear and recharge. On the 8th day I got my laptop out… Read More Back
When you’re recording a podcast, an effective awkward silence is between one and five seconds. I’m away for a couple of weeks now and hoping the effective awkward silence between blog posts is a couple of weeks. See you on the other side.
I mentioned recently that your users are the people who should be your guide to your design. I saw a post by Rich Millington a couple of days ago where he describes community design issues: The more research we do, the more I’m convinced most community professionals completely misunderstand how members use their sites and… Read More Learning design without data
In March 2020 I left an office for the last time. I didn’t know then it was the last time but with the Covid lockdown, end of my contract and the change of building letting arrangements, I’ll never be going back. In a locker on one of the many floors there is a mug, some… Read More Things left behind