Web Dev · by Zeynep Demir · 2026-09-25
The most surprising part of learning ux from a tiny balcony
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me thru the part where ux stopped feeling new.
Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the practice run for a while
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat
> Tiny progress is still progress.
That line sounds cheesy, but it got me thru the part where ux stopped feeling new.
Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the practice run for a while
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