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medium.com

On being a designer in the most interesting, exhausting moment of our careers

Prioritizing mental clarity over speed to maintain high craft standards.

ky.fyi

Do I belong in tech anymore?

On quitting, the spread of AI, and the loss of an ideal.

sidjha.com

Why productivity needs to be redefined

We’ll need to redefine what productivity means in the context of humans. If we don’t, we’re all kind of screwed, and yes, AI will take our jobs away.

jobsdata.ai

Early signals of AI impact

462+ sources, one pattern: AI adoption is accelerating, productivity is climbing, and jobs are changing faster than they’re disappearing.

lesswrong.com

There are only four skills: design, technical, management and physical

What determines whether someone is capable of relatively quickly acquiring expert-level performance in other domains?

rajnandan.com

Good taste the only real moat left

The real edge comes from pairing judgment with context, stakes, and the willingness to build.

uxdesign.cc

We become what we behold

A discussion of AI + Design and our shifting roles.

anildash.com

Actually, people love to work hard

When effort stems from purpose, agency, and trust, rather than oversight.

lukew.com

Should designers "code"?

There’s a question that never goes away in design: should designers code?

siddhantkhare.com

AI fatigue is real and nobody talks about it

You’re using AI to be more productive. So why are you more exhausted than ever? The paradox every engineer needs to confront.

ergosphere.blog

The machines are fine. I’m worried about us.

On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn’t replaceable.

uxdesign.cc

The design engineer symptom: what a rising job title reveals

Trying to define Design Engineering today, and why the confusion around it turned out to matter.

uxdesign.cc

The ground is shaking: Why designers must flip the script on AI

Something has shifted in the way the design field operates, and we haven’t yet found the words or identified the exact schema for it.

howmuch.tax

HowMuch.Tax

Calculate, visualize, and compare taxes across countries. See how your income is taxed with interactive charts and insights.

edkf.fyi

Portfolio Tips

Tips from designer friends on what they like to see in portfolios.

johnjwang.com

Why are executives enamored with AI but ICs aren’t?

Executives have always had to deal with non-determinism, while individual contributors are evaluated by their execution on deterministic tasks.

jlzych.com

Take my job, AI!

The idea of AI replacing product designers isn’t scaring me. It’s actually having the opposite effect: I’m embracing it.

uxdesign.cc

The three thirds

An entire generation of designers climbed the ladder. A third say it got better. A third say it got worse. A third aren’t sure.

courses.designisaparty.com

Elizabeth’s declassified guide to product design

A rare, honest roadmap through the industry’s noise.

lethain.com

Judgment and creativity are all you need

Why senior leadership hinges on decision-making quality over raw output.