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uxisnotuion Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click?

Non-Violent Communication ("NVC") by Marshall Rosenberg changed how I communicate forever. The big lesson to focus on people's underlying needs in a conversation = gamechanger.

uxisnotuion Ask HN: At a peak of my dev career, I hate my life

Weigh the ROI of changing your environment vs changing yourself

A lot of people on HN are do-it-yourself, bootstrap types. So you'll naturally get "why don't you just do XYZ."

There's merit in that, but sometimes changing the environment is more effective. That environment may be literal physical location (closer to friends or activities you're interested in), a job environment (different industry) or, at a smaller scale, your home environment. I finally started updating my place and having friends over and it's made a huge difference.

On a personal note: a hard lesson I had to learn for myself is that having fun (as weird as it sounds) is my responsibility. I found that I tended to look "outwards" for stimulation, fun, validation...waiting for the world to give me things.

Hanging out with people who were great at cultivating their own fun & energy helped me realize 1) this is something I could cultivate and 2) I was shirking responsibility.

IMO this cultivation of one's own energy is a long, internal journey. But worth it.

Good luck mate.

uxisnotuion Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?

This.

uxisnotuion Ask HN: What is your spiritual practice?

Many responses here don't address OP's question about day-to-day practices.

My spiritual practice: meditation, journaling, breathwork. Occasionally, psychedelics with close friends in nature, which often starts out with a prompt regarding with we want to get out of the experience

uxisnotuion Boeing charged with 737 Max fraud conspiracy and agrees to pay over $2.5B

Just want to say I think your response is well articulated, and has been sitting with me for days. Reflecting on how "schedule first" is driving things in my org...

uxisnotuion Is Apple Silicon Ready?

Please add/track Figma :)

uxisnotuion Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?

https://hippiecritical.org/

I write about new age trends like ecstatic dance, psychedelics and more. I do my best to give a balanced view - talking about the origins and potential applications - and not just calling everything BS.

If you're a curious skeptic, you'd like my newsletter:

https://hippiecritical.org/newsletter/

Thanks for starting this thread jppope!

uxisnotuion Ask HN: Resources/Steps for Becoming a Consultant?

Philip Morgan specifically has a ton of advice in the area of positioning oneself to be a sought-after consultant in technical fields. Even if I'm in UX and content I found his book "The Positioning Manual for Technical Firms" to be invaluable:

https://philipmorganconsulting.com/the-positioning-manual-fo...

uxisnotuion Ask HN: Resources/Steps for Becoming a Consultant?

Third this. Perhaps the most organized, complete set of free info on consulting, pricing, and negotiation. His book Double Your Freelance Rate is pretty great too.

uxisnotuion Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios?

Ask and ye shall receive...self promos! My blog is a smattering of personal development and increasingly more about content strategy as I try to find a niche.

https://www.ozchen.com/fuck-balance/

https://www.ozchen.com/hanlons-razor/

https://www.ozchen.com/what-is-content-strategy-definition/

To my own surprise, it was through writing that I landed gigs in UX, UI and content strategy, and now parlayed into a full time content strategy job.

uxisnotuion Cal Newport on Why We'll Look Back at Our Smartphones Like Cigarettes

Texting while driving comes to mind: https://www.nsc.org/road-safety/safety-topics/distracted-dri...

uxisnotuion Another Unsolicited HN Redesign

Thanks for all the suggestions. I consider this a user test, of sorts. The main changes I'm considering are:

- article text readability (this bothered many people) - header height - colors: #FFF-on-#F60 (thanks Oliwarner)

ZEM also brings up a really interesting point about user-specific vs site-wide entries.

Aiming to do a redesign with your suggestions and do more user tests. Thanks again y'all!