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• 314: Coaching ICs as a design manager (Mon, Jul 14, 2025)
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• 313: Building relationships with PM's & Product Marketers (Mon, Jun 30, 2025)
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• 312: Design vision work and how to have a strategic impact (Tue, Jun 10, 2025)
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• 311: Hot takes on Config 2025 and new Figma features (Mon, May 26, 2025)
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• 310: Going back to work after an extended break (Mon, May 12, 2025)
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• 309: Become a design manager or stay an IC? How to make the choice. (Mon, Apr 28, 2025)
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• 308: Making the jump from mid to senior (Mon, Apr 14, 2025)
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• 307: Will AI take your design job? (Hot takes from later adopters) (Mon, Mar 31, 2025)
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• 306: Building a team for your side projects (Mon, Mar 17, 2025)
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• 305: If we started our side projects all over again... (Mon, Mar 3, 2025)
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• 304: Setting our goals and intentions for 2025 (Mon, Jan 13, 2025)
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• 303: Changes in the design industry (specialists vs generalists?) (Mon, Dec 30, 2024)
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• 302: Design maturity and culture in a company (and how to influence it) (Mon, Dec 16, 2024)
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• 301: Learning management skills as a design manager (Tue, Dec 3, 2024)
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• 300: Live Q&A - Answering Your Top Design Questions on Air (Mon, Nov 11, 2024)
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• 299: How to get better at collaborating with cross-functional partners (Mon, Oct 28, 2024)
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• 298: Behind the scenes of launching ConvertKit's rebrand to Kit (Mon, Oct 14, 2024)
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• 297: What it's really like to go on parental leave as a designer (Mon, Sep 30, 2024)
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• 296: How to land a promotion (Mon, Sep 9, 2024)
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• 295: The perks and pitfalls of working with a freelancer (Mon, Aug 26, 2024)
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• 294: Behind the scenes of a company rebrand (Mon, Jul 29, 2024)
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• 293: Why you need to understand the impact of your work (Mon, Jul 8, 2024)
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• 292: Config 2024 Figma release reactions (Tue, Jul 2, 2024)
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• 291: When a side project totally fails (Tue, May 21, 2024)
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• 290: Landing a new design job in 2024 (Mon, May 6, 2024)
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• 289: How to know when it's time to move on from a job (Mon, Apr 22, 2024)
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• 288: Making the most of team retreats and offsites (Mon, Apr 8, 2024)
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• 287: Why your personal brand matters (Tue, Mar 26, 2024)
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• 286: Should you take deadlines seriously? (Mon, Mar 11, 2024)
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• 285: The truth about burnout (and recovery) (Tue, Feb 27, 2024)
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• 284: Our Career and Personal Goals for 2024 (Mon, Feb 12, 2024)
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• 283: Our copywriting process (Tue, Dec 5, 2023)
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• 282: Reliving our Config experience (Mon, Aug 14, 2023)
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• 281: How to make the most of a design conference (Mon, Jul 24, 2023)
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• 280: Preparing for a feature launch as a designer (Tue, Jun 20, 2023)
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• 279: Validating design solutions (Mon, May 15, 2023)
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• 278: Are you on the right path in your design career? (Tue, May 2, 2023)
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• 277: Learning throughout different stages of your design career (Mon, Apr 17, 2023)
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• 276: Managing in different directions (Mon, Apr 3, 2023)
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• 275: The realities of being a manager AND an IC (Mon, Mar 20, 2023)
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• 274: Are you inexperienced if you don't name your layers? (Mon, Feb 27, 2023)
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• 273: Our thoughts on the state of the design industry (Mon, Dec 12, 2022)
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• 272: Deciding what side projects to tackle in 2023 (Mon, Dec 5, 2022)
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• 271: Annual planning as a design leader in tech (Tue, Nov 15, 2022)
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• 270: Positioning your portfolio for a design manager role (Mon, Nov 7, 2022)
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• 269: Fitting in socially in the workplace (Mon, Oct 31, 2022)
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• 268: A real look into today's design interview process (Mon, Oct 17, 2022)
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• 267: How much did Charli earn this year? (Mon, Oct 10, 2022)
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• 266: Femke quit her job! (Wed, Oct 5, 2022)
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• 265: Adobe is buying Figma? Let's talk about it (Mon, Sep 26, 2022)
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• 264: Design education and conferences, on a budget (Mon, Sep 12, 2022)
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• 263: How we communicate async at work (Mon, Sep 5, 2022)
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• 262: What makes a good design manager (Mon, Aug 15, 2022)
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• 261: What it's like to work in six week cycles (Mon, Aug 8, 2022)
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• 260: Taking a sabbatical (Mon, Aug 1, 2022)
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• 259: Shipping a new design system! (Mon, Jul 18, 2022)
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• 258: Retaining the joy of side projects with Honest UX Talks (Mon, Jun 13, 2022)
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• 257: Collaboration between senior and junior designers (Mon, May 30, 2022)
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• 256: Conducting design audits (Mon, May 23, 2022)
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• 255: The pay gap between product and marketing designers (Mon, May 16, 2022)
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• 254: Is the vibe shifting in design? (Mon, May 9, 2022)
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• E253: Setting boundaries at work (Mon, May 2, 2022)
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• 252: Why you should care about performance reviews (Mon, Apr 25, 2022)
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• 251: Why getting better at writing can help your design career (Mon, Apr 18, 2022)
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• 250: When starting a new job feels like you're starting from scratch (Mon, Apr 11, 2022)
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• 249: What the heck are MVPs (and how to do them well) (Mon, Apr 4, 2022)
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• 248: Monetising side projects with Sara Brunettini (Mon, Mar 28, 2022)
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• 247: Are you falling behind if you don't understand Web3? (Mon, Mar 21, 2022)
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• 246: The design interview process needs to change (Mon, Mar 14, 2022)
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• 245: We just don't get along! (Dealing with workplace conflict) (Mon, Feb 28, 2022)
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• 244: How to choose (or advocate for!) the design projects you want to work on (Mon, Feb 21, 2022)
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• 243: Tips for organizing design files (Mon, Feb 14, 2022)
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• 242: Why designers should care about business metrics (Mon, Feb 7, 2022)
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• 241: Creating a design system for the first time (Mon, Jan 31, 2022)
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• 240: The difference between junior and senior designers (Mon, Jan 24, 2022)
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• 239: Different ways to structure a design team (Mon, Jan 17, 2022)
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• 238: Setting goals for 2022 (Mon, Jan 10, 2022)
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• 237: Our growth as designers in 2021 (Mon, Dec 20, 2021)
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• 236 - Juggling multiple priorities at work (Mon, Dec 13, 2021)
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• 235: How does where you live impact you as a designer? (Mon, Dec 6, 2021)
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• 234: Are you ready to commit to a new side hustle? (Mon, Nov 29, 2021)
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• 233: Increasing the pace of your design process (Tue, Nov 23, 2021)
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• 232: Do you NEED to do research before you design? (Wed, Nov 17, 2021)
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• 231: Why Femke left Uber (Mon, Nov 8, 2021)
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• 230: After summer catch up (Mon, Nov 1, 2021)
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• 229: Side hustle income streams (Tue, Jun 29, 2021)
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• 228: Ways to keep learning and growing (Mon, Jun 21, 2021)
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• 227: Building self awareness (Tue, Jun 15, 2021)
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• 226: Decision making as a creative lead (Tue, Jun 8, 2021)
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• 225: Finding your why (Mon, May 31, 2021)
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• 224: Crafting effective case studies (Tue, May 25, 2021)
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• 223: Why focusing on your portfolio will pay off (Tue, May 18, 2021)
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• 222: Taking initiative at work (Mon, May 10, 2021)
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• 221: Building design team culture (Mon, May 3, 2021)
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• 220: The relationship between design and product (Mon, Apr 19, 2021)
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• 219: Daily themes to get more work done (Tue, Apr 13, 2021)
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• 218: Become a manager or stay an IC? (Wed, Apr 7, 2021)
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• 217: Why you should share your work (Sat, Mar 27, 2021)
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• 216: Taking ownership of your career growth (Mon, Mar 15, 2021)
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• 215: Running a hack day (Tue, Feb 23, 2021)
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• 214: Our daily routines (Mon, Feb 8, 2021)
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• 213: Balancing work and side projects (Tue, Feb 2, 2021)
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• 212: Inside the design hiring process (Thu, Jan 28, 2021)
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• 211: Ageism in the tech industry (Mon, Jan 18, 2021)
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• 210: Our plans for 2021 (Tue, Jan 12, 2021)
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• 209: Reflecting on our careers & side hustles in 2020 (Tue, Dec 22, 2020)
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• 208: Should you use a Notion doc as your portfolio? (Tue, Dec 15, 2020)
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• 207: Outsourcing work and hiring help for side projects (Wed, Dec 2, 2020)
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• 206: How to have productive meetings (Mon, Nov 23, 2020)
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• 205: How designers could use Facebook ads to get clients (Tue, Nov 17, 2020)
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• 204: Speeding up the design process (Mon, Nov 2, 2020)
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• 203: Running a design-focused Instagram (Tue, Oct 20, 2020)
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• 202: Charli gets a promotion! (Mon, Oct 12, 2020)
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• 201: Being the only designer on the team (Tue, Sep 29, 2020)
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• 200: Does using design freebies make you less of a designer? (Tue, Sep 22, 2020)
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• 199: How direct is TOO direct with feedback? (Mon, Sep 14, 2020)
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• 198: Making friends at work (Tue, Sep 8, 2020)
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• 197: Should you go to design school? (Mon, Aug 24, 2020)
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• 196: Should you have to work nights and weekends to succeed in tech? (Mon, Aug 17, 2020)
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• 195: Working with freelancers (Tue, Aug 11, 2020)
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• 194: The future of AI/ML in design (Mon, Aug 3, 2020)
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• 193: Too many meetings (Mon, Jul 27, 2020)
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• 192: How to reach out for advice (Mon, Jul 6, 2020)
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• 191: Attaching self worth to your work (Tue, Jun 30, 2020)
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• 190: Creating design processes and workflows (Wed, Jun 24, 2020)
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• 189: Why are there so few women in design leadership? (Mon, Jun 15, 2020)
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• 188: Creating and launching a digital product (Tue, Jun 9, 2020)
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• 187: Launching a big project (Mon, May 25, 2020)
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• 186: Design QA Process (Tue, May 19, 2020)
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• 185: Facilitating workshops with Jonathan Courtney (AJ&Smart) (Tue, May 5, 2020)
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• 184: Making design decisions (Tue, Apr 28, 2020)
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• 183: Design reviews and getting feedback (Tue, Apr 21, 2020)
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• 182: Starting a new side project (Tue, Apr 14, 2020)
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• 181: Getting through a motivation slump (Mon, Apr 6, 2020)
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• 180: Working from home during COVID-19 (Tue, Mar 24, 2020)
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• 179: How to build your network (Tue, Mar 17, 2020)
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• 178: Performance reviews (Mon, Mar 9, 2020)
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• 177: Keeping your portfolio up to date (Wed, Feb 19, 2020)
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• 176: Tackling implementation issues between design and development (Tue, Feb 11, 2020)
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• 175: The other side of design (it's more than pushing pixels) (Mon, Jan 20, 2020)
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• 174: How to start and grow a design Youtube Channel (Mon, Jan 13, 2020)
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• 173: Setting Goals and Intentions in 2020 (Mon, Jan 6, 2020)
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• 172: Fulfilling your potential (Wed, Dec 11, 2019)
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• 171: Learnings from Adobe Max (Tue, Dec 3, 2019)
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• 170: Jumping from junior to senior designer (Mon, Oct 28, 2019)
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• 169: Within Design Retreat (Tue, Oct 22, 2019)
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• 168: When your ideas aren't considered (Tue, Oct 8, 2019)
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• 167: Career progression (Tue, Sep 24, 2019)
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• 166: Having difficult conversations (Tue, Sep 17, 2019)
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• 165: Staying creative during life changes (Mon, Sep 9, 2019)
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• 164: How to get your first design job (Wed, Jul 24, 2019)
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• 163: Earning passive income (Mon, Jul 8, 2019)
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• 162: CEO and designer, Helen Tran (Mon, Jul 1, 2019)
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• 161: The project kickoff (Tue, Jun 11, 2019)
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• 160: Every creative feels broken inside (Wed, May 29, 2019)
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• 159: Is your portfolio a lie? (Tue, May 21, 2019)
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• 158: Job titles, are they important? (Mon, May 13, 2019)
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• 157: Project retrospectives (Mon, Apr 29, 2019)
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• 156: Creating effective design documentation (Wed, Apr 17, 2019)
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• 155: Done is better than perfect (Tue, Apr 9, 2019)
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• 154: Goal Setting and OKR's (Tue, Apr 2, 2019)
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• 153: Creating Design Principles (Mon, Mar 18, 2019)
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• 152: Navigating office politics (Tue, Mar 12, 2019)
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• 151: Running Design Sprints (Mon, Mar 4, 2019)
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• 150: Working with design systems (Mon, Feb 18, 2019)
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• 149: Weekly Planning (Tue, Jan 22, 2019)
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• 148: Getting the best start at a new job (Mon, Jan 14, 2019)
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• 147: Goals for 2019 (Mon, Jan 7, 2019)
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• 146: Design Challenges, is it spec work? (Tue, Dec 4, 2018)
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• 145: Investing in conferences (Tue, Nov 20, 2018)
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• 144: What to look for in a manager (Tue, Nov 13, 2018)
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• 143: 3 Things we recommend right now (Tue, Nov 6, 2018)
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• 142: Iteration (Mon, Oct 29, 2018)
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• 141: Confront Conference with Zach Grosser (Tue, Oct 16, 2018)
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• 140: How to switch careers (Mon, Oct 8, 2018)
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• 139: Working with stakeholders (Mon, Oct 1, 2018)
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• 138: Salaries and bonuses (Tue, Sep 18, 2018)
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• 137: Personal brand design (Mon, Sep 10, 2018)
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• 136: Sharing unfinished work (Mon, Sep 3, 2018)
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• 135: Productivity in the workplace (Mon, Aug 27, 2018)
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• 134: Why we stopped freelancing (Mon, Aug 20, 2018)
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• 133: Becoming a hybrid (Mon, Aug 13, 2018)
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• 132: User Testing in the design process (Mon, Aug 6, 2018)
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• 131: Should you fake it till you make it? (Mon, Jul 23, 2018)
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• 130: How A/B testing can improve your design (Tue, Jul 17, 2018)
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• 129: When do you know it’s time to move on? (Mon, Jul 9, 2018)
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• 128: Making time for new side projects (Tue, Jul 3, 2018)
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• 127: User research in the design process (Tue, Jun 19, 2018)
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• 126: The rollercoaster of the creative process (Mon, Jun 11, 2018)
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• 125: Travelling for work (Tue, Jun 5, 2018)
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• 124: Getting content for your designs (Mon, May 28, 2018)
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• 123: The design handoff and validation process (Mon, May 21, 2018)
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• 122: Being a woman in tech (Mon, May 14, 2018)
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• 121: Trying new design tools (Mon, May 7, 2018)
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• 120: Our biggest flaws as designers (Mon, Apr 30, 2018)
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• 119: Setting career goals (Mon, Apr 23, 2018)
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• 118: Too many passions, not enough time (Mon, Apr 16, 2018)
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• 117: Articulating design decisions (Mon, Apr 2, 2018)
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• 116: An alternative approach to networking (Mon, Mar 12, 2018)
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• 115: Friendly competition (Tue, Mar 6, 2018)
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• 114: Creators Guilt (Mon, Feb 26, 2018)
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• 113: When to upgrade your technology (Tue, Feb 13, 2018)
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• 112: Redesigning your website (Mon, Feb 5, 2018)
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• 111: Starting an official business (Tue, Jan 30, 2018)
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• 110: Making a career shift (Tue, Jan 23, 2018)
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• 109: Getting started with making videos (Mon, Jan 15, 2018)
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• 108: Setting a monthly focus (Mon, Jan 8, 2018)
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• 107: Advice for networking (Mon, Dec 18, 2017)
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• 106: Boredom (Mon, Dec 11, 2017)
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• 105: Portfolio pieces vs just needing the money (Mon, Dec 4, 2017)
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• 104: The future of our design careers (Mon, Nov 27, 2017)
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• 103: Product launches and failures (Mon, Nov 20, 2017)
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• 102: The value of mastermind groups (Mon, Nov 13, 2017)
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• 101: Starting a new design job (Mon, Nov 6, 2017)
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• 100: Staying consistent with a side project over time (Mon, Oct 30, 2017)
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• 099: What to do when you’re lacking motivation (Mon, Oct 23, 2017)
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• 098: Sunsetting a side project (Mon, Oct 16, 2017)
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• 097: How to start making money from side projects - with Nathan Barry (Tue, Oct 3, 2017)
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• 096: Tech & gadgets for designers (Mon, Sep 25, 2017)
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• 095: Interviewing for design jobs (Mon, Sep 18, 2017)
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• 094: Speaking at conferences (Mon, Sep 11, 2017)
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• 093: Taking Risks (Mon, Sep 4, 2017)
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• 092: Advice for applying to design jobs (Mon, Aug 28, 2017)
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• 091: Getting your work noticed (Tue, Aug 22, 2017)
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• 090: Job hunting (Mon, Aug 14, 2017)
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• 089: Personal vs professional (Mon, Aug 7, 2017)
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• 088: Shiny Object Syndrome (Tue, Aug 1, 2017)
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• 087: Project Scoping (Mon, Jul 24, 2017)
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• 086: Balancing professional growth with getting paid (Mon, Jul 17, 2017)
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• 085: Keeping up with new tools and frameworks (Mon, Jul 10, 2017)(07 +0000, )
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• 084: Self-doubt and feeling unsuccessful (Mon, Jul 3, 2017)
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• 083: What to do when you’re overwhelmed (Mon, Jun 26, 2017)
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• 082: When your ideas are bigger than your skillset (Mon, Jun 19, 2017)
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• E81: Bullet journalling for task management (Mon, Jun 12, 2017)
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• 080: Our plans for the Design Life community (Mon, Jun 5, 2017)
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• 079: The value of design (Mon, May 29, 2017)
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• 078: Using video to build and connect with an audience (Mon, May 22, 2017)
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• 077: The future of the design industry (Mon, May 15, 2017)
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• 076: The pros and cons of procrastiworking (Mon, May 8, 2017)
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• 075: Feeling guilty for taking a break (Mon, May 1, 2017)
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• 074: Working from home (Mon, Apr 24, 2017)
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• 073: What to do when you run out of passion (Mon, Apr 17, 2017)
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• 072: Teaching yourself a new skill (Mon, Apr 10, 2017)
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• 071: Feeling confident as a designer (Mon, Apr 3, 2017)
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• 070: How to package up client deliverables (Mon, Mar 27, 2017)
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• 069 - Stepping out of your comfort zone (Mon, Mar 20, 2017)
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• 068: Speeding up your workflow (Mon, Mar 13, 2017)
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• 067: We need more crappy work (Mon, Mar 6, 2017)
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• 066: Morals in design (Mon, Feb 27, 2017)
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• 065: Life after design school (Mon, Feb 20, 2017)
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• 064: Consistency in content creation (Mon, Feb 13, 2017)
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• 063: Advice for remote working (Mon, Feb 6, 2017)
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• 062: Taking control of your design career (Mon, Jan 30, 2017)
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• 061: Constraints breed creativity (Tue, Jan 24, 2017)
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• 060: Focus time (Mon, Jan 16, 2017)
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• 059: Advice for creating a great portfolio (Mon, Jan 9, 2017)
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• 058: Setting goals for 2017 (Tue, Jan 3, 2017)
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• 057: Surrounding yourself with good people (Mon, Dec 19, 2016)
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• 056: Saying no to good things (Mon, Dec 12, 2016)
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• 055: Design contracts & why you should have one (Mon, Dec 5, 2016)
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• 054: Advice for content marketing (Mon, Nov 28, 2016)
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• 053: Should you market yourself as an individual or a studio? (Mon, Nov 21, 2016)
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• 052: Hearing your struggles (Birthday episode) (Mon, Nov 14, 2016)
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• 051: How to get clients to pay up (Mon, Nov 7, 2016)
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• 050: The value of conferences (Wed, Nov 2, 2016)
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• 049: The hustle mindset (Mon, Oct 24, 2016)
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• 048: Repositioning your online presence (Mon, Oct 17, 2016)
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• 047: How to price your design work (Mon, Oct 10, 2016)
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• 046: Dealing with harsh critique (Mon, Oct 3, 2016)
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• 045: Advice for finding a job in the design industry (Mon, Sep 26, 2016)
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• 044: What to do at the end of a client project (Mon, Sep 19, 2016)
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• 043: How to decide what to work on (Mon, Sep 12, 2016)
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• 042: The truth about freelance marketplaces (Mon, Sep 5, 2016)
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• 041: Making the most of design school (Mon, Aug 29, 2016)
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• 040: Fear of Failure (Mon, Aug 22, 2016)
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• 039: Agency vs freelance vs in-house design (Tue, Aug 16, 2016)
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• 038: Jack of all trades - Specialist or generalist? (Mon, Aug 8, 2016)
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• 037: Bringing new clients onboard (Mon, Aug 1, 2016)
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• 036: Blurring the line between life and work (Mon, Jul 25, 2016)
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• 035: Defining a niche for your work (Mon, Jul 18, 2016)
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• 034: Which Design Tools should I use? (Mon, Jul 11, 2016)
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• 033: The importance of role models (Mon, Jul 4, 2016)
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• 032: Living in the Present (Mon, Jun 27, 2016)
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• 031: Fighting procrastination (Mon, Jun 20, 2016)
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• 030: Getting useful feedback on your work (Mon, Jun 13, 2016)
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• 029: Should you follow design trends? (Mon, Jun 6, 2016)
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• 028: Our Design Process (Mon, May 30, 2016)
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• 027: What if nobody notices? (Mon, May 23, 2016)
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• 026: Participating in Design Communities (Mon, May 16, 2016)
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• 025: Should designers learn to code? (Mon, May 9, 2016)
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• 024: Learning new skills for your side project (Mon, May 2, 2016)
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• 023: Being your own worst critic (Mon, Apr 25, 2016)
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• 022: Long term thinking and planning (Mon, Apr 18, 2016)
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• 021: Overcoming lack of motivation (Mon, Apr 11, 2016)
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• 020: How to push through Creative block (Sun, Apr 3, 2016)
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• 019: How to find Inspiration (Mon, Mar 28, 2016)
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• 018: The role of a side project in your career (Mon, Mar 21, 2016)
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• 017: Stress management (Mon, Mar 14, 2016)
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• 016: Prioritising tasks for personal projects (Mon, Mar 7, 2016)
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• 015: Facing Imposter Syndrome (Mon, Feb 29, 2016)
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• 014: How to get up early (Mon, Feb 22, 2016)
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• 013: Attracting Clients (Mon, Feb 15, 2016)
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• 012: Work/Life Balance (Mon, Feb 8, 2016)
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• 011: Positioning yourself as a designer (Mon, Feb 1, 2016)
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• 010: Working with people who aren't designers (Mon, Jan 25, 2016)
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• 009: Making and Managing Time (Mon, Jan 18, 2016)
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• 008: Setting goals for side projects (Mon, Jan 11, 2016)
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• 007: Finding motivation and staying focussed (Mon, Jan 4, 2016)
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• 006: Taking action on your ideas (Mon, Dec 28, 2015)
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• 005: Working for free in exchange for exposure (Mon, Dec 21, 2015)
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• 004: Should you have a personal brand? (Mon, Dec 14, 2015)
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• 003: The self taught vs. formal education debate (Mon, Dec 7, 2015)
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• 002: Who we are (Mon, Nov 30, 2015)
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• 001: Why have a side project? (Mon, Nov 30, 2015)
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