Why am I (re)starting this journey?

Knowing why? is most important when starting a new endeavor.

So…

I’m starting to document my journey as a self-taught founder/designer/developer because I want to share my insights while I am still in the learning stage. When I’m a master CEO billionaire, I won’t be able to tell you step-by-step how to use auto-layout in Figma. I hope I’ll be able to, but I’ve probably got other things on my mind and have had many other things on my mind since the last time I opened Figma. The point is to share the journey, while I’m in the journey. I’m terrible at recalling my struggles and even my wins. Documenting them is the first step of building up a biography of my journey.

What is the journey? A journey of daily documentation.

What did I learn today? What was revealed to me?

On a call with a mentee, I learned that someone (my mentee) feels like LinkedIn posts are only the best and the worst of life. i.e., New job! posts. or “Just got laid off :(” posts. There is little room for in-between. There is no realness. No journey on LinkedIn. I want to start sharing my journey on LinkedIn, but I’m using this blog as a launch pad to build confidence and content. I can compile blog posts when the time comes to make a kick-ass LinkedIn post.

For now, one post a day on michaeltheexperiment.com is enough.

I am a UX researcher navigating uncertainty on purpose. Join the journey.

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