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Nov 21, 2020

Travel notes: Once upon a tile in Porto

In 2018, I chose sunny Portugal for remote work as it is affordable, has reliable WiFi throughout the country, friendly locals, and incredibly beautiful nature spots. It was also highly recommended on Nomadlist as being safe and welcoming for women traveling alone. …

Travel

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Travel notes: Once upon a tile in Porto
Travel notes: Once upon a tile in Porto

May 21, 2020

Book notes: “How to Love” by Thich Nhat Hanh

“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.” “How to Love” is a book on mindfulness in relationships by Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, and peace activist. It is a part of a short series of his books called “Mindfulness Essentials” which provides the…

Love

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Book notes: “How to Love” by Thich Nhat Hanh
Book notes: “How to Love” by Thich Nhat Hanh

Jan 30, 2020

Practicing forgiveness

“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain This year I’ve decided to focus on one important area in my mindfulness practice every month. …

Mindfulness

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Practicing forgiveness
Practicing forgiveness

Published in The Gradient

·Jan 2, 2020

Integrating marketing with product design

Why marketers and designers should work closely together from day one when building products. At many companies, designers keep the marketing team at arm’s length. As a marketer, I have worked with different clients and teams and I can’t recall how many times I’ve been faced with “We’ve built a…

UX

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Integrating marketing with product design
Integrating marketing with product design

Sep 22, 2019

Travel Notes: Paris

In May, we made a spontaneous trip to Paris with my best friend Kate. As Hemingway has said it: ‘there is never any ending to Paris’ . …

Paris

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Travel Notes: Paris
Travel Notes: Paris

Published in The Gradient

·Jun 24, 2019

The Gradient at work: Building a smart personal contact app

How we took up the challenge to take the pain out of keeping your contacts up to date and organized. Expertise: UX Strategy, UX /UI Design, User Testing, Digital Branding, Requirements Management, Product Management, Product Marketing. Project Team: Agency Partner, Product Designer, Business Analyst, Product Manager/ Product Marketer. Platforms: iOS…

UX

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The Gradient at work: Building a smart personal contact app
The Gradient at work: Building a smart personal contact app

Feb 20, 2019

Show people how much they matter

Sometimes, outside circumstances can cause a loss. Other times, we cause ourselves to lose people that mean the most to us. Often, we treat people as if they’re always going to be around us all the time because we are convinced that they’re not going anywhere. We could all get…

Relationships

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Show people how much they matter
Show people how much they matter

Aug 14, 2018

Being aware of the stories we tell to ourselves

An old monk traveled from afar seeking advice from the Abbess. He explained that all his life he had used stories to tell himself and others who he was. He lived in some stories for decades. …

Mindfulness

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Being aware of the stories we tell to ourselves
Being aware of the stories we tell to ourselves

Published in Art of The Remote

·Jul 19, 2018

Asynchronous communication for remote teams

Remote work is recognized as one of the most effective models of work. Companies like Basecamp, Doist, Github, Zapier, and Buffer prove that remote teams can be tremendously successful. While we already covered the benefits of running a distributed team, there are some trade-offs that need to be mentioned too…

Remote Working

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Asynchronous communication for remote teams
Asynchronous communication for remote teams

Published in Art of The Remote

·Jun 4, 2018

Remote Teams Best Practices: Interview with Alex Muench, Product Designer at Doist

Alex Muench is a Product Designer at Doist, a remote-first company that builds productivity software to ‘help people do more and stress less’. Their main products are Todoist and Twist apps, used by millions of people. The Doist team of 62 people is working from more than 26 countries! The…

Remote Working

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Remote Teams Best Practices: Interview with Alex Muench, Product Designer at Doist
Remote Teams Best Practices: Interview with Alex Muench, Product Designer at Doist
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