Day 1005 - Mis-validation - https://golifelog.com/posts/mis-validation-1696210131132
🍟 Side project weekend: Toying with home-made search using Vue.js... or should I just embed Algolia search and call it a day? 🤔
Day 1004 - October 2023 goals - https://golifelog.com/posts/october-2023-goals-1696117651372
Day 1003 - September 2023 wrap-up - https://golifelog.com/posts/september-2023-wrap-up-1696084200970
💵 Sold yet another single license testimonial slider Carrd plugin (US$15 + $3.75 EU VAT Denmark via Payhip-Paypal)...thanks Jonas!
Scheduled weekly newsletter to publish on Saturday later today - https://jasonleow.substack.com/p/my-kind-of-ambition
💵 Sold yet another single license listings with filters & search Carrd plugin (US$30 + $5.70 EU VAT Germany via Payhip-Paypal)...thanks Ilies!
🍟 Side project weekend: Added time hop for "One month ago, you wrote..." on home page
🍟 Side project weekend: Added browser-based spell check setting to rich text editor - but caveat is spell check needs to be switched on in browser
🍟 Side project weekend: Fixed bug where profile pages with 1000 day club badges is showing server error when not logged in
🍟 Side project weekend: Fixed bug where confetti didn't go off for 1000 day streak modal on home page
Applied for Strategic Designer for Thales via LinkedIn - https://careers.thalesgroup.com/global/en/job/TGPTGWGLOBALR0227048EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Strategic-Designer - whatever it takes to feed the feed and stay in the game!
Day 1002 - Time hops - https://golifelog.com/posts/time-hops-1695954589062
Made a plan for major portfolio revamp to showcase UI skills - not gonna go gentle into that good night without a fight
- Research good ux design portfolios
- Design for HR and hiring mgr - need diff versions? Or compressed vs expanded version?
- Choose case studies
- Add personal projects like grant hunt, safedistancing, lifelog
- Re-write case studies
- Launch password protected portfolio site?
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR PORTFOLIO
- Details: More details needed in the portfolio. Right now it looks like more of an outline.
- Visual storytelling: could be better. Right now it's very text-heavy.
- Visual sense: Looking for more refinement in execution. e.g. whitespace, padding, line length, etc
- Design for HR and hiring mgr - need diff versions? Or compressed vs expanded version?
- Choose case studies
- Add personal projects like grant hunt, safedistancing, lifelog
- Re-write case studies
- Launch password protected portfolio site?
IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR PORTFOLIO
- Details: More details needed in the portfolio. Right now it looks like more of an outline.
- Visual storytelling: could be better. Right now it's very text-heavy.
- Visual sense: Looking for more refinement in execution. e.g. whitespace, padding, line length, etc
Call with non-profit organisation about strategy/innovation position, but position level was too low, and work was mostly PM 😕
Day 1001 - 🔥 1000 - https://golifelog.com/posts/1000-1695862940807
Tl;dr - It's not the streak but the friendships I made along the way through writing
Tried to work out why a Carrd plugin pushed down an element instead of overlaying over it, for 1-2h. Couldn't figure out even after tweaking and testing all the CSS, comparing line by line. In the end, ChatGPT saves the day! (Great for issues like these which are hard to google for) 😯 CSS is a mystery sometimes. Or I'm just bad at it (in the it was just position: relative vs fixed 😩).
Applied for remote Product Designer for Momos via LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3679329573 - whatever it takes to feed the feed and stay in the game!
Applied for Lead UI/UX Designer (VP/SVP) for a global bank via LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3716903268 - whatever it takes to feed the feed and stay in the game!
Applied for Head of User Experience, Access People via LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3708143235 - whatever it takes to feed the feed and stay in the game!
I F**KING HIT 1000 DAYS OF DAILY WRITING! AMA
Day 1000 - There are no rules other than the laws of physics - https://golifelog.com/posts/there-are-no-rules-other-than-the-laws-of-physics-1695781165415
Got my first mention on a sponsored Youtube video by a Carrd influencer! -https://youtu.be/QrpIlv7b28A?si=yJubzwFB7mMjn7Ap&t=15 - Vid published on 24 Sep, and I got 3 purchases on that day. Coincidence, or...? How do I track purchases coming from Youtube? 🤔 -
Decided to focus on UX Research positions instead to play to my strengths - applied for 8 "UX Researcher" positions in My Careers Future job portal
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/information-technology/ux-researcher-astek-singapore-innovation-technology-a2161673213ce5b8f6a68649832f2ece
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/senior-ux-researcher-decision-science-agency-d83c569b873515671a6e7220ac97ba71
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/telecommunications/ux-research-insights-lead-starhub-286ba12822ef91ab7e14485ba6dcd491
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/avp-ux-researcher-consumer-banking-group-group-design-dbs-bank-368918c055ec1fa1f756f9e22da9afe7
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/sciences/research-engineer-national-university-singapore-5dbf5d8008eee8f53972822f61547b10
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/ux-designer-tescom-software-systems-testing-7fbe5d9fce4f1b65b2ac512f7d93e23b
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/consulting/application-designer-lead-ux-designer-palo-singapore-2377797a0e838bdb44de12f5bfb16860
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/uiux-designer-sciente-international-340b232441c3862f544940573a42c2c7
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3692374971
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/senior-ux-researcher-decision-science-agency-d83c569b873515671a6e7220ac97ba71
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/telecommunications/ux-research-insights-lead-starhub-286ba12822ef91ab7e14485ba6dcd491
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/avp-ux-researcher-consumer-banking-group-group-design-dbs-bank-368918c055ec1fa1f756f9e22da9afe7
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/sciences/research-engineer-national-university-singapore-5dbf5d8008eee8f53972822f61547b10
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/design/ux-designer-tescom-software-systems-testing-7fbe5d9fce4f1b65b2ac512f7d93e23b
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/consulting/application-designer-lead-ux-designer-palo-singapore-2377797a0e838bdb44de12f5bfb16860
https://www.mycareersfuture.gov.sg/job/banking-finance/uiux-designer-sciente-international-340b232441c3862f544940573a42c2c7
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3692374971