While we love our career and don’t regret the switch, we have been feeling stressed about the UX industry and want to share the stress we are dealing with to provide more transparency in our UX career. Some of the stress we talk about are:

• Trying to stay up-to-date with the tech industry trends
• Maintaining our UX portfolio while still working full-time
• The pressure to take on side projects or side hustles for career advancements
• The increased competition in standing out and building our personal brand

Mikah also shares a wonderful book for creatives called “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert and we discuss how fear sometimes gets in the way of our creative endeavors. She highly recommends this book for all creative professionals.

We have also come to the end of Season 1 of Designer Sushi and we are so happy to hear the positive feedback so far. Stay tuned for Season 2 as we’re gearing up for it! 🚀

Connect with us 📱:

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Email: designersushipodcast@gmail.com

Appendix

We understand our listeners aren’t living in Japan and to help understand our content, we are creating a dictionary based on the content we discuss for each episode.

Tatemae - The term relates to “honne” as it means displaying one’s true feelings and the behavior and opinions a person displays in public. It’s a practice in Japanese society to avoid conflict and an act of respect.

Kohai- Means “junior” and represents the interpersonal hierarchical relationships in companies or schools.