Comments on: Pleasure and Pain turns 2 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/11/pleasure-and-pain-turns-2/ Improving the human experience one day at a time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jesse Brack http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/11/pleasure-and-pain-turns-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4647 Jesse Brack Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:25:49 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2856#comment-4647 I've only recently discovered your blog but I have already grown a great appreciation for it. It has the perfect balance of professional and personal advice that I can connect with. <br><br>I'm a web designer that is consistently trying to improve the UX in my projects. My search for good UX advice led me to this blog and I've already grown a great appreciation for it. <br><br>Not only did I find great a great resource for UX advice, but I was pleasantly surprised by the personal side of your blog. I didn't expect to relate so much with your entires about life in general, and I'm glad you shared them. I first came to your blog looking for some UX tips but found insight into greater, more important ideas.<br><br>Thank you for the great blog and I look forward to more of the same. I've only recently discovered your blog but I have already grown a great appreciation for it. It has the perfect balance of professional and personal advice that I can connect with.

I'm a web designer that is consistently trying to improve the UX in my projects. My search for good UX advice led me to this blog and I've already grown a great appreciation for it.

Not only did I find great a great resource for UX advice, but I was pleasantly surprised by the personal side of your blog. I didn't expect to relate so much with your entires about life in general, and I'm glad you shared them. I first came to your blog looking for some UX tips but found insight into greater, more important ideas.

Thank you for the great blog and I look forward to more of the same.

]]> By: Francis C. Rupert http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/11/pleasure-and-pain-turns-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4633 Francis C. Rupert Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:24:31 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2856#comment-4633 I'm an indie UXer in KC area since March '09. Can't recall how I got to your site, I just know it was before you went indie. It's been a regular fixture in my feed reader -- and not once one I haphazardly clicked 'Mark all as read.' At that time I was just another innie interaction designer going on my 9th year at one of the large wireless providers. While there were many variables that played into going indie, following you through Twitter, hearing your experiences, and your Evangelizing Yourself series did play the biggest role in *gaining* the confidence and guts to do so. Thank you for that! While I like to think I can continue maintaining this momentum I have to admit I would seriously consider full-time employment with the right organization and would come in armed with a wholly different perspective. I'm an indie UXer in KC area since March '09. Can't recall how I got to your site, I just know it was before you went indie. It's been a regular fixture in my feed reader — and not once one I haphazardly clicked 'Mark all as read.' At that time I was just another innie interaction designer going on my 9th year at one of the large wireless providers. While there were many variables that played into going indie, following you through Twitter, hearing your experiences, and your Evangelizing Yourself series did play the biggest role in *gaining* the confidence and guts to do so. Thank you for that! While I like to think I can continue maintaining this momentum I have to admit I would seriously consider full-time employment with the right organization and would come in armed with a wholly different perspective.

]]> By: menashe http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/11/pleasure-and-pain-turns-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4632 menashe Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:00:04 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2856#comment-4632 well <br>I'm a welder apprentice and a student. <br><br>I found this blog trough someone twitter's list and i hope to learn whatever i can. well
I'm a welder apprentice and a student.

I found this blog trough someone twitter's list and i hope to learn whatever i can.

]]> By: dennisplucinik http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/11/pleasure-and-pain-turns-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4623 dennisplucinik Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:43:01 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2856#comment-4623 Hi Whitney,<br><br>I work in Manhattan for a company doing UI development. I'm coming off of a consistent routine of moonlighting and looking to create something for myself (finally) as well as really master the languages of my trade (JavaScript, CSS, PHP, etc.) Eventually I'd love to work for myself, as I think we all do.<br><br>One of my resolutions this year was to elaborate on the goal-setting plan I used last year. This includes blogging on a regular basis and interacting with the community, hence... this comment :)<br><br>This is the first post I've read of yours and I found you through the HappyCog site. I'm looking forward to seeing how well you hold up to your goal of posting regularly :) in the meantime, I'll give a look through some of your old posts. Hi Whitney,

I work in Manhattan for a company doing UI development. I'm coming off of a consistent routine of moonlighting and looking to create something for myself (finally) as well as really master the languages of my trade (JavaScript, CSS, PHP, etc.) Eventually I'd love to work for myself, as I think we all do.

One of my resolutions this year was to elaborate on the goal-setting plan I used last year. This includes blogging on a regular basis and interacting with the community, hence… this comment :)

This is the first post I've read of yours and I found you through the HappyCog site. I'm looking forward to seeing how well you hold up to your goal of posting regularly :) in the meantime, I'll give a look through some of your old posts.

]]> By: paulF http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2010/01/11/pleasure-and-pain-turns-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4622 paulF Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:08:50 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2856#comment-4622 "So let's start today."...<br><br>Let's!<br><br>I raised myself up on an alternative e-menu diet of the Krug/Zeldman/Nielsen's as though they were the banned rock'n'roll vinyl records of the 40's and 50's in the computer world I was university'ing and corporate internship'ing in. (Dare to think, dare to design, dare to... be you and care about the person on the other side?! :headscratch: gasp - no.. can't be!) I Learned that css, a beautiful day, and the person clicking on those web pages (or using x-technology) have so much more to do with each other that CS/"programming"/techworld doesn't teach.<br><br>From those early days to now life (and technology) have changed in unbelievable ways and I'm someone that is learning more and more to appreciate the fact that the clock on the desktop corner isn't the same as the clock inside your chest that beats two times per moment, and I appreciate learning about experiences of the usability-guru's out there - not just their tutorials/seminars/top-10-list-for-_____'s/retweets (gulp). <br><br>My dream? I'd love to be an (unpaid/peanut-$) intern for 1 year and work a few weeks at a time for all of the santamaria's, malarkey's, veens, garrett's, allsopp's, hess's, halvorson's, zeldman's or godins out there and learn firsthand from a corner in their office or a closet down the hall with a lightbulb in it - but hey - that doesn't exist unfortunately... ... yet... :)<br><br>So, I guess that's it for now? Thank you for sharing, and not just teaching others out there (like me!) - you reach more than you think. There are many (like me!) that appreciate it, look forward to it, and hope to be given a chance of our own to grow, learn, expand, and share in this growing/changing world.<br><br>keep up the good work “So let's start today.”…

Let's!

I raised myself up on an alternative e-menu diet of the Krug/Zeldman/Nielsen's as though they were the banned rock'n'roll vinyl records of the 40's and 50's in the computer world I was university'ing and corporate internship'ing in. (Dare to think, dare to design, dare to… be you and care about the person on the other side?! :headscratch: gasp – no.. can't be!) I Learned that css, a beautiful day, and the person clicking on those web pages (or using x-technology) have so much more to do with each other that CS/”programming”/techworld doesn't teach.

From those early days to now life (and technology) have changed in unbelievable ways and I'm someone that is learning more and more to appreciate the fact that the clock on the desktop corner isn't the same as the clock inside your chest that beats two times per moment, and I appreciate learning about experiences of the usability-guru's out there – not just their tutorials/seminars/top-10-list-for-_____'s/retweets (gulp).

My dream? I'd love to be an (unpaid/peanut-$) intern for 1 year and work a few weeks at a time for all of the santamaria's, malarkey's, veens, garrett's, allsopp's, hess's, halvorson's, zeldman's or godins out there and learn firsthand from a corner in their office or a closet down the hall with a lightbulb in it – but hey – that doesn't exist unfortunately… … yet… :)

So, I guess that's it for now? Thank you for sharing, and not just teaching others out there (like me!) – you reach more than you think. There are many (like me!) that appreciate it, look forward to it, and hope to be given a chance of our own to grow, learn, expand, and share in this growing/changing world.

keep up the good work

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