I just landed a job in this challenging market. Among other topics, this book nails the challenges I faced: figuring out priorities, upskilling, comparing offers, and more.
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Reflect on Your Design Career to Gain Clarity and Grow
A journaling workbook with 39 exercises to help with decision-making, craft, goal-setting, learning, career growth, and more.
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Your On-the-Go Career Mentor
Access all-round career coaching for less than the cost of a single coaching session.
Take a break from the screen to:
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Think more clearly — organize
your thoughts and gain greater sense of control at work.
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Become more self-aware — reflect
to discover your strengths, biases, and blind spots.
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Make better decisions — get the
support you need in challenging work situations and make more informed
choices.
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Grow your career — set clear
goals and create actionable plans to improve your career and work
satisfaction.
From the author of the
best-seller
best-seller
Solving Product Design Exercises
39 Highly Actionable Exercises
Career Planning
- Build a career plan
- Make better career decisions
- Track job satisfaction
- Decide when to quit
- Assess career changes
- Align decisions with values
Growth
- Increase visibility
- Attract career opportunities
- Define job search priorities
- Come up with side projects
- Identify tough situations early
- Compare job offers
Collaboration & Learning
- Improve 1:1s
- Deal with anger
- Resolve conflict
- Decide more rationally
- Develop a learning plan
- Increase your role’s scope
Productivity & Craft
- Reflect on your design work
- Break down complex tasks
- Have more impact
- Avoid productivity biases
Communication
- Give better feedback
- Say ‘no’ well
- Mentor others
- Ask better questions
Decision-making
- Make better decisions
- Increase impact
- Find the root cause of problems’
- Avoid decision-making biases
Including Exercises from Best-selling Books
Practice 15 techniques from The Path to Senior Designer and The Effective Designer.
Featuring chapters by:
Lara Hogan
Author, leadership coach, formerly a VP at Etsy and director at
Kickstarter
Jessica Harllee
Staff designer at Shopify, previously at Etsy and Kickstarter
Apoorva Govind
Founder of Bestever AI, formerly at Apple and Uber
Aimee Tasker
Leadership coach and design consultant at Apply Design
Jennifer Emick
Design lead at Square
Sorrel Harriet, PhD
Independent learning consultant
Why I wrote this book
I often find myself listening to a podcast for an hour just to learn a thing or two (on a good day).
Information is everywhere, but actionable advice is rare. That’s where this workbook comes in.
Think of this journal as your personal career coach, accessible whenever you need it.
Journal, reflect, and learn new skills by immediately practicing how to apply them.
What readers say
This book is valuable not only for career-related topics but also for understanding people’s intentions and motivations. The insights are practical and can be immediately applied to your day-to-day work, whether you’re a junior designer or a design manager.
It’s not just a book—it’s like having a mentor guiding you with practical exercises and real-world advice. Some of the insights I gained will stay with me for years to come.
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FAQ
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Is this workbook only relevant for product designers?
While this workbook is written with product designers in mind, it is equally valuable for UX researchers, marketing designers, design ops professionals, graphic designers, and illustrators. -
Do you have a discount for students?
Yes. If you’re a full-time student, send me an email from your ".edu" address or other proof and I’ll send you a 20% off coupon for the website. By now the book is used by students (and professors) at Harvard, Royal College of Art, MIT, Parsons, Stanford, CCA, UC Berkeley, Cornel, UCLA, Pratt, and 50+ more. The code is not valid on physical books. -
Do you have a money back guarantee policy?
Yes. I offer a money-back guarantee for the digital products available on the website (eBooks, videos and bonus materials). I believe you'll find substantial value in these resources. However, if for any reason you feel otherwise, just contact me within 30 days of your purchase, and I'll promptly refund your money. -
If I’ve read all your previous books, will I find this design career journal helpful?
15 out of the 39 exercises in this workbook are adapted from my best-selling books and have been redesigned for the workbook format to help you take action, write, and reflect. Even if you've seen some of the advice in my previous books, you might not have had the chance to practice them and write down how you could apply them. This workbook gives you that opportunity. Additionally, the remaining 24 exercises are entirely new and have not been featured in any of my previous books. -
How long will my print copy take to arrive? How much does shipping cost?
For the fastest delivery, please consider buying on Amazon. On this website all of your shipping costs and estimations are available at checkout. Shipping costs start at: US — $7.59, UK — $7.50, Canada — $9.86, EU — $6.99, the rest of the world depending on your location is starting at $9.59. -
Do you have a bulk pricing?
Yes. If you’re buying more than three copies for your team/students/event attendees reach out to me for a bulk pricing cost. -
I’m a non-native speaker. Will it be hard for me to understand your book?
I’m a non-native speaker as well but this book has been professionally edited and we have worked hard to make it accessible for native and non-native speakers. Read the first pages using "Read Sample" feature on Amazon page of the book to see if you’re comfortable with the level of complexity. -
I have a question. How can I contact you?
Please contact me via email.
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