Category: Ideas
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Thoughts on Technical Writing and UX Design
After years in technical writing, I’ve started to explore UX writing and content design. These fields feel like natural evolutions of the documentation work I’ve been doing, but with exciting new aspects. Two experiences are shaping my perspective. I’ve been reading Don Norman’s “The Design of Everyday Things”. This book…
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Reflection
This year has been a time of incredible personal growth for me. It’s also been extremely challenging, and those two things are not unrelated! But of course, it’s only in retrospect that I can see how the challenges fed the growth. At the very least, I can say that I…
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Python & Private Eyes
This week, I started a Python bootcamp through Udemy. It’s a great course so far. I’ve used other programming languages, mostly HTML and CSS, but haven’t had the opportunity to learn or become familiar with Python. I have a long way to go to proficiency, but have definitely got a…
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How to Get Ideas for Writing
In every writing class and workshop I’ve ever been to, at least one person has asked the teacher “where do you get your ideas?” They usually respond with varying degrees of derision, and move on asap. But, as Neil Gaiman stated in his Master Class on Storytelling (amazing listen, btw)…
Krista Chesal, Content Solutions Specialist 