#020 - Advisor and coach to CEOs and recovering neuroscientist and UXer, Joe Leech, gives a pep talk for designers who’re feeling bored or trapped and encourages them to question what they’re doing and why.
Most designers pride themselves on their craft. After all, that’s what clients are paying for, right? But is that what they need? In this episode, Joe Leech challenges the notion that delivering designs is a designer’s superpower and how you can find your real superpower instead. We also talk about work-life balance and doing less for more.
Most designers pride themselves on their craft. After all, that’s what clients are paying for, right? But is that what they need? In this episode, Joe Leech challenges the notion that delivering designs is a designer’s superpower and how you can find your real superpower instead. Joe is an advisor and coach to CEOs and recovering neuroscientist and UXer. We also talk about work-life balance and what to do if you’re bored as a designer.
In this episode:
Shownotes
Find Joe Leech at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeleech/
@mrjoe on Twitter
Professional Principles to work and live by
https://mrjoe.uk/principles-work/
The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna
https://medium.com/@elleluna/the-crossroads-of-should-and-must-90c75eb7c5b0
https://www.goodreads.com/uk/book/show/22859551-the-crossroads-of-should-and-must
Are you an ‘insecure overachiever’?
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180924-are-you-an-insecure-overachiever
Show credits
Illustrations by Kim Habib
Music by Brad Porter
Episode edited by Niall Mackay
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