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The Looking Glass: How to tell if work is beautiful
What is beauty? Why is nature beautiful? The case for making beautiful things
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The Looking Glass: What company politics actually is
What you and your biggest work adversary have in common; the magic incantation in times of conflict; and 5 steps for disagreeing effectively
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Julie Zhuo
The Looking Glass: So you want to write better?
A long-form piece on some age-old misconceptions
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The Looking Glass: Get Over Yourself
The most important thing my manager ever told me; we vs. me mentality; the future of AI-powered user experiences
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Julie Zhuo
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The Looking Glass: The craft of creating
Journeys before features; how to nurture fragile ideas; when to document; and absolutely unambiguous outcomes
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Julie Zhuo
The Looking Glass: The Power of the Mindmeld
How to present information convincingly; 7 questions to improve clarity; and why the words count
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Julie Zhuo
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The Looking Glass: Unintuitive, lying truths
Honesty; the deepest truth; lies builders tell themselves; seven incredibly non-intuitive things about growing your career; + more.
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The Looking Glass: Higher Level Design
A long-form post: what does it mean to achieve higher and higher levels of design?
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