{"id":11370,"date":"2017-08-17T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marvel7077.wpengine.com\/?p=11370"},"modified":"2020-11-05T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T14:35:18","slug":"new-ux-design-feeling-overwhelmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shopjessicabuckley.com\/blog\/new-ux-design-feeling-overwhelmed\/","title":{"rendered":"New to UX Design? Feeling Overwhelmed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you read that Sidebar article about UX Writing?<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you see the new augmented reality software that Apple created?<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you seen Android\u2019s new design pattern?<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you see the latest Google I\/O talks?<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you read \u2018Hooked\u2019\u00a0?<\/em><\/p>\n

You been on Dribbble lately?<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you complete that online UI course with Design Labs?<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you see the latest intercom podcast with Julio Zhuo?<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you joined The Designership\u2019s Slack room, it\u2019s such a great resource for designers?<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you see the latest interview article with Interface Lovers?<\/em><\/p>\n

How is your side project going?<\/em><\/p>\n

Are you going to the meetup tonight?<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you finished your portfolio?<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you write that Medium article you were talking about doing?<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you see that new prototyping tool that just came out?<\/em><\/p>\n

arghhh\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026there\u2019s a lot to keep up with isn\u2019t there?<\/em><\/p>\n

Feels a bit overwhelming?<\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019re not alone<\/em>\u00a0????<\/p>\n

Feeling overwhelmed is\u00a0normal<\/h2>\n

It can be overwhelming when you start in UX design. There\u2019s so much to learn, so much new stuff to keep up with. Things move fast, there\u2019s new information and new tools all the time. I tried to get my head around everything for a while, but it was too much. The more I tried to do the more I struggled, my brain got foggy.<\/p>\n

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\"Feeling overwhelmed is\u00a0normal\"<\/p><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

Larry Kim<\/a> wrote a great article<\/a> on \u2018How multitasking is killing your brain\u2019<\/em>
\n\"Multitasking has also been found to increase production of cortisol, the stress hormone. Having our brain constantly shift gears pumps up stress and tires us out, leaving us feeling mentally exhausted.\" - Larry Kim<\/p>\n

Find your focus with\u00a0chunking<\/h2>\n

Stress and anxiety comes from a feeling that we have an impossible number of things to do. Don\u2019t worry too much about keeping up with everything. Find the areas you like to focus on, and have a daily routine of keeping up with those areas.<\/p>\n

Chunking<\/strong> is the grouping together of those focus areas into well-sized pieces. By doing this your mind will relax, and you\u2019ll position yourself well to complete your goals.<\/p>\n

I had a period of focusing on Android and its material design patterns. I then studied user interface design as I wanted to improve in that area. From there I focused more on the UX process<\/a>. Currently, I\u2019m pushing myself into the world of UX\/content writing.
\nChunking things relaxes the\u00a0mind.<\/p>\n

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\"By doing this your mind will relax, and you\u2019ll position yourself well to complete your goals.\"<\/p><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

Start capturing what you want to\u00a0do<\/h2>\n

To start the chunking process, you need to start capturing. <\/strong>This is the process of getting all the ideas in your head noted down. This could be on paper, computer, phone or whatever suits.<\/p>\n

Note down everything you want to do this week. This could be reading design articles, going to a meet-up, learning more about Sketch or reading a few chapters of a design book.<\/p>\n

Important tip:<\/em><\/strong> Most people can only focus on a limited number of things at one time. Focus on 2\u20133 areas to get started, remember these are learnings out of work time so keep it manageable.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Note down everything you want to do this week.\"<\/p><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

Get you goals out of your head and noted\u00a0down.<\/p>\n

Find the commonalities<\/h2>\n

You\u2019ve captured all your things you want to achieve, now you need to look for commonalities. <\/strong>What items relate to reading, or studying, or learning design tools, etc.? Group these together and you have the areas you want to work on.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve chunked your tasks together, it\u2019s easier to see what you need to do for the week. When you focus on the bigger picture your goals are much easier to digest. You\u2019ll start to feel more inspired when you have control of them.
\nWhen we change our focus we change our\u00a0life.<\/p>\n

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\"When you focus on the bigger picture your goals are much easier to digest.\"<\/p><\/span><\/blockquote>\n

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How to get the chunks\u00a0done<\/h2>\n

There are many ways you can get your chunks done, here are few technique\u2019s I use.<\/p>\n