Jesse Yuen
@jesseyuen.bsky.social
Designing products and services for good, not evil.
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day two of #MindfulDesignAdvent and a free lesson for all of you. one of my favs from the course, you can now watch the COGNITIVE ECONOMY lesson for free! our brains are weird and fun and understanding how we conserve mental energy is super interesting and important: piccalil.li/mindful-desi...
Cognitive Economy
A lesson from the Mindful Design course
piccalil.li
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
day two of #MindfulDesignAdvent and a free lesson for all of you. one of my favs from the course, you can now watch the COGNITIVE ECONOMY lesson for free! our brains are weird and fun and understanding how we conserve mental energy is super interesting and important: piccalil.li/mindful-desi...
Week notes, not weekly notes. Friday arvo ramblings from the WFH front-lines.
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Week notes, not weekly notes - Jesse Yuen
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September 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Week notes, not weekly notes. Friday arvo ramblings from the WFH front-lines.
jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...
jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...
Tis winter solstice,
The sun will be back soonish,
Until then, chin up
The sun will be back soonish,
Until then, chin up
June 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Tis winter solstice,
The sun will be back soonish,
Until then, chin up
The sun will be back soonish,
Until then, chin up
Lately finding it impossible to scroll within Facebook marketplace ads on the app without accidentally firing off the “Hello, is this still available?” message due to its strategic position and seemingly hyper sensitive nature. Filed under #deceptivepattern, fuck you Meta, RIP Gumtree.
June 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Lately finding it impossible to scroll within Facebook marketplace ads on the app without accidentally firing off the “Hello, is this still available?” message due to its strategic position and seemingly hyper sensitive nature. Filed under #deceptivepattern, fuck you Meta, RIP Gumtree.
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I'm vibe coding. I'm sorry. I will figure out how to repay Mother Earth for all the water and energy I'm wasting, I promise.
April 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I'm vibe coding. I'm sorry. I will figure out how to repay Mother Earth for all the water and energy I'm wasting, I promise.
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move slow and touch some fucking grass
April 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
move slow and touch some fucking grass
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Big news - a new UK Government Design Principle:
Minimise environmental impact
services.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/02/a...
Minimise environmental impact
services.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/02/a...
Adding sustainability to the Government Design Principles
We’re adding a new design principle for sustainability. This will help teams take responsibility and ownership for the sustainability of services.
services.blog.gov.uk
April 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Big news - a new UK Government Design Principle:
Minimise environmental impact
services.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/02/a...
Minimise environmental impact
services.blog.gov.uk/2025/04/02/a...
Last night my 10yo suggested that based on my grumpy mood, it seems like I've had enough social media for the day, the dopamine rush is clearly wearing off and that perhaps I should put my phone down and pick up a book instead. The kids are going to be ok.
April 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Last night my 10yo suggested that based on my grumpy mood, it seems like I've had enough social media for the day, the dopamine rush is clearly wearing off and that perhaps I should put my phone down and pick up a book instead. The kids are going to be ok.
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So, for what it's worth: I don't think AI is taking over jobs because it's better than people or even good at its job. I think it's taking over jobs because it's cheaper than people and bosses like cheap and aren't necessarily aware of the (very high) risk of bad, dangerous quality output (7/7)
March 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
So, for what it's worth: I don't think AI is taking over jobs because it's better than people or even good at its job. I think it's taking over jobs because it's cheaper than people and bosses like cheap and aren't necessarily aware of the (very high) risk of bad, dangerous quality output (7/7)
If a person exercises in a forest but forgets to wear their Apple Watch, does it even count towards their movement goals?
March 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If a person exercises in a forest but forgets to wear their Apple Watch, does it even count towards their movement goals?
Ssshhh, it's a bit of a secret but there is a hidden Z-axis in an Impact vs. Effort matrix and it goes by many names: "stakeholder appeal", "perceived sexiness" or perhaps "shiny new thing factor". This axis often hides just enough out of sight to remain invisible to the naked eye.
March 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Ssshhh, it's a bit of a secret but there is a hidden Z-axis in an Impact vs. Effort matrix and it goes by many names: "stakeholder appeal", "perceived sexiness" or perhaps "shiny new thing factor". This axis often hides just enough out of sight to remain invisible to the naked eye.
Hey ex GOV.UK pals - someone painstakingly converted a really old book on form design best practice into a web-based publication. From memory it was a book about designing paper forms. Any ideas? @frankieroberto.com @timpaul.co.uk @adamsilverhq.bsky.social @cjforms.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Hey ex GOV.UK pals - someone painstakingly converted a really old book on form design best practice into a web-based publication. From memory it was a book about designing paper forms. Any ideas? @frankieroberto.com @timpaul.co.uk @adamsilverhq.bsky.social @cjforms.bsky.social
My 10 year old daughter as she compares AI assistants to help to build her first website: “Claude is definitely a girl, I love her. Chat GPT is boy and is soooooo boring.”
February 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
My 10 year old daughter as she compares AI assistants to help to build her first website: “Claude is definitely a girl, I love her. Chat GPT is boy and is soooooo boring.”
"Hey Alexa, who's your favourite Beastie Boy?"
Friday evening ramblings from a tired human after a big week.
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Friday evening ramblings from a tired human after a big week.
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Hey Alexa, who's your favourite Beastie Boy? - Jesse Yuen
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February 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"Hey Alexa, who's your favourite Beastie Boy?"
Friday evening ramblings from a tired human after a big week.
jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...
Friday evening ramblings from a tired human after a big week.
jesseyuen.com/thoughts/202...
No one prepared me for how much laundry I would do as a fully remote employee. The washing machine is basically my best mate - we hang out all day.
February 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
No one prepared me for how much laundry I would do as a fully remote employee. The washing machine is basically my best mate - we hang out all day.
My weekly update: a reflection on comfort zones, learning, growth and revisiting familiar yet somewhat painful phases of life.
Does Change == Holiday? (Redux) - Jesse Yuen
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February 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My weekly update: a reflection on comfort zones, learning, growth and revisiting familiar yet somewhat painful phases of life.
Installed Cursor AI, and to test the waters asked it to refactor the scss in my personal site. First observation, Cursor AI loves a bit of Lobotomised Owl. * + * Nice one!
Second observation, I’ve created a code review job for myself that wasn’t there beforehand. Can I trust the suggested changes?
Second observation, I’ve created a code review job for myself that wasn’t there beforehand. Can I trust the suggested changes?
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Installed Cursor AI, and to test the waters asked it to refactor the scss in my personal site. First observation, Cursor AI loves a bit of Lobotomised Owl. * + * Nice one!
Second observation, I’ve created a code review job for myself that wasn’t there beforehand. Can I trust the suggested changes?
Second observation, I’ve created a code review job for myself that wasn’t there beforehand. Can I trust the suggested changes?
Has a design sprint ever produced an idea that didn’t already exist in someone’s head, Miro board, Figma file or note pad?
January 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Has a design sprint ever produced an idea that didn’t already exist in someone’s head, Miro board, Figma file or note pad?
Artificial Intelligence and the Ionosphere: a summary of this weeks internet wanderings.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Ionosphere - Jesse Yuen
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January 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Artificial Intelligence and the Ionosphere: a summary of this weeks internet wanderings.
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A mate and I have been experimenting with sending downbeat tunes via shortwave radio to the Ionosphere and back to Earth.
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Limited copies come with an extra “via the ionosphere” mix
A big thanks to DJ Frederick and Imaginary Stations for broadcasting Downbeat on Shortwave last weekend via the transmitters of Shortwave Gold. The show featured two 15 minute mixes in a downtempo…
weedsuptomeknees.uk
January 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A mate and I have been experimenting with sending downbeat tunes via shortwave radio to the Ionosphere and back to Earth.
weedsuptomeknees.uk/2025/01/23/l...
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Just got 20 of these printed.
January 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just got 20 of these printed.
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Mozilla is pronounced like Tortilla.
January 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Mozilla is pronounced like Tortilla.