October
Written
- Working on
- The last weeks of Kestrel Ledger's setup checklist, and the numbers after launch.
- Writing
- A checklist beats a product tour. Published September 2, still the most read thing I've written.
What I'm doing now
One page about this month, rewritten at the start of every month. If it's December and this still says November, I'm overdue and you can tell me.
Booking work from Marchtwo spots
November
Updated , Lisbon
- Working on
- Billing pages for Quarry, my second project with them. This time it's invoices that explain every line before anyone has to ask.
- Writing
- An essay on why settings pages are where trust is won or lost. The first draft is twice as long as it should be.
- Reading
- A history of the paper form. Most of what we call UX patterns were settled on paper by 1950.
- Learning
- Portuguese, slowly. Still ordering coffee in English on bad days.
- Booking
- Work starting from March 2. Two spots, both for six weeks or more. Audits can start sooner.
- Not doing
- New retainers until May, and conference talks until spring.
Earlier months
Kept, not edited. It's useful to see what I said I'd do.
September
Written
- Working on
- Research calls for Kestrel: twelve people who signed up and stopped.
- Away
- Two weeks walking in the Alentejo, no laptop.
August
Written
- Working on
- The sixth edition of the Fieldwork research kit, and a slower month on purpose.
Want one of the March spots?
Pick a time for a 30-minute intro. I'll send a calendar invite and a short list of questions so we don't waste the call.
Booking work from March