I got laid off, and so will you.
It came for me as it will come for you. But you own the narrative, and you own your actions. It's not the end of the road.
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Not everyone should be a product designer. Most people probably shouldn’t be. And that's okay.
Delete personas from your portfolios
One thing I will never understand is why so many UX and product design courses have people new to the field create personas