@hisern

writer. thinker. whiskey drinker. I'm a career mom that blogs about life as she sees it. UX at Gap Inc. ex @IDEO.

 San Francisco
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Joined January 2009
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You Are The Safety Net ---a post for all single parents. You are seen. open.substack.com/pub/humanm…
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Where Are You Playing Small? open.substack.com/pub/humanm…
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I just published The Neuroscience of Why Frantic Fails medium.com/p/the-neuroscienc…

The Neuroscience of Why Frantic Fails

At IDEO, we were often told to resemble ducks. No matter how hard we were paddling underwater, we should look serene and glide gracefully…

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I just published What I’m Grateful to AI For This Thanksgiving (It’s Complicated) medium.com/p/what-im-gratefu…

What I’m Grateful to AI For This Thanksgiving (It’s Complicated)

As we gather around our tables this holiday season, I find myself reflecting on what truly matters: the ways artificial intelligence has…

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I just published The Night I Stopped Trying to Be Perfect medium.com/p/the-night-i-sto…

The Night I Stopped Trying to Be Perfect

dance like no one is watching

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I just published Why You Should Stop Falling in Love (And Start Standing Instead) medium.com/p/why-you-should-…
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I just published Navigating Relationship And Seasonal Transitions. medium.com/p/navigating-rela…

Navigating Relationship And Seasonal Transitions.

Treat relationships, personal and professionalike seasons, neatly wrapping them up when they are done or change. Manage all with honesty

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I just published 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿 (𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗺, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺, 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁… medium.com/p/-98d8e5f46dc7?s…
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I just published Permission to Drift: The Secret Power of Mental Wandering medium.com/p/permission-to-d…
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I just published The Unexpected Wisdom of an Uber Ride (and a Nearly Dead Phone) medium.com/p/the-unexpected-…
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I just published Good design doesn’t just follow product-market fit. Sometimes, it creates it medium.com/p/good-design-doe…

Good design doesn’t just follow product-market fit. Sometimes, it creates it

I keep seeing posts that say:

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I just published Why I Traveled 2,000 Miles for One Conversation medium.com/p/why-i-traveled-…
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I just published ‘Busy Is Broken: Why Smart Leaders Make Time to Think’ medium.com/p/busy-is-broken-…

“Busy Is Broken: Why Smart Leaders Make Time to Think”

The Overworked, Underthought Executive

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Check out my latest article: The Piano Method: How My 7-Year-Old Taught Me to Master Complex Challenges linkedin.com/pulse/piano-met… via @LinkedIn

The Piano Method: How My 7-Year-Old Taught Me to Master Complex Challenges

When my 7-year-old daughter Vivi first tackled piano, each new song overwhelmed her. Sight-reading notes while grasping rhythms and mastering hand placements simultaneously felt impossible—because it...

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Check out my latest article: How Judging Others Kills Your Vibe (And What to Do Instead) linkedin.com/pulse/how-judgi… via @LinkedIn

How Judging Others Kills Your Vibe (And What to Do Instead)

Judgement Yoga I go to hot yoga at 9 AM, where we sweat out our Bay Area neuroses onto our mats, twisting our limbs into accomplishment. Fifty of us pack into a 105-degree room, arranging our mats...

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I just published Your Network is your Net worth! medium.com/p/your-network-is…

Your Network is your Net worth!

Debbie Landa told me that years ago when we were advising startups. Debbie, one of Silicon Valley’s best-connected individuals, shared this…

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Check out my latest article: How to Broadcast Your Superpower (Without Cringing) linkedin.com/pulse/how-broad… via @LinkedIn

How to Broadcast Your Superpower (Without Cringing)

I’ve spent much of my life on autopilot, barreling forward—until one day, I looked up and thought: Wait, am I even on the right train? Am I leveraging my true superpower, or am I just coasting on...

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I just published Embrace The Liminal Spaces: You Might Create Something Profound medium.com/p/embrace-the-lim…
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It's my birthday. So I just published Patience is better than Botox link.medium.com/YRVWeQV8RLb

Patience is better than Botox

It’s never too late for reinvention or growth. In fact, continual change can help signs of aging more than botox.

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