Brian Pagán (he/they) @brianpagan@social.privacytools.io

When I heard that @sarahfrier is on @Walmart’s board, I thought “Ugh, sellout!” But then she said this: “If you want to do something good in the world, give something big a push.” https://d3e.co/sd

🙇🏻‍♂️ Thank you Sarah & @GreylockVC for this lesson in #humility & #change.

Real #superpowers don’t come from being better than human; they come from being a better human. 🙏🏼💚🧠💪🏼

#human #empathy #compassion #love #LoveMoreFearLess

The only difference between living life and creating #art is writing it down. 🎭

HT @donttrythis, Alex Jason, and Ben Pagan

"@iamjohnoliver nailed it. Black hair is political This is the whole reason behind Your Hair is Cute." - Filmmaker @cintiataylor on @LastWeekTonight's episode on #hair.

🎥 Your Hair is Cute: https://d3e.co/sb

📺 Last Week Tonight (on YouTube): https://d3e.co/sa

Breaks are essential for your #MentalHealth!
🧠 https://d3e.co/s9

This study by @Microsoft shows how brief #meditation between #virtual meetings helps us:
💁🏽‍♀️ Reset our brains
🙋🏾‍♀️ Stay focused & engaged
💆🏽‍♀️ Prevent stress

Now, you can read MindFolk's latest #podcast episode with @cintiataylor! 👉 https://d3e.co/s01e11-transcript

I just updated the #transcript with care & love. Thanks for y'all's patience! 🙏💚

“Go to that place that feels uncomfortable or impossible. That’s where true #creativity happens.” @UxBeant

Have you ever drawn a cat on the top of your head? 🐈

We did! We’re learning about #creativity from @UxBeant in our inaugural workshop with wonderful #humans 😃 ✌🏼 💚

@GoforeGroup
@GreatnessStudio

👨‍🔬 @dastillman studied human conversations & found ways we can design things that feel natural to use: https://d3e.co/s7

#ConversationDesign in 9 elements:
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People
⛳️ Invitation
✊🏼 Power
🔃 Turn-taking
🤝 Interface
🏃‍♀️ Cadence
🧵 Threading
🥅 Goals
💔 Error + Repair

Software 👏🏼 impacts 👏🏼 people’s 👏🏼 lives 👏🏼 https://d3e.co/s5

So if your decisions affect #software in any way, then you’re changing people’s lives.

#IT #UX #integrity HT @hdgarrood & @aral

"The fact that millions of people had to march for George Floyd to be treated as equal and human in an unjust system - that's not justice." - @AOC @RepAOC

#BLM #BlackLivesMatter #Justice #SocialJustice

#Mindfulness can help you be a better lover ❤️

This study by @auhdfs scientists shows increased sexual & relationship satisfaction when their partner(s) practice #mindful habits. 🧑🏽‍🔬 https://d3e.co/s3

Most effective:
• Nonreactivity
• Acting with #awareness

🤔 How much better would the Internet be if there was an open-source #Privacy Notice template that’s legally compliant & gorgeous?

🥳 @GetJuro & @StewieKee apparently asked themselves the same thing and freakin MADE ONE! 👉🏼 https://d3e.co/s1 👈

#LegalDesign #UX

森林浴

At any given moment, we can do (take action) or be (simply exist). And we're closest to our true purpose when we can move between those states mindfully.

🎙️ In @mindfolk 10, I speak with @ThomasSwaak, @NotesFromSujith, & @RolfvanHaren about #DoBeDo

https://d3e.co/r-

[YouTube video] 📺 #Cooperation is better than #competition in the long run, for everyone involved. Need proof? 👇🏼

#prisonersdilemma

https://d3e.co/rz

“#Empathy is not connecting to an #experience. Empathy is connecting to the emotions that underpin an experience.” - @BreneBrown

#DareToLead #UX #Vulnerability #compassion

The 2 richest individuals own more wealth than 40% of the US combined. Meanwhile, half a million people are homeless.

We need a sustainable #economy that works for us all, not only for the privileged few.

💵 fair #MinimumWage
🤝 more #unions
... 👇🏼

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/29/rich-poor-gap-wealth-inequality-bernie-sanders