Bear Academy
Bear Liu
Welcome to Bear Academy podcast. Here, we talk things about design, productivity and technology with professionals who work in tech and design industries. Hosted by Bear Liu, a UX designer who lives in Auckland, New Zealand.
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#35 Satya Nadella On Leadership: Hit Refresh
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05/08/22 • 9 min
Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft shared his thoughts about the leadership, career and culture of Microsoft in his book, Hit Refresh. I'm quite interested in the leadership part, as Satya's personal journey clearly shows how he built his leadership from the very beginning.
#44 How to take notes from an audiobook?
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07/10/22 • 5 min
Listening to an audiobook is a great way to learn new things, but you are more likely to forget most of the learnings as taking notes from an audiobook is tricky. I’ll show you a tip to help you better review what you’ve learned from an audiobook, and remember most of the key points. Sounds too good to be true? Check it to see if this approach suits you!
#40 How to make confident career decisions?
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06/12/22 • 9 min
Confident career decisions? It's always hard to make career decisions, no need to say to decide confidently. How do I know if it's the right choice,? As a design mentor, I've been asked this question many times: what if I don't know which way to choose as my career direction?
My answer is to define what you should know and get the answers in the cheapest and fastest ways. You can do these 3 things for research in a short time, and be able to figure out if your dream job is actually worth putting effort into. After that, you should be able to make confident career decisions :)
07/03/22 • 8 min
You might heard of 10000 hours rule by Malcolm Gladwell, which is to invest 10000 hours to master something. But how do you know which domain you would like to spend 10000 hours in the beginning? Introducing my 10 hours theory. Actually, it's 10,100,1000,10000 hours theory. By investing 10 hours at the very beginning, you can make sure the rest of 9990 hours you will spend is a good investment.
#41 Tips for presenting your design work
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06/19/22 • 9 min
7 #tips for presenting your design work like a pro! Presentation is an essential skill for designers, and sometimes it might be overwhelming. Last week, I did a presentation with a wider audience to share what I work at in last 6 months in 12 minutes. The result was great, and I found some of my personal design presentation tips might be helpful for other designers to share or presenting design work.
08/13/22 • 55 min
Brendan Jarvis shared what he learned from 2 years of podcasting experience on finding and interviewing top UX influencers.
Highlights
💡 A better experience for guests and audience: look at the camera and active listening
💡 Be authentic or professional?
💡 How to find guests for a UX podcast?
💡 How to get the workflow organised?
💡 How to deal with “I don’t want to do it today”
💡 Tips for releasing a high-quality podcast every week?
Who is Brendan Jarvis
Brendan Jarvis is the Managing Founder and Principal Researcher of The Space InBetween - New Zealand’s only specialist evaluative UX research practice and world-class UX lab: enabling brave teams across the globe to de-risk product design, and equally brave leaders to shape and scale design culture.
Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis
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[12:39] A great tip for online communication: look at the camera, listen carefully
[17:33] Tip for managing podcasting: batch the invites
[18:25] Tip for managing a podcast: templates for show notes, LinkedIn posts, tweets etc.
[19:23] Spend at least 1 day preparing for each episode
[21:20] Practice writing questions like speaking, so that don’t need to check the notes often, just go naturally during the conversation
[26:21] The difference of being authentic or being professional?
[33:08] How to find guests for his podcast
[40:45] How to save time? Hire a professional editor!
[46:20] Challenge for making a podcast: finding his voice on the podcast
People or things we mentioned
Interviewing Users by Steve Portigal
Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
Fiverr for finding a podcast editor
Tim Ferriss on podcasting and blog
06/05/22 • 10 min
We all know that uncertainties are something for certain in these years, and 2022 will not different at all. Any career tips 2022 for designer? I wrote a tips list for myself as a reminder for my career in 2022, and I think it might be helpful for many people here.
05/29/22 • 7 min
Why comics are so popular? What's the secret in comics? How to read comics and most importantly for designers: what's the top tip/secret we can borrow from comics to our work? In this video, I want to share a few thoughts on Scott McCloud's awesome book: Understanding Comics.
#33 5 Amazing Books For Designers in 2022
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04/24/22 • 6 min
5 books for designers in 2022 - I have kept reading 50 books a year since a few years ago, and this habit hugely changes my work and life. Since I started to work as UX/Product designer, I noticed that many non-design related books provide so much value for my career. So in this video, I would like to recommend 5 books for designers in 2022 - these books can hugely help you to improve your design skill.
05/15/22 • 10 min
"How to get rich(without being lucky)" is one of the most popular Twitter threads, written by Naval Ravikant, a famous investor of Silicon Valley.
I love his tweet so much, that guided me to the book of his thoughts and comments: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant. In this book, Naval talked about how to get rich, how to be a happier person, and shared many other insightful tips.
I think of getting rich as a wealth-building journey, and it can be designed and executed. It’s a bit late to realize it, but not too late. Actually, building fortune is never too late to do.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Bear Academy have?
Bear Academy currently has 50 episodes available.
What topics does Bear Academy cover?
The podcast is about Design, Podcasts, Arts, Business and Careers.
What is the most popular episode on Bear Academy?
The episode title '#49 Adobe acquires Figma, Tips for getting a Design job, Digital hygiene' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Bear Academy?
The average episode length on Bear Academy is 22 minutes.
How often are episodes of Bear Academy released?
Episodes of Bear Academy are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Bear Academy?
The first episode of Bear Academy was released on Oct 16, 2020.
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