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Design l&#224; c&#225;ch ch&#250;ng ta t&#7893; ch&#7913;c m&#7885;i th&#7913; &#273;&#7875; ch&#250;ng ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng t&#7889;t h&#417;n.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/gui-ban</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/gui-ban</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:45:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9af0bf30-5a3c-4bbe-89a5-6fdf2da45121_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qacw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F44b87a1d-81c0-400c-bb16-930fb7cd1277_6720x3780.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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Nh&#432;ng &#273;&#243; ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t g&#243;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; c&#7911;a Design.</p><p>Design l&#224; h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng bi&#7871;n s&#7921; h&#7895;n lo&#7841;n th&#224;nh m&#7897;t tr&#7853;t t&#7921; c&#243; m&#7909;c &#273;&#237;ch. V&#224; t&#7845;t c&#7843; ch&#250;ng ta &#273;&#7873;u &#273;ang l&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243;.</p><ul><li><p>M&#7897;t &#273;&#7913;a tr&#7867; thi&#7871;t k&#7871; m&#7897;t l&#7889;i &#273;i t&#7855;t &#273;&#7875; v&#7899;i t&#7899;i c&#225;i k&#7879;.</p></li><li><p>M&#7897;t &#273;&#7847;u b&#7871;p thi&#7871;t k&#7871; th&#7913; t&#7921; chu&#7849;n b&#7883; m&#243;n &#259;n.</p></li><li><p>M&#7897;t l&#7853;p tr&#236;nh vi&#234;n thi&#7871;t k&#7871; lu&#7891;ng th&#244;ng tin.</p></li></ul><p>Khoa h&#7885;c c&#243; th&#7875; cho ch&#250;ng ta bi&#7871;t &#273;i&#7879;n ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng nh&#432; th&#7871; n&#224;o. Nh&#432;ng Design l&#224; th&#7913; s&#7855;p x&#7871;p h&#224;ng t&#7927; c&#244;ng t&#7855;c si&#234;u nh&#7887; b&#234;n trong m&#7897;t con chip, khi&#7871;n ch&#250;ng ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng c&#249;ng nhau thay v&#236; bi&#7871;n th&#224;nh m&#7897;t kh&#7889;i silicon v&#244; d&#7909;ng.</p><p>Design l&#224; th&#7913; s&#7917; d&#7909;ng kh&#237; &#273;&#7897;ng h&#7885;c &#273;&#7875; bi&#7871;n kim lo&#7841;i, nhi&#234;n li&#7879;u, d&#226;y &#273;i&#7879;n v&#224; to&#225;n h&#7885;c th&#224;nh m&#7897;t chi&#7871;c m&#225;y bay c&#243; th&#7875; ch&#7903; h&#224;ng tr&#259;m ng&#432;&#7901;i bay tr&#234;n b&#7847;u tr&#7901;i.</p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>Design b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u tr&#432;&#7899;c khi Object xu&#7845;t hi&#7879;n</strong></h2><p>H&#227;y t&#432;&#7903;ng t&#432;&#7907;ng b&#7841;n &#273;ang &#273;&#243;i.</p><p>Tr&#432;&#7899;c m&#7863;t b&#7841;n c&#243;:</p><ul><li><p>Rau</p></li><li><p>D&#7847;u</p></li><li><p>Gia v&#7883;</p></li><li><p>Nhi&#7879;t</p></li><li><p>D&#7909;ng c&#7909; n&#7845;u &#259;n</p></li><li><p>30 ph&#250;t th&#7901;i gian</p></li></ul><h5><strong>Kh&#244;ng th&#7913; n&#224;o trong s&#7889; &#273;&#243; t&#7921; n&#243; l&#224; m&#7897;t b&#7919;a &#259;n.</strong></h5><p>Ch&#250;ng ch&#7881; tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7897;t b&#7919;a &#259;n khi c&#243; ng&#432;&#7901;i quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh:</p><ul><li><p>C&#225;i g&#236; x&#7843;y ra tr&#432;&#7899;c?</p></li><li><p>C&#225;i g&#236; x&#7843;y ra ti&#7871;p theo?</p></li><li><p>Nguy&#234;n li&#7879;u n&#224;o k&#7871;t h&#7907;p v&#7899;i nhau?</p></li><li><p>Nguy&#234;n li&#7879;u n&#224;o ph&#7843;i &#273;&#432;&#7907;c gi&#7919; ri&#234;ng?</p></li></ul><h5><strong>C&#225;ch ch&#250;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c s&#7855;p x&#7871;p ch&#237;nh l&#224; Design.</strong></h5><p>B&#226;y gi&#7901; h&#227;y thay:</p><ul><li><p>Rau &#8594; con ng&#432;&#7901;i</p></li><li><p>Nh&#224; b&#7871;p &#8594; c&#244;ng ty</p></li><li><p>C&#244;ng th&#7913;c n&#7845;u &#259;n &#8594; workflow</p></li></ul><p>Nguy&#234;n t&#7855;c g&#7847;n nh&#432; v&#7851;n ho&#224;n to&#224;n gi&#7889;ng nhau.</p><p>Nh&#224; kinh t&#7871; h&#7885;c v&#224; nh&#224; khoa h&#7885;c nh&#7853;n th&#7913;c Herbert Simon t&#7915;ng &#273;&#432;a ra m&#7897;t trong nh&#7919;ng &#273;&#7883;nh ngh&#297;a r&#7897;ng nh&#7845;t v&#7873; Design.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>B&#7845;t k&#7923; ai t&#7841;o ra m&#7897;t chu&#7895;i h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng nh&#7857;m bi&#7871;n m&#7897;t t&#236;nh hu&#7889;ng hi&#7879;n t&#7841;i th&#224;nh m&#7897;t t&#236;nh hu&#7889;ng t&#7889;t h&#417;n theo mong mu&#7889;n &#273;&#7873;u &#273;ang Design.</strong></h4></div><p>&#272;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243; c&#243; ngh&#297;a l&#224;: <strong>Design b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u t&#7915; s&#7921; kh&#244;ng h&#224;i l&#242;ng.</strong></p><p>M&#7897;t th&#7913; &#273;ang t&#7891;n t&#7841;i, nh&#432;ng b&#7841;n mu&#7889;n n&#243; t&#7891;n t&#7841;i theo m&#7897;t c&#225;ch kh&#225;c.</p><p>B&#7841;n &#273;ang &#7903; d&#432;&#7899;i m&#7863;t &#273;&#7845;t, nh&#432;ng mu&#7889;n l&#234;n m&#225;i nh&#224;.</p><p>Th&#244;ng tin &#7903; kh&#7855;p m&#7885;i n&#417;i, nh&#432;ng s&#7921; hi&#7875;u bi&#7871;t th&#236; kh&#244;ng.</p><p>Con ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang &#7903; nh&#7919;ng n&#417;i kh&#225;c nhau, nh&#432;ng h&#7885; v&#7851;n ph&#7843;i ph&#7889;i h&#7907;p &#273;&#7875; h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng c&#249;ng nhau.</p><p>&#194;m thanh h&#7895;n lo&#7841;n &#7903; kh&#7855;p n&#417;i, cho &#273;&#7871;n khi ai &#273;&#243; s&#7855;p x&#7871;p ch&#250;ng th&#224;nh &#226;m nh&#7841;c.</p><blockquote><h4><strong>Kho&#7843;ng c&#225;ch gi&#7919;a &#8220;c&#225;i &#273;ang c&#243;&#8221; v&#224; &#8220;c&#225;i b&#7841;n mu&#7889;n c&#243;&#8221; ch&#237;nh l&#224; Design Problem.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>Design x&#7843;y ra li&#234;n t&#7909;c, th&#432;&#7901;ng l&#224; ch&#250;ng ta kh&#244;ng nh&#7853;n ra.</p><ul><li><p>L&#234;n k&#7871; ho&#7841;ch bu&#7893;i s&#225;ng &#8594; Design m&#7897;t sequence</p></li><li><p>Vi&#7871;t l&#7841;i m&#7897;t c&#226;u &#8594; Design information</p></li><li><p>B&#7889; tr&#237; c&#7917;a h&#224;ng &#8594; Design movement</p></li><li><p>D&#224;n d&#7921;ng m&#7897;t c&#7843;nh phim &#8594; Design curiosity</p></li></ul><p>Nguy&#234;n t&#7855;c lu&#244;n gi&#7889;ng nhau: <strong>Goal + Limited Resources + Constraints. </strong>V&#224; b&#7841;n ph&#7843;i s&#7855;p x&#7871;p nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh c&#243; &#273;&#7875; bi&#7871;n k&#7871;t qu&#7843; mong mu&#7889;n th&#224;nh kh&#7843; thi.</p><p>&#272;&#243; l&#224; l&#253; do <strong>Constraints (nh&#7919;ng gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n/r&#224;ng bu&#7897;c)</strong> r&#7845;t quan tr&#7885;ng.</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909;, n&#243;i: <em>&#8220;H&#227;y x&#226;y m&#7897;t c&#226;y c&#7847;u.&#8221; </em>th&#236; ch&#432;a c&#243; nhi&#7873;u &#253; ngh&#297;a.</p><p>B&#7841;n c&#7847;n bi&#7871;t:</p><ul><li><p>C&#7847;u d&#224;i bao nhi&#234;u?</p></li><li><p>Ch&#7883;u &#273;&#432;&#7907;c tr&#7885;ng l&#432;&#7907;ng bao nhi&#234;u?</p></li><li><p>Chi ph&#237; bao nhi&#234;u?</p></li><li><p>D&#249;ng v&#7853;t li&#7879;u g&#236;?</p></li><li><p>N&#7873;n &#273;&#7845;t th&#7871; n&#224;o?</p></li><li><p>Gi&#243; m&#7841;nh &#273;&#7871;n &#273;&#226;u?</p></li><li><p>Nh&#7919;ng &#273;i&#7875;m n&#224;o c&#243; th&#7875; x&#7843;y ra s&#7921; c&#7889;?</p></li></ul><p>N&#7871;u kh&#244;ng c&#243; Constraints, b&#7841;n ch&#432;a th&#7921;c s&#7921; c&#243; m&#7897;t Design Problem. B&#7841;n ch&#7881; c&#243; m&#7897;t &#253; t&#432;&#7903;ng.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>Design b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u khi Th&#7921;c t&#7871; kh&#244;ng cho ch&#250;ng ta t&#7845;t c&#7843; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; ch&#250;ng ta mu&#7889;n.</strong></h4></div><p><strong>Cleverness </strong>(s&#7921; th&#244;ng minh, kh&#233;o l&#233;o) ch&#237;nh l&#224; c&#225;ch ch&#250;ng ta t&#236;m &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng &#273;i v&#242;ng qua nh&#7919;ng gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n &#273;&#243;.</p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>S&#7921; kh&#233;o l&#233;o sinh ra t&#7915; Constraint</strong></h2><p>Nhi&#7873;u ng&#432;&#7901;i th&#432;&#7901;ng ngh&#297; Engineering l&#224; nh&#7919;ng ph&#233;p to&#225;n ph&#7913;c t&#7841;p.</p><p>&#272;&#250;ng, Engineering s&#7917; d&#7909;ng r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u to&#225;n h&#7885;c.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng Engineering kh&#244;ng &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n l&#224; t&#237;nh ra m&#7897;t &#273;&#225;p &#225;n &#273;&#250;ng.</p><p>Trong th&#7921;c t&#7871;, th&#432;&#7901;ng kh&#244;ng t&#7891;n t&#7841;i m&#7897;t &#273;&#225;p &#225;n ho&#224;n h&#7843;o duy nh&#7845;t.</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909;:</p><ul><li><p>M&#225;y bay ch&#7855;c ch&#7855;n h&#417;n &#8594; c&#243; th&#7875; n&#7863;ng h&#417;n</p></li><li><p>Pin nh&#7865; h&#417;n &#8594; c&#243; th&#7875; ch&#7913;a &#237;t n&#259;ng l&#432;&#7907;ng h&#417;n</p></li><li><p>T&#242;a nh&#224; an to&#224;n h&#417;n &#8594; c&#243; th&#7875; &#273;&#7855;t h&#417;n</p></li></ul><p>NASA m&#244; t&#7843; Systems Engineering nh&#432; m&#7897;t ngh&#7879; thu&#7853;t v&#224; khoa h&#7885;c c&#7911;a vi&#7879;c t&#7841;o ra m&#7897;t h&#7879; th&#7889;ng c&#243; th&#7875; v&#7853;n h&#224;nh &#273;&#432;&#7907;c, trong khi ph&#7843;i c&#226;n b&#7857;ng nh&#7919;ng y&#234;u c&#7847;u th&#432;&#7901;ng m&#226;u thu&#7851;n v&#7899;i nhau.</p><p>C&#225;c chuy&#234;n gia kh&#225;c nhau c&#361;ng ph&#7843;i &#273;&#432;&#7907;c c&#226;n b&#7857;ng &#273;&#7875; m&#7897;t b&#7897; ph&#7853;n c&#7911;a h&#7879; th&#7889;ng kh&#244;ng v&#244; t&#236;nh ph&#225; h&#7887;ng nh&#7919;ng b&#7897; ph&#7853;n c&#242;n l&#7841;i.</p><p>&#272;&#243; ch&#237;nh l&#224; <strong>Design</strong>.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>Good Design = T&#236;m &#273;&#432;&#7907;c &#273;i&#7875;m c&#226;n b&#7857;ng gi&#7919;a nh&#7919;ng th&#7913; &#273;&#7873;u quan tr&#7885;ng nh&#432;ng kh&#244;ng th&#7875; c&#243; h&#7871;t c&#249;ng l&#250;c.</strong></h4></div><p>V&#224; &#273;&#244;i khi, gi&#7843;i ph&#225;p th&#244;ng minh nh&#7845;t l&#7841;i l&#224;:<strong> Lo&#7841;i b&#7887; nh&#7919;ng th&#7913; kh&#244;ng quan tr&#7885;ng.</strong></p><p>H&#227;y nh&#236;n v&#224;o b&#7843;n &#273;&#7891; London Underground.</p><p>M&#7897;t b&#7843;n &#273;&#7891; &#273;&#7883;a l&#253; ch&#237;nh x&#225;c c&#7911;a London s&#7869; cho b&#7841;n:</p><ul><li><p>Kho&#7843;ng c&#225;ch th&#7853;t</p></li><li><p>&#272;&#432;&#7901;ng cong th&#7853;t</p></li><li><p>H&#432;&#7899;ng &#273;i th&#7853;t c&#7911;a c&#225;c tuy&#7871;n t&#224;u</p></li></ul><p>Nghe c&#243; v&#7867; h&#7919;u &#237;ch. Nh&#432;ng v&#7899;i m&#7897;t h&#224;nh kh&#225;ch &#273;i t&#224;u &#273;i&#7879;n ng&#7847;m, ph&#7847;n l&#7899;n s&#7921; ch&#237;nh x&#225;c &#273;&#243; kh&#244;ng quan tr&#7885;ng. B&#7841;n kh&#244;ng c&#7847;n bi&#7871;t &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng h&#7847;m th&#7921;c t&#7871; cong bao nhi&#234;u.</p><p>B&#7841;n c&#7847;n bi&#7871;t:</p><ul><li><p>V&#224;o &#7903; &#273;&#226;u?</p></li><li><p>&#272;&#7893;i tuy&#7871;n &#7903; &#273;&#226;u?</p></li><li><p>C&#242;n bao nhi&#234;u ga n&#7919;a &#273;&#7871;n &#273;i&#7875;m &#273;&#237;ch?</p></li></ul><p>N&#259;m 1931, Harry Beck t&#7841;o ra m&#7897;t b&#7843;n &#273;&#7891; d&#7841;ng s&#417; &#273;&#7891;, &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n h&#243;a y&#7871;u t&#7889; &#273;&#7883;a l&#253; v&#224; nh&#7845;n m&#7841;nh connections (s&#7921; k&#7871;t n&#7889;i).</p><ul><li><p>C&#225;c tuy&#7871;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c l&#224;m th&#224;nh nh&#7919;ng g&#243;c &#273;&#7873;u &#273;&#7863;n.</p></li><li><p>C&#225;c ga &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ph&#226;n b&#7889; nh&#7845;t qu&#225;n h&#417;n.</p></li></ul><p>K&#7871;t qu&#7843;: <strong>M&#7841;ng l&#432;&#7899;i tr&#7903; n&#234;n d&#7877; &#273;&#7885;c h&#417;n.</strong></p><p>Thi&#7871;t k&#7871; n&#224;y ban &#273;&#7847;u kh&#225; kh&#225;c th&#432;&#7901;ng, nh&#432;ng sau &#273;&#243; tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#244; h&#236;nh kinh &#273;i&#7875;n cho b&#7843;n &#273;&#7891; giao th&#244;ng tr&#234;n to&#224;n th&#7871; gi&#7899;i.</p><p>&#272;i&#7873;u th&#250; v&#7883; l&#224;: <strong>Beck l&#224;m b&#7843;n &#273;&#7891; t&#7889;t h&#417;n b&#7857;ng c&#225;ch l&#224;m n&#243; k&#233;m ch&#237;nh x&#225;c v&#7873; m&#7863;t &#273;&#7883;a l&#253;.</strong></p><p>B&#7903;i v&#236; &#244;ng hi&#7875;u r&#7857;ng: <strong>Accuracy &#8800; Usefulness. </strong>Ch&#237;nh x&#225;c kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#250;c n&#224;o c&#361;ng &#273;&#7891;ng ngh&#297;a v&#7899;i h&#7919;u &#237;ch.</p><p>M&#7897;t thi&#7871;t k&#7871; t&#7889;t kh&#244;ng cho b&#7841;n th&#7845;y m&#7885;i th&#7913;. N&#243; cho b&#7841;n th&#7845;y:</p><blockquote><h5><strong>Nh&#7919;ng g&#236; quan tr&#7885;ng &#273;&#7889;i v&#7899;i nhi&#7879;m v&#7909; &#273;ang th&#7921;c hi&#7879;n.</strong></h5></blockquote><div><hr></div><h3><strong>T&#7915; b&#7843;n &#273;&#7891; t&#224;u &#273;i&#7879;n &#273;&#7871;n CPU</strong></h3><p>Nguy&#234;n t&#7855;c n&#224;y &#273;&#432;&#7907;c &#273;&#7849;y l&#234;n m&#7897;t quy m&#244; kh&#243; t&#432;&#7903;ng t&#432;&#7907;ng trong c&#225;c con chip m&#225;y t&#237;nh.</p><p>Intel 4004, ra m&#7855;t n&#259;m 1971, c&#243; kho&#7843;ng 2.300 transistor tr&#234;n m&#7897;t b&#7897; vi x&#7917; l&#253;.</p><p>Nh&#7919;ng transistor &#273;&#243; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c t&#7893; ch&#7913;c th&#224;nh:</p><ul><li><p>Registers</p></li><li><p>Control Logic</p></li><li><p>Arithmetic Unit</p></li><li><p>C&#225;c &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng truy&#7873;n d&#7919; li&#7879;u</p></li></ul><p>Ng&#224;y nay, nh&#7919;ng b&#7897; x&#7917; l&#253; ti&#234;n ti&#7871;n c&#243; h&#224;ng t&#7927; transistor. Nh&#432;ng m&#7897;t &#273;&#7889;ng h&#224;ng t&#7927; transistor kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; m&#7897;t chi&#7871;c m&#225;y t&#237;nh. Gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; m&#7897;t &#273;&#7889;ng g&#7841;ch kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; m&#7897;t th&#224;nh ph&#7889;.</p><p>Th&#224;nh t&#7921;u th&#7921;c s&#7921; n&#7857;m &#7903; Ki&#7871;n tr&#250;c.</p><ul><li><p>Transistor n&#224;o &#273;i&#7873;u khi&#7875;n t&#237;n hi&#7879;u n&#224;o?</p></li><li><p>Ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng n&#224;o x&#7843;y ra tr&#432;&#7899;c?</p></li><li><p>B&#7897; ph&#7853;n n&#224;o giao ti&#7871;p v&#7899;i b&#7897; ph&#7853;n n&#224;o?</p></li><li><p>Th&#244;ng tin &#273;&#432;&#7907;c l&#432;u &#7903; &#273;&#226;u?</p></li><li><p>&#272;i&#7873;u g&#236; x&#7843;y ra khi hai instruction c&#249;ng c&#7847;n m&#7897;t resource?</p></li></ul><p>Processor ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c b&#7903;i v&#236; m&#7897;t s&#7889; l&#432;&#7907;ng kh&#7893;ng l&#7891; nh&#7919;ng c&#244;ng t&#7855;c si&#234;u nh&#7887; &#273;&#227; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c t&#7893; ch&#7913;c th&#224;nh c&#225;c t&#7847;ng tr&#225;ch nhi&#7879;m.</p><p>C&#243; th&#7875; h&#236;nh dung: <strong>Transistors &#8594; Logic Gates &#8594; Functional Units &#8594; Processes &#8594; Computers &#8594; Networks</strong></p><p>V&#224; Networks t&#7841;o n&#234;n m&#7897;t ph&#7847;n r&#7845;t l&#7899;n c&#7911;a n&#7873;n v&#259;n minh hi&#7879;n &#273;&#7841;i. &#7902; m&#7895;i t&#7847;ng, Complexity &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ki&#7875;m so&#225;t b&#7857;ng c&#225;ch: <strong>&#7848;n nh&#7919;ng chi ti&#7871;t kh&#244;ng c&#7847;n thi&#7871;t kh&#7887;i t&#7847;ng ph&#237;a tr&#234;n.</strong></p><p>B&#7841;n kh&#244;ng c&#7847;n hi&#7875;u electron di chuy&#7875;n th&#7871; n&#224;o &#273;&#7875; ch&#7881;nh s&#7917;a video. Ph&#7847;n m&#7873;m ch&#7881;nh s&#7917;a video c&#361;ng kh&#244;ng c&#7847;n bi&#7871;t h&#236;nh d&#7841;ng c&#7911;a t&#7915;ng transistor. M&#7895;i t&#7847;ng ch&#7881; c&#7847;n:</p><ol><li><p>L&#224;m &#273;&#250;ng nhi&#7879;m v&#7909; c&#7911;a m&#236;nh.</p></li><li><p>Cung c&#7845;p m&#7897;t interface &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n h&#417;n cho t&#7847;ng ti&#7871;p theo.</p></li></ol><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; m&#7897;t trong nh&#7919;ng nguy&#234;n t&#7855;c m&#7841;nh nh&#7845;t c&#7911;a Design:</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>Khi m&#7897;t v&#7845;n &#273;&#7873; qu&#225; ph&#7913;c t&#7841;p &#273;&#7875; hi&#7875;u nh&#432; m&#7897;t Object duy nh&#7845;t, h&#227;y chia n&#243; th&#224;nh nh&#7919;ng t&#7847;ng m&#224; m&#7895;i t&#7847;ng c&#243; th&#7875; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c hi&#7875;u ri&#234;ng.</strong></h4></div><p>V&#224; Design ch&#237;nh l&#224;: <strong>Bi&#7871;t n&#234;n chia &#7903; &#273;&#226;u.</strong></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>Architecture of Scale</strong></h2><p>T&#7841;o ra m&#7897;t Object ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c &#273;&#227; kh&#243;. Nh&#432;ng t&#7841;o ra m&#7897;t tri&#7879;u Object c&#243; th&#7875; ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng c&#249;ng nhau l&#7841;i l&#224; m&#7897;t b&#224;i to&#225;n ho&#224;n to&#224;n kh&#225;c.</p><p>&#7902; quy m&#244; nh&#7887;, con ng&#432;&#7901;i c&#243; th&#7875; d&#7921;a v&#224;o improvisation (&#7913;ng bi&#7871;n). </p><p>5 ng&#432;&#7901;i c&#243; th&#7875; n&#243;i chuy&#7879;n tr&#7921;c ti&#7871;p v&#7899;i nhau. Nh&#432;ng khi h&#7879; th&#7889;ng l&#7899;n l&#234;n, improvisation b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u s&#7909;p &#273;&#7893;.</p><ul><li><p>5 ng&#432;&#7901;i &#8594; c&#243; th&#7875; ch&#7881; c&#7847;n tr&#242; chuy&#7879;n.</p></li><li><p>5.000 ng&#432;&#7901;i &#8594; c&#7847;n roles, schedules, records, procedures v&#224; authority.</p></li></ul><blockquote><h5><strong>Scale &#273;&#242;i h&#7887;i Organization.</strong></h5></blockquote><p>V&#224; m&#7897;t trong nh&#7919;ng c&#244;ng c&#7909; m&#7841;nh nh&#7845;t &#273;&#7875; t&#7841;o ra Scale l&#224;:</p><blockquote><h5><strong>Standardization &#8212; ti&#234;u chu&#7849;n h&#243;a.</strong></h5></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>Tr&#432;&#7899;c khi c&#243; container, h&#224;ng h&#243;a &#273;&#7871;n c&#7843;ng d&#432;&#7899;i &#273;&#7911; h&#236;nh th&#7913;c:</p><ul><li><p>Bao t&#7843;i</p></li><li><p>Th&#249;ng</p></li><li><p>H&#7897;p g&#7895;</p></li><li><p>Nh&#7919;ng ki&#7879;n h&#224;ng c&#243; k&#237;ch th&#432;&#7899;c b&#7845;t k&#7923;</p></li></ul><p>M&#7895;i m&#243;n c&#243; th&#7875; c&#7847;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c x&#7917; l&#253; ri&#234;ng.</p><p>H&#224;ng h&#243;a kh&#225;c nhau &#8594; c&#225;ch s&#7855;p x&#7871;p kh&#225;c nhau.</p><p>Vi&#7879;c b&#7889;c d&#7905; &#273;&#242;i h&#7887;i r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u:</p><ul><li><p>Nh&#226;n c&#244;ng</p></li><li><p>Th&#7901;i gian</p></li><li><p>Ph&#7889;i h&#7907;p</p></li></ul><p>Container ti&#234;u chu&#7849;n &#273;&#227; thay &#273;&#7893;i ho&#224;n to&#224;n b&#224;i to&#225;n.</p><p>Thay v&#236; ph&#7843;i thi&#7871;t k&#7871; l&#7841;i to&#224;n b&#7897; quy tr&#236;nh v&#7853;n chuy&#7875;n cho t&#7915;ng lo&#7841;i s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m, th&#7871; gi&#7899;i c&#243; th&#7875; thi&#7871;t k&#7871;:</p><ul><li><p>T&#224;u</p></li><li><p>C&#7847;n c&#7849;u</p></li><li><p>Xe t&#7843;i</p></li><li><p>T&#224;u h&#7887;a</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#226;y ch&#237;nh l&#224; s&#7913;c m&#7841;nh c&#7911;a Standardization. </p><p>Nh&#432;ng &#273;i&#7873;u quan tr&#7885;ng nh&#7845;t c&#7911;a Container kh&#244;ng &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n l&#224;: <em>N&#243; c&#243; th&#7875; ch&#7913;a &#273;&#7891;. </em>M&#7897;t chi&#7871;c h&#7897;p carton c&#361;ng l&#224;m &#273;&#432;&#7907;c &#273;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243;.</p><p>S&#7913;c m&#7841;nh th&#7853;t s&#7921; c&#7911;a Container n&#7857;m &#7903; vi&#7879;c n&#243; tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7897;t: <em>Giao di&#7879;n k&#7871;t n&#7889;i gi&#7919;a c&#225;c h&#7879; th&#7889;ng.</em></p><ul><li><p>Nh&#224; m&#225;y kh&#244;ng c&#7847;n thi&#7871;t k&#7871; l&#7841;i s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m cho t&#7915;ng lo&#7841;i t&#224;u.</p></li><li><p>C&#7847;n c&#7849;u kh&#244;ng c&#7847;n bi&#7871;t b&#234;n trong container l&#224; g&#236;.</p></li></ul><p>M&#7895;i b&#7897; ph&#7853;n c&#7911;a h&#7879; th&#7889;ng ch&#7881; c&#7847;n hi&#7875;u: <strong>Chu&#7849;n k&#7871;t n&#7889;i chung.</strong></p><p>V&#224; &#273;&#243; l&#224; c&#225;ch Design gi&#250;p: <strong>Complexity c&#243; th&#7875; Scale.</strong></p><div><hr></div><h2><strong>Khi Design b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u Design ch&#237;nh ch&#250;ng ta</strong></h2><p>H&#227;y b&#432;&#7899;c v&#224;o m&#7897;t t&#242;a nh&#224;.</p><p>B&#7841;n s&#7869; &#273;i v&#7873; &#273;&#226;u?</p><p>C&#243; l&#7869; l&#224; c&#7917;a ra v&#224;o.</p><p>T&#7841;i sao?</p><p>B&#7903;i v&#236; b&#7843;n th&#226;n t&#242;a nh&#224; &#273;&#227; gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n nh&#7919;ng h&#432;&#7899;ng m&#224; b&#7841;n c&#243; th&#7875; di chuy&#7875;n.</p><p>&#272;&#7913;ng trong m&#7897;t h&#224;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i.</p><p>B&#7841;n s&#7869; &#273;&#7913;ng &#7903; &#273;&#226;u?</p><p>Gi&#7919;a nh&#7919;ng r&#224;o ch&#7855;n m&#224; ai &#273;&#243; &#273;&#227; &#273;&#7863;t &#7903; &#273;&#243;.</p><p>M&#7903; m&#7897;t &#7913;ng d&#7909;ng.</p><p>B&#7841;n s&#7869; b&#7845;m n&#250;t n&#224;o?</p><p>C&#243; l&#7869; l&#224; n&#250;t:</p><ul><li><p>L&#7899;n nh&#7845;t</p></li><li><p>S&#225;ng nh&#7845;t</p></li><li><p>D&#7877; nh&#236;n nh&#7845;t</p></li><li><p>D&#7877; b&#7845;m nh&#7845;t</p></li></ul><p>M&#7885;i m&#244;i tr&#432;&#7901;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c Design &#273;&#7873;u ch&#7913;a nh&#7919;ng g&#7907;i &#253; v&#7873; c&#225;ch ch&#250;ng ta n&#234;n h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng.</p><ul><li><p>C&#243; nh&#7919;ng g&#7907;i &#253; r&#7845;t nh&#7865; nh&#224;ng.</p></li><li><p>C&#243; nh&#7919;ng g&#7907;i &#253; g&#7847;n nh&#432; kh&#244;ng th&#7875; tr&#225;nh kh&#7887;i.</p></li></ul><p>&#272;i&#7873;u n&#224;y &#273;&#244;i khi &#273;&#432;&#7907;c g&#7885;i l&#224;: <strong>Choice Architecture (ki&#7871;n tr&#250;c l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n).</strong></p><p>Ngh&#297;a l&#224;: C&#225;ch m&#244;i tr&#432;&#7901;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c c&#7845;u tr&#250;c &#273;&#7875; con ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#432;a ra quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh.</p><p>Nghi&#234;n c&#7913;u trong Behavioral Economics cho th&#7845;y: <em>C&#225;ch c&#225;c l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c s&#7855;p x&#7871;p c&#243; th&#7875; &#7843;nh h&#432;&#7903;ng &#273;&#7871;n l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n c&#7911;a con ng&#432;&#7901;i. </em>&#272;&#7863;c bi&#7879;t, l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n m&#7863;c &#273;&#7883;nh c&#243; s&#7913;c m&#7841;nh r&#7845;t l&#7899;n. B&#7903;i v&#236; nhi&#7873;u ng&#432;&#7901;i s&#7869; gi&#7919; nguy&#234;n l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n &#273;&#227; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ch&#7885;n s&#7861;n, tr&#7915; khi h&#7885; ch&#7911; &#273;&#7897;ng thay &#273;&#7893;i n&#243;. &#272;&#226;y l&#224; m&#7897;t ph&#7847;n quan tr&#7885;ng trong nh&#7919;ng &#273;&#243;ng g&#243;p c&#7911;a Richard Thaler cho Behavioral Economics.</p><p>H&#227;y nh&#236;n xung quanh:</p><ul><li><p>Menu nh&#224; h&#224;ng Design c&#225;ch b&#7841;n nh&#236;n th&#7845;y m&#243;n &#259;n.</p></li><li><p>Si&#234;u th&#7883; Design c&#225;ch b&#7841;n ti&#7871;p c&#7853;n s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m.</p></li><li><p>Con &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng Design c&#225;ch t&#224;i x&#7871; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c khuy&#7871;n kh&#237;ch di chuy&#7875;n nhanh hay ch&#7853;m.</p></li><li><p>Social Platform Design h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng n&#224;o ch&#7881; c&#7847;n 1 click, v&#224; h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng n&#224;o ph&#7843;i qua 6 b&#432;&#7899;c.</p></li></ul><p>&#272;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243; c&#243; ngh&#297;a: <strong>Design kh&#244;ng bao gi&#7901; ho&#224;n to&#224;n trung l&#7853;p.</strong></p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>M&#7885;i Design &#273;&#7873;u l&#224;m m&#7897;t s&#7889; h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng tr&#7903; n&#234;n d&#7877; h&#417;n v&#224; l&#224;m nh&#7919;ng h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng kh&#225;c tr&#7903; n&#234;n kh&#243; h&#417;n.</strong></h4></div><p>M&#7897;t chi&#7871;c c&#7847;u thang gi&#250;p m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i c&#243; th&#7875; &#273;i l&#234;n. Nh&#432;ng &#273;&#7891;ng th&#7901;i c&#243; th&#7875; tr&#7903; th&#224;nh r&#224;o c&#7843;n v&#7899;i ng&#432;&#7901;i s&#7917; d&#7909;ng xe l&#259;n.</p><p>M&#7897;t con &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng cao t&#7889;c r&#7897;ng c&#243; th&#7875; r&#250;t ng&#7855;n th&#7901;i gian &#273;i l&#7841;i. Nh&#432;ng c&#361;ng c&#243; th&#7875; chia c&#7855;t m&#7897;t khu d&#226;n c&#432;.</p><p>V&#236; v&#7853;y:</p><blockquote><h5><strong>Bad Design kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#250;c n&#224;o c&#361;ng tr&#244;ng nh&#432; m&#7897;t th&#7913; b&#7883; l&#7895;i.</strong></h5></blockquote><p>&#272;&#244;i khi n&#243; &#273;ang ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng ch&#237;nh x&#225;c nh&#432; c&#225;ch n&#243; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c thi&#7871;t k&#7871;.</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909;:</p><blockquote><h5><strong>M&#7897;t quy tr&#236;nh h&#7911;y d&#7883;ch v&#7909; ph&#7913;c t&#7841;p c&#243; th&#7875; l&#224; Bad Design &#273;&#7889;i v&#7899;i kh&#225;ch h&#224;ng. Nh&#432;ng l&#7841;i l&#224; Good Design &#273;&#7889;i v&#7899;i m&#7909;c ti&#234;u gi&#7919; doanh thu c&#7911;a c&#244;ng ty.</strong></h5></blockquote><p>V&#224; &#273;&#243; ch&#237;nh l&#224; Design. <strong>N&#243; &#7903; kh&#7855;p m&#7885;i n&#417;i.</strong></p><p>B&#7841;n ch&#7881; kh&#244;ng nh&#7853;n ra n&#243;&#8230; b&#7903;i v&#236;:</p><blockquote><h5><strong>&#272;&#243; ch&#237;nh l&#224; &#273;i&#7873;u Design l&#224;m t&#7889;t nh&#7845;t.</strong></h5></blockquote><p>N&#243; &#226;m th&#7847;m &#273;&#7883;nh h&#236;nh c&#225;ch ch&#250;ng ta di chuy&#7875;n, l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n v&#224; h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng m&#224; ch&#250;ng ta th&#7853;m ch&#237; kh&#244;ng nh&#7853;n ra.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><h4><strong>Design l&#224; ngh&#7879; thu&#7853;t t&#7893; ch&#7913;c s&#7921; ph&#7913;c t&#7841;p trong nh&#7919;ng gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n th&#7921;c t&#7871;, &#273;&#7875; bi&#7871;n &#8220;c&#225;i &#273;ang c&#243;&#8221; th&#224;nh &#8220;c&#225;i ch&#250;ng ta mu&#7889;n c&#243;&#8221; v&#224; &#273;&#244;i khi, ch&#237;nh Design l&#7841;i &#226;m th&#7847;m thi&#7871;t k&#7871; c&#7843; h&#224;nh vi c&#7911;a ch&#250;ng ta.</strong></h4></div><div><hr></div><p><em>&#128075; Ch&#224;o b&#7841;n, m&#236;nh l&#224; An! Welcome, b&#7841;n, &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i Playbook Design. N&#7871;u &#273;&#226;y l&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ch&#250;ng ta g&#7863;p nhau, th&#236; m&#236;nh ch&#237;nh l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7913;ng sau newsletter n&#224;y &#8212; n&#417;i m&#236;nh chia s&#7867; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m product design, t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p cho &#273;&#7871;n c&#225;c k&#7929; n&#259;ng v&#224; g&#243;c nh&#236;n th&#7921;c t&#7871; khi l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</em></p><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Annie.! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Đừng dùng lời động viên để tạo hy vọng giả]]></title><description><![CDATA[N&#7871;u b&#7841;n &#273;ang l&#224; m&#7897;t designer m&#7899;i v&#224;o ngh&#7873;, m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang mu&#7889;n b&#432;&#7899;c l&#234;n vai tr&#242; lead, hay m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang h&#7885;c c&#225;ch tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i qu&#7843;n l&#253; t&#7889;t h&#417;n &#8212; bi&#7871;t &#273;&#226;u m&#7897;t v&#224;i &#273;i&#7873;u trong b&#224;i vi&#7871;t n&#224;y s&#7869; &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i b&#7841;n &#273;&#250;ng l&#250;c.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/gui-ban-phan-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/gui-ban-phan-3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:55:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4d822642-e1f7-486a-b1d0-ed6016a97e63_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Kh&#244;ng bi&#7871;t n&#234;n g&#7885;i b&#224;i vi&#7871;t n&#224;y l&#224; g&#236;. Vi&#7871;t n&#243; nh&#432; m&#7897;t c&#225;ch l&#432;u l&#7841;i nh&#7919;ng suy ngh&#297;. </em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u b&#7841;n &#273;ang l&#224; m&#7897;t designer m&#7899;i v&#224;o ngh&#7873;, m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang mu&#7889;n b&#432;&#7899;c l&#234;n vai tr&#242; lead, hay m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang h&#7885;c c&#225;ch tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i qu&#7843;n l&#253; t&#7889;t h&#417;n &#8212; bi&#7871;t &#273;&#226;u m&#7897;t v&#224;i &#273;i&#7873;u trong b&#224;i vi&#7871;t n&#224;y s&#7869; &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i b&#7841;n &#273;&#250;ng l&#250;c.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gRAp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed0174d6-bb9b-4302-8c6b-07741ea57c9a_2400x1600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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&#273;&#250;ng.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>&#272;&#7915;ng khuy&#7871;n kh&#237;ch ng&#432;&#7901;i kh&#225;c l&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u h&#7885; kh&#244;ng c&#243; kh&#7843; n&#259;ng</strong></h4><p>An r&#7845;t c&#7849;n th&#7853;n. An kh&#244;ng bao gi&#7901; khuy&#7871;n kh&#237;ch ai theo &#273;u&#7893;i &#273;i&#7873;u m&#224; An tin r&#7857;ng h&#7885; kh&#244;ng c&#243; kh&#7843; n&#259;ng &#273;&#7841;t &#273;&#432;&#7907;c. An l&#7845;y v&#237; nh&#432; v&#7847;y:</p><blockquote><p><em>N&#7871;u An c&#7847;n m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i c&#243; th&#7875; nh&#7843;y cao 2 m&#233;t, th&#236; vi&#7879;c t&#236;m b&#7843;y ng&#432;&#7901;i ch&#7881; nh&#7843;y &#273;&#432;&#7907;c 30 cm c&#361;ng kh&#244;ng gi&#250;p &#237;ch g&#236;.</em></p></blockquote><p><strong>B&#7841;n kh&#244;ng th&#7875; bi&#7871;n h&#7885; th&#224;nh v&#7853;n &#273;&#7897;ng vi&#234;n nh&#7843;y cao ch&#7881; b&#7857;ng &#273;&#7897;ng l&#7921;c hay l&#7901;i c&#7893; v&#361;.</strong></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Ph&#225;t tri&#7875;n n&#259;ng l&#7921;c kh&#225;c v&#7899;i &#233;p ng&#432;&#7901;i kh&#225;c l&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u kh&#244;ng ph&#249; h&#7907;p</strong></h4><p>An th&#237;ch th&#225;ch th&#7913;c m&#7885;i ng&#432;&#7901;i ph&#225;t tri&#7875;n.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng c&#243; m&#7897;t ranh gi&#7899;i r&#7845;t r&#245;:</p><blockquote><p><em>N&#7871;u ai &#273;&#243; &#273;&#227; c&#243; t&#7889; ch&#7845;t, An c&#243; th&#7875; gi&#250;p h&#7885; ph&#225;t huy t&#7889;i &#273;a. Nh&#432;ng n&#7871;u h&#7885; kh&#244;ng h&#7873; c&#243; n&#259;ng l&#7921;c c&#7889;t l&#245;i, vi&#7879;c ti&#7871;p t&#7909;c th&#250;c &#233;p ch&#7881; khi&#7871;n h&#7885; th&#7845;t v&#7885;ng.</em></p></blockquote><p>&#272;&#243; l&#224; l&#253; do An hi&#7871;m khi n&#243;i v&#7873; <strong>"t&#224;i n&#259;ng". </strong>Thay v&#224;o &#273;&#243;, An lu&#244;n t&#236;m ki&#7871;m nh&#7919;ng t&#7889; ch&#7845;t n&#7873;n t&#7843;ng &#8212; b&#7903;i &#273;&#243; m&#7899;i l&#224; th&#7913; quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i c&#243; th&#7875; ph&#225;t tri&#7875;n &#273;&#7871;n &#273;&#226;u.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Quy lu&#7853;t 1%</strong></h4><blockquote><p><em>Khi b&#7841;n ph&#225;t tri&#7875;n t&#7915; m&#7913;c trung b&#236;nh l&#234;n nh&#243;m 10% gi&#7887;i nh&#7845;t, cu&#7897;c s&#7889;ng &#273;&#227; thay &#273;&#7893;i &#273;&#225;ng k&#7875;. Nh&#432;ng n&#7871;u t&#7915; top 10% ti&#7871;p t&#7909;c v&#432;&#417;n l&#234;n top 1%, ph&#7847;n ti&#7871;n b&#7897; cu&#7889;i c&#249;ng &#273;&#243; t&#7841;o ra gi&#225; tr&#7883; l&#7899;n h&#417;n r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u.</em></p></blockquote><p>Theo An, 9% cu&#7889;i c&#249;ng mang l&#7841;i gi&#225; tr&#7883; g&#7845;p 8&#8211;10 l&#7847;n so v&#7899;i 90% &#273;&#7847;u ti&#234;n.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng c&#243; m&#7897;t s&#7921; th&#7853;t kh&#243; nghe: Kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i ai c&#361;ng c&#243; th&#7875; tr&#7903; th&#224;nh top 1%.</p><p>C&#243; nh&#7919;ng l&#297;nh v&#7921;c &#273;&#242;i h&#7887;i <strong>t&#224;i n&#259;ng b&#7849;m sinh</strong>. N&#7871;u kh&#244;ng c&#243; n&#7873;n t&#7843;ng &#273;&#243;, d&#249; r&#7845;t ch&#259;m ch&#7881;, b&#7841;n v&#7851;n kh&#243; &#273;&#7841;t &#273;&#7871;n &#273;&#7881;nh cao.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>&#272;&#7915;ng b&#225;n cho ng&#432;&#7901;i kh&#225;c m&#7897;t gi&#7845;c m&#417; kh&#244;ng c&#243; th&#7853;t</strong></h4><p>C&#243; ng&#432;&#7901;i t&#7915;ng n&#243;i: <em>&#8220;An m&#224; h&#7885;c piano th&#236; ch&#7855;c s&#7869; gi&#7887;i l&#7855;m.&#8221; </em>Hay<em> "An th&#7917; &#273;i l&#224;m ca s&#297; xem. Anh th&#7845;y gi&#7885;ng em hay &#273;&#7845;y."</em></p><p>Nghe th&#236; vui th&#7853;t.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng An bi&#7871;t &#273;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243; kh&#244;ng ph&#249; h&#7907;p v&#7899;i m&#236;nh.</p><p>Kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i v&#236; An ng&#7841;i c&#7889; g&#7855;ng. M&#224; v&#236; An hi&#7875;u, <strong>c&#243; nh&#7919;ng th&#7913; ch&#7881; c&#7847;n th&#237;ch l&#224; &#273;&#7911;. Kh&#244;ng nh&#7845;t thi&#7871;t ph&#7843;i bi&#7871;n n&#243; th&#224;nh m&#7909;c ti&#234;u theo &#273;u&#7893;i c&#7843; &#273;&#7901;i.</strong></p><p>C&#243; nh&#7919;ng gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n, n&#7871;u m&#236;nh ch&#7845;p nh&#7853;n s&#7899;m, m&#236;nh s&#7869; d&#224;nh th&#7901;i gian &#273;&#7875; ph&#225;t tri&#7875;n &#273;&#250;ng &#273;i&#7875;m m&#7841;nh c&#7911;a b&#7843;n th&#226;n.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>M&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i s&#7871;p gi&#7887;i s&#7869; hi&#7875;u gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n c&#7911;a con ng&#432;&#7901;i</strong></h4><p>M&#7897;t c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n An t&#7915;ng tr&#7843;i qua. </p><p>An c&#243; m&#7897;t b&#7841;n Product Designer trong team m&#224; An r&#7845;t qu&#253;.</p><p>B&#7841;n &#7845;y r&#7845;t ch&#259;m ch&#7881;.</p><p>M&#7885;i ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7873;u y&#234;u m&#7871;n.</p><p>L&#224;m vi&#7879;c v&#7899;i PM v&#224; Engineer c&#361;ng r&#7845;t hi&#7879;u qu&#7843;.</p><p>Sau kho&#7843;ng hai n&#259;m, em &#7845;y &#273;&#7871;n g&#7863;p An v&#224; n&#243;i: <em>&#8220;Em mu&#7889;n tr&#7903; th&#224;nh Design Lead.&#8221; </em>An kh&#244;ng tr&#7843; l&#7901;i ngay. Thay v&#224;o &#273;&#243;, An giao cho em &#7845;y m&#7897;t v&#224;i nhi&#7879;m v&#7909; nh&#7887;.</p><p>Trong ba th&#225;ng ti&#7871;p theo, em &#7845;y s&#7869;:</p><ul><li><p>Mentor m&#7897;t b&#7841;n Junior</p></li><li><p>Review thi&#7871;t k&#7871;</p></li><li><p>D&#7851;n d&#7855;t Design Critique</p></li><li><p>Ch&#7883;u tr&#225;ch nhi&#7879;m &#273;i&#7873;u ph&#7889;i m&#7897;t d&#7921; &#225;n nh&#7887;</p></li></ul><p>Ba th&#225;ng sau, An ng&#7891;i l&#7841;i v&#7899;i em &#7845;y. An h&#7887;i: <em>&#8220;Em th&#7845;y ba th&#225;ng v&#7915;a r&#7891;i th&#7871; n&#224;o?&#8221;</em></p><p>Em &#7845;y c&#432;&#7901;i bu&#7891;n &#273;&#225;p: <em>&#8220;... em nh&#7899; c&#7843;m gi&#225;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ng&#7891;i thi&#7871;t k&#7871;.&#8221;</em></p><p>Em &#7845;y k&#7875; m&#7895;i ng&#224;y &#273;&#7873;u ph&#7843;i:</p><ul><li><p>H&#7885;p</p></li><li><p>Gi&#7843;i quy&#7871;t m&#226;u thu&#7851;n</p></li><li><p>Coaching</p></li><li><p>Theo d&#245;i ti&#7871;n &#273;&#7897;</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#7871;n cu&#7889;i ng&#224;y... H&#7847;u nh&#432; kh&#244;ng c&#242;n th&#7901;i gian m&#7903; Figma.</p><p>L&#250;c &#273;&#243; An m&#7899;i h&#7887;i: <em>&#8220;&#272;i&#7873;u g&#236; khi&#7871;n em h&#7841;nh ph&#250;c nh&#7845;t khi &#273;i l&#224;m?&#8221;</em></p><p>Em &#7845;y tr&#7843; l&#7901;i ngay: <em>&#8220;L&#224; khi em gi&#7843;i quy&#7871;t &#273;&#432;&#7907;c m&#7897;t b&#224;i to&#225;n thi&#7871;t k&#7871; kh&#243;.&#8221;</em></p><p>An n&#243;i ti&#7871;p. <em>&#8220;V&#7853;y c&#243; l&#7869; em kh&#244;ng th&#7921;c s&#7921; mu&#7889;n tr&#7903; th&#224;nh Design Lead. &#272;i&#7873;u em mu&#7889;n l&#224; tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7897;t Product Designer gi&#7887;i h&#417;n.&#8221;</em></p><p>Sau cu&#7897;c n&#243;i chuy&#7879;n &#273;&#243;, em &#7845;y quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh ti&#7871;p t&#7909;c ph&#225;t tri&#7875;n theo l&#7897; tr&#236;nh IC.</p><p>Hai n&#259;m sau... Em &#7845;y tr&#7903; th&#224;nh Staff Product Designer. M&#7913;c thu nh&#7853;p c&#242;n cao h&#417;n nhi&#7873;u Design Lead.</p><p>Quan tr&#7885;ng h&#417;n... Em &#7845;y v&#7851;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c l&#224;m c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c m&#236;nh y&#234;u th&#237;ch m&#7895;i ng&#224;y.</p><p>&#272;i&#7873;u An th&#7921;c s&#7921; mu&#7889;n n&#243;i th&#244;ng qua c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n l&#224;: Kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i v&#236; em &#273;&#243; l&#432;&#7901;i. C&#361;ng kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i v&#236; thi&#7871;u c&#7889; g&#7855;ng. M&#224; v&#236;, em ch&#432;a c&#243; n&#259;ng l&#7921;c ph&#249; h&#7907;p v&#7899;i vai tr&#242; &#7845;y.</p><p>M&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i s&#7871;p ph&#7843;i &#273;&#7911; t&#7881;nh t&#225;o &#273;&#7875; ph&#226;n bi&#7879;t gi&#7919;a: <strong>&#272;i&#7873;u ng&#432;&#7901;i kh&#225;c mu&#7889;n. V&#224; &#273;i&#7873;u h&#7885; th&#7921;c s&#7921; c&#243; th&#7875; &#273;&#7843;m nh&#7853;n.</strong></p><p>&#272;&#243; c&#361;ng l&#224; l&#253; do An r&#7845;t h&#7841;n ch&#7871; khuy&#7871;n kh&#237;ch m&#7897;t ai &#273;&#243; theo &#273;u&#7893;i nh&#7919;ng &#273;i&#7873;u v&#432;&#7907;t qu&#225; n&#259;ng l&#7921;c c&#7889;t l&#245;i c&#7911;a h&#7885;.</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>&#272;&#7915;ng &#273;&#7897;ng vi&#234;n sai ng&#432;&#7901;i</strong></h4><p>C&#243; m&#7897;t nguy&#234;n t&#7855;c m&#224; An lu&#244;n ghi nh&#7899;: &#272;&#7915;ng &#273;&#7897;ng vi&#234;n hay c&#7893; v&#361; ng&#432;&#7901;i kh&#225;c theo &#273;u&#7893;i m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u m&#224; b&#7841;n bi&#7871;t s&#7869; kh&#244;ng t&#7889;t cho h&#7885;.</p><p><strong>Quan t&#226;m &#273;&#7871;n ai &#273;&#243; kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; l&#224; n&#243;i &#273;i&#7873;u h&#7885; mu&#7889;n nghe. M&#224; c&#242;n l&#224; d&#225;m n&#243;i s&#7921; th&#7853;t, theo c&#225;ch &#273;&#7911; t&#7917; t&#7871; &#273;&#7875; h&#7885; c&#243; th&#7875; &#273;&#243;n nh&#7853;n.</strong></p><p>N&#7871;u thi&#7871;u m&#7897;t trong hai...</p><ul><li><p>Ch&#7881; c&#243; s&#7921; th&#7853;t m&#224; thi&#7871;u s&#7921; t&#7917; t&#7871;, b&#7841;n s&#7869; l&#224;m t&#7893;n th&#432;&#417;ng h&#7885;.</p></li><li><p>Ch&#7881; c&#243; s&#7921; t&#7917; t&#7871; m&#224; thi&#7871;u s&#7921; th&#7853;t, b&#7841;n s&#7869; v&#244; t&#236;nh c&#7843;n h&#7885; tr&#432;&#7903;ng th&#224;nh.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;54e09452-7646-49e2-b8ea-f1abe511bdca&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Kh&#244;ng bi&#7871;t n&#234;n g&#7885;i b&#224;i vi&#7871;t n&#224;y l&#224; g&#236;. 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Welcome, b&#7841;n, &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i Playbook Design. N&#7871;u &#273;&#226;y l&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ch&#250;ng ta g&#7863;p nhau, th&#236; m&#236;nh ch&#237;nh l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7913;ng sau newsletter n&#224;y &#8212; n&#417;i m&#236;nh chia s&#7867; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m product design, t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p cho &#273;&#7871;n c&#225;c k&#7929; n&#259;ng v&#224; g&#243;c nh&#236;n th&#7921;c t&#7871; khi l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</em></p><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sai lầm lớn nhất khi đi tìm đam mê]]></title><description><![CDATA[N&#7871;u b&#7841;n &#273;ang l&#224; m&#7897;t designer m&#7899;i v&#224;o ngh&#7873;, m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang mu&#7889;n b&#432;&#7899;c l&#234;n vai tr&#242; lead, hay m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang h&#7885;c c&#225;ch tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i qu&#7843;n l&#253; t&#7889;t h&#417;n &#8212; bi&#7871;t &#273;&#226;u m&#7897;t v&#224;i &#273;i&#7873;u trong b&#224;i vi&#7871;t n&#224;y s&#7869; &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i b&#7841;n &#273;&#250;ng l&#250;c.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/gui-ban-phan-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/gui-ban-phan-1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:54:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fcf68bad-8e14-4f6f-82a5-7bb2c794ce3a_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Kh&#244;ng bi&#7871;t n&#234;n g&#7885;i b&#224;i vi&#7871;t n&#224;y l&#224; g&#236;. Vi&#7871;t n&#243; nh&#432; m&#7897;t c&#225;ch l&#432;u l&#7841;i nh&#7919;ng suy ngh&#297;. </em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u b&#7841;n &#273;ang l&#224; m&#7897;t designer m&#7899;i v&#224;o ngh&#7873;, m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang mu&#7889;n b&#432;&#7899;c l&#234;n vai tr&#242; lead, hay m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang h&#7885;c c&#225;ch tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i qu&#7843;n l&#253; t&#7889;t h&#417;n &#8212; bi&#7871;t &#273;&#226;u m&#7897;t v&#224;i &#273;i&#7873;u trong b&#224;i vi&#7871;t n&#224;y s&#7869; &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i b&#7841;n &#273;&#250;ng l&#250;c.</em></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>L&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u m&#236;nh y&#234;u th&#237;ch c&#243; gi&#250;p gi&#224;u h&#417;n kh&#244;ng?</strong></p><p>M&#7897;t nghi&#234;n c&#7913;u c&#7911;a Ramsey Solutions tr&#234;n h&#417;n 10.000 tri&#7879;u ph&#250; t&#7921; th&#226;n &#273;&#227; ph&#225;t hi&#7879;n m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u r&#7845;t th&#250; v&#7883;.</p><blockquote><p><em>Nh&#7919;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i th&#7921;c s&#7921; y&#234;u c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c m&#236;nh &#273;ang l&#224;m c&#243; gi&#225; tr&#7883; t&#224;i s&#7843;n cao h&#417;n kho&#7843;ng 58% so v&#7899;i nh&#7919;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i kh&#244;ng y&#234;u c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c c&#7911;a m&#236;nh.</em></p></blockquote><p>T&#7841;i sao l&#7841;i nh&#432; v&#7853;y?</p><p>R&#7845;t kh&#243; &#273;&#7875; tr&#7903; th&#224;nh ng&#432;&#7901;i gi&#7887;i trong m&#7897;t c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c m&#224; b&#7841;n gh&#233;t. &#272;&#417;n gi&#7843;n v&#7853;y th&#244;i.</p><p>H&#7847;u nh&#432; kh&#244;ng ai t&#7915; b&#7887; m&#7897;t vi&#7879;c m&#224; m&#236;nh l&#224;m r&#7845;t gi&#7887;i. Ng&#432;&#7901;i ta th&#432;&#7901;ng b&#7887; cu&#7897;c v&#236; h&#7885; kh&#244;ng gi&#7887;i, ch&#7913; kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i v&#236; h&#7885; qu&#225; gi&#7887;i. V&#224; &#273;&#7875; tr&#7903; n&#234;n gi&#7887;i, h&#7885; c&#7847;n c&#243; &#273;am m&#234;.</p><p>&#272;am m&#234; khi&#7871;n:</p><ul><li><p>Mu&#7889;n luy&#7879;n t&#7853;p nhi&#7873;u h&#417;n.</p></li><li><p>Mu&#7889;n c&#7843;i thi&#7879;n k&#7929; n&#259;ng m&#7895;i ng&#224;y.</p></li><li><p>Mu&#7889;n l&#224;m t&#7889;t h&#417;n h&#244;m qua.</p></li></ul><p>Ch&#237;nh &#273;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243; m&#7899;i t&#7841;o n&#234;n s&#7921; xu&#7845;t s&#7855;c.</p><div><hr></div><p>Khi b&#7841;n th&#7853;t s&#7921; th&#237;ch m&#7897;t c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c, b&#7841;n s&#7869; d&#224;nh r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u th&#7901;i gian &#273;&#7875; luy&#7879;n t&#7853;p.</p><p>B&#7841;n li&#234;n t&#7909;c:</p><ul><li><p>H&#7885;c h&#7887;i</p></li><li><p>Th&#7917; nghi&#7879;m</p></li><li><p>S&#7917;a sai</p></li><li><p>M&#224;i gi&#361;a k&#7929; n&#259;ng</p></li></ul><p>L&#7845;y v&#237; d&#7909; ch&#237;nh l&#224; An, ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang ng&#7891;i vi&#7871;t n&#7897;i dung n&#224;y.</p><p>An &#273;&#227; b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u vi&#7871;t c&#225;ch &#273;&#226;y 3 n&#259;m. N&#7871;u xem l&#7841;i nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t &#273;&#7847;u ti&#234;n, ch&#7855;c ch&#7855;n ch&#250;ng kh&#244;ng hay m&#7897;t ch&#250;t n&#224;o. Nh&#432;ng v&#236; An y&#234;u c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c n&#224;y n&#234;n An ki&#234;n tr&#236; c&#7843;i thi&#7879;n. Qua t&#7915;ng n&#259;m, An ng&#224;y c&#224;ng vi&#7871;t t&#7889;t h&#417;n. </p><p>An ngh&#297; &#273;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243; &#273;&#7871;n t&#7915; m&#7897;t v&#242;ng l&#7863;p r&#7845;t &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n:</p><blockquote><p><em>&#272;am m&#234; &#8594; Luy&#7879;n t&#7853;p nhi&#7873;u h&#417;n &#8594; K&#7929; n&#259;ng t&#7889;t h&#417;n &#8594; S&#225;ng t&#7841;o h&#417;n &#8594; Th&#224;nh c&#244;ng h&#417;n.</em></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>An t&#7915;ng &#273;&#7885;c m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch c&#243; t&#234;n:</p><blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;H&#227;y l&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u b&#7841;n y&#234;u, ti&#7873;n s&#7869; t&#7921; &#273;&#7871;n.&#8221;</strong></p></blockquote><p>Cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch &#273;&#243; &#7843;nh h&#432;&#7903;ng &#273;&#7871;n An r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u.</p><p>N&#243; khi&#7871;n An quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh t&#7915; b&#7887; c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; ch&#7885;n &#273;&#7875; b&#432;&#7899;c sang m&#7897;t l&#297;nh v&#7921;c ho&#224;n to&#224;n m&#7899;i, c&#225;ch &#273;&#226;y kho&#7843;ng 15 n&#259;m.</p><p>Ba m&#7865; An ph&#7843;n &#273;&#7889;i.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng An v&#7851;n n&#243;i:</p><blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Con ph&#7843;i l&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u m&#236;nh th&#237;ch.&#8221;</strong></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p>&#272;&#7871;n b&#226;y gi&#7901;, An v&#7851;n tin: <strong>Y&#234;u c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c m&#236;nh l&#224;m l&#224; m&#7897;t l&#7907;i th&#7871; r&#7845;t l&#7899;n.</strong></p><p>Nh&#432;ng...</p><p>An c&#361;ng nh&#7853;n ra m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u. L&#7901;i khuy&#234;n: <strong>&#8220;H&#227;y theo &#273;u&#7893;i &#273;am m&#234;.&#8221; </strong>&#273;&#227; b&#7883; th&#7847;n th&#225;nh h&#243;a qu&#225; m&#7913;c.</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909; nh&#432; An r&#7845;t th&#237;ch ch&#417;i organ.</p><p>Th&#7853;t s&#7921; r&#7845;t th&#237;ch.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng... An ch&#417;i kh&#244;ng hay.</p><p>C&#243; ng&#432;&#7901;i b&#7841;n t&#7915;ng &#273;&#7897;ng vi&#234;n An: <em>&#8220;Ch&#7855;c t&#7841;i An t&#7853;p ch&#432;a &#273;&#7911; th&#244;i. C&#7913; luy&#7879;n nhi&#7873;u h&#417;n &#273;i.&#8221;</em></p><p>Khi &#7845;y An c&#361;ng tin. An ngh&#297;: <em>&#8220;&#7914; nh&#7881;. Ch&#7881; c&#7847;n ch&#259;m t&#7853;p h&#417;n l&#224; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c.&#8221;</em></p><p>Th&#7871; l&#224; An d&#224;nh r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u th&#7901;i gian &#273;&#7875; luy&#7879;n. Nh&#432;ng r&#7891;i An nh&#7853;n ra m&#7897;t s&#7921; th&#7853;t kh&#225; ph&#361;: <strong>&#272;am m&#234; kh&#244;ng &#273;&#7891;ng ngh&#297;a v&#7899;i n&#259;ng khi&#7871;u.</strong></p><p>C&#243; nh&#7919;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i ch&#7881; c&#7847;n t&#7853;p m&#7897;t th&#7901;i gian &#273;&#227; ch&#417;i r&#7845;t hay. C&#242;n An, d&#249; r&#7845;t y&#234;u th&#237;ch, v&#7851;n kh&#244;ng th&#7875; &#273;&#7841;t &#273;&#7871;n tr&#236;nh &#273;&#7897; m&#224; m&#236;nh mong mu&#7889;n.</p><p>V&#224; l&#250;c &#273;&#243; An c&#243; m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c:</p><blockquote><p><strong>Y&#234;u m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u kh&#244;ng c&#243; ngh&#297;a b&#7841;n s&#7869; gi&#7887;i &#273;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243;.</strong></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><h4><strong>&#272;&#7915;ng bi&#7871;n m&#7885;i s&#7903; th&#237;ch th&#224;nh ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p.</strong></h4><p>N&#7871;u b&#7841;n r&#7845;t th&#237;ch m&#7897;t vi&#7879;c... 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Welcome, b&#7841;n, &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i Playbook Design. N&#7871;u &#273;&#226;y l&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ch&#250;ng ta g&#7863;p nhau, th&#236; m&#236;nh ch&#237;nh l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7913;ng sau newsletter n&#224;y &#8212; n&#417;i m&#236;nh chia s&#7867; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m product design, t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p cho &#273;&#7871;n c&#225;c k&#7929; n&#259;ng v&#224; g&#243;c nh&#236;n th&#7921;c t&#7871; khi l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</em></p><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignore the Noise. Keep Building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/ignore-the-noise-keep-building</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/ignore-the-noise-keep-building</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:40:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7dd8fecc-e974-41b0-9617-ee955ad658c3_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once you start putting your work out there, some people are going to dislike you. That&#8217;s just how the internet works.</p><p>You don&#8217;t need to spend your time trying to prove yourself to everyone. The moment you become more disciplined, earn a little more, or make progress in your life, someone will feel uncomfortable. People who don&#8217;t put in the work often criticize those who do. People who aren&#8217;t building anything tend to judge the ones who are. And those who aren&#8217;t succeeding may convince themselves that your success somehow came at their expense.</p><p>But your job isn&#8217;t to win everyone&#8217;s approval.</p><p>Your job is to stay focused on your own goals. Keep doing the work that helps you grow, create more value, improve your skills, and build a better life. Become someone who is capable, trustworthy, and someone others genuinely want to work with.</p><p>The truth is, even when you&#8217;re doing good work and creating real value, people may not recognize it right away. Recognition often comes much later&#8212;sometimes only after you&#8217;ve gone much further, or even after you&#8217;ve moved on.</p><p>So don&#8217;t let outside opinions steal your focus.</p><p>Everything else? 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I loved most about working at Google]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what it&#8217;s actually like to work inside Google? If you&#8217;ve ever been curious about the real-life benefits and culture behind the tech giant, you&#8217;re in the right place.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/inside-google-what-i-loved-most-about</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/inside-google-what-i-loved-most-about</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:15:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a1348a9a-063e-4b14-af40-9427896e3325_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wonder what it&#8217;s actually like to work inside Google? If you&#8217;ve ever been curious about the real-life benefits and culture behind the tech giant, you&#8217;re in the right place.</p><p>I joined Google a little over two years ago. After the initial honeymoon phase settled, I truly began to appreciate the incredible ecosystem the company builds around its employees. There is a well-known philosophy here: <strong>&#8220;Lifelong learning is inherently Googly.&#8221;</strong> Google views its team members as people who are constantly capable of growth, and they back that up with a massive framework of benefits designed to help us upskill, stay healthy, and thrive.</p><p>If you enjoy reading about tech culture, workplace design, and career insights, make sure to hit the subscribe button below so you never miss a post.</p><p>Now, let&#8217;s dive into the most awesome perks of being a Googler.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>The perk everyone talks about: unlimited food, drinks, restaurants, and snacks at the office&#8212;so generous that gaining a few pounds as a new hire is almost a rite of passage.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>This is easily the most famous perk, and it absolutely lives up to the hype. The food and beverage program is completely unlimited. You can walk into the office for breakfast, grab lunch, raid endless snack drawers throughout the day, and even stay for dinner.</p><p>Many larger offices feature over 10 different internal restaurants, each specializing in diverse cuisines from all over the world to cater to a global workforce. It&#8217;s an incredible benefit, though it can be a bit dangerous for the waistline! Gaining a few extra pounds during the first few months is practically a rite of passage for new hires.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google&#8217;s wellness perks go far beyond free gyms, offering everything from pools and fitness classes to massages and high-tech nap pods&#8212;all designed to keep employees healthy, recharged, and productive.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>Google treats physical and mental health as a priority. Most major offices feature a full fitness program with on-site gyms, swimming pools, basketball courts, and structured classes like yoga and meditation&#8212;all completely free.</p><p>The wellness side goes even further:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Massage Points:</strong> Every year, employees receive wellness points that can be redeemed for on-site treatments, from deep-tissue massages to pedicures, right in the office.</p></li><li><p><strong>Nap Pods:</strong> The afternoon slump is real. For those who prefer to skip a third cup of coffee, the high-tech on-site nap pods are a game-changer. Spending twenty minutes recharging in a pod is the perfect way to rejuvenate for the rest of the day.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google equips employees with top-tier tech and generous home-office stipends, covering everything needed to build a professional, high-performance workspace anywhere.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>As a tech company, Google ensures you have absolute peak performance tools. Beyond providing the absolute top-of-the-range laptops and phones for daily work, they also offer generous home-office grants. Employees receive stipends to curate a seamless remote setup&#8212;covering everything from ergonomic keyboards and webcams to professional lighting and noise-canceling headphones.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google invests in lifelong learning by reimbursing a significant portion of external education costs, from MBAs and language courses to specialized leadership programs.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>True to the &#8220;lifelong learning&#8221; mindset, the company offers a stellar education reimbursement package. If you want to pursue an MBA, learn a new language, or take a specialized leadership program externally, Google will reimburse a highly significant portion of the tuition. They want you to skill up, and they ensure budget constraints don&#8217;t stand in your way.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google&#8217;s dog-friendly culture lets employees bring their pets&#8212;famously known as &#8220;Dooglers&#8221;&#8212;to work, making life easier for owners and the office more joyful for everyone.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>For pet lovers, this is a massive lifestyle perk. Google is famously dog-friendly, and office pets even have their own official title: <strong>Dooglers</strong>.</p><p>Bringing your dog to work is highly encouraged. It saves employees thousands on doggy daycare, keeps pets from being left alone at home, and honestly makes the office environment significantly brighter and more joyful for everyone around.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google makes appreciation tangible with its Peer Bonus program, allowing employees to reward exceptional colleagues with a company-funded cash bonus paid directly in their next paycheck.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>One of the best aspects of the internal culture is how appreciation is structurally built into the system. If a colleague goes entirely above and beyond to help you solve a complex problem or finish a project, you can award them a &#8220;Peer Bonus.&#8221;</p><p>This isn&#8217;t just a simple thank-you note; it is a formally recognized, legitimate cash bonus funded by the company that goes directly onto that employee&#8217;s next paycheck.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google&#8217;s internal learning goes beyond work skills, offering everything from advanced training to cooking classes&#8212;with fresh ingredients shipped to your home for live sessions with expert chefs.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>If you don&#8217;t want to look outside the company for learning, the internal training resources are mind-blowing. You can take classes on advanced programming, leadership dynamics, or even entirely creative hobbies.</p><p>The internal cooking courses are a fan favorite. For virtual sessions, Google will actually ship fresh, raw ingredients directly to your home. You then join a live session where master chefs guide you through the culinary process step-by-step, teaching you premium skills that have nothing to do with your daily job but everything to do with personal enrichment.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google lets employees &#8220;dogfood&#8221; unreleased products, giving them early access to cutting-edge software and hardware months before public launch.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>&#8220;Dogfooding&#8221; is a staple tech-industry concept where employees use their own unreleased products. At Google, this means getting to test the latest, cutting-edge software features and hardware prototypes months before they are announced to the public. For anyone passionate about innovation, being able to experiment with tech that will eventually impact billions of lives is incredibly rewarding.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Beyond the flashy perks, Google offers robust healthcare, life insurance, and retirement benefits that provide employees with long-term financial security and peace of mind.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>While insurance and retirement plans might sound less flashy than free restaurants, they are arguably the most valuable benefits on the list. Google provides incredibly robust private medical coverage, extensive life insurance policies, and highly competitive pension-matching schemes globally. Knowing that your health and financial future are fully secured brings immense peace of mind.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google&#8217;s flexible hybrid model lets employees balance in-office collaboration with focused remote work, with fully remote options available for eligible roles.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>Flexibility is paramount in the modern workplace. Rather than forcing a rigid five-day office mandate, Google champions a balanced hybrid work structure. Employees generally have the flexibility to blend collaboration days in the office with focused days at home, and there are formal avenues to apply for fully remote positions depending on the role.</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>Google&#8217;s premium swag&#8212;from jackets and hoodies to backpacks and tech accessories&#8212;is a fun, high-quality perk that celebrates milestones, launches, and team achievements.</strong></h4></blockquote><p>Lastly, the sheer volume of high-quality company merchandise is unparalleled. From premium jackets and hoodies to water bottles, backpacks, and tech accessories, your drawers will quickly fill up with gear. 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Above all, I feel a profound sense of gratitude and happiness for the opportunity to work in such an incredible environment.</em></p><p><em>Every day here has been a meaningful chapter in my personal and professional growth. I am immensely grateful to be surrounded by colleagues who are exceptionally brilliant yet remarkably humble, for the challenges that push me to evolve, and for those quiet, cozy corners of the office filled with shared laughter over afternoon coffee. These priceless experiences and beautiful memories will always be a treasured part of my life&#8212;ones that I will carry with me and look back on with a smile for years to come.</em></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Oeq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F31849323-6a36-49d8-b83f-afa479e30946_2048x1535.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Oeq!, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/w_424, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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Not because every launch is perfect. But fulfilment has never really been about reaching the destination.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/reflections-on-a-remarkable-chapter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/reflections-on-a-remarkable-chapter</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:08:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0e66dcb-8c40-41f3-96af-0a146dcb6d00_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a particular kind of quiet that settles in when you realize a chapter is coming to an end.</p><p>Today, watching the cursor blink on my screen, I found myself thinking less about looming deadlines or launch plans. Instead, I kept coming back to the projects that quietly shaped who I&#8217;ve become as a designer.</p><p>People often ask me: &#8220;Which project has meant the most to you?&#8221;</p><p>The honest answer? It&#8217;s changed a lot over the years.</p><p>Early on, I would have immediately said <em>Quick, Draw!</em> It was one of those rare, lightning-in-a-bottle moments to help build something from the ground up&#8212;playful on the surface, but deeply ambitious underneath. We weren&#8217;t just making a game; we were exploring how humans and AI could learn from one another. Every sketch became a tiny lesson for a machine, and every smile from a user reminded us that technology doesn&#8217;t always have to feel &#8220;serious&#8221; to be meaningful. That project didn&#8217;t just bring recognition; it gave me the confidence to trust my own curiosity. It taught me that thoughtful design can turn complex tech into something simple, approachable, and even joyful.</p><p>A few years later, my perspective shifted again.</p><p>Working on AI-powered learning experiences for <em>Skillshop</em> introduced a completely different set of challenges. We stopped asking, &#8220;How can AI entertain?&#8221; and started asking, &#8220;How can it help people grow?&#8221;</p><ul><li><p><em>How do you build trust when the tech itself is evolving every single day?</em></p></li><li><p><em>How do you personalize learning without it feeling mechanical?</em></p></li><li><p><em>How do you provide guidance without stripping away a learner&#8217;s sense of ownership?</em></p></li></ul><p>There wasn&#8217;t a manual for this. We learned by building, testing, listening, and repeating. Progress rarely came in giant, cinematic leaps; it arrived through hundreds of small, quiet decisions that eventually added up to better experiences for millions.</p><p>Then, there was the opportunity to work on <em>Gemini</em>.</p><p>By then, my relationship with AI had shifted once more. With Gemini, the question became much, much bigger: <em>How do you design an AI that people can genuinely rely on every day?</em></p><p>The work feels fundamentally different now. We&#8217;re no longer designing isolated features or single-purpose tools. We&#8217;re shaping a new way for people to explore ideas, solve problems, create, and simply think alongside AI. That carries a different weight of responsibility. Every interaction has to balance capability with clarity, speed with trust, and intelligence with empathy.</p><p>Ultimately, the challenge isn&#8217;t just making AI more powerful. It&#8217;s making that power feel approachable and genuinely useful. AI has a way of humbling you&#8212;the moment you think you&#8217;ve designed the &#8220;perfect&#8221; interaction, someone halfway across the world uses it in a way you never imagined. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Looking back, it&#8217;s clear how every chapter prepared me for the next. <em>Quick, Draw!</em> showed me AI could delight. <em>Skillshop</em> taught me it could empower. <em>Gemini</em> is teaching me that it can become a true partner&#8212;helping us think and solve problems in ways we could only have dreamed of a few years ago.</p><p>As this chapter closes, I find myself thinking less about the features we shipped and more about the people I had the privilege to build them with.</p><p>I think of the debates that strengthened our ideas. The late nights before a launch. The moments when user research completely shattered our assumptions. Those countless conversations reminded me that great products are never built by a lone genius. They&#8217;re created by teams that care&#8212;really care&#8212;about the people they&#8217;re building for.</p><p>I often come back to a simple phrase I grew up with: <em>Vui v&#7867; l&#224; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7891;i.</em></p><p>Being happy is enough.</p><p>Not because the work is ever finished. Not because every launch is perfect. But fulfilment has never really been about reaching the destination. It&#8217;s about caring deeply about the journey, the people walking beside you, and the chance to build something that might make someone else&#8217;s day just a little bit better.</p><p>I&#8217;m incredibly grateful for this chapter. And honestly? I&#8217;m even more excited for whatever comes next.</p><p>Some of the most valuable lessons I learned during my time in Big Tech had little to do with design&#8212;and everything to do with life.</p><ul><li><p>Focus isn&#8217;t about doing more. It&#8217;s about protecting what matters most.</p></li><li><p>Great meetings start with a clear decision, not a long discussion.</p></li><li><p>Progress begins when intentions become specific actions.</p></li><li><p>Speed comes from reducing decision friction, not increasing effort.</p></li><li><p>Reliability is invisible&#8212;until it&#8217;s not.</p></li><li><p>Clear team boundaries reduce more friction than endless communication.</p></li><li><p>Don&#8217;t just raise problems&#8212;bring options and a recommendation.</p></li><li><p>Great teams build systems that don&#8217;t need heroes.</p></li><li><p>If you can&#8217;t observe it, you can&#8217;t improve it.</p></li><li><p>Small changes create faster progress than big launches.</p></li><li><p>Scaling a team without reducing coordination costs rarely scales output.</p></li><li><p>Successful migrations are organizational transformations, not technical projects.</p></li><li><p>AI makes creation abundant. Judgment makes value scarce.</p></li><li><p>Trust is the highest-leverage asset you can build.</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Google office is more than just workplace]]></title><description><![CDATA[People often ask me, &#8220;Is it really like the movies?&#8221; when they find out I work at Google Singapore.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/30062026-why-i-love-where-i-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/30062026-why-i-love-where-i-work</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:25:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e2af0824-2031-4c19-a02f-63be9b3a9ec6_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People often ask me, &#8220;Is it really like the movies?&#8221; when they find out I work at Google. I usually smile and say, &#8220;Maybe,&#8221; but the truth is so much more grounded&#8212;and so much more human&#8212;than any movie set.</p><p>Sitting here, I&#8217;m often reminded of how far we&#8217;ve come. They say that back in 2007, the team started at Collyer Quay with just 24 people. Today, I&#8217;m part of a community of 3,000. Standing in the atrium&#8212;that massive connector between our buildings&#8212;I don&#8217;t just see an office. I see a space designed for &#8220;accidental magic.&#8221; It&#8217;s built to make us bump into each other, and that&#8217;s where the best ideas actually happen.</p><p>Being part of the Gemini team feels like standing at the forefront of something truly transformative. Every day, we&#8217;re shaping how people interact with AI, pushing boundaries to make technology more intuitive and helpful. It&#8217;s fast-paced and challenging, but seeing the impact of what we build unfold in real-time is incredibly rewarding.</p><p>To me, this office isn&#8217;t just a workplace; it&#8217;s a space where I can just be human. When things get intense, I might head to my favourite Bali-inspired workspace to soak up some sunlight or find a quiet corner to reset. Some might call these perks, but I see them as a gentle permission to be balanced. After all, creativity doesn&#8217;t thrive under constant pressure; it thrives in balance.</p><blockquote><p><em>But if I&#8217;m being honest, my favorite memory here isn&#8217;t a high-stakes meeting. It was the day I brought my dad to visit. Seeing the pride in his eyes as he walked through the halls, watching him beam as he took photos of every corner to share with his friends&#8212;that was my true achievement. Not the projects, not the code, but the fact that I&#8217;ve given him a reason to be proud of me.</em></p></blockquote><p>I even caught myself at the Lego station today, mindlessly moving bricks around while trying to untangle a design challenge. It sounds a bit silly, but it works! And then there&#8217;s the hospitality&#8212;the chefs, the snacks, the way we&#8217;re taken care of. It&#8217;s those little things that make this place feel like a community rather than just a company.</p><p>I know that one day, I will move on to a different chapter. And when that day comes, I know it won&#8217;t just be the work I&#8217;ll miss&#8212;it&#8217;ll be this atmosphere. I&#8217;ll miss the &#8220;vui v&#7867;&#8221; hum of the corridors, the sanctuary of our quiet corners, and the intentional design that makes coming to work feel like coming home.</p><p>I&#8217;m grateful for this space&#8212;not for the fancy lights or the decor, but because it fosters curiosity. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Shiok Cafe showcases Singapore's diverse cuisines, including Hawker fare.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Here are a few things that make this office more than just a place to work:</p><ul><li><p>There&#8217;s greenery everywhere you look, making the massive space feel incredibly alive. We even have a lush, open-air garden that stretches beautifully from the first floor down to the ground level.</p></li><li><p>One of the sweetest touches is when you bring guests or family to visit&#8212;their names light up on the LED screen right in the main lobby. It always makes them feel so special.</p></li><li><p>Every corner of the office is filled with creative, unique installations. Whether you&#8217;re looking for design inspiration or just a great spot for a quick selfie, you&#8217;ll never run out of backdrops.</p></li><li><p>There&#8217;s a well-stocked pantry on every floor with free snacks and drinks. And for those moments that need a little extra pick-me-up, we even have professional bartenders on hand to craft the perfect beverage.</p></li><li><p>Every level is equipped with bar counters, gaming rooms, a gym, and even nap rooms. It&#8217;s comforting to know that whether I need to focus deeply or fully recharge, the space is there to support me.</p></li><li><p>The main canteen on the 32nd floor is a dream. With over 50 buffet dishes from around the world served daily, it&#8217;s a global culinary tour. And yes, there are even days when I get a craving for <em>Ph&#7903;</em>&#8212;and I can actually get it right here! :D</p></li></ul><p>Another day down, another day of building the future with Gemini. I think I&#8217;ll enjoy every bit of it while I&#8217;m still here.</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[15 Years. 21 Lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best Product Designers don&#8217;t leave behind perfect interfaces. They leave behind stronger teams.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/21-lessons-from-15-years-as-a-design-340</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/21-lessons-from-15-years-as-a-design-340</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:04:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/04329a6a-f0d7-4077-bf92-1a856a6409f5_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I started my career more than fifteen years ago, I believed design was about creating beautiful interfaces. I obsessed over typography, spacing, color palettes, grids, and pixel-perfect alignment. Every interaction had to feel polished, and every screen had to look modern. At the time, I thought that was what separated good designers from great ones.</p><p>I was only partially right.</p><p>As my career evolved&#8212;from designing mobile apps to enterprise platforms, from shipping MVPs to leading complex product ecosystems, and from being an individual contributor to leading design teams&#8212;I realized something surprising. The quality of a product is rarely limited by the quality of its interface. More often, it&#8217;s limited by the quality of decisions behind that interface.</p><p>A confusing onboarding flow usually isn&#8217;t a UI problem. It&#8217;s a product strategy problem. A feature nobody uses usually isn&#8217;t a visual design problem. It&#8217;s a prioritization problem. Poor collaboration between Design, Product, and Engineering eventually shows up in the user experience, regardless of how talented individual designers are.</p><p>Over time, I stopped thinking of design as screen-making. I started thinking of it as decision-making.</p><p>The further you grow in your career, the less your value comes from the artifacts you create. Instead, it comes from your ability to create clarity&#8212;clarity for users, clarity for your team, clarity for stakeholders, and clarity in moments where everyone else sees uncertainty.</p><p>That&#8217;s what design leadership has become for me. Not creating every solution, but helping teams discover the right one.</p><p>These lessons weren&#8217;t learned in a classroom. Some came from successful product launches. Others came from painful failures. Some were taught by brilliant designers, while others came from engineers, product managers, executives, and customers. Many took years to truly understand.</p><p>None of them depend on Figma, AI, or the latest design trend. Tools will continue to evolve, but the principles behind great products rarely do.</p><p>This book is my attempt to collect those principles.</p><p>If you&#8217;re early in your design career, I hope these lessons help you avoid some of the mistakes I made. If you&#8217;re already leading teams, I hope they remind you that leadership is less about having the answers and more about creating environments where great answers can emerge.</p><p>Let&#8217;s begin.</p><h3><strong><span>Great designers don&#8217;t design first. They understand first</span></strong></h3><p>One of the biggest misconceptions about product design is that our work begins inside a design tool. It doesn&#8217;t. It begins with curiosity.</p><p>Early in my career, I was eager to solve problems before I fully understood them. A stakeholder would describe an issue, and I&#8217;d immediately start sketching solutions. Sometimes they looked impressive. Many solved the wrong problem.</p><p>Over time, I learned that users rarely ask for what they actually need. They describe symptoms. Our responsibility is to discover the cause.</p><p>That means spending time with users before spending time with interfaces. Watch how they work. Listen to how they describe their frustrations. Pay attention to where they hesitate. Observe what they do&#8212;not just what they say.</p><p>The strongest designers I&#8217;ve worked with aren&#8217;t the fastest in Figma. They&#8217;re the most curious people in the room. They ask &#8220;Why?&#8221; repeatedly. Why is this frustrating? Why does this step exist? Why is this behavior happening? Why hasn&#8217;t anyone questioned this assumption before?</p><p>Eventually, the conversation stops being about screens. It becomes about human behavior. And once the problem becomes obvious, the interface often becomes surprisingly simple.</p><p>Great design is rarely the result of creative inspiration. It&#8217;s usually the outcome of deep understanding.</p><p>Never fall in love with your first solution. Fall in love with understanding the problem.</p><h3><strong><span>Alignment is a design deliverable</span></strong></h3><p>Many designers believe their responsibility ends after presenting a thoughtful solution. In reality, that&#8217;s often where the work begins.</p><p>Products are built by teams. A brilliant design that engineering cannot implement or product management doesn&#8217;t prioritize creates no value.</p><p>As Design Leads, we often think our job is to defend the design. I&#8217;ve learned it&#8217;s more important to align the team.</p><p>Alignment isn&#8217;t agreement on every detail. It&#8217;s a shared understanding about what problem we&#8217;re solving and why.</p><p>Some of the best meetings I&#8217;ve attended ended without a final decision, yet everyone left with the same understanding of the challenge. That clarity accelerated every decision afterwards.</p><p>Winning arguments is satisfying. Building alignment is transformative.</p><p>Design leadership isn&#8217;t about proving you&#8217;re right. It&#8217;s about helping everyone arrive at the right answer together.</p><h3><strong><span>Ship learning, not perfection</span></strong></h3><p>Perfection feels safe. Shipping feels risky. Ironically, the opposite is often true.</p><p>I&#8217;ve watched teams spend months refining experiences that users never asked for. I&#8217;ve also seen rough prototypes generate insights that completely changed a product&#8217;s direction.</p><p>Real learning begins the moment users interact with something real&#8212;a prototype, a clickable mockup, a beta release, or an MVP.</p><p>Every week spent debating hypothetical scenarios is a week not spent learning from reality.</p><p>The best product teams don&#8217;t optimize for perfect launches. They optimize for learning velocity.</p><p>Ship something. Observe. Learn. Improve. Then repeat.</p><p>Progress compounds through feedback. Perfection delays feedback. And delayed feedback is one of the most expensive mistakes a product team can make.</p><h3><strong><span>Clarity is the highest form of design leadership</span></strong></h3><p>Junior designers create deliverables. Senior designers create systems. Design leaders create clarity.</p><p>The longer I&#8217;ve worked in product organizations, the less time I&#8217;ve spent reviewing pixels. Instead, I&#8217;ve spent more time answering questions like: What problem are we actually solving? Why does this feature matter? How will we measure success? What principles should guide future decisions?</p><p>Clear principles eliminate countless debates.</p><p>When teams understand the &#8220;why,&#8221; they make better decisions without waiting for permission. That&#8217;s how organizations scale&#8212;not by adding more approvals, but by creating more clarity.</p><p>One of the most valuable skills a Design Lead can develop isn&#8217;t visual design. It&#8217;s simplifying complexity.</p><p>If your team depends on you to make every decision, you&#8217;ve created dependency. If your team understands how to make good decisions independently, you&#8217;ve created leadership.</p><h3><strong><span>Business metrics are ux metrics</span></strong></h3><p>Many designers separate business goals from user experience. I&#8217;ve learned they&#8217;re deeply connected.</p><p>Users don&#8217;t care about quarterly revenue. Businesses don&#8217;t care about beautiful interfaces alone. Both care about outcomes.</p><p>When a user completes onboarding faster, the business acquires customers more efficiently. When support requests decrease, operational costs decrease. When retention improves, the product becomes healthier.</p><p>Good UX creates measurable business value.</p><p>Great Product Designers understand both sides of the equation.</p><p>Design isn&#8217;t about making products prettier. It&#8217;s about making products more valuable.</p><p>Every design decision should answer two questions: How does this improve the user&#8217;s experience? How does this improve the product&#8217;s success?</p><p>When those answers reinforce each other, design becomes a strategic function instead of a service function.</p><h3><strong><span>The engineer who taught me more about leadership than any design manager</span></strong></h3><p>The person who changed my thinking wasn&#8217;t another designer. He was an engineering lead.</p><p>Every difficult project seemed to become easier when he joined&#8212;not because he wrote more code, but because people trusted him.</p><p>He rarely spoke first. He asked questions. He summarized disagreements fairly. He never tried to win arguments. Yet somehow the room almost always followed him.</p><p>One afternoon, I asked him why.</p><p>He laughed.</p><p>&#8220;People don&#8217;t follow certainty.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;They follow someone who helps them think more clearly.&#8221;</p><p>I&#8217;ve never forgotten that sentence.</p><p>Leadership isn&#8217;t authority. It&#8217;s borrowed trust.</p><h3><strong><span>Good designers build interfaces. Great designers build trust</span></strong></h3><p>When people talk about design maturity, they often focus on design systems, research operations, or sophisticated workflows. Those things matter.</p><p>But underneath every successful product team lies something much simpler.</p><p>Trust.</p><p>Trust that engineering will deliver. Trust that product will prioritize responsibly. Trust that research represents users honestly. Trust that design considers business constraints.</p><p>Without trust, every decision becomes negotiation. Every meeting becomes debate. Every project moves slower.</p><p>Trust is built gradually through transparency, reliability, humility, and consistency.</p><p>Over twelve years, I&#8217;ve forgotten many design files. I&#8217;ve forgotten countless presentations. I&#8217;ve forgotten hundreds of screens. But I still remember the people who trusted me enough to build difficult products together.</p><p>In the end, products don&#8217;t scale because of better software alone. They scale because teams learn to trust each other enough to solve difficult problems together.</p><p>And perhaps that&#8217;s the biggest lesson of all.</p><p>Design has never really been about interfaces.</p><p>It&#8217;s always been about people.</p><h3><strong><span>Every design decision is a product decision</span></strong></h3><p>One of the biggest shifts in my career happened when I stopped asking, &#8220;How should we design this?&#8221; and started asking, &#8220;Should we build this at all?&#8221;</p><p>Many organizations mistake Product Design for interface design. 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class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Annie.! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Interface Design asks, &#8220;How can we make this feature easy to use?&#8221; Product Design asks, &#8220;Does this feature deserve to exist?&#8221; The difference is enormous.</p><p>I&#8217;ve seen teams spend months polishing experiences that created almost no value because nobody challenged the original assumption. The most valuable contribution a Design Lead can make isn&#8217;t creating another beautiful screen. It&#8217;s preventing the team from building the wrong product.</p><p>Every feature has a cost. Not only the development cost, but also maintenance, customer support, technical debt, documentation, future redesigns, and cognitive load. Every button you add competes for the user&#8217;s attention. Every workflow increases complexity. Every setting creates another decision someone has to make.</p><p>Great designers don&#8217;t measure success by how much they design. They measure success by how much unnecessary complexity they remove.</p><p>Sometimes the best design decision is to say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think users need this.&#8221; That takes courage, especially in organizations where progress is measured by shipping features instead of solving problems.</p><p>Design leadership means protecting simplicity, even when complexity appears more impressive.</p><h3><strong><span>Research doesn&#8217;t end when discovery ends</span></strong></h3><p>Many teams treat research as the first phase of a project. They interview users, define personas, map journeys, and then move on.</p><p>The problem is that users continue changing after launch. Markets change. Competitors change. Technology changes. People adapt.</p><p>If research happens only before design, your understanding becomes outdated surprisingly quickly.</p><p>Some of the most valuable insights I&#8217;ve discovered happened months after a product launched. They came from watching support tickets, reading customer reviews, analyzing session recordings, talking to Customer Success, and observing how people hacked our intended workflows.</p><p>Research isn&#8217;t a deliverable. It&#8217;s a continuous conversation with reality.</p><p>The best product organizations never stop learning.</p><p>Discovery isn&#8217;t a phase. It&#8217;s a mindset.</p><p>Design Leaders create organizations that stay curious long after launch.</p><h3><strong><span>Design systems scale teams&#8212;not components</span></strong></h3><p>Early in my career, I thought Design Systems were simply libraries filled with buttons, typography, spacing, icons, and components.</p><p>Today, I see them differently.</p><p>A Design System is an agreement. It&#8217;s a shared language that allows hundreds of decisions to happen consistently without constant discussion.</p><p>The biggest value of a Design System isn&#8217;t visual consistency. It&#8217;s decision consistency.</p><p>When designers no longer debate basic UI patterns, they spend more energy solving user problems. When engineers reuse predictable components, they spend less time rebuilding identical functionality. When Product Managers understand established interaction patterns, planning becomes faster.</p><p>A mature Design System doesn&#8217;t limit creativity. It protects creativity from being wasted on repetitive decisions.</p><p>The goal isn&#8217;t standardization for its own sake. It&#8217;s reducing the cognitive load of collaboration.</p><p>Because the most expensive design inconsistency usually isn&#8217;t visual.</p><p>It&#8217;s organizational.</p><h3><strong><span>AI won&#8217;t replace designers. It will raise the bar for designers</span></strong></h3><p>Every technological shift changes what valuable work looks like.</p><p>Design is no exception.</p><p>Many people ask, &#8220;Will AI replace Product Designers?&#8221;</p><p>I think that&#8217;s the wrong question.</p><p>The better question is, &#8220;What parts of design should humans no longer spend time doing?&#8221;</p><p>Today, AI can summarize research, generate user flows, write UX copy, create wireframes, review interfaces, generate personas, analyze competitors, organize documentation, and even critique design decisions.</p><p>None of these eliminates the need for designers.</p><p>They eliminate repetitive execution.</p><p>Which means our value moves higher.</p><ul><li><p>Less production. More judgment.</p></li><li><p>Less drawing. More decision-making.</p></li><li><p>Less documentation. More strategy.</p></li></ul><p>Design Leaders should embrace this shift&#8212;not because AI produces perfect work. It doesn&#8217;t. But because it gives teams more time to solve harder problems.</p><p>Technology has always automated execution.</p><p>The most valuable professionals moved closer to decisions.</p><p>Design will do the same.</p><h3><strong><span>Writing makes you a better designer</span></strong></h3><p>One habit transformed my career more than any design course.</p><p>Writing.</p><p>Design documents, decision logs, research summaries, workshop agendas, vision statements, design principles, and strategy memos all share one powerful characteristic.</p><p>Writing forces precision.</p><p>It&#8217;s impossible to hide vague thinking inside a well-written document. Every sentence exposes assumptions. Every paragraph reveals missing logic.</p><p>Many difficult product discussions become dramatically easier once someone writes the problem clearly.</p><p>I&#8217;ve watched hour-long debates disappear after a two-page document.</p><p>Not because everyone suddenly agreed.</p><p>Because everyone finally understood.</p><p>The ability to explain a complex product problem simply is one of the most underrated leadership skills in design.</p><p>If you want clearer thinking, write more.</p><p>Not for documentation.</p><p>For understanding.</p><h3> <strong><span>Mentoring is designed at a human scale</span></strong></h3><p>As an Individual Contributor, your impact comes from the products you design.</p><p>As a Design Lead, your impact increasingly comes from the designers you help grow.</p><p>That transition isn&#8217;t easy.</p><p>Many new managers struggle because they continue solving every problem themselves.</p><p>It feels faster.</p><p>Sometimes it is.</p><p>But leadership isn&#8217;t about maximizing today&#8217;s output.</p><p>It&#8217;s about increasing tomorrow&#8217;s capability.</p><p>I&#8217;ve learned to replace answers with questions.</p><p>Instead of saying, &#8220;Here&#8217;s what I would do,&#8221; I ask, &#8220;What assumptions are you making?&#8221; &#8220;What evidence supports this?&#8221; &#8220;What alternatives did you consider?&#8221;</p><p>The goal isn&#8217;t to produce designers who think like me.</p><p>It&#8217;s producing designers who think independently.</p><p>Good mentoring creates confidence.</p><p>Great mentoring creates judgment.</p><p>Eventually, your team should solve problems you never could have solved alone.</p><p>That&#8217;s when leadership becomes multiplicative.</p><p>Your influence extends far beyond your own work.</p><h3><strong><span>The most valuable work is often invisible</span></strong></h3><p>Every organization depends on people who connect everything together. They organize workshops, improve onboarding, document processes, facilitate collaboration, resolve misunderstandings, share knowledge, build templates, coach teammates, and improve rituals.</p><p>Most of this work never appears in a portfolio. It rarely receives awards. It often goes unnoticed.</p><p>Yet organizations couldn&#8217;t function without it.</p><p>Early in my career, I treated this as &#8220;extra work.&#8221;</p><p>Today, I see it differently.</p><p>This is infrastructure.</p><p>Good infrastructure doesn&#8217;t draw attention.</p><p>It quietly enables everyone else to perform better.</p><p>The challenge is that invisible work easily becomes invisible value.</p><p>Design Leaders should make this work intentional. Document it. Measure its impact. Turn repeated effort into reusable systems. Replace recurring meetings with better documentation. Replace repeated explanations with shared principles. Replace tribal knowledge with organizational knowledge.</p><p>The goal isn&#8217;t to become indispensable.</p><p>The goal is to build systems that no longer depend on you.</p><p>That&#8217;s the highest form of leadership.</p><p>When your absence doesn&#8217;t slow the organization, you&#8217;ve successfully scaled yourself.</p><h3><strong><span>If everything is high priority, nothing is</span></strong></h3><p>One of the biggest mistakes product teams make isn&#8217;t building the wrong thing. It&#8217;s trying to build everything.</p><p>As designers, we&#8217;re natural optimists. We see opportunities everywhere. Improve onboarding. Redesign search. Create personalization. Build AI features. Refactor the Design System. Improve accessibility. Optimize performance. Every idea sounds valuable.</p><p>The challenge isn&#8217;t finding opportunities. It&#8217;s deciding what deserves attention today.</p><p>The longer I&#8217;ve worked in product organizations, the more I&#8217;ve realized that prioritization is one of the highest-leverage design skills.</p><p>Great Product Designers don&#8217;t just solve problems. They choose which problems are worth solving.</p><p>Every &#8220;yes&#8221; carries an invisible cost: time, focus, engineering effort, opportunity cost, and organizational attention.</p><p>Every roadmap reflects hundreds of decisions about what not to build.</p><p>Design Leaders help teams become comfortable saying no&#8212;not because ideas lack value, but because focus creates momentum.</p><p>A product succeeds because it does a few important things exceptionally well, not because it attempts everything.</p><p>The most mature teams I&#8217;ve worked with aren&#8217;t those that ship the most features. They&#8217;re the ones that know exactly what they refuse to build.</p><h3><strong><span>Data explains </span></strong><em><strong><span>what</span></strong></em><strong><span>. Research explains </span></strong><em><strong><span>why</span></strong></em></h3><p>Modern product teams have access to more data than ever before. Funnels, heatmaps, retention curves, session recordings, A/B tests, engagement metrics&#8212;every click can be measured.</p><p>Yet many organizations still struggle to understand their users.</p><p>Because numbers rarely explain human behavior.</p><p>Analytics might tell you that 42% of users abandon onboarding. Research explains why.</p><p>Analytics tell you where people stop. Interviews reveal what they&#8217;re thinking.</p><p>Metrics identify symptoms. Research uncovers causes.</p><p>The strongest Product Designers combine both perspectives.</p><p>They avoid two common traps.</p><p>The first is designing purely from intuition.</p><p>The second is designing purely from dashboards.</p><p>Neither tells the full story.</p><p>Design isn&#8217;t statistics.</p><p>Neither is it guesswork.</p><p>It&#8217;s the practice of turning evidence into decisions.</p><p>The goal isn&#8217;t collecting more data.</p><p>The goal is to increase understanding.</p><p>When data and empathy reinforce each other, product decisions become remarkably clear.</p><h3><strong><span>Your career is built between projects</span></strong></h3><p>Most people remember successful launches, promotions, awards, and major redesigns.</p><p>Those moments matter.</p><p>But careers aren&#8217;t built during milestones.</p><p>They&#8217;re built between them.</p><p>In ordinary conversations. Helping a teammate. Giving thoughtful feedback. Mentoring someone new. Writing documentation. Leading difficult discussions. Building trust over years instead of weeks.</p><p>I&#8217;ve seen incredibly talented designers struggle because nobody knew how they worked. I&#8217;ve also seen solid designers become exceptional leaders because people trusted them.</p><p>Your portfolio opens doors.</p><p>Your reputation keeps them open.</p><p>Every interaction contributes to that reputation.</p><p>People remember how you respond under pressure, whether you share credit, whether you admit mistakes, and whether you make collaboration easier or harder.</p><p>Products come and go.</p><p>Relationships compound.</p><p>The strongest careers are rarely built on one remarkable project.</p><p>They&#8217;re built on hundreds of ordinary moments handled remarkably well.</p><h3><strong><span>The best ux is the feature you never built</span></strong></h3><p>Design culture often celebrates creation.</p><p>New flows.</p><p>New capabilities.</p><p>New interactions.</p><p>Innovation becomes synonymous with addition.</p><p>But maturity often looks different.</p><p>It looks like subtraction.</p><p>Removing a step from onboarding. Eliminating a settings page. Deleting unnecessary notifications. Combining three workflows into one. Reducing choices. Simplifying navigation.</p><p>Every feature introduced today becomes tomorrow&#8217;s maintenance cost.</p><p>Someone has to support it, test it, document it, explain it, and maintain it.</p><p>The cleanest interface isn&#8217;t empty.</p><p>It&#8217;s intentional.</p><p>One question has become increasingly valuable throughout my career:</p><p>&#8220;What happens if we simply don&#8217;t build this?&#8221;</p><p>Sometimes the answer is surprising.</p><p>Nothing.</p><p>If removing a feature creates no measurable loss for users, perhaps it never created value in the first place.</p><p>Great designers aren&#8217;t remembered for how much they created.</p><p>They&#8217;re remembered for how much unnecessary complexity they prevented.</p><h3><strong><span>Every process should earn its place</span></strong></h3><p>Design reviews. Approval workflows. Sprint rituals. Documentation. Templates. Governance.</p><p>Initially, these structures help.</p><p>Eventually, some become bureaucracy.</p><p>One principle has guided me for years.</p><p>Every process should answer one simple question:</p><p>&#8220;What uncertainty does this reduce?&#8221;</p><ul><li><p>If a meeting creates clarity, keep it.</p></li><li><p>If documentation prevents repeated confusion, write it.</p></li><li><p>If a review improves decision quality, continue it.</p></li></ul><p>But if a process exists only because it has always existed, challenge it.</p><p>Good processes accelerate collaboration.</p><p>Bad processes slow intelligent people down.</p><p>The purpose of the process isn&#8217;t control.</p><p>It&#8217;s confidence.</p><p>Design Leaders shouldn&#8217;t protect the process.</p><p>They should protect outcomes.</p><p>Sometimes simplifying the process is the highest-impact design decision you can make&#8212;not for users, but for the organization itself.</p><h3><strong><span>Time eventually becomes more valuable than money</span></strong></h3><p>Early in our careers, we optimize for learning.</p><p>Then for salary.</p><p>Then for promotions.</p><p>Eventually, something changes.</p><p>You begin measuring success differently.</p><p>Not by compensation.</p><ul><li><p>By attention.</p></li><li><p>By energy.</p></li><li><p>By time.</p></li></ul><p>I&#8217;ve met incredibly successful leaders who earned everything they once wanted, only to realize they had very little space left for the things that mattered most: health, family, curiosity, reading, teaching, and thinking deeply.</p><p>The irony is that Product Design isn&#8217;t a profession rewarded by constant busyness.</p><p>Thoughtful decisions require space.</p><p>Some of my best product ideas didn&#8217;t emerge during meetings.</p><p>They emerged while walking, reading, teaching, mentoring, and reflecting.</p><ul><li><p>Protect your calendar.</p></li><li><p>Protect your focus.</p></li><li><p>Protect your energy.</p></li></ul><p>Because eventually those become your most valuable professional assets.</p><p>Time isn&#8217;t merely something we spend.</p><p>It&#8217;s the resource from which every meaningful contribution is created.</p><h3><strong><span>Compound learning always beats raw talent</span></strong></h3><p>People often ask what separates exceptional Product Designers from average ones.</p><p>Talent helps.</p><p>Curiosity matters more.</p><p>The strongest designers I&#8217;ve met weren&#8217;t necessarily the smartest people in the room.</p><p>They simply improved continuously.</p><ul><li><p>Every project became a lesson.</p></li><li><p>Every failed usability test became knowledge.</p></li><li><p>Every difficult stakeholder conversation improved their communication.</p></li><li><p>Every product launch refines their judgment.</p></li></ul><p>They documented what worked.</p><p>Shared what they learned.</p><p>Mentored others.</p><p>Built frameworks.</p><p>Created reusable thinking.</p><p>Learning compounds&#8212;not because knowledge accumulates, but because better knowledge creates better decisions. Better decisions create better opportunities. Better opportunities create faster growth.</p><p>Small improvements repeated consistently outperform occasional breakthroughs.</p><p>Don&#8217;t chase shortcuts.</p><p>Build habits.</p><p>Read widely.</p><p>Write regularly.</p><p>Teach frequently.</p><p>Seek feedback.</p><p>Question assumptions.</p><p>Stay curious.</p><p>The future belongs to designers who never stop learning.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Final thoughts</strong></h3><p>Design was never about screens.</p><p>When I look back over the last fifteen years, I don&#8217;t remember most of the interfaces I designed. Many no longer exist. Products were redesigned. Companies changed direction. Technologies evolved. Design trends came and went. AI transformed workflows. Entire industries shifted.</p><p>But the lessons remained.</p><p>Users still want products that solve real problems. Teams still need alignment more than certainty. Trust still moves organizations faster than authority. Curiosity still outperforms certainty. Clarity still beats complexity. Leadership still means helping others succeed.</p><p>Perhaps the biggest misconception about Product Design is believing that our work ends when the interface is complete.</p><p>In reality, that&#8217;s where the product begins.</p><p>Design influences strategy. Strategy shapes execution. Execution creates experience. Experience builds trust. Trust creates businesses people choose to return to.</p><p>That&#8217;s why Product Design has never been merely about aesthetics.</p><ul><li><p>It&#8217;s about improving decisions.</p></li><li><p>Reducing uncertainty.</p></li><li><p>Creating understanding.</p></li><li><p>Helping people accomplish meaningful work with less effort.</p></li></ul><p>Whether you&#8217;re designing your first mobile app or leading an international design organization, the responsibility remains remarkably similar.</p><ul><li><p>Understand deeply.</p></li><li><p>Think systematically.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate generously.</p></li><li><p>Build intentionally.</p></li><li><p>Learn continuously.</p></li></ul><p>Because great designers don&#8217;t simply create products.</p><ul><li><p>They shape how organizations think.</p></li><li><p>They shape how teams collaborate.</p></li><li><p>They shape how users experience technology.</p></li></ul><p>And over time, they help shape the future itself.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>One last lesson</strong></h3><p>If there&#8217;s one idea I hope stays with you after reading these articles, it&#8217;s this:</p><p>Your career won&#8217;t be defined by the number of screens you design.</p><p>It will be defined by the number of people who make better decisions because you were there.</p><p>The best Product Designers don&#8217;t leave behind perfect interfaces.</p><p>They leave behind stronger teams.</p><p>Clearer thinking.</p><p>Better products.</p><p>And a culture that continues creating value long after they&#8217;ve moved on.</p><p>That&#8217;s the kind of designer I&#8217;ve spent twelve years trying to become.</p><p>And I&#8217;m still learning.</p><div><hr></div><p><em>&#128075; Hey, it&#8217;s Annie! Welcome to the Playbook Design newsletter. If we haven&#8217;t met yet, I&#8217;m the one behind the screen, sharing everything I know about product design&#8212;from career tips to technical tricks.</em></p><p><em>I really appreciate you spending a few minutes of your day here.</em></p><p><em>To be honest, what I share here on Substack isn&#8217;t meant to be a perfect textbook. For me, these posts are just small fragments of my day&#8212;a little bit of knowledge, a quick lesson, or even just a fleeting feeling. I like to write them down and share them with you exactly as they come. No fancy polishing, no &#8220;too-perfect&#8221; words. Just real stories from the trenches.</em></p><p><em>&#128588; I&#8217;d love to know: what was your biggest takeaway? Or better yet, what&#8217;s one thing you&#8217;ve learned the hard way about working with stakeholders? Drop a comment; I&#8217;d love to learn from your experience, too.</em></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Annie.! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[What 15 years of building products and leading designers taught me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifteen years of building products, growing designers, and discovering that great design is ultimately about clarity, trust, and better decisions&#8212;not just beautiful interfaces.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/inside-big-tech-what-15-years-of</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/inside-big-tech-what-15-years-of</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:08:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5bc1d764-4767-4edd-a830-d7d2b5d4d214_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I could turn back the clock fifteen years to when I was just taking my first steps into the design industry, I would never have believed that one day I would be working at a Big Tech company in Singapore, helping shape AI-powered products for users at a global scale. Back then, my world was confined to static interfaces and polished pixels on a screen. I used to think that exceptional design was purely about visual perfection. The past fifteen years, however, have taught me that design is actually a continuous series of conversations&#8212;with users, colleagues, engineers, source code, and ultimately with yourself.</p><p>The first major turning point in my mindset didn&#8217;t come from a commercial product. It came from countless evenings dedicated to building and contributing to the UX community. Leading UX Space fundamentally changed how I thought about design. I discovered that teaching is one of the fastest ways to expose weaknesses in your own thinking. Every workshop, every mentoring session, every podcast discussion, and every article forced me to organize ideas that previously existed only as intuition. The moment you attempt to explain a complex concept to another designer, you immediately discover where your own mental models are incomplete.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HHOV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba3bf89-e780-4191-9d67-10c18dba8e0d_426x240.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HHOV!, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/w_424, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Feba3bf89-e780-4191-9d67-10c18dba8e0d_426x240.gif 424w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HHOV!, 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class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Annie.! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Around that same period, I was fortunate enough to discover Object-Oriented UX, a framework that permanently changed the way I approached product design. Instead of immediately drawing user flows or jumping into wireframes, I learned to first identify entities, define their relationships, and construct information architecture before thinking about interfaces. That experience reinforced a philosophy that has guided nearly every decision I&#8217;ve made since: clarity is king, while unnecessary complexity is a liability. Creativity should be invested only where it creates unique value. Everywhere else, familiar and predictable experiences usually outperform cleverness.</p><p>That philosophy also reshaped my workflow. Design tools are invaluable for exploration, communication, and experimentation, but truly pixel-perfect experiences are often refined inside production code rather than static mockups. A Figma file can simulate interactions, but only real implementation reveals performance constraints, engineering realities, accessibility challenges, and countless micro-details that determine whether an experience genuinely feels polished.</p><p>Looking back, much of my professional growth didn&#8217;t come from high-profile product launches. It came from quiet relationships that accumulated over time. Collaborating with experienced product leaders, exchanging ideas with talented designers, and spending years mentoring through ADPList all taught me lessons that no design book could offer. Mentoring, in particular, introduced me to the importance of what many organizations call &#8220;glue work.&#8221; Writing documentation, improving collaboration, standardizing workflows, coaching teammates, and simply listening to someone&#8217;s challenges rarely produce portfolio-worthy visuals, yet these invisible contributions often determine whether an organization succeeds or struggles. They create the infrastructure that allows everyone else to perform better.</p><p>When I eventually decided to conclude my mentoring journey on ADPList and focus on new challenges, I realized something far more valuable than any individual project. Relationships built through generosity compound over time. Projects eventually end. Titles change. Companies evolve. Technology never stops moving. But trust continues to appreciate. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Joining a Big Tech company in Singapore introduced me to an entirely different scale of product development. Designing AI-powered experiences for millions of users fundamentally changes your perspective. At that scale, even the smallest design decision can create significant ripple effects across an ecosystem. I quickly learned that legacy experiences are not simply outdated interfaces&#8212;they represent habits that users have developed over years. Improving those experiences requires far more than visual redesign. It demands empathy, careful migration strategies, and a deep understanding of behavioral change.</p><p>Working in AI also introduced an entirely new challenge. New models, capabilities, and technologies emerge almost weekly, making it incredibly tempting to chase innovation for its own sake. But leadership requires discipline. The responsibility of a Design Lead is not to pursue every technological breakthrough. It is to ensure that technology continues serving genuine human needs. AI has dramatically accelerated many aspects of the design process. It helps summarize research, generate concepts, create prototypes, and explore ideas faster than ever before. Yet none of those capabilities replace thoughtful judgment. Falling in love with technology instead of the problem remains one of the easiest mistakes any product team can make.</p><p>As my responsibilities expanded, I realized that leadership had very little to do with creating better interfaces. Success became increasingly dependent on alignment across Design, Product Management, and Engineering. The most productive meetings were rarely those where someone proved they were the smartest person in the room. Instead, they were the conversations where people openly admitted uncertainty, challenged assumptions respectfully, and worked together toward a shared understanding. Psychological safety became more valuable than certainty because clarity emerges when people feel comfortable questioning existing beliefs rather than defending them.</p><p>Looking back over fifteen years, I find that my philosophy has gradually become much simpler. In Vietnamese, there is a phrase I often remind myself of: <em>&#8220;Vui v&#7867; l&#224; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7891;i&#8221;</em>&#8212;being happy is enough.</p><p>The technology industry constantly encourages people to chase the next promotion, the next product launch, the next innovation, or the next organizational milestone. It is remarkably easy to become consumed by metrics that constantly move beyond your control. Over time, I learned to invest my energy differently. I focus on the quality of my thinking, the sincerity with which I collaborate with others, and maintaining the curiosity that first brought me into design.</p><p>Eventually, every designer reaches a point where time becomes more valuable than recognition. Inner peace becomes more valuable than external validation. Knowing what you are willing to trade&#8212;and what you are not&#8212;becomes one of the most important professional decisions you will ever make.</p><p>If there is one lesson that connects every stage of my journey, from community building to global AI products, it is this: great design has never been about creating beautiful screens. It has always been about creating clarity, building trust, helping people make better decisions, and leaving every team stronger than you found it. The products we build will inevitably evolve. Technologies will continue changing. Entire industries will transform. But curiosity, humility, generosity, and continuous learning remain timeless advantages. Those are the experiences that truly compound over a lifetime.</p><div><hr></div><p><em>&#128075; Hey, it&#8217;s Annie! Welcome to the Playbook Design newsletter. If we haven&#8217;t met yet, I&#8217;m the one behind the screen, sharing everything I know about product design&#8212;from career tips to technical tricks.</em></p><p><em>I really appreciate you spending a few minutes of your day here.</em></p><p><em>To be honest, what I share here on Substack isn&#8217;t meant to be a perfect textbook. For me, these posts are just small fragments of my day&#8212;a little bit of knowledge, a quick lesson, or even just a fleeting feeling. I like to write them down and share them with you exactly as they come. No fancy polishing, no &#8220;too-perfect&#8221; words. Just real stories from the trenches.</em></p><p><em>&#128588; I&#8217;d love to know: what was your biggest takeaway? 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I&#8217;m sure plenty of others will cover that ground extensively.</p><p>What I want to talk about is the place where it all happened.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EZQY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6773129f-59d9-413c-acfd-1cb126b2e8d7_1920x1536.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EZQY!, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/w_424, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6773129f-59d9-413c-acfd-1cb126b2e8d7_1920x1536.webp 424w, 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dominikgehl.com</figcaption></figure></div><p>Reflecting on my first time stepping inside, I wasn&#8217;t struck by awe.</p><p>I was struck by&#8230; the quiet!</p><p>It was an unexpected kind of stillness to encounter at the heart of one of the world&#8217;s most powerful tech giants.</p><p>No noise. No rush. No sense of a place racing to invent the future. It felt more like a park than a Big Tech headquarters. In a Silicon Valley obsessed with velocity, deadlines, and growth targets, Apple Park feels less like a corporate office and more like a sanctuary.</p><p>I&#8217;ve seen countless photos and videos of this place. But there is a massive difference between experiencing Apple Park through a screen and actually standing within it. As I walked beneath the trees, watched the light reflecting off the massive glass panes, or simply observed how people navigated the space, I began to understand why many call this more than just a campus. 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Perhaps what impressed me most wasn&#8217;t the sheer scale or the cost of construction. It was the feeling of standing inside the mindset of a person who fundamentally changed how billions of people interact with technology. I wasn&#8217;t just looking at a building; I was looking at how a rare, singular mind thought about humanity, technology, and the future.</p><p>Interestingly, Apple Park is no longer &#8220;new.&#8221; Steve Jobs announced the project in 2011. Construction began in 2013, and the first employees moved in during 2017. Nearly a decade has passed. In that time, the tech world has transformed almost entirely.</p><ul><li><p>AI has exploded. </p></li><li><p>Hybrid work has become the norm. </p></li><li><p>Many companies are questioning whether a physical office is even necessary anymore.</p></li></ul><p>Yet, Apple Park doesn&#8217;t feel dated. That gave me pause.</p><p>Most tech HQs are built for current needs. This place feels like it was built for a much longer horizon. Perhaps the most telling indicator of that philosophy lies in a statistic that seems almost irrational: <strong>about 80% of the campus is dedicated to nature</strong>.</p><p>When I first heard that, my reaction was the same as many others: <em>Why would a tech company dedicate so much land to trees?</em></p><p>But the more I walked the grounds, the more I realized this wasn&#8217;t just a landscaping decision. It was a manifesto. Apple Park isn&#8217;t trying to maximize floor space. It is creating room.</p><ul><li><p>Room for light. </p></li><li><p>Room for nature. </p></li><li><p>Room for space. </p></li><li><p>Room to breathe. </p></li><li><p>Room to walk. </p></li><li><p>Room for human connection.</p></li></ul><p>There is a beautiful paradox here. One of the most powerful tech companies on earth is putting immense effort into pulling people away from their screens.</p><p>The campus is filled with thousands of trees. Oak-lined paths. Orchards. Trails that compel you to slow down. As a Product Designer, I find this aspect more fascinating than the architecture itself. We talk about experience all the time:</p><ul><li><p>User journeys. </p></li><li><p>Touchpoints.</p></li><li><p>Emotion.</p></li><li><p>Friction.</p></li></ul><p>But Apple seems to view the physical environment as a product, too. An intentional experience. A system engineered to influence behavior. That explains why the building is a massive circle&#8212;not a collection of disconnected blocks or siloed offices, but a continuous structure designed to make people collide, see one another, and talk.</p><p>It&#8217;s a beautiful concept. Everything is constantly interconnected. 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class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@shekai?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Shekai</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/an-aerial-view-of-a-circular-building-surrounded-by-trees-zdzVyMiHX-s?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>However, Apple Park isn't perfect, and perhaps that is exactly why it is worth studying. The open-office plan was meant to foster collaboration, but not everyone performs best in an open environment.</p><ul><li><p>Some teams need quiet. </p></li><li><p>Some need privacy. </p></li><li><p>Sometimes you simply need to close a door to focus.</p></li></ul><p>This got me thinking about design in general. We often fall in love with the pursuit of perfection:</p><ul><li><p>Pixel-perfect precision. </p></li><li><p>Consistency. </p></li><li><p>Systems. </p></li><li><p>Flow.</p></li></ul><p>But sometimes, the best outcome for the experience isn't perfection&#8212;it&#8217;s flexibility. Sometimes, compromise isn't a failure. It&#8217;s a sign of maturity.</p><p>People often call Apple Park a &#8220;spaceship.&#8221; To me, it feels more like a question.</p><p>If we had the chance to build a workplace from scratch today&#8212;in the age of AI, remote work, and constant change&#8212;how would we build it? Is the best workplace one that makes people more productive? 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most wasn&#8217;t the ring itself, but the six-colored rainbow arch. In a campus defined by extreme minimalism&#8212;where every shape, material, and color is tightly controlled&#8212;the appearance of those colors felt distinct. It made me linger longer than I expected.</p><p>Something is fascinating about one of the world&#8217;s most future-oriented companies intentionally keeping an icon of its past in the center of its campus. I don&#8217;t view it as mere decoration. It feels like a reminder. That no matter how many times the company evolves, how many generations of products change, or how far technology advances, the story of where we came from is worth preserving.</p><p>And perhaps that is the detail I love most about Apple Park. Not because it&#8217;s more beautiful than the rest, but because amidst so much that has been optimized to the extreme, that rainbow section grounds the experience in humanity.</p><p>Branding, in this case, is no longer just on a screen or in a guideline. It has become a part of the physical space&#8212;something you can walk past, stop to look at, and naturally remember the history of a company. Years from now, the devices will change. Our workflows will be different. But I think people will still return to Apple Park. Not just to see a beautiful structure, but to witness how a company once tried to turn its philosophy into a place where you could walk, breathe, and live in it every single day.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;1a14e371-71f5-4aa5-a85b-0591e1414934&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p><em>Whether this is the last keynote or not, it feels like the end of an incredible chapter.<br>Thank you for everything, Tim.</em></p><p><em>Leaving Apple Park with plenty of memories, new connections, and even more excitement about where technology is heading.</em></p><p><em>Always inspiring to see brilliant people across different teams and ecosystems pushing the industry forward.</em></p><p><em>Most of all, I feel grateful. Grateful to be in a profession that continuously challenges me to learn, and fortunate enough to occasionally attend some of the industry&#8217;s most meaningful events.</em></p><p><em>Hope to be back again next year.</em></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Annie! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Principles of great design by Apple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kho&#7843;ng 10 ti&#7871;ng tr&#432;&#7899;c, Apple v&#7915;a c&#244;ng b&#7889; video "Principles of Great Design" t&#7841;i WWDC26.]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/principles-of-great-design-by-apple</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/principles-of-great-design-by-apple</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fc7bbc4e-65b4-41c0-8f79-22b6df345cfa_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Kho&#7843;ng 10 ti&#7871;ng tr&#432;&#7899;c, Apple v&#7915;a c&#244;ng b&#7889; video <strong>"Principles of Great Design"</strong> t&#7841;i WWDC26.</em></p><p><em>&#272;&#226;y kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; m&#7897;t video h&#432;&#7899;ng d&#7851;n c&#225;ch v&#7869; giao di&#7879;n &#273;&#7865;p h&#417;n, c&#361;ng kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i m&#7897;t danh s&#225;ch c&#225;c quy t&#7855;c thi&#7871;t k&#7871; kh&#244; khan. &#272;i&#7873;u m&#236;nh th&#237;ch &#7903; video n&#224;y l&#224; c&#225;ch Apple n&#243;i v&#7873; thi&#7871;t k&#7871; nh&#432; m&#7897;t tr&#225;ch nhi&#7879;m &#273;&#7889;i v&#7899;i con ng&#432;&#7901;i, ch&#7913; kh&#244;ng &#273;&#417;n thu&#7847;n l&#224; c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c t&#7841;o ra m&#224;n h&#236;nh hay t&#237;nh n&#259;ng.</em></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Annie.! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><em>Tuy nhi&#234;n, m&#236;nh c&#361;ng nh&#7853;n th&#7845;y kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i ai c&#361;ng c&#243; &#273;&#7911; th&#7901;i gian &#273;&#7875; xem h&#7871;t video, v&#224; c&#361;ng kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i ai l&#224;m s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m hay thi&#7871;t k&#7871; &#273;&#7873;u c&#7843;m th&#7845;y tho&#7843;i m&#225;i khi ti&#7871;p c&#7853;n n&#7897;i dung chuy&#234;n m&#244;n b&#7857;ng ti&#7871;ng Anh.</em></p><p><em>V&#236; v&#7853;y, m&#236;nh d&#224;nh th&#7901;i gian xem l&#7841;i, ghi ch&#250;, &#273;&#7889;i chi&#7871;u v&#224; bi&#234;n so&#7841;n l&#7841;i nh&#7919;ng &#253; ch&#237;nh trong video n&#224;y b&#7857;ng ti&#7871;ng Vi&#7879;t.</em></p><p><em>&#272;&#226;y kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i b&#7843;n d&#7883;ch t&#7915;ng c&#226;u t&#7915;ng ch&#7919;. Thay v&#224;o &#273;&#243;, m&#236;nh c&#7889; g&#7855;ng di&#7877;n gi&#7843;i l&#7841;i theo g&#243;c nh&#236;n c&#7911;a m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#227; l&#224;m s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m nhi&#7873;u n&#259;m, k&#7871;t h&#7907;p v&#7899;i nh&#7919;ng tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m th&#7921;c t&#7871; m&#236;nh t&#7915;ng g&#7863;p trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh nghi&#234;n c&#7913;u ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng, thi&#7871;t k&#7871; s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m v&#224; l&#224;m vi&#7879;c c&#249;ng c&#225;c &#273;&#7897;i ng&#361; ph&#225;t tri&#7875;n.</em></p><p><em>M&#7909;c ti&#234;u c&#7911;a b&#224;i vi&#7871;t kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i &#273;&#7875; thay th&#7871; video g&#7889;c, m&#224; &#273;&#7875; gi&#250;p nh&#7919;ng ai ch&#432;a c&#243; &#273;i&#7873;u ki&#7879;n theo d&#245;i to&#224;n b&#7897; n&#7897;i dung b&#7857;ng ti&#7871;ng Anh v&#7851;n c&#243; th&#7875; ti&#7871;p c&#7853;n nh&#7919;ng t&#432; duy thi&#7871;t k&#7871; r&#7845;t &#273;&#225;ng suy ng&#7851;m m&#224; Apple &#273;ang chia s&#7867;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u b&#7841;n l&#224; Designer, Product Manager, Developer ho&#7863;c &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i quan t&#226;m &#273;&#7871;n vi&#7879;c x&#226;y d&#7921;ng nh&#7919;ng s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m t&#7889;t h&#417;n cho ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng, m&#236;nh hy v&#7885;ng nh&#7919;ng ghi ch&#233;p n&#224;y s&#7869; gi&#250;p b&#7841;n ti&#7871;t ki&#7879;m th&#7901;i gian v&#224; mang l&#7841;i th&#234;m m&#7897;t v&#224;i g&#243;c nh&#236;n h&#7919;u &#237;ch cho c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c h&#7857;ng ng&#224;y.</em></p><p><em>Ch&#250;ng ta b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u nh&#233;.</em></p><div><hr></div><p>M&#7897;t s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m kh&#244;ng th&#224;nh c&#244;ng v&#236; n&#243; &#273;&#7865;p. N&#243; th&#224;nh c&#244;ng v&#236; gi&#7843;i quy&#7871;t &#273;&#432;&#7907;c &#273;i&#7873;u m&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng th&#7921;c s&#7921; quan t&#226;m.</p><p>M&#7895;i t&#237;nh n&#259;ng ch&#250;ng ta th&#234;m v&#224;o &#273;&#7873;u l&#7845;y &#273;i m&#7897;t th&#7913; t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng: th&#7901;i gian &#273;&#7875; h&#7885;c, s&#7921; ch&#250; &#253; &#273;&#7875; hi&#7875;u v&#224; ni&#7873;m tin &#273;&#7875; ti&#7871;p t&#7909;c s&#7917; d&#7909;ng. &#272;&#243; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng t&#224;i s&#7843;n r&#7845;t &#273;&#7855;t gi&#225;.</p><p>V&#236; v&#7853;y, thi&#7871;t k&#7871; kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; l&#224; quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh n&#234;n th&#234;m g&#236;. Quan tr&#7885;ng h&#417;n, &#273;&#243; l&#224; quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; kh&#244;ng n&#234;n t&#7891;n t&#7841;i.</p><p>L&#7847;n t&#7899;i tr&#432;&#7899;c khi m&#7903; ph&#7847;n m&#7873;m thi&#7871;t k&#7871; hay b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u m&#7897;t sprint m&#7899;i, h&#227;y t&#7921; h&#7887;i: &#8220;N&#7871;u b&#7887; t&#237;nh n&#259;ng n&#224;y &#273;i, ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng c&#243; th&#7921;c s&#7921; th&#7845;y thi&#7871;u kh&#244;ng?&#8221; N&#7871;u c&#226;u tr&#7843; l&#7901;i l&#224; kh&#244;ng, c&#243; l&#7869; n&#243; ch&#432;a n&#234;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c x&#226;y d&#7921;ng.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;62213bee-9b34-4282-8667-8d76f34c4e63&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><h2>Thi&#7871;t k&#7871; t&#7889;t lu&#244;n b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u t&#7915; m&#7909;c &#273;&#237;ch (Purpose)</h2><p>R&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m th&#7845;t b&#7841;i kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i v&#236; &#273;&#7897;i ng&#361; thi&#7871;u n&#259;ng l&#7921;c. H&#7885; th&#7845;t b&#7841;i v&#236; qu&#225; b&#7853;n gi&#7843;i quy&#7871;t m&#7885;i th&#7913; n&#234;n qu&#234;n m&#7845;t l&#253; do ban &#273;&#7847;u m&#236;nh t&#7891;n t&#7841;i.</p><p>M&#7895;i m&#224;n h&#236;nh, m&#7895;i lu&#7891;ng thao t&#225;c, m&#7895;i t&#237;nh n&#259;ng &#273;&#7873;u c&#7847;n tr&#7843; l&#7901;i &#273;&#432;&#7907;c m&#7897;t c&#226;u h&#7887;i r&#7845;t &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n: <em>&#8220;N&#243; &#273;ang gi&#250;p ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng l&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; t&#7889;t h&#417;n?&#8221;</em></p><p>N&#7871;u kh&#244;ng tr&#7843; l&#7901;i &#273;&#432;&#7907;c c&#226;u h&#7887;i &#273;&#243;, r&#7845;t d&#7877; r&#417;i v&#224;o t&#236;nh tr&#7841;ng l&#224;m cho s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m ng&#224;y c&#224;ng ph&#7913;c t&#7841;p nh&#432;ng gi&#225; tr&#7883; mang l&#7841;i ng&#224;y c&#224;ng &#237;t.</p><p>Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng kh&#244;ng quan t&#226;m b&#7841;n m&#7845;t bao nhi&#234;u th&#225;ng &#273;&#7875; x&#226;y d&#7921;ng m&#7897;t t&#237;nh n&#259;ng. H&#7885; ch&#7881; quan t&#226;m t&#237;nh n&#259;ng &#273;&#243; c&#243; gi&#250;p cu&#7897;c s&#7889;ng c&#7911;a h&#7885; d&#7877; d&#224;ng h&#417;n hay kh&#244;ng.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng kh&#244;ng mu&#7889;n b&#7883; ki&#7875;m so&#225;t (Agency)</h2><p>Kh&#244;ng ai th&#237;ch c&#7843;m gi&#225;c b&#7883; &#233;p ph&#7843;i &#273;i theo m&#7897;t con &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng duy nh&#7845;t.</p><p>Trong s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m c&#361;ng v&#7853;y.</p><p>Khi ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng c&#7843;m th&#7845;y h&#7885; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n, &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ch&#7911; &#273;&#7897;ng v&#224; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c quy&#7873;n quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh c&#225;ch s&#7917; d&#7909;ng s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m theo c&#225;ch ri&#234;ng c&#7911;a m&#236;nh, h&#7885; s&#7869; g&#7855;n b&#243; h&#417;n r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng t&#7921; do lu&#244;n &#273;i k&#232;m v&#7899;i sai s&#243;t. Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng s&#7869; b&#7845;m nh&#7847;m. X&#243;a nh&#7847;m. G&#7917;i nh&#7847;m. Ch&#7885;n nh&#7847;m. &#272;&#243; kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#7895;i c&#7911;a h&#7885;. &#272;&#243; l&#224; &#273;i&#7873;u ch&#7855;c ch&#7855;n s&#7869; x&#7843;y ra.</p><p>M&#7897;t s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m tr&#432;&#7903;ng th&#224;nh kh&#244;ng c&#7889; g&#7855;ng ng&#259;n m&#7885;i sai l&#7847;m. N&#243; gi&#250;p ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng ph&#7909;c h&#7891;i sau sai l&#7847;m m&#7897;t c&#225;ch d&#7877; d&#224;ng.</p><p>N&#250;t Undo &#273;&#244;i khi mang l&#7841;i c&#7843;m gi&#225;c an t&#226;m h&#417;n c&#7843; m&#7897;t t&#237;nh n&#259;ng ph&#7913;c t&#7841;p &#273;&#432;&#7907;c &#273;&#7847;u t&#432; h&#224;ng th&#225;ng tr&#7901;i.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Ni&#7873;m tin kh&#244;ng &#273;&#7871;n t&#7915; nh&#7919;ng l&#7901;i h&#7913;a (Responsibility)</h2><p>M&#236;nh lu&#244;n th&#237;ch m&#7897;t v&#237; d&#7909; r&#7845;t &#273;&#7901;i th&#432;&#7901;ng.</p><p>N&#7871;u m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i l&#7841; v&#7915;a g&#7863;p &#273;&#227; h&#7887;i xin s&#7889; &#273;i&#7879;n tho&#7841;i nh&#432;ng kh&#244;ng gi&#7843;i th&#237;ch l&#253; do, &#273;a ph&#7847;n ch&#250;ng ta s&#7869; t&#7915; ch&#7889;i.</p><p>Th&#7871; nh&#432;ng r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u &#7913;ng d&#7909;ng l&#7841;i l&#224;m &#273;i&#7873;u t&#432;&#417;ng t&#7921;. V&#7915;a m&#7903; app &#273;&#227; xin quy&#7873;n truy c&#7853;p danh b&#7841;. Xin v&#7883; tr&#237;. Xin camera. Xin th&#244;ng b&#225;o.</p><p>Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng ch&#432;a hi&#7875;u &#7913;ng d&#7909;ng l&#224;m g&#236; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#227; b&#7883; y&#234;u c&#7847;u trao &#273;&#7893;i th&#244;ng tin c&#225; nh&#226;n. Ni&#7873;m tin kh&#244;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c x&#226;y d&#7921;ng b&#7857;ng popup. N&#243; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c x&#226;y d&#7921;ng b&#7857;ng s&#7921; minh b&#7841;ch.</p><p>H&#227;y ch&#7881; xin nh&#7919;ng g&#236; th&#7921;c s&#7921; c&#7847;n. H&#227;y gi&#7843;i th&#237;ch r&#245; t&#7841;i sao c&#7847;n n&#243;. V&#224; ch&#7881; h&#7887;i khi ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng hi&#7875;u gi&#225; tr&#7883; h&#7885; nh&#7853;n l&#7841;i.</p><p>Khi ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng c&#7843;m th&#7845;y &#273;&#432;&#7907;c t&#244;n tr&#7885;ng, h&#7885; s&#7861;n s&#224;ng chia s&#7867; nhi&#7873;u h&#417;n b&#7841;n ngh&#297;.</p><div><hr></div><h2>&#272;&#7915;ng b&#7855;t ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng h&#7885;c l&#7841;i t&#7915; &#273;&#7847;u (Familiarity)</h2><p>M&#7897;t trong nh&#7919;ng sai l&#7847;m ph&#7893; bi&#7871;n c&#7911;a designer l&#224; qu&#225; h&#224;o h&#7913;ng v&#7899;i s&#7921; s&#225;ng t&#7841;o.</p><p>S&#225;ng t&#7841;o l&#224; t&#7889;t.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#250;c n&#224;o c&#361;ng c&#7847;n ph&#225;t minh l&#7841;i b&#225;nh xe. Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh nhi&#7873;u n&#259;m &#273;&#7875; h&#7885;c c&#225;ch s&#7917; d&#7909;ng c&#225;c s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m s&#7889;. H&#7885; hi&#7875;u bi&#7875;u t&#432;&#7907;ng th&#249;ng r&#225;c c&#243; ngh&#297;a l&#224; x&#243;a. H&#7885; hi&#7875;u k&#237;nh l&#250;p l&#224; &#273;&#7875; t&#236;m ki&#7871;m. H&#7885; hi&#7875;u n&#250;t Play l&#224; &#273;&#7875; ph&#225;t video.</p><p>Khi ch&#250;ng ta thay &#273;&#7893;i nh&#7919;ng quy &#432;&#7899;c quen thu&#7897;c ch&#7881; &#273;&#7875; t&#7841;o s&#7921; kh&#225;c bi&#7879;t, chi ph&#237; h&#7885;c l&#7841;i s&#7869; thu&#7897;c v&#7873; ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng.</p><p>S&#7921; s&#225;ng t&#7841;o t&#7889;t nh&#7845;t th&#432;&#7901;ng kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; th&#7913; khi&#7871;n m&#7885;i ng&#432;&#7901;i ng&#7841;c nhi&#234;n. M&#224; l&#224; th&#7913; khi&#7871;n h&#7885; c&#7843;m th&#7845;y quen thu&#7897;c &#273;&#7871;n m&#7913;c g&#7847;n nh&#432; kh&#244;ng c&#7847;n suy ngh&#297;.</p><div><hr></div><h2>M&#7897;t s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m t&#7889;t ph&#7843;i th&#237;ch nghi v&#7899;i cu&#7897;c s&#7889;ng th&#7853;t (Flexibility)</h2><p>Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng kh&#244;ng s&#7889;ng b&#234;n trong wireframe.</p><p>H&#7885; &#273;ang l&#225;i xe, &#273;ang ch&#7841;y b&#7897;, &#273;ang b&#7871; con, &#273;ang v&#7897;i &#273;&#7871;n cu&#7897;c h&#7885;p ho&#7863;c &#273;ang s&#7917; d&#7909;ng &#273;i&#7879;n tho&#7841;i d&#432;&#7899;i tr&#7901;i n&#7855;ng g&#7855;t.</p><p>Thi&#7871;t k&#7871; ch&#7881; th&#7921;c s&#7921; t&#7889;t khi n&#243; hi&#7875;u &#273;&#432;&#7907;c nh&#7919;ng b&#7889;i c&#7843;nh &#273;&#243;.</p><p>C&#249;ng m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i nh&#432;ng trong nh&#7919;ng ho&#224;n c&#7843;nh kh&#225;c nhau s&#7869; c&#243; nhu c&#7847;u kh&#225;c nhau.</p><p>&#272;&#243; l&#224; l&#253; do t&#7841;i sao thi&#7871;t k&#7871; linh ho&#7841;t ng&#224;y c&#224;ng tr&#7903; n&#234;n quan tr&#7885;ng.</p><p>Cho ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng t&#249;y ch&#7881;nh giao di&#7879;n.</p><p>Cho ph&#233;p h&#7885; ch&#7885;n c&#225;ch l&#224;m vi&#7879;c ph&#249; h&#7907;p nh&#7845;t.</p><p>&#272;&#7915;ng c&#7889; g&#7855;ng &#233;p t&#7845;t c&#7843; m&#7885;i ng&#432;&#7901;i v&#224;o c&#249;ng m&#7897;t khu&#244;n m&#7851;u.</p><p>B&#7903;i v&#236; th&#7921;c t&#7871; l&#224; kh&#244;ng t&#7891;n t&#7841;i m&#7897;t tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m ho&#224;n h&#7843;o cho t&#7845;t c&#7843; m&#7885;i ng&#432;&#7901;i.</p><div><hr></div><h2>&#272;&#417;n gi&#7843;n kh&#244;ng c&#243; ngh&#297;a l&#224; &#237;t (Simplicity)</h2><p>&#272;&#226;y c&#243; l&#7869; l&#224; hi&#7875;u l&#7847;m l&#7899;n nh&#7845;t trong ng&#224;nh thi&#7871;t k&#7871;.</p><p>Nhi&#7873;u ng&#432;&#7901;i ngh&#297; &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n &#273;&#7891;ng ngh&#297;a v&#7899;i t&#7889;i gi&#7843;n.</p><p>Kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i.</p><p>M&#7897;t giao di&#7879;n ch&#7881; c&#243; v&#224;i n&#250;t b&#7845;m nh&#432;ng khi&#7871;n ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng m&#7845;t 5 ph&#250;t &#273;&#7875; t&#236;m ra c&#225;ch s&#7917; d&#7909;ng kh&#244;ng h&#7873; &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n. Ng&#432;&#7907;c l&#7841;i, m&#7897;t giao di&#7879;n c&#243; nhi&#7873;u th&#244;ng tin nh&#432;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c t&#7893; ch&#7913;c h&#7907;p l&#253; v&#7851;n c&#243; th&#7875; r&#7845;t d&#7877; hi&#7875;u.</p><p>&#272;&#417;n gi&#7843;n l&#224; khi ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng &#273;&#7841;t &#273;&#432;&#7907;c m&#7909;c ti&#234;u nhanh nh&#7845;t v&#7899;i &#237;t n&#7895; l&#7921;c nh&#7853;n th&#7913;c nh&#7845;t.</p><p>N&#7871;u m&#7897;t th&#224;nh ph&#7847;n kh&#244;ng gi&#250;p h&#7885; hi&#7875;u h&#417;n, quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh t&#7889;t h&#417;n ho&#7863;c h&#224;nh &#273;&#7897;ng nhanh h&#417;n, h&#227;y c&#226;n nh&#7855;c lo&#7841;i b&#7887; n&#243;.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng n&#7871;u m&#7897;t th&#224;nh ph&#7847;n gi&#250;p h&#7885; t&#7921; tin h&#417;n, d&#249; giao di&#7879;n c&#243; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t chi ti&#7871;t, n&#243; v&#7851;n &#273;&#225;ng &#273;&#7875; t&#7891;n t&#7841;i.</p><div><hr></div><h2>Chi ti&#7871;t nh&#7887; t&#7841;o n&#234;n c&#7843;m nh&#7853;n l&#7899;n (Craft)</h2><p>Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng c&#243; th&#7875; kh&#244;ng nh&#7853;n ra v&#236; sao h&#7885; th&#237;ch m&#7897;t s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m. Nh&#432;ng h&#7885; lu&#244;n c&#7843;m nh&#7853;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c.</p><ul><li><p>M&#7897;t animation gi&#7853;t nh&#7865;.</p></li><li><p>M&#7897;t m&#224;n h&#236;nh t&#7843;i l&#226;u h&#417;n v&#224;i gi&#226;y.</p></li><li><p>M&#7897;t icon b&#7883; l&#7879;ch.</p></li><li><p>M&#7897;t layout v&#7905; khi xoay m&#224;n h&#236;nh.</p></li></ul><p>T&#7845;t c&#7843; &#273;&#7873;u g&#7917;i &#273;i c&#249;ng m&#7897;t th&#244;ng &#273;i&#7879;p: <em>&#8220;C&#243; v&#7867; nh&#432; s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m n&#224;y ch&#432;a &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ch&#259;m ch&#250;t.&#8221;</em></p><p>Ng&#432;&#7907;c l&#7841;i, khi m&#7885;i th&#7913; v&#7853;n h&#224;nh m&#432;&#7907;t m&#224;, ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng c&#7843;m th&#7845;y an t&#226;m h&#417;n. H&#7885; tin t&#432;&#7903;ng h&#417;n. H&#7885; s&#7861;n s&#224;ng g&#7855;n b&#243; l&#226;u h&#417;n.</p><p>&#272;&#243; l&#224; s&#7913;c m&#7841;nh c&#7911;a s&#7921; tinh x&#7843;o. Kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i nh&#7919;ng th&#7913; h&#224;o nho&#225;ng. M&#224; l&#224; h&#224;ng tr&#259;m chi ti&#7871;t nh&#7887; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c l&#224;m &#273;&#250;ng.</p><div><hr></div><h2>&#272;i&#7873;u ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng nh&#7899; kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; giao di&#7879;n (Delight)</h2><p>Sau c&#249;ng, ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng hi&#7871;m khi nh&#7899; m&#224;u s&#7855;c hay b&#7889; c&#7909;c ch&#237;nh x&#225;c c&#7911;a m&#7897;t s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m.</p><p>&#272;i&#7873;u h&#7885; nh&#7899; l&#224; c&#7843;m gi&#225;c.</p><ul><li><p>H&#7885; c&#7843;m th&#7845;y t&#7921; tin hay b&#7889;i r&#7889;i?</p></li><li><p>H&#7885; c&#7843;m th&#7845;y &#273;&#432;&#7907;c gi&#250;p &#273;&#7905; hay b&#7883; l&#224;m phi&#7873;n?</p></li><li><p>H&#7885; c&#7843;m th&#7845;y tho&#7843;i m&#225;i hay c&#259;ng th&#7859;ng?</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#243; m&#7899;i l&#224; th&#7913; quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh li&#7879;u h&#7885; c&#243; quay l&#7841;i hay kh&#244;ng.</p><p>S&#7921; th&#250; v&#7883; trong thi&#7871;t k&#7871; kh&#244;ng &#273;&#7871;n t&#7915; animation l&#7845;p l&#225;nh hay hi&#7879;u &#7913;ng h&#224;o nho&#225;ng. N&#243; xu&#7845;t hi&#7879;n khi m&#7885;i th&#7913; ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng &#273;&#250;ng c&#225;ch, &#273;&#250;ng th&#7901;i &#273;i&#7875;m v&#224; &#273;&#250;ng v&#7899;i mong &#273;&#7907;i c&#7911;a con ng&#432;&#7901;i.</p><p>Khi m&#7897;t s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m &#273;&#432;&#7907;c x&#226;y d&#7921;ng b&#7857;ng s&#7921; th&#7845;u hi&#7875;u, t&#244;n tr&#7885;ng v&#224; ch&#259;m ch&#250;t, ni&#7873;m vui s&#7869; xu&#7845;t hi&#7879;n m&#7897;t c&#225;ch t&#7921; nhi&#234;n.</p><p>V&#224; &#273;&#243; m&#7899;i l&#224; m&#7909;c ti&#234;u cu&#7889;i c&#249;ng c&#7911;a thi&#7871;t k&#7871;.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Annie.! 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N&#7871;u &#273;&#226;y l&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ch&#250;ng ta g&#7863;p nhau, th&#236; m&#236;nh ch&#237;nh l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7913;ng sau newsletter n&#224;y &#8212; n&#417;i m&#236;nh chia s&#7867; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m product design, t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p cho &#273;&#7871;n c&#225;c k&#7929; n&#259;ng v&#224; g&#243;c nh&#236;n th&#7921;c t&#7871; khi l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</em></p><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Một ngày làm việc của AI Model Designer]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128075; Ch&#224;o b&#7841;n, m&#236;nh l&#224; An!]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/model-designer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/model-designer</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:05:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5e2ce3c7-aa60-4cf3-9bba-80ef81f3adc7_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trong l&#224;n s&#243;ng AI hi&#7879;n nay, m&#7897;t vai tr&#242; m&#7899;i &#273;ang d&#7847;n tr&#7903; n&#234;n quan tr&#7885;ng trong c&#225;c c&#244;ng ty c&#244;ng ngh&#7879; l&#7899;n: AI Model Designer. &#272;&#226;y kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; designer truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng chuy&#234;n l&#224;m giao di&#7879;n, c&#361;ng kh&#244;ng ho&#224;n to&#224;n l&#224; engineer x&#226;y d&#7921;ng m&#244; h&#236;nh. <strong>AI Model Designer &#273;&#7913;ng &#7903; giao &#273;i&#7875;m gi&#7919;a thi&#7871;t k&#7871; s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m, tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng v&#224; kh&#7843; n&#259;ng v&#7853;n h&#224;nh c&#7911;a AI.</strong></p><p>T&#7841;i m&#7897;t c&#244;ng ty Big Tech, vai tr&#242; n&#224;y ng&#224;y c&#224;ng quan tr&#7885;ng khi c&#225;c &#273;&#7897;i ng&#361; s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m mu&#7889;n &#273;&#432;a AI v&#224;o tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng m&#7897;t c&#225;ch th&#7921;c t&#7871;, hi&#7879;u qu&#7843; v&#224; c&#243; gi&#225; tr&#7883;.</p><h2>V&#236; sao c&#7847;n AI Model Designer?</h2><p>C&#243; nh&#7919;ng l&#253; do quan tr&#7885;ng khi&#7871;n v&#7883; tr&#237; n&#224;y tr&#7903; n&#234;n c&#7847;n thi&#7871;t.</p><p><strong>M&#244; h&#236;nh AI m&#7841;nh, nh&#432;ng ch&#432;a t&#7921; hi&#7875;u ng&#7919; c&#7843;nh s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m</strong></p><p>D&#249; c&#225;c m&#244; h&#236;nh n&#7873;n t&#7843;ng hi&#7879;n nay r&#7845;t m&#7841;nh, ch&#250;ng kh&#244;ng t&#7921; &#273;&#7897;ng hi&#7875;u to&#224;n b&#7897; ng&#7919; c&#7843;nh n&#7897;i b&#7897; c&#7911;a m&#7897;t c&#244;ng ty. Big Tech s&#7903; h&#7919;u nhi&#7873;u h&#7879; th&#7889;ng d&#7919; li&#7879;u, workflow, s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m v&#224; h&#224;nh vi ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng &#7903; quy m&#244; r&#7845;t l&#7899;n &#8212; ph&#7847;n l&#7899;n trong s&#7889; &#273;&#243; kh&#244;ng t&#7891;n t&#7841;i trong d&#7919; li&#7879;u public. &#272;i&#7873;u &#273;&#243; d&#7851;n &#273;&#7871;n m&#7897;t kho&#7843;ng c&#225;ch r&#245; r&#224;ng: Model t&#7893;ng qu&#225;t r&#7845;t gi&#7887;i nh&#432;ng ch&#432;a t&#7889;i &#432;u cho ng&#7919; c&#7843;nh s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m c&#7909; th&#7875;. Output &#273;&#244;i khi &#273;&#250;ng k&#7929; thu&#7853;t nh&#432;ng ch&#432;a &#273;&#250;ng tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m.</p><p>Vai tr&#242; c&#7911;a AI Model Designer l&#224; gi&#250;p thu h&#7865;p kho&#7843;ng c&#225;ch &#273;&#243;: t&#236;m c&#225;ch khi&#7871;n AI t&#7841;o ra k&#7871;t qu&#7843; h&#7919;u &#237;ch h&#417;n, &#273;&#250;ng m&#7909;c ti&#234;u h&#417;n v&#224; ph&#249; h&#7907;p h&#417;n v&#7899;i ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng th&#7921;c t&#7871;.</p><p><strong>X&#226;y d&#7921;ng t&#432; duy AI-first cho &#273;&#7897;i ng&#361; thi&#7871;t k&#7871;</strong></p><p>Big Tech c&#243; r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u designer gi&#7887;i &#7903; nhi&#7873;u m&#7843;ng s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m kh&#225;c nhau. Tuy nhi&#234;n, thi&#7871;t k&#7871; tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m AI l&#224; m&#7897;t k&#7929; n&#259;ng m&#7899;i. Thi&#7871;t k&#7871; cho AI kh&#225;c xa thi&#7871;t k&#7871; s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng.</p><p>M&#244; h&#236;nh thi&#7871;t k&#7871; truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng: designer t&#7853;p trung v&#224;o thi&#7871;t k&#7871; tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m v&#224; giao di&#7879;n. Nh&#432;ng v&#7899;i AI product, &#273;i&#7873;u quan tr&#7885;ng nh&#7845;t l&#7841;i n&#7857;m &#7903; ph&#7847;n &#8220;tr&#237; th&#244;ng minh&#8221; ph&#237;a sau. </p><p>AI Model Designer nh&#432; m&#236;nh lu&#244;n ph&#7843;i l&#224;m vi&#7879;c &#273;&#7875; tr&#7843; l&#7901;i nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u h&#7887;i:</p><ul><li><p>AI ph&#7843;n h&#7891;i th&#7871; n&#224;o?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; hi&#7875;u &#273;&#250;ng &#253; ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; &#7893;n &#273;&#7883;nh kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; n&#234;n g&#243;p &#253; v&#7899;i ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; &#273;ang gi&#250;p ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng t&#7889;t h&#417;n hay &#273;ang khi&#7871;n h&#7885; l&#432;&#7901;i &#273;i?</p></li><li><p>Output c&#243; &#273;&#225;ng tin kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>D&#7919; li&#7879;u ng&#7919; c&#7843;nh &#273;&#227; &#273;&#250;ng ch&#432;a?</p></li></ul><p>V&#224; m&#7895;i ng&#224;y, nh&#7919;ng y&#7871;u t&#7889; &#273;&#243; &#273;&#7873;u c&#7847;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c ki&#7875;m ch&#7913;ng l&#7841;i. V&#236; ch&#237;nh ch&#250;ng gi&#250;p team design t&#7841;o ra nh&#7919;ng gi&#7843;i ph&#225;p kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; &#273;&#7865;p tr&#234;n m&#224;n h&#236;nh m&#224; c&#242;n v&#7853;n h&#224;nh hi&#7879;u qu&#7843; trong m&#244;i tr&#432;&#7901;ng th&#7921;c t&#7871;.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!imDF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93ee4977-bfd5-4561-a4ef-4ccd996552d0_426x240.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!imDF!, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/w_424, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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/__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93ee4977-bfd5-4561-a4ef-4ccd996552d0_426x240.gif 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!imDF!, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93ee4977-bfd5-4561-a4ef-4ccd996552d0_426x240.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>M&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c c&#7911;a AI Model Designer</h2><p><em>B&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u b&#7857;ng d&#7919; li&#7879;u, kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i Figma</em></p><p>Ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c kh&#244;ng nh&#7845;t thi&#7871;t b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u b&#7857;ng file thi&#7871;t k&#7871;.</p><p>Thay v&#224;o &#273;&#243;, m&#236;nh th&#432;&#7901;ng m&#7903;:</p><ul><li><p>Dashboard ch&#7845;t l&#432;&#7907;ng AI responses</p></li><li><p>User satisfaction metrics</p></li><li><p>Query logs &#7849;n danh</p></li><li><p>Failed prompts</p></li><li><p>T&#7927; l&#7879; ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng h&#7887;i l&#7841;i</p></li><li><p>T&#7927; l&#7879; click v&#224;o source citations</p></li></ul><p>V&#237; d&#7909; v&#7899;i ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng t&#236;m: <em>&#8220;Best laptop for architecture student&#8221;</em></p><p>AI tr&#7843; l&#7901;i ch&#237;nh x&#225;c, nh&#432;ng qu&#225; d&#224;i v&#224; kh&#243; so s&#225;nh.</p><p>AI Model Designer s&#7869; nh&#236;n v&#7845;n &#273;&#7873; d&#432;&#7899;i g&#243;c UX:</p><ul><li><p>User c&#243; &#273;&#7885;c h&#7871;t n&#7893;i kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; th&#7875; chuy&#7875;n th&#224;nh comparison cards kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; c&#7847;n h&#7887;i th&#234;m budget tr&#432;&#7899;c kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; c&#225;ch n&#224;o gi&#7843;m cognitive load?</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; &#273;i&#7875;m kh&#225;c bi&#7879;t l&#7899;n: h&#7885; &#273;&#225;nh gi&#225; output nh&#432; m&#7897;t tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m, kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; nh&#432; m&#7897;t c&#226;u tr&#7843; l&#7901;i.</p><h3>L&#224;m vi&#7879;c v&#7899;i PM, Engineers v&#224; Researchers</h3><p>Sau &#273;&#243; l&#224; c&#225;c bu&#7893;i h&#7885;p/c&#7853;p nh&#7853;t &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7891;ng b&#7897; c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c c&#249;ng team li&#234;n ch&#7913;c n&#259;ng:</p><ul><li><p>Product Manager</p></li><li><p>ML Engineers</p></li><li><p>UX Engineers</p></li><li><p>User Researchers</p></li><li><p>Trust &amp; Safety</p></li><li><p>Search ranking teams</p></li></ul><h3>Prototype h&#224;nh vi AI</h3><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; ph&#7847;n quan tr&#7885;ng nh&#7845;t. Designer truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng prototype flow. AI Model Designer prototype behavior.</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909; v&#7899;i travel planning. User h&#7887;i: <em>&#8220;5-day Tokyo trip under $1000&#8221;</em></p><p>M&#236;nh s&#7869; th&#7917; nhi&#7873;u h&#432;&#7899;ng:</p><h4>Phi&#234;n b&#7843;n A</h4><p>Khi user h&#7887;i, AI l&#7853;p t&#7913;c &#273;&#432;a l&#7883;ch tr&#236;nh ho&#224;n ch&#7881;nh lu&#244;n. </p><p>V&#237; d&#7909;:<strong> </strong>&#8220;Plan trip &#272;&#224; N&#7861;ng 3 ng&#224;y&#8221; &#8594; AI tr&#7843; ngay Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3</p><p>Nhanh, ti&#7879;n, &#237;t b&#432;&#7899;c.</p><h4>Phi&#234;n b&#7843;n B</h4><p>AI ch&#432;a tr&#7843; l&#7901;i ngay, m&#224; h&#7887;i th&#234;m &#273;&#7875; c&#225; nh&#226;n h&#243;a.</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909; h&#7887;i:</p><ul><li><p>B&#7841;n &#273;i m&#7845;y ng&#224;y?</p></li><li><p>Ng&#226;n s&#225;ch bao nhi&#234;u?</p></li><li><p>Th&#237;ch ngh&#7881; d&#432;&#7905;ng hay kh&#225;m ph&#225;?</p></li></ul><p>Sau &#273;&#243; m&#7899;i t&#7841;o l&#7883;ch tr&#236;nh.</p><p>Ch&#7845;t l&#432;&#7907;ng t&#7889;t h&#417;n, c&#225; nh&#226;n h&#243;a h&#417;n, nh&#432;ng m&#7845;t th&#234;m b&#432;&#7899;c.</p><h4>Phi&#234;n b&#7843;n C</h4><p>AI tr&#236;nh b&#224;y k&#7871;t qu&#7843; theo c&#7845;u tr&#250;c r&#245; r&#224;ng:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Budget:</strong> chi ph&#237; d&#7921; ki&#7871;n</p></li><li><p><strong>L&#7883;ch tr&#236;nh:</strong> &#273;i &#273;&#226;u t&#7915;ng ng&#224;y</p></li><li><p><strong>M&#7865;o:</strong> gi&#7901; &#273;&#7865;p, tr&#225;nh &#273;&#244;ng, m&#243;n n&#234;n &#259;n</p></li></ul><p>D&#7877; &#273;&#7885;c, nhi&#7873;u gi&#225; tr&#7883; h&#417;n.</p><h4>Phi&#234;n b&#7843;n D</h4><p>Thay v&#236; text d&#224;i, AI hi&#7875;n th&#7883; ki&#7875;u visual timeline:</p><p><strong>Day 1</strong></p><ul><li><p>08:00 Breakfast</p></li><li><p>10:00 Beach</p></li><li><p>14:00 Hotel check-in</p></li><li><p>18:00 Dinner</p></li></ul><p>Tr&#7921;c quan, d&#7877; scan, UX t&#7889;t h&#417;n.</p><h3>Have Lunch nh&#432;ng &#273;&#244;i khi v&#7851;n n&#243;i chuy&#7879;n v&#7873; AI</h3><p>&#7902; m&#244;i tr&#432;&#7901;ng nh&#432; c&#244;ng ty m&#236;nh, b&#7919;a tr&#432;a th&#432;&#7901;ng c&#361;ng l&#224; n&#417;i chia s&#7867; &#253; t&#432;&#7903;ng.</p><p>Ch&#7911; &#273;&#7873; c&#243; th&#7875; l&#224;:</p><ul><li><p>Gemini m&#7899;i c&#243; kh&#7843; n&#259;ng g&#236;</p></li><li><p>Multi-modal search s&#7869; thay &#273;&#7893;i UX ra sao</p></li><li><p>T&#432;&#417;ng lai c&#7911;a query box c&#243; c&#242;n t&#7891;n t&#7841;i kh&#244;ng</p></li><li><p>Search result page s&#7869; bi&#7871;n th&#224;nh assistant interface?</p></li></ul><p>AI Model Designer th&#432;&#7901;ng l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i r&#7845;t t&#242; m&#242; v&#236; AI thay &#273;&#7893;i qu&#225; nhanh.</p><h3>Thi&#7871;t k&#7871; layout cho n&#7897;i dung do AI sinh ra</h3><p>AI output kh&#244;ng c&#7889; &#273;&#7883;nh nh&#432; web page truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng.</p><p>C&#243; l&#250;c l&#224;:</p><ul><li><p>List</p></li><li><p>Summary</p></li><li><p>Comparison</p></li><li><p>Table</p></li><li><p>Timeline</p></li><li><p>Recommendation set</p></li><li><p>Step-by-step plan</p></li></ul><p>V&#236; v&#7853;y Model AI Designer ph&#7843;i x&#226;y d&#7921;ng giao di&#7879;n linh ho&#7841;t:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Scanability: </strong>Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng nh&#236;n 3 gi&#226;y c&#243; hi&#7875;u kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p><strong>Trust: </strong>Tr&#237;ch d&#7851;n &#273;&#7863;t &#7903; &#273;&#226;u &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#225;ng tin m&#224; kh&#244;ng r&#7889;i?</p></li><li><p><strong>Continuation: </strong>N&#250;t h&#7887;i ti&#7871;p &#273;&#7863;t &#7903; &#273;&#226;u h&#7907;p l&#253;?</p></li><li><p><strong>Mobile-first: </strong>Tr&#234;n &#273;i&#7879;n tho&#7841;i c&#243; d&#7877; d&#249;ng kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p><strong>Dynamic layout system: </strong>M&#7897;t h&#7879; th&#7889;ng UI ch&#7883;u &#273;&#432;&#7907;c h&#224;ng tri&#7879;u lo&#7841;i query kh&#225;c nhau.</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; b&#224;i to&#225;n thi&#7871;t k&#7871; &#7903; c&#7845;p &#273;&#7897; h&#7879; th&#7889;ng, kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; m&#7897;t m&#224;n h&#236;nh.</p><h3>Review v&#7899;i Engineering &#273;&#7875; ship th&#7921;c t&#7871;</h3><p>&#221; t&#432;&#7903;ng &#273;&#7865;p ch&#432;a &#273;&#7911;.</p><p>AI product ph&#7843;i:</p><ul><li><p>Nhanh</p></li><li><p>Ch&#237;nh x&#225;c</p></li><li><p>Build &#273;&#432;&#7907;c</p></li><li><p>Scale &#273;&#432;&#7907;c</p></li></ul><p>Designer v&#224; engineers t&#7909;i m&#236;nh s&#7869; b&#224;n:</p><h4>1. Animation n&#224;y c&#243; l&#224;m ch&#7853;m render kh&#244;ng?</h4><blockquote><p>Designer mu&#7889;n th&#234;m animation (fade in, loading motion, card slide...). Engineer s&#7869; xem animation &#273;&#243; c&#243; l&#224;m app/web render ch&#7853;m kh&#244;ng.</p><ul><li><p>Render = qu&#225; tr&#236;nh hi&#7875;n th&#7883; UI l&#234;n m&#224;n h&#236;nh</p></li><li><p>N&#7871;u animation n&#7863;ng &#8594; lag, drop frame</p></li></ul></blockquote><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; s&#7921; c&#226;n b&#7857;ng gi&#7919;a &#273;&#7865;p v&#224; performance.</p><h4>2. Streaming response n&#234;n hi&#7879;n t&#7915;ng ph&#7847;n th&#7871; n&#224;o?</h4><blockquote><p>AI th&#432;&#7901;ng tr&#7843; l&#7901;i theo ki&#7875;u t&#7915;ng d&#242;ng xu&#7845;t hi&#7879;n d&#7847;n (streaming), kh&#244;ng &#273;&#7907;i xong h&#7871;t m&#7899;i show.</p><p>Ch&#250;ng t&#244;i s&#7869; b&#224;n:</p><ul><li><p>Hi&#7879;n t&#7915;ng ch&#7919;?</p></li><li><p>T&#7915;ng c&#226;u?</p></li><li><p>T&#7915;ng block?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; typing indicator kh&#244;ng?</p></li><li><p>C&#243; scroll auto kh&#244;ng?</p></li></ul></blockquote><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; UX c&#7911;a AI chat.</p><h4>3. Card &#273;&#7897;ng c&#243; &#7843;nh h&#432;&#7903;ng &#273;&#7871;n latency kh&#244;ng?</h4><blockquote><p>Card &#273;&#7897;ng = UI component thay &#273;&#7893;i theo d&#7919; li&#7879;u AI:</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909;:</p><ul><li><p>Suggestion cards</p></li><li><p>Product cards</p></li><li><p>Expandable cards</p></li></ul><p>Latency = &#273;&#7897; tr&#7877; ph&#7843;n h&#7891;i. N&#7871;u card ph&#7843;i load nhi&#7873;u data / &#7843;nh / animation &#8594; ph&#7843;n h&#7891;i ch&#7853;m h&#417;n.</p></blockquote><p>Designer + Engineer ph&#7843;i t&#7889;i &#432;u.</p><h4>4. Citation expand ki&#7875;u n&#224;o m&#432;&#7907;t nh&#7845;t?</h4><blockquote><p>Citation = ngu&#7891;n tham kh&#7843;o, link ngu&#7891;n, footnote.</p><p>Expand = khi user b&#7845;m v&#224;o citation th&#236; m&#7903; ra th&#7871; n&#224;o:</p><ul><li><p>Popup?</p></li><li><p>Side panel?</p></li><li><p>Accordion?</p></li><li><p>Inline expand?</p></li></ul><p>&#8220;M&#432;&#7907;t nh&#7845;t&#8221; = nhanh, d&#7877; &#273;&#7885;c, kh&#244;ng gi&#7853;t lag, kh&#244;ng l&#224;m m&#7845;t flow &#273;&#7885;c.</p><p>R&#7845;t quan tr&#7885;ng trong AI products nh&#432; Gemini, etc.</p></blockquote><p>M&#7897;t truth r&#7845;t r&#245; trong AI product: UX &#273;&#7865;p nh&#432;ng ch&#7853;m = UX t&#7879;<em>.</em></p><p>N&#234;n AI Model Designer ph&#7843;i c&#226;n b&#7857;ng:</p><ul><li><p>Beauty</p></li><li><p>Speed</p></li><li><p>Accuracy</p></li><li><p>Trust</p></li><li><p>Feasibility</p></li></ul><h3>L&#234;n chi&#7871;n l&#432;&#7907;c s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m</h3><p>&#7902; c&#7845;p Staff (nh&#432; m&#236;nh) tr&#7903; l&#234;n, kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; thi&#7871;t k&#7871; feature.</p><p>Ch&#250;ng m&#236;nh &#273;&#7883;nh h&#236;nh t&#432;&#417;ng lai c&#7911;a s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m.</p><p>V&#237; d&#7909; tr&#236;nh b&#224;y v&#7899;i c&#7845;p tr&#234;n:</p><ul><li><p>Search n&#234;n l&#224; answer engine hay planning assistant?</p></li><li><p>Query box t&#432;&#417;ng lai c&#243; c&#242;n l&#224; &#244; t&#236;m ki&#7871;m?</p></li><li><p>Conversational memory c&#243; n&#234;n tr&#7903; th&#224;nh m&#7863;c &#273;&#7883;nh?</p></li><li><p>Citation transparency c&#243; ph&#7843;i l&#224; l&#7907;i th&#7871; c&#7841;nh tranh?</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; n&#417;i AI Model Designer &#7843;nh h&#432;&#7903;ng &#273;&#7871;n roadmap, kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; mockup.</p><h3>T&#7841;o clarity t&#7915; v&#7845;n &#273;&#7873; m&#417; h&#7891;</h3><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; k&#7929; n&#259;ng m&#244; t&#7843; r&#7845;t r&#245;:</p><blockquote><p><em>Take problems and create clarity through design and prototyping.</em></p></blockquote><p>V&#237; d&#7909; PM n&#243;i:</p><blockquote><p><em>Ch&#250;ng ta n&#234;n t&#7853;n d&#7909;ng kh&#7843; n&#259;ng reasoning m&#7899;i c&#7911;a model.</em></p></blockquote><p>C&#226;u n&#224;y r&#7845;t m&#417; h&#7891;.</p><p>AI Model Designer s&#7869; bi&#7871;n n&#243; th&#224;nh:</p><h4>Opportunity</h4><ul><li><p>Planning complex tasks</p></li><li><p>Compare decisions</p></li><li><p>Multi-step learning</p></li><li><p>Research assistant</p></li></ul><h4>Prototype</h4><ul><li><p>College Choser AI</p></li><li><p>Budget planner AI</p></li><li><p>Vacation builder AI</p></li></ul><h4>Metrics</h4><ul><li><p>Completion rate</p></li><li><p>Follow-up rate</p></li><li><p>Satisfaction</p></li><li><p>Return usage</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#243; l&#224; bi&#7871;n s&#7921; m&#417; h&#7891; th&#224;nh h&#432;&#7899;ng &#273;i r&#245; r&#224;ng.</p><h3>K&#7871;t th&#250;c ng&#224;y, nh&#432;ng AI v&#7851;n ti&#7871;p t&#7909;c ch&#7841;y</h3><p>Khi m&#236;nh k&#7871;t th&#250;c ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, h&#7879; th&#7889;ng v&#7851;n ti&#7871;p t&#7909;c:</p><ul><li><p>Thu th&#7853;p query m&#7899;i</p></li><li><p>Sinh l&#7895;i m&#7899;i</p></li><li><p>T&#7841;o h&#224;nh vi m&#7899;i</p></li><li><p>B&#7897;c l&#7897; v&#7845;n &#273;&#7873; m&#7899;i</p></li></ul><p>Ng&#224;y mai s&#7869; c&#243; th&#234;m insight m&#7899;i &#273;&#7875; ti&#7871;p t&#7909;c c&#7843;i ti&#7871;n.</p><h2>&#272;i&#7873;u khi&#7871;n c&#244;ng vi&#7879;c n&#224;y th&#250; v&#7883;</h2><p>AI Model Designer kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; thi&#7871;t k&#7871;:</p><ul><li><p>Screens</p></li><li><p>Buttons</p></li><li><p>Flows</p></li></ul><p>M&#224; c&#242;n thi&#7871;t k&#7871;:</p><ul><li><p>H&#224;nh vi c&#7911;a AI</p></li><li><p>C&#225;ch AI giao ti&#7871;p</p></li><li><p>C&#225;ch AI t&#7841;o ni&#7873;m tin</p></li><li><p>C&#225;ch AI s&#7917;a sai</p></li><li><p>C&#225;ch AI gi&#250;p con ng&#432;&#7901;i ra quy&#7871;t &#273;&#7883;nh</p></li></ul><h2>B&#7841;n mu&#7889;n b&#432;&#7899;c v&#224;o l&#297;nh v&#7921;c n&#224;y?</h2><p>N&#7871;u b&#7841;n l&#224; designer v&#224; mu&#7889;n chuy&#7875;n sang l&#224;m s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m AI, h&#227;y h&#7885;c &#237;t nh&#7845;t nh&#7919;ng &#273;i&#7873;u sau:</p><ul><li><p>Prompt th&#7921;c s&#7921; l&#224; g&#236;?</p></li><li><p>Context window &#7843;nh h&#432;&#7903;ng th&#7871; n&#224;o?</p></li><li><p>Tool calling ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng ra sao?</p></li><li><p>RAG l&#224; g&#236;?</p></li><li><p><a href="/__u/learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/model-design-la-gi-va-vi-sao-ay-co?r=1zmya6">Eval Set l&#224; g&#236;</a>?</p></li><li><p>Model fail theo Pattern n&#224;o?</p></li><li><p>Latency &#7843;nh h&#432;&#7903;ng &#273;&#7871;n UX ra sao?</p></li></ul><h2>L&#7901;i k&#7871;t</h2><p>M&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c c&#7911;a AI Model Designer t&#7841;i m&#7897;t c&#244;ng ty Big Tech l&#224; s&#7921; pha tr&#7897;n gi&#7919;a:</p><ul><li><p>UX Design</p></li><li><p>Product Strategy</p></li><li><p>AI Evaluation</p></li><li><p>Systems Design</p></li><li><p>Prototyping</p></li><li><p>Collaboration</p></li><li><p>Decision Making</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#226;y l&#224; m&#7897;t trong nh&#7919;ng vai tr&#242; thi&#7871;t k&#7871; ti&#234;n ti&#7871;n nh&#7845;t hi&#7879;n nay, v&#236; ch&#250;ng m&#236;nh kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; thi&#7871;t k&#7871; giao di&#7879;n cho s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m. M&#224; ch&#250;ng m&#236;nh &#273;ang thi&#7871;t k&#7871; <strong>AI xu&#7845;t hi&#7879;n tr&#432;&#7899;c h&#224;ng t&#7927; ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng.</strong></p><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;5eec5655-026c-4a54-b919-864f06efcdab&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;M&#236;nh l&#224;m design 15 n&#259;m r&#7891;i.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Model Design l&#224; g&#236; &#8212; v&#224; v&#236; sao &#273;&#226;y c&#243; th&#7875; l&#224; t&#432;&#417;ng lai c&#7911;a UX?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:120323598,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Annie's Space&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;a designer finding their way back to the joy of writing, design lead @google&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d44fdfba-b283-4334-a474-f93bb372f7d8_626x624.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-24T04:35:21.294Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/745fee6a-e413-4a6e-9eeb-b7913a4f06a2_6720x3780.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/model-design-la-gi-va-vi-sao-ay-co&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:188981288,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:18,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7442585,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Annie.&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LyLe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd44fdfba-b283-4334-a474-f93bb372f7d8_626x624.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p><em>&#128075; Ch&#224;o b&#7841;n, m&#236;nh l&#224; An! Welcome, b&#7841;n, &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i Playbook Design. N&#7871;u &#273;&#226;y l&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ch&#250;ng ta g&#7863;p nhau, th&#236; m&#236;nh ch&#237;nh l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7913;ng sau newsletter n&#224;y &#8212; n&#417;i m&#236;nh chia s&#7867; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m product design, t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p cho &#273;&#7871;n c&#225;c k&#7929; n&#259;ng v&#224; g&#243;c nh&#236;n th&#7921;c t&#7871; khi l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</em></p><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model Design tương lai của UX]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI &#273;ang k&#233;o ph&#7847;n &#8220;how it works&#8221; ra kh&#7887;i v&#249;ng ki&#7875;m so&#225;t truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng c&#7911;a designer. V&#224; n&#243; bu&#7897;c ch&#250;ng ta ph&#7843;i t&#7921; h&#7887;i: M&#236;nh c&#243; s&#7861;n s&#224;ng b&#432;&#7899;c v&#224;o v&#249;ng m&#417; h&#7891; &#273;&#243; kh&#244;ng?]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/model-design-la-gi-va-vi-sao-ay-co</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/model-design-la-gi-va-vi-sao-ay-co</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:35:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c2f080aa-ff89-4397-a06a-0cb99375004e_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>M&#236;nh l&#224;m design 15 n&#259;m r&#7891;i.</p><p>M&#236;nh &#273;&#227; &#273;i qua kh&#225; nhi&#7873;u &#8220;l&#224;n s&#243;ng&#8221;: responsive web, mobile-first, design system, Lean UX, growth, data-driven&#8230; M&#7895;i l&#7847;n c&#244;ng ngh&#7879; thay &#273;&#7893;i, c&#225;ch l&#224;m vi&#7879;c c&#361;ng thay &#273;&#7893;i theo. Nh&#432;ng c&#243; m&#7897;t th&#7913; g&#7847;n nh&#432; lu&#244;n gi&#7919; nguy&#234;n: m&#236;nh v&#7851;n hi&#7875;u v&#224; ki&#7875;m so&#225;t &#273;&#432;&#7907;c c&#225;ch h&#7879; th&#7889;ng v&#7853;n h&#224;nh.</p><p>D&#249; s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m c&#243; ph&#7913;c t&#7841;p th&#7871; n&#224;o, cu&#7889;i c&#249;ng n&#243; v&#7851;n l&#224; logic r&#245; r&#224;ng. Ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng b&#7845;m A th&#236; h&#7879; th&#7889;ng l&#224;m B. Data &#7903; tr&#7841;ng th&#225;i X th&#236; giao di&#7879;n hi&#7875;n th&#7883; Y.</p><p>M&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; v&#7869; flowchart. C&#243; th&#7875; li&#7879;t k&#234; edge case. C&#243; th&#7875; b&#243;c t&#225;ch t&#7915;ng nh&#225;nh r&#7869; v&#224; ki&#7875;m so&#225;t g&#7847;n nh&#432; to&#224;n b&#7897; h&#224;nh vi c&#7911;a s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m.</p><p>R&#7891;i AI xu&#7845;t hi&#7879;n.</p><p>V&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ti&#234;n trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873;, m&#236;nh c&#7843;m th&#7845;y m&#236;nh &#273;ang thi&#7871;t k&#7871; m&#7897;t th&#7913; m&#224; m&#236;nh kh&#244;ng th&#7921;c s&#7921; ki&#7875;m so&#225;t &#273;&#432;&#7907;c.</p><p>L&#250;c b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u l&#224;m AI feature, m&#236;nh ti&#7871;p c&#7853;n n&#243; gi&#7889;ng h&#7879;t nh&#7919;ng d&#7921; &#225;n tr&#432;&#7899;c:</p><ul><li><p>X&#225;c &#273;&#7883;nh use case</p></li><li><p>Map user flow</p></li><li><p>Thi&#7871;t k&#7871; c&#225;c state</p></li><li><p>X&#7917; l&#253; edge case</p></li></ul><p>Nghe r&#7845;t quen.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng ch&#7881; sau m&#7897;t th&#7901;i gian ng&#7855;n, m&#236;nh nh&#7853;n ra c&#243; g&#236; &#273;&#243; kh&#225;c h&#7859;n.</p><ul><li><p>Model kh&#244;ng tr&#7843; l&#7901;i gi&#7889;ng nhau m&#7895;i l&#7847;n.</p></li><li><p>Output kh&#244;ng c&#7889; &#273;&#7883;nh.</p></li><li><p>H&#7879; th&#7889;ng c&#243; xu h&#432;&#7899;ng h&#224;nh x&#7917; theo m&#7897;t c&#225;ch n&#224;o &#273;&#243;, ch&#7913; kh&#244;ng c&#242;n ch&#7855;c ch&#7855;n tuy&#7879;t &#273;&#7889;i.</p></li></ul><p>&#272;i&#7873;u n&#224;y ch&#7841;m v&#224;o m&#7897;t ni&#7873;m tin m&#236;nh mang su&#7889;t nhi&#7873;u n&#259;m: Designer c&#243; th&#7875; thi&#7871;t k&#7871; c&#225;ch h&#7879; th&#7889;ng ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng. C&#242;n v&#7899;i AI, &#8220;c&#225;ch n&#243; ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng&#8221; ph&#7847;n l&#7899;n n&#7857;m trong model weights. V&#224; &#273;&#243; kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; v&#249;ng m&#224; designer truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng &#273;&#432;&#7907;c &#273;&#224;o t&#7841;o &#273;&#7875; b&#432;&#7899;c v&#224;o.</p><p>M&#236;nh nh&#7853;n ra m&#236;nh c&#243; hai l&#7921;a ch&#7885;n:</p><ol><li><p>&#7902; l&#7841;i t&#7847;ng UI, l&#224;m cho output c&#7911;a model tr&#244;ng &#273;&#7865;p v&#224; d&#7877; d&#249;ng h&#417;n</p></li><li><p>Ho&#7863;c &#273;i s&#226;u h&#417;n: hi&#7875;u prompt, hi&#7875;u eval, hi&#7875;u gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n th&#7921;c s&#7921; c&#7911;a model</p></li></ol><p>M&#236;nh ch&#7885;n c&#225;ch th&#7913; hai. V&#224; t&#7915; &#273;&#243;, m&#236;nh hi&#7875;u ra m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u: AI kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; thay &#273;&#7893;i s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m. N&#243; thay &#273;&#7893;i vai tr&#242; c&#7911;a designer.</p><div><hr></div><p>C&#243; m&#7897;t bu&#7893;i review m&#236;nh v&#7851;n nh&#7899; r&#7845;t r&#245;.</p><p>Team engineering demo m&#7897;t AI feature. Output nh&#236;n r&#7845;t &#7845;n t&#432;&#7907;ng. C&#7843; team b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u b&#224;n xem n&#234;n thi&#7871;t k&#7871; giao di&#7879;n th&#7871; n&#224;o cho &#8220;x&#7883;n&#8221; h&#417;n.</p><p>Nh&#432;ng khi m&#236;nh t&#7921; ng&#7891;i test k&#7929; h&#417;n, m&#236;nh th&#7845;y m&#7897;t b&#7913;c tranh kh&#225;c: Model r&#7845;t t&#7889;t trong k&#7883;ch b&#7843;n ho&#224;n h&#7843;o. Nh&#432;ng kh&#225; mong manh khi ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng l&#7879;ch kh&#7887;i &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng ray.</p><p>N&#7871;u m&#236;nh ch&#7881; t&#7853;p trung v&#224;o polish UI, m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; l&#224;m s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m tr&#244;ng r&#7845;t chuy&#234;n nghi&#7879;p. Nh&#432;ng n&#243; kh&#244;ng th&#7921;c s&#7921; &#273;&#225;ng tin.</p><p>V&#224; m&#236;nh nh&#7853;n ra: <strong>Trong AI product, v&#7845;n &#273;&#7873; kh&#244;ng n&#7857;m &#7903; vi&#7879;c n&#243; c&#243; &#273;&#7865;p hay kh&#244;ng. V&#7845;n &#273;&#7873; n&#7857;m &#7903; stability, &#7903; behavior, &#7903; failure mode.</strong></p><p>T&#7915; th&#7901;i &#273;i&#7875;m &#273;&#243;, m&#236;nh b&#7855;t &#273;&#7847;u d&#224;nh nhi&#7873;u th&#7901;i gian h&#417;n cho nh&#7919;ng th&#7913; tr&#432;&#7899;c &#273;&#226;y m&#236;nh ngh&#297; l&#224; &#8220;vi&#7879;c c&#7911;a engineer&#8221;:</p><ul><li><p>Ph&#226;n t&#237;ch prompt structure</p></li><li><p>&#272;&#7849;y model t&#7899;i gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n &#273;&#7875; xem n&#243; g&#227;y &#7903; &#273;&#226;u</p></li><li><p>Vi&#7871;t test case</p></li><li><p>Th&#7843;o lu&#7853;n v&#7873; failure rate ch&#7845;p nh&#7853;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c</p></li></ul><p>&#272;&#243; l&#224; m&#7897;t s&#7921; d&#7883;ch chuy&#7875;n kh&#225; l&#7899;n trong c&#225;ch m&#236;nh l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</p><div><hr></div><p>Tr&#432;&#7899;c &#273;&#226;y m&#236;nh t&#7889;i &#432;u:</p><ul><li><p>Clarity</p></li><li><p>Hierarchy</p></li><li><p>Interaction</p></li><li><p>Flow</p></li></ul><p>B&#226;y gi&#7901; m&#236;nh t&#7889;i &#432;u:</p><ul><li><p>Feedback loop c&#243; nhanh &#273;&#7911; kh&#244;ng</p></li><li><p>H&#224;nh vi c&#243; &#7893;n &#273;&#7883;nh qua nhi&#7873;u phi&#234;n b&#7843;n kh&#244;ng</p></li><li><p>C&#243; c&#417; ch&#7871; ph&#225;t hi&#7879;n regression kh&#244;ng</p></li><li><p>Model n&#224;y c&#243; n&#234;n l&#224;m vi&#7879;c n&#224;y kh&#244;ng</p></li></ul><p>Tr&#432;&#7899;c &#273;&#226;y m&#236;nh h&#7887;i: <em>&#8220;UI n&#224;y c&#243; tr&#7921;c quan kh&#244;ng?&#8221;</em></p><p>B&#226;y gi&#7901; m&#236;nh h&#7887;i:</p><ul><li><p><em>&#8220;Model c&#243; th&#7921;c s&#7921; ph&#249; h&#7907;p v&#7899;i task n&#224;y kh&#244;ng?&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><em>&#8220;Failure rate bao nhi&#234;u l&#224; ch&#7845;p nh&#7853;n &#273;&#432;&#7907;c?&#8221;</em></p></li><li><p><em>&#8220;Ch&#250;ng ta c&#243; &#273;ang d&#249;ng giao di&#7879;n &#273;&#7865;p &#273;&#7875; che gi&#7845;u s&#7921; thi&#7871;u &#7893;n &#273;&#7883;nh b&#234;n d&#432;&#7899;i kh&#244;ng?&#8221;</em></p></li></ul><p>C&#226;u h&#7887;i &#273;&#227; kh&#225;c &#273;i ho&#224;n to&#224;n.</p><div><hr></div><p>Sau 15 n&#259;m, m&#236;nh kh&#244;ng ngh&#297; design &#273;ang ch&#7871;t.</p><p>M&#236;nh ngh&#297; design &#273;ang b&#7883; &#273;&#7849;y l&#234;n m&#7897;t t&#7847;ng cao h&#417;n v&#224; c&#361;ng kh&#243; h&#417;n.</p><p>AI &#273;ang k&#233;o ph&#7847;n &#8220;how it works&#8221; ra kh&#7887;i v&#249;ng ki&#7875;m so&#225;t truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng c&#7911;a designer. V&#224; n&#243; bu&#7897;c ch&#250;ng ta ph&#7843;i t&#7921; h&#7887;i: M&#236;nh c&#243; s&#7861;n s&#224;ng b&#432;&#7899;c v&#224;o v&#249;ng m&#417; h&#7891; &#273;&#243; kh&#244;ng?<br>Hay m&#236;nh s&#7869; &#7903; l&#7841;i l&#7899;p giao di&#7879;n &#8212; n&#417;i m&#7885;i th&#7913; v&#7851;n quen thu&#7897;c v&#224; an to&#224;n?</p><p>Ph&#7847;n ti&#7871;p theo c&#7911;a h&#224;nh tr&#236;nh n&#224;y l&#224; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh r&#250;t ra khi l&#224;m AI product &#8212; kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i nh&#432; m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i quan s&#225;t, m&#224; nh&#432; m&#7897;t designer bu&#7897;c ph&#7843;i ti&#7871;n h&#243;a n&#7871;u kh&#244;ng mu&#7889;n b&#7883; b&#7887; l&#7841;i ph&#237;a sau.</p><div><hr></div><p>* Trong AI product, &#8220;eval&#8221; l&#224; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh &#273;o xem model &#273;ang ho&#7841;t &#273;&#7897;ng t&#7889;t hay kh&#244;ng v&#224; c&#243; b&#7883; t&#7879; &#273;i sau m&#7895;i l&#7847;n thay &#273;&#7893;i hay kh&#244;ng.</p><p>V&#236; AI kh&#244;ng deterministic (kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i b&#7845;m A ra &#273;&#250;ng B 100%), n&#234;n m&#236;nh kh&#244;ng th&#7875; ch&#7881; test 1&#8211;2 case r&#7891;i tin t&#432;&#7903;ng. M&#236;nh c&#7847;n m&#7897;t h&#7879; th&#7889;ng ki&#7875;m tra c&#243; c&#7845;u tr&#250;c.</p><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;b60ca59a-8138-4947-968b-9871f9fdc545&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Trong l&#224;n s&#243;ng AI hi&#7879;n nay, m&#7897;t vai tr&#242; m&#7899;i &#273;ang d&#7847;n tr&#7903; n&#234;n quan tr&#7885;ng trong c&#225;c c&#244;ng ty c&#244;ng ngh&#7879; l&#7899;n: AI Model Designer. &#272;&#226;y kh&#244;ng ph&#7843;i l&#224; designer truy&#7873;n th&#7889;ng chuy&#234;n l&#224;m giao di&#7879;n, c&#361;ng kh&#244;ng ho&#224;n to&#224;n l&#224; engineer x&#226;y d&#7921;ng m&#244; h&#236;nh. AI Model Designer &#273;&#7913;ng &#7903; giao &#273;i&#7875;m gi&#7919;a thi&#7871;t k&#7871; s&#7843;n ph&#7849;m, tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng v&#224; kh&#7843; n&#259;ng v&#7853;n h&#224;nh c&#7911;a AI.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;M&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c c&#7911;a AI Model Designer&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:120323598,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Annie's Space&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;a designer finding their way back to the joy of writing, design lead @google&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d44fdfba-b283-4334-a474-f93bb372f7d8_626x624.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-29T15:05:15.691Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7ef4e6ff-3cdd-40ff-b703-622b35848244_6720x3780.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/model-designer&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:195850573,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:8,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:7442585,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Annie.&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LyLe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd44fdfba-b283-4334-a474-f93bb372f7d8_626x624.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p><em>&#128075; Ch&#224;o b&#7841;n, m&#236;nh l&#224; An! Welcome, b&#7841;n, &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i Playbook Design. N&#7871;u &#273;&#226;y l&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ch&#250;ng ta g&#7863;p nhau, th&#236; m&#236;nh ch&#237;nh l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7913;ng sau newsletter n&#224;y &#8212; n&#417;i m&#236;nh chia s&#7867; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m product design, t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p cho &#273;&#7871;n c&#225;c k&#7929; n&#259;ng v&#224; g&#243;c nh&#236;n th&#7921;c t&#7871; khi l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</em></p><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dừng lại không phải để kết thúc, mà để lưu giữ những lấp lánh theo một cách khác...| When the "Teacher" Becomes the Student]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#128075; Hey, it&#8217;s Annie!]]></description><link>https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/dung-lai-khong-phai-e-ket-thuc-ma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://learnuxwithannie.substack.com/p/dung-lai-khong-phai-e-ket-thuc-ma</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Behind the Product]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:15:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1bb66792-5d9f-4fac-8732-b985489e548a_6720x3780.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>&#8220;&#272;&#224;n anh&#8221; t&#7915;ng n&#243;i v&#7899;i m&#236;nh: <em>&#8220;Mentorship gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; vi&#7879;c b&#7841;n c&#7847;m m&#7897;t ng&#7885;n n&#7871;n, r&#7891;i d&#249;ng n&#243; &#273;&#7875; th&#7855;p s&#225;ng th&#234;m nh&#7919;ng ng&#7885;n n&#7871;n kh&#225;c&#8221;</em>. Nh&#432;ng sau m&#7897;t th&#7901;i gian &#273;&#7891;ng h&#224;nh c&#249;ng c&#225;c b&#7841;n mentee tr&#234;n ADPList, m&#236;nh nh&#7853;n ra m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u th&#250; v&#7883; h&#417;n th&#7871;: Ch&#237;nh nh&#7919;ng ng&#7885;n n&#7871;n m&#224; m&#236;nh &#273;i th&#7855;p &#7845;y, &#273;&#244;i khi l&#7841;i &#8220;s&#7889;c v&#225;c&#8221; ng&#432;&#7907;c l&#7841;i m&#236;nh v&#224;o nh&#7919;ng ng&#224;y m&#7879;t m&#7887;i v&#224; mu&#7889;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i nh&#7845;t.</p><div id="youtube2-w_CK-60Niec" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;w_CK-60Niec&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/w_CK-60Niec?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>H&#244;m nay, ng&#7891;i nh&#236;n l&#7841;i danh s&#225;ch nh&#7919;ng bu&#7893;i h&#7865;n &#273;&#227; qua, m&#236;nh th&#7845;y tr&#224;n ng&#7853;p m&#7897;t s&#7921; bi&#7871;t &#417;n. M&#236;nh nh&#7899; nh&#432; in c&#225;i c&#7843;m gi&#225;c h&#225;o h&#7913;c ng&#224;y &#273;&#7847;u ti&#234;n &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i ADPlist c&#7911;a Felix. L&#250;c &#273;&#243;, m&#236;nh ch&#7881; &#273;&#417;n gi&#7843;n ngh&#297; r&#7857;ng m&#236;nh s&#7869; l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#7851;n &#273;&#432;&#7901;ng. Nh&#432;ng kh&#244;ng, c&#225;c b&#7841;n &#8211; nh&#7919;ng Mentee d&#7877; th&#432;&#417;ng &#8211; m&#7899;i ch&#237;nh l&#224; nh&#7919;ng ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#227; d&#7851;n m&#236;nh &#273;i qua nh&#7919;ng cung b&#7853;c c&#7843;m x&#250;c c&#7911;a ngh&#7873; Design.</p><p><em>Nh&#7919;ng m&#7843;nh gh&#233;p l&#7845;p l&#225;nh...</em></p><p>M&#236;nh nh&#7899; Anh Nguyen &#8211; m&#7897;t ng&#432;&#7901;i l&#224;m Customer Experience nh&#432;ng l&#7841;i mang trong m&#236;nh ng&#7885;n l&#7917;a r&#7921;c ch&#225;y v&#7899;i tr&#7843;i nghi&#7879;m ng&#432;&#7901;i d&#249;ng. Bu&#7893;i tr&#242; chuy&#7879;n h&#244;m &#7845;y kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; l&#224; v&#7873; UX, m&#224; l&#224; v&#7873; s&#7921; can &#273;&#7843;m &#273;&#7875; b&#432;&#7899;c ra kh&#7887;i v&#249;ng an to&#224;n. Hay l&#224; Phuong Nguyen, c&#244; g&#225;i nh&#7887; v&#7899;i n&#259;ng l&#432;&#7907;ng t&#237;ch c&#7921;c khi&#7871;n m&#236;nh ph&#7843;i t&#7921; m&#7881;m c&#432;&#7901;i su&#7889;t c&#7843; bu&#7893;i. Nh&#236;n th&#7845;y Ph&#432;&#417;ng &#8220;v&#7905;&#8221; ra &#273;&#432;&#7907;c h&#432;&#7899;ng &#273;i m&#7899;i cho s&#7921; nghi&#7879;p, m&#236;nh c&#7843;m th&#7845;y ni&#7873;m vui &#273;&#243; c&#242;n l&#7899;n h&#417;n c&#7843; khi b&#7843;n th&#226;n m&#236;nh &#273;&#7841;t &#273;&#432;&#7907;c m&#7897;t c&#7897;t m&#7889;c n&#224;o &#273;&#243;.</p><p>R&#7891;i m&#236;nh l&#7841;i ngh&#297; v&#7873; Vinh An. An nh&#7855;c m&#236;nh nh&#7899; v&#7873; gi&#225; tr&#7883; c&#7911;a vi&#7879;c &#8220;l&#7855;ng nghe&#8221;. Gi&#7919;a m&#7897;t th&#7871; gi&#7899;i lu&#244;n v&#7897;i v&#227; n&#243;i, An ch&#7885;n c&#225;ch l&#7855;ng nghe s&#226;u s&#7855;c &#273;&#7875; r&#7891;i t&#7921; m&#236;nh g&#7905; b&#7887; nh&#7919;ng l&#7899;p s&#432;&#417;ng m&#249; c&#7911;a s&#7921; m&#417; h&#7891;. V&#224; kh&#244;ng th&#7875; kh&#244;ng nh&#7855;c &#273;&#7871;n Vy Vo &#8211; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#8220;m&#7903; h&#224;ng&#8221; &#273;&#7847;u ti&#234;n c&#7911;a m&#236;nh tr&#234;n n&#7873;n t&#7843;ng. Vy &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i to&#225;n kh&#243; nh&#432;ng l&#7841;i &#273;&#243;n nh&#7853;n l&#7901;i gi&#7843;i b&#7857;ng m&#7897;t s&#7921; c&#7847;u ti&#7871;n v&#224; ch&#226;n th&#224;nh.</p><div id="youtube2-vrUS2s_3Zes" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;vrUS2s_3Zes&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vrUS2s_3Zes?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>M&#7895;i b&#7841;n l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n, m&#7897;t m&#224;u s&#7855;c ri&#234;ng bi&#7879;t. C&#225;c b&#7841;n khi&#7871;n m&#236;nh nh&#7853;n ra r&#7857;ng Design kh&#244;ng ch&#7881; l&#224; v&#7869; ra nh&#7919;ng giao di&#7879;n &#273;&#7865;p, m&#224; c&#242;n l&#224; c&#225;ch ch&#250;ng ta k&#7871;t n&#7889;i, th&#7845;u hi&#7875;u v&#224; c&#249;ng nhau t&#7889;t &#273;&#7865;p h&#417;n m&#7895;i ng&#224;y.</p><p><em>M&#7897;t tr&#7841;m d&#7915;ng ch&#226;n &#273;&#7875; &#8220;l&#7899;n&#8221; theo c&#225;ch kh&#225;c</em></p><p>Ng&#432;&#7901;i ta hay n&#243;i &#8220;b&#7853;n r&#7897;n&#8221; l&#224; m&#7897;t r&#224;o c&#7843;n, nh&#432;ng v&#7899;i m&#236;nh, s&#7921; b&#7853;n r&#7897;n hi&#7879;n t&#7841;i l&#224; m&#7897;t d&#7845;u hi&#7879;u c&#7911;a s&#7921; tr&#432;&#7903;ng th&#224;nh. M&#236;nh nh&#7853;n th&#7845;y b&#7843;n th&#226;n &#273;ang b&#432;&#7899;c v&#224;o m&#7897;t ch&#432;&#417;ng m&#7899;i, n&#417;i nh&#7919;ng d&#7921; &#225;n v&#224; m&#7909;c ti&#234;u c&#225; nh&#226;n &#273;&#242;i h&#7887;i s&#7921; t&#7853;p trung tr&#7885;n v&#7865;n h&#417;n. V&#224; quan tr&#7885;ng h&#417;n c&#7843;, m&#236;nh c&#7843;m th&#7845;y &#8220;chi&#7871;c &#225;o&#8221; ADPList hi&#7879;n t&#7841;i &#273;&#227; v&#7915;a v&#7863;n ho&#224;n th&#224;nh s&#7913; m&#7879;nh c&#7911;a n&#243; &#273;&#7889;i v&#7899;i m&#236;nh. &#272;&#227; &#273;&#7871;n l&#250;c Annie c&#7847;n m&#7897;t kh&#244;ng gian kh&#225;c, m&#7897;t c&#225;ch k&#7871;t n&#7889;i kh&#225;c &#8212; c&#243; th&#7875; l&#224; ri&#234;ng t&#432; h&#417;n, s&#226;u l&#7855;ng h&#417;n v&#224; mang t&#237;nh &#8220;th&#7911; c&#244;ng&#8221; h&#417;n m&#7897;t ch&#250;t.</p><p>D&#7915;ng l&#7841;i kh&#244;ng c&#243; ngh&#297;a l&#224; ng&#7915;ng chia s&#7867;. Ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#236;nh ch&#7885;n c&#225;ch t&#7841;m bi&#7879;t chi&#7871;c n&#250;t &#8220;Book a session&#8221; &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7893;i l&#7845;y nh&#7919;ng cu&#7897;c tr&#242; chuy&#7879;n ng&#7851;u h&#7913;ng &#7903; n&#417;i n&#224;o &#273;&#243;, ho&#7863;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng tin nh&#7855;n t&#226;m t&#236;nh kh&#244;ng b&#7883; gi&#7899;i h&#7841;n b&#7903;i th&#7901;i gian c&#7911;a m&#7897;t n&#7873;n t&#7843;ng.</p><p>M&#236;nh kh&#233;p l&#7841;i h&#224;nh tr&#236;nh t&#7841;i &#273;&#226;y v&#7899;i n&#7909; c&#432;&#7901;i th&#7853;t t&#432;&#417;i v&#224; l&#242;ng bi&#7871;t &#417;n s&#226;u s&#7855;c. Th&#7871; gi&#7899;i n&#224;y nh&#7887; l&#7855;m, ch&#7881; c&#7847;n ch&#250;ng ta v&#7851;n lu&#244;n n&#7895; l&#7921;c v&#224; t&#7917; t&#7871; v&#7899;i ngh&#7873;, ch&#7855;c ch&#7855;n s&#7869; c&#242;n g&#7863;p l&#7841;i nhau &#7903; nh&#7919;ng &#273;&#7881;nh n&#250;i kh&#225;c cao h&#417;n.</p><p>T&#7841;m bi&#7879;t ADPList, c&#7843;m &#417;n v&#236; &#273;&#227; l&#224; m&#7897;t ph&#7847;n trong nh&#7919;ng n&#259;m th&#225;ng l&#224;m ngh&#7873; c&#7911;a m&#236;nh!</p><div><hr></div><p>ENGLISH VERSION</p><p>A senior once told me, <em>&#8220;Mentorship is like using your candle to light others.&#8221;</em> But after my time on ADPList, I realized something even better. Those same candles I tried to light were the ones that carried me through my most tired days. They kept me going when I felt like stopping.</p><p>Looking back at my session history today, my heart is full of gratitude. I still remember the excitement of joining the community built by Felix Lee. Back then, I simply thought I would be the guide. I was wrong. My mentees were the ones who led me through the true emotions of the Design world.</p><p><strong>The bright sparks along the way...</strong></p><p>I remember Anh Nguyen, a CX professional with a burning fire for UX. Our talk wasn&#8217;t just about design; it was about the courage to step out of one&#8217;s comfort zone.</p><p>Then there&#8217;s Phuong Nguyen, whose positive energy made me smile the whole time. Seeing her find a new direction for her career felt like a bigger win than any of my own milestones.</p><p>Vinh An reminded me of the power of &#8220;listening.&#8221; In a world that is always in a hurry to speak, An chose to listen deeply to clear away the fog of confusion.</p><p>And I can&#8217;t forget Vy Vo, my very first mentee on the platform. She brought me tough problems, but faced them with such honesty and a strong will to learn.</p><p>Each of you is a unique story. You made me realize that Design is not just about drawing beautiful interfaces. It is about how we connect, understand, and grow better together every day.</p><p><strong>A stop to &#8220;grow&#8221; in a different way</strong></p><p>People often say being &#8220;busy&#8221; is a barrier. But to me, my current busyness is a sign of growth. I am entering a new chapter that requires my full focus. I feel like my &#8220;ADPList shirt&#8221; fits perfectly, and it has completed its mission for now. It is time for me to find a different way to connect &#8212; perhaps something more personal, quiet, and &#8220;handmade.&#8221;</p><p>Saying goodbye to the &#8220;Book a session&#8221; button doesn&#8217;t mean I will stop sharing. I am simply trading it for spontaneous coffee chats or heartfelt messages that aren&#8217;t limited by a platform&#8217;s timer.</p><p><strong>A thank you from the heart</strong></p><p>Thank you, Felix, for your beautiful mission to democratize mentorship.</p><p>I am closing this journey with a big smile. The world is small. As long as we keep working hard and being kind to our craft, we will surely meet again at higher peaks.</p><p>Goodbye, ADPList. Thank you for being a bright part of my story!</p><div><hr></div><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p><div><hr></div><p><em>&#128075; Ch&#224;o b&#7841;n, m&#236;nh l&#224; An! Welcome, b&#7841;n, &#273;&#7871;n v&#7899;i Playbook Design. N&#7871;u &#273;&#226;y l&#224; l&#7847;n &#273;&#7847;u ch&#250;ng ta g&#7863;p nhau, th&#236; m&#236;nh ch&#237;nh l&#224; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;&#7913;ng sau newsletter n&#224;y &#8212; n&#417;i m&#236;nh chia s&#7867; nh&#7919;ng g&#236; m&#236;nh &#273;&#227; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m product design, t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n ngh&#7873; nghi&#7879;p cho &#273;&#7871;n c&#225;c k&#7929; n&#259;ng v&#224; g&#243;c nh&#236;n th&#7921;c t&#7871; khi l&#224;m vi&#7879;c.</em></p><p><em>C&#7843;m &#417;n b&#7841;n &#273;&#227; d&#224;nh m&#7897;t ch&#250;t th&#7901;i gian trong ng&#224;y &#273;&#7875; &#273;&#7885;c nh&#7919;ng d&#242;ng n&#224;y c&#249;ng An.</em></p><p><em>Th&#7853;t ra, nh&#7919;ng b&#224;i vi&#7871;t An chia s&#7867; tr&#234;n Substack ch&#432;a bao gi&#7901; &#273;&#432;&#7907;c vi&#7871;t nh&#432; m&#7897;t cu&#7889;n s&#225;ch gi&#225;o khoa chu&#7849;n ch&#7881;nh. V&#7899;i An, &#273;&#226;y gi&#7889;ng nh&#432; nh&#7919;ng m&#7849;u ghi ch&#250; trong qu&#225; tr&#236;nh l&#224;m ngh&#7873; &#8212; m&#7897;t &#253; ngh&#297; v&#7915;a l&#243;e l&#234;n, m&#7897;t b&#224;i h&#7885;c r&#250;t ra sau m&#7897;t ng&#224;y l&#224;m vi&#7879;c, hay &#273;&#244;i khi ch&#7881; l&#224; m&#7897;t c&#7843;m x&#250;c r&#7845;t nh&#7887; nh&#432;ng &#273;&#225;ng nh&#7899;. An ch&#7885;n chia s&#7867; ch&#250;ng &#273;&#250;ng nh&#432; c&#225;ch m&#236;nh tr&#7843;i qua: kh&#244;ng &#273;&#225;nh b&#243;ng, kh&#244;ng &#8220;v&#259;n v&#7867; h&#243;a&#8221;, ch&#7881; l&#224; nh&#7919;ng c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n th&#7853;t t&#7915; ng&#432;&#7901;i &#273;ang l&#224;m ngh&#7873;.</em></p><p><em>N&#7871;u c&#243; m&#7897;t &#273;i&#7873;u g&#236; &#273;&#243; khi&#7871;n b&#7841;n d&#7915;ng l&#7841;i, g&#7853;t &#273;&#7847;u hay suy ngh&#297; th&#234;m m&#7897;t ch&#250;t, An r&#7845;t mu&#7889;n nghe. &#272;&#7875; l&#7841;i cho An m&#7897;t comment nh&#233; &#8212; An tin r&#7857;ng t&#7909;i m&#236;nh c&#243; th&#7875; h&#7885;c &#273;&#432;&#7907;c r&#7845;t nhi&#7873;u t&#7915; c&#226;u chuy&#7879;n c&#7911;a nhau.</em></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>