A Project Guide to UX Design: For user experience designers in the field or in the making, Second Edition

1. The Tao of UXD: Curiosity Meets Passion Meets Empathy

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.

Albert Einstein

A sense of curiosity is nature’s original school of education.

Smiley Blanton

Passion and purpose go hand-in-hand. When you discover your purpose, you will normally find it’s something you’re tremendously passionate about.

Steve Pavlina

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

Meryl Streep

Quite simply, this chapter is about you—and about others who ...