Comments on: The UX of Bad Days http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-bad-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ux-of-bad-days UX = User Experience by Glen Lipka Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:57:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: Gabe http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-bad-days/#comment-2932 Gabe Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:11:58 +0000 http://commadot.com/the-ux-of-bad-days/#comment-2932 One other thing I thought of that has an impact - events affecting loved ones. Last week my son busted his head open and we had to take him to get stitches. It didn't make me pissed, but it negatively affected my mood for sure. Your comments about UX architects creating good days really hit home, that is part of the reason I chose the profession I'm in. I can make some one's (hopefully lots of some ones) day better. I think the second and third things you list are the most controllable from a web developer's perspective. If I make a site or application that doesn't suck, it will behave how people expect it to behave and not cause conflicting interaction. Additionally, if my site/app releases people's self doubt (so they don't say things to themselves like "Should I really click this link?") they are going to feel better about themselves and be happier. I love what we do - we make people happy. And that's exactly why it hurts so bad if some one has a bad experience with something I've created. One other thing I thought of that has an impact – events affecting loved ones. Last week my son busted his head open and we had to take him to get stitches. It didn’t make me pissed, but it negatively affected my mood for sure.

Your comments about UX architects creating good days really hit home, that is part of the reason I chose the profession I’m in. I can make some one’s (hopefully lots of some ones) day better. I think the second and third things you list are the most controllable from a web developer’s perspective. If I make a site or application that doesn’t suck, it will behave how people expect it to behave and not cause conflicting interaction. Additionally, if my site/app releases people’s self doubt (so they don’t say things to themselves like “Should I really click this link?”) they are going to feel better about themselves and be happier.

I love what we do – we make people happy. And that’s exactly why it hurts so bad if some one has a bad experience with something I’ve created.

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