My awesome daily routine
LIFESTYLE
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Design is no longer just about what users see ... it’s about how systems think, when they pause, and who they ask for help!
@DesignWaves
6 min read
Feb 10, 2025
If you can’t measure impact, can you really prove value?
Designers, we are problem-solvers at heart.
But in a world obsessed with ROI and speed, good design alone isn’t enough. And problem-solving doesn't cut it, if we're solving the wrong problem. The harsh truth? If we can’t measure our impact, we can’t prove our value.
We’ve seen brilliant designers struggle to articulate their worth because often we're tracking the wrong metrics, whether because someone on top decided "they know better", an opportunity to influence failed through the cracks, or even maybe we were never taught how to play at the business level.
Often typical metrics set in the team tend to focus on outputs (“we shipped 10 features!”) or vanity metrics (“our app has 1M downloads!”) while the real value - outcomes - goes unmeasured.
Waking up at dawn has persistently been a hurdle for me. Only infrequently have I succeeded to greet the dawn by getting up early, rather than being an all-nighter. Nonetheless, since adopting this practice, my early hours have significantly improved and are gratifying. Adhering to a regular daily regimen and habits enhances cognitive performance and perhaps fires up imaginative thinking.
Routine practices afford us some authority over our daily life, enabling us to take preemptive steps in managing our well-being. Allocating a slot for physical activities in our daily agendas aids in meeting the advised activity recommendations. Waking up is much like becoming more aware of our thoughts and preventing our past from shaping our future. Acknowledging the reasons for the derailment of our good intentioned plans, and the instigators that make us fall back on old habits that no longer fit our current scenario. This recitation aims to sketch the prime daily schedule for an ambitious designer.
Allocating a slot for physical activities in our daily agendas aids in meeting the advised activity recommendations.
Guaranteeing your routine just to brag about it on social media or show off to workmates is a surefire way to build resentment. If your routine drops its soul and turns into a stage to satisfy or amaze others, the pleasure of setting it up might fade.
In this write up we'll break down: