Product designers play a crucial role in bridging business goals, user needs, and developer constraints. Essential soft skills, often overlooked, are necessary for success. The author shares insights gained after becoming a lead designer at Yandex, identifying four key soft skills. A pivotal change was adopting timeboxing—shifting from a task list to a scheduled calendar—to manage daily tasks better. This method helped structure work, prioritize tasks, and improve time management, leading to fewer late nights and better focus during the workday.
"Switching from a simple task list to fully scheduling my day in a calendar made a significant difference in how I manage my work time as a product designer."
"I believe that developing soft skills is essential for any designer; they help to establish structure, clear priorities, and effective teamwork in design processes."
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