The Tao of User Experience is a collection of 96 tenets of User Experience as a profession, a goal, and an idea. It's the culmination of everything I've learned, all the things I find myself wanting to teach junior designers, to CEOs, to programmers, and anyone else who needs UX advice.
Robert Hoekman Jr is an American writer. He is the author of nine nonfiction books, and has served as an Arts & Culture journalist, magazine editor, and manuscript developer. He has published articles in Fast Company, Wired, Maxim, and many other outlets. His microfiction has appeared or is forthcoming in 50-Word Stories, Nanoism, Spelk, Genrepunk, and elsewhere. He holds an Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing from the University of Pennsylvania, and teaches creative writing through the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. He lives with his dog in Richmond, Virginia.
I really enjoyed this little book. It's not one you read cover to cover, it's one you thumb through when you're stuck on a problem or mulling out a solution. The brief meditations can be applied to many different situations, so it is something to revisit regularly. This is a book you share with your coworkers.