Until recently I had a bit of of a life-crisis because I couldn't understand who I was or how to communicate as to what I do.
My usual introduction was:
"Hey I'm Paulius, UX Designer working on _____"
It never felt genuine. The titles seemed like they were boxing me in and limiting my expansion of thy self. I contemplate a lot about life and being a deep thinker I started looking at people like Hemmingway, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Bruce Lee etc.
One quote that struct me was by Bruce Lee:
"A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence"
My personal life philosophy went something like:
Being attached to everything and nothing at the same time.
I reflected how I can stay in the balance of what feels the best for me. So... I asked my self a basic question:
"If the titles box me in, what keeps me open?"
I quickly discovered that when I worked with design or trained jiu-jitsu there were never moments where I identified my self with a title, instead i used to forget about it and immerse my self in the process. It is a bit paradoxical in a sense that I am a designer but I'm not at the same time.
-I work with design
-I practice jiu-jitsu
-I express my self through art
-I live with T1 Diabetes
This helps me be open, immerse my self in the process, and enjoy the experience itself.
#IMPAULIUS
I was born in Lithuania and immigrated to USA in 2004, thanks to my parents. I work with UX Design, train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and being a T1 Diabetic I'm also a huge advocate for health.
I always wanted to share my work with others and participate in unique conversations, but it seemed like people on other platforms were competing against each other on who's "3 steps to_____" article sounded more intellectual.
I've been on Steemit very shortly and already discovered people from different outlets sharing fascinating work! Glad to be here and join the movement of something new and refreshing!!
Thanks,
Paulius!
