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Play of the Week newsletter by Chris
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Newsletter issue: #171
Read time: 1m 13s
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Most people think career pivots are black and white decisions.
Quit job → Start new career (all while praying you don't go broke).
That's like designing a product without ever talking to users. Absolutely insane.
However, it’s more like a dirt path most people don't notice, but a shortcut for those who know where to look.
I call it "Overlapping Design".
It works like this:
- Keep your day job (that pays your bills)
- Try a small experiment in your target field (for me, it was designing a friend's website)
- Notice if you lose track of time doing it (I stayed up until 1AM my first week)
- Repeat until your side gig can replace your main gig
This isn't sexy advice. It won't go viral on TikTok.
But it works.
Fun fact: I made UX playbooks for my teams at my corporate jobs. Then realized there was a market for these systems.
Today? Used by 18,000+ designers in 90+ countries.
The beauty of this approach? You're not jumping off a cliff hoping you sprout wings on the way down.
You're building a bridge while safely standing on solid ground.
Career pivots are hard. But if not now, when?
When I wanted to get into UX (circa 2014), I had every excuse:
The excuses are always there…
Crappy job.
No experience.
Family obligations.
But it's up to you to decide:
Is it an excuse to stop, or an excuse to keep going?
Below is my exact step-by-step career pivot strategy (I’ve done it at least twice, successfully). In the article, I break down how I went from $0 to six figures without going broke in the process.
