Published in boston vibes

·Mar 22

24 Hours in Providence

Celebrating first day of spring

Saturday, March 20th

Providence is only one hour train ride away from Boston and a round trip ticket costs $24

My Honest Journey to Handstand

And what I could have done differently when I started

This beautiful cover shot was taken by Brian McWilliams

Intro

I’m 24 years old and I’ve been practicing handstands since I was 18. I haven’t done gymnastics (or anything similar) as a child, so I was starting pretty much from scratch.

I’m writing this article to share my honest, bumpy journey and things I wish I knew when I started.

There are three parts to this article:

Timeline: a step-by-step progression of my handstand journey
Summary: lessons I learned on the way and wish I knew back when I started
Resources: a list of all resources that helped to learn how to do a handstand on my own

Timeline

September — November, 2014

My handstand…

Figma Files for Non-Designers

Short guide on how to navigate, present, and export specs

Illustration of a thinking stick figure man looking at a bunch of Figma files

While Figma makes it easy for anyone to stay on top of latest designs, it’s not always intuitive for non-designers to discover all the useful features Figma has.

I’m writing this article after giving a small demo to a few teams at my company and finding out several seemingly obvious (to us designers) things they were not aware of.

This article is for you if you are…

A product manager, sales representative, analyst, or anyone else that has access to Figma and at times feels lost navigating it. …

Checkbox Tree Component in Figma

Using Variants and Auto Layout 3

In this article, I will go over how we can use new Figma Variants and Auto Layout 3 features to create a flexible checkbox tree item component.

You are welcome to either build along or grab the final component here.

Please note: this article doesn’t explain how to use Variants/Auto Layout 3. It rather demonstrates an example of utilizing these features to create a complex component.

Overview

Our checkbox tree item will consist of three parts: icon, checkbox, and text:

Icon

Can be an expanded parent (chevron pointing down)
Can be a collapsed parent (chevron pointing right)
Can be a child (dot)

Component Libraries for Enterprise SaaS

How we use atomic design principles to organize files in Figma

Intro + Background

In this article, I’m going to go over how we organize component libraries at here at LogicManager.

LogicManager (or LM, for short) is a complex tool for enterprise risk management. It consists of numerous areas, such as:

Risk library — a place where you can store all risks that might be applicable to your company
Plans area — a place where you can conduct a risk assessment by department
Incidents — a place where you can keep track of any issues that come up
…etc.

And it also has quite a few core features:

Workflows
Form builder
Rule builder
…etc.

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4 Scenic Runs Around Boston

With a bagel shop recommendation for every route

One of my favorite things about Boston is that it got a perfect running route for any running mood that I could possibly be in.

Sometimes, I feel like doing a long run on an easy flat course and sometimes, I like to throw in some hills. Sometimes, I like being around lots of other runners and sometimes, I want a bit of alone time. Sometimes, I feel like running on streets and sometimes, I like to get away on quiet trails.

The list can go on and on. Fortunately though, Boston has it all.

Over the past few months…

Intermittent Fasting — Expectations, Reality, Other Thoughts

4 weeks, 400 hours

While I’ve always wanted to try intermittent fasting, I could never figure out how to fit it in my (pre-quarantine) life. Prior to March, my schedule looked something like this: