WHY 10,000 EXPERIMENTS WORK BETTER THAN 10,000 HOURS FOR DESIGNERS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Repeatedly practicing the same design skills can make someone better at their current job without developing the problem-framing, influence, and decision-making abilities required for more senior roles. Instead of relying on experience alone, designers can break career goals into microskills and run small experiments, such as opening every design review with a specific decision or presenting research findings themselves. A weekly reflection can help turn these experiments into deliberate professional growth without requiring organizational approval or major changes to existing workflows.