#9 Learning to become a great user researcher with Arvind Chandrashekar

Time stamps - Arvind’s newsletter (00:50) | How to develop the researcher’s instincts (2:12) | Develop your instincts but make sure the cost of error is not high (8:13) | The information hoarding behavior of a researcher (8:50) | Research report and understanding your audience (13:24) | How effective is the question “why”? (18:13) | Do no ask “why” excessively, here’s why (20:08) | What else if not “why” (23:00) | Doing research with children (25:00) | Learning from acupuncture (25:35) | Why learning different languages is important (metaphorically and literally) (26:33) | Simplifying vs dumbing down (32:16) | How to include elements of on-site research in remote research (37:36) | Understanding semiotic analysis and its cautions (43:11) | Introspection and research (45:32) | Blurring lines between profession and personality (49:57) | Be cautious of looking “nice”, especially as a researcher (50:24) | Freelance researcher: pros and cons (51:10) | Behavior of a freelance researcher vs full time (53:15) | Links discussed in the podcast - Arvind’s newsletter: https://zennmaster.substack.com/p/what-is-research-why-is-research?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=auto_share&s=w