What I learned this week (19/02/2026)

Avoid jumping to digital solutions

Structural changes rather than pure communication

Don’t avoid systemic constraints

Don’t design for ideal, rather than digitally excluded users.

Task- Write down three reasons why major life transitions fail

• 1 Financial Costs/ Issues
• 2 Trying to become more/ heavily self-reliable suddenly
• 3 People expect something from you that you may not or will not have, especially if you’re new.

One transition that destabilised myself

• Leaving Secondary School. It felt sudden, I had no idea what I wanted to do in my next step of life. I also found it difficult to find and get my first ever job.

In twos or threes, identify:

• Emotional spike moments: Thinking a job interview went smoothly, to find out you weren’t good enough.
• Admin friction: Swapping university courses put a big restriction on me at home learning and access to important applications.
• System confusion:

The purpose of these small tasks are to help put my own mindset on the shoes of my client, recently released offenders. To better help get a grasp on what exactly they experience, as well as on top of the transition issues.