The User Research Round-Up: CW 43

Attention checks in surveys, Atlassian's research library, what AI means to researchers, and an incentive calculator

Hello, curious human!

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I hope you are doing well and have had a nice week so far. We’re officially ONE WEEK from Halloween. Can barely contain my excitement. And I finally found candy corn on Amazon that will deliver to Jersey — it literally hurts my teeth, but I LOVE IT. For actual Halloween, I’m going to a spooky gin-making event…the only way to celebrate Halloween in the UK 😂

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