Honestly it's more of a full-time job than just a skill. The long way: A master's degree or PhD in Human Computer Interaction or similar field, frequently doin

Honestly it's more of a full-time job than just a skill. The long way: A master's degree or PhD in Human Computer Interaction or similar field, frequently doing things like usability testing, user interviews, statistical analysis, thematic analysis etc. Not joking, this is what I'm currently doing. Coming from practicing UX in industry, I thought I wouldn't learn much from academia, but it's been eye-opening. The short way: Read About Face - Alan Cooper, then try and do some of the techniques in there. It may seem excessively detailed, but frankly it only covers a small portion of techniques that UX researchers actually use. This is really quite a shortcut but it will get you started.