haven’t touched, or seen, my guitar, or any guitar, since the pandemic. Now that I have her again, I decided to learn a song —— A Horse With No Name by America. The song is very friendly, I was able to pick it up pretty quick. The song only has
One of the things I am always wondering is why don’t software do playtesting like the way gaming does. Being in both fields, I found user experience research in game and software are quite different: In software, testing usually happens in productions, either during official or beta releases. These
Recently, I ran into an interesting explanation of how to distinguish a production process that’s complicated versus complex. A complicated process is a linear process that takes many steps to make, and each step is difficult in its own right. And a complex process is a system that consist
One of the most valuable lessons I have learned during my health break is how to deal with burnout. Burnout is often a sign of anxiety catching up with you. The tasks in front of you are monumental, so you become unmotivated, overwhelmed. Which further decimated your productivity, which further
Happy New Year Everyone! Despite the trends that’s happening around the world. I remain more optimistic than ever about what this year could bring. I am convinced that this year is gonna be kind to me; to Sunny and I as a couple; to my family and I. And
I’ve been using the Theme System Journal for over a year now. I can’t recall the exact date I started, but I know it’s been helping me align my life with what truly matters to me. Over the past year (2024), I chose The Year of Fitness
For the second day in a row, I climbed Griffith Observatory. I did it because I’ll be heading to Dallas soon and won’t be back until January. Having just gotten a new bike to dive into cycling, I felt compelled to ride. I was introduced to the sport
His name is Yuan Yuwen. He was a father, a son, a brother. A first-generation college graduate. A civil servant. And he was my uncle. I used to pride myself on not being part of a big family. Knowing how complicated big families can be, I always thought it was
Our journey to know VC world: A few months back, a VC firm reached out to me, inviting us to join their Spring 2024 program. I quickly brought a couple of friends into the fold as co-founders.
I’ll begin with a paraphrase of a Ben Thompson article, DALL-E, the Metaverse, and Zero Marginal Content. In the past two decades, social networking has created some of the most successful companies. They succeeded because they effectively served user-generated content (UGC). Facebook and Instagram, for example, use an algorithmic
A few months ago, I finished reading Matthew Ball's Metaverse and jotted down some thoughts on the topic in a blog post. However, I stopped working on the blog that post was on shortly after. I felt like I had few things I wanted to say in that
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