A Flash in the Pan or a Future-facing Model? — Why did the largest WFH beneficiary, Zoom, call their employees back to the office? Working from home peaked during the pandemic. As offices shut down, our makeshift home offices became the new normal. For a while, it seemed like WFH was here to stay. …

Aligning Your Strengths with Your Role’s Needs — What do a barista, janitor, and CEO have in common? On the surface, very little. One serves coffee, another takes out trash, and a third runs a company. But if you ask them all the same question, “What is your job?” you may be surprised by their answers. The meaning…

If lucid dreaming can give you a new opportunity or save some time, would you be willing to try it? — Summary: Journey into Lucid Dreaming. Embarked on a 21-day lucid dreaming class with hopes of consciously navigating and controlling dreams, aiming to rehearse real-life situations, confront fears, and experience fantastical abilities. Challenges and Techniques. Despite various techniques like dream journaling, reality checks, and visualization, achieving lucidity remained elusive. …

The Symbol of a Well-Balanced Life: A Testament to Beauty and Purpose — In an oceanside town, there lived an artist named Tina, who crafted unique sculptures using color balls. Each year, folks around the town would come to collect 10 balls from Tina. When they received the balls, many often sought Tina’s guidance on what colors to use. “Choose any color. Paint…

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” — James Clear — Why are habits important? Studies show that at least 40% of the daily activities are habitual. As F. M. Alexander writes, “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures.” I’ve always been curious about building and optimizing habits. I first tried to write about habits on…

We all want to be seen, and only then can we embrace who we are. — Modern life is packed with artificial food and flavors. These foods look attractive yet lack nutrition. They fill our stomachs yet empty our souls. Turns out, the farmers’ market is well-positioned to solve this problem. I still remember the first time I stumbled upon the farmers’ market in downtown Mountain…

52 newsletters. 33 podcast episodes. Hundreds of lifehacking guides. — After a year of writing online, I decided it was time to reflect on how I could become the best creator I could be. Since March of 2020, you’ve received 52 Friday emails, 33 podcast episodes, and hundreds of lifehacking guides. This sheer volume of work has accelerated my growth…

Model Breakers is about the struggles we all experience, the struggle to be fully ourselves. — Why Now? In the 2016 United States Presidential election, the Chinese American voting demographic had one of the lowest voter turnouts. This would indicate Chinese Americans don’t organize, or feel disenfranchised around American politics, which supports the model minority myth that Chinese are “naturally” quiet. Nothing could be further from the truth…

Maybe you haven’t realized that the time you spend living is content creation in progress. — I don’t write full time. I have a day job as a product manager. I sit in meetings all day and sometimes have to work through nights. Yet, I managed to write 200 articles in 200 days. Let me tell you how I did this. Why did I write 200 articles? When my bridesmaid, Evelyn, ended…