Over the years, I transitioned from New Year resolutions to birthday personal reviews. (links to turning 32, 34, and 35) This Ali-abdaal short reveals the fragmented feeling I had this year’s review, that is something to needle the topics together. The idea of a theme. That said, my theme for 34 is brave because: The…

Almost fifty days into writing, one thing became apparent: the lack of things to write about. There are things I’m already doing to find ideas: The reality of having a family and in my 30s: the social connection and new experience became stagnant. I circle around the same agenda of wake up, work, family, phone,…

Throughout this 4 year experiment of trying to write and document, there are 2 elements that determined the action (or no action): purpose and fear. When the intensity of purpose is higher than fear, I can take action. When the reverse happens, I stay in my comfort zone. I have experienced 5 phases. Phase 1.…

Leaving my previous job was, both, the most scary and blessing career decision I made. I was comparatively young when I was promoted, I was youngest in many manager meetings. There was definitely a lot of work put in, but it became a restriction I gave myself. It was difficult for me to share, to…

“Dad got scammed for NT$18,000,000.” That’s the reactive response to frame the situation, but it made scammer the bad guy. Doing so, we loose the opportunity to iterate for the next occurrence. Same goes, “Dad got greedy.” says himself. Acknowledge that it might appear again and scammers are professionals, we can frame it to rewires…

I have forgotten where I got this idea. But decade before I read about David Goggins cookie jar method, I have been collecting feedbacks. They live in the Accomplishments and Insults folder. Feel defeated? Scroll the Accomplishments folder. Not feeling to exercise? Scroll the Insults folder. It’s a good reminder on what I’m capable of…

On 34 34 was a year of liberation. Millie turned 4 and now enjoys art and craft, I have more time on my own. I changed job after almost 7 year stay, it brought the opportunity to live in the US for 30 days. That was an unimaginable and incredible experience. Milestones Lessons from 34…

Unless it’s health related, these sometimes turn into a great exercise. A long day of work; exercise becomes a switch of thoughts. An argument with family; exercise blows the steam off. Emotion can be flipped with motion.

Sometimes things get tough at work or in life, sometimes it creates a domino effect into other aspects. A badly done project at work leads to a bad mood, unintentionally brought it home and it leads to an argument with our partner; then it kept us from sleeping at night and the lack of sleep…

Results for 33 1. Exercise is progressing after the dip Ever since my daughter born in December 2020, the exercise volume axes in half in 2021; then I transit to product marketing in November 2021, the number hit rock bottom in 2022 and 2023 as I tried to balance between raising a toddler, rebuilding a…