The feeling of running out of ink in a middle of a meeting and trying to touch the paper lightly to squeeze its last ink drop is disturbing. That made Lamy Safari a fountain pen worth constant revisiting. It’s a bless not having to unscrew the pen and flip it upside down to check the […]
Like many, I watched Jon’s TED talk years ago; before I was married, before I had a kid. I have been feeling trapped, at work and at family, these 2 years. That gave me the motive to attend his speech in Taipei. Being poor and suffer Poor in the city The system (capitalism) and fear
Recently at work, I found members sitting idle on a task longer than planned. This pattern happens when they’re in a project for more than 2 to 3 weeks. During the first few weeks, information pile up quickly. Over flooded with information on the project, judgement becomes more difficult because the considerations increased. The idea
They gamified my life and satisfied my OCD of tracking every aspect of my life, although the benefit and medical reliability is questionable. The fact it shines every time I turn my wrist is extremely annoying during light out. That half second delay between my wrist position and screen display. Maybe my nitpicking is the
When I asked my wife whether buying a ASUS ProArt PA248QV monitor for work is out of necessity or impulse, she reminded me the wish list I have recently. The list falls into these categories and moments:
Loc 453 If a man must live in a mud and go hungry and risk his flesh, you must give him a reason for it, you must give him a cause. A conclusion is not a cause. Loc 1398 Hunger, the jungle, the Japanese, not one nor all of these could be quite as corrosive
For certain there’s debate on the reliability of MBTI, for which I cannot argue. However, I believe the overall trend could be an interesting indicator. My rest from 2016 was ENFx; in 2024 it’s ENFJ. The way I react to events and how I perceive myself probably stayed.
I revisited Cal Newport’s time block method, a short lived habit I briefly tried during college and a last resolve to my hectic schedule these days. If I don’t schedule my own time, someone else will. The days that worked Aside from getting things on traction, other benefit includes remember to take break and reflecting
Page 20 At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie. Page 25 In the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own Personal Legends. Page 26 Most
The goal of savings in 2024 income is NT$500,000, the actual savings is NT$553,741; saving rate is 42.7% of my personal income. That leaves excess of NT$53,741 for this year’s fun money. 1. For someone important: I bought an iPhone 14 (NT$22,300) for my wife since her phone’s breaking down 2. For myself: I spent
