• Right question, easier decision

    A choice between NT$35,600 Apple refurbished M3 Macbook Air and NT$31,900 new M2 Macbook Air. Which one to keep and which one to return?

    The price difference is NT$3700. There are few ways to justify the difference:
    – 2 display output vs 1
    – SoC performance
    – Dynamic caching

    ChatGPT says a MacBook typically gets 7-8 years of OS update. The question that ultimate strikes “Will I pay NT$3,700 for 2 years of major OS update?”.

    Yes, an easy yes.


  • Better date code for filing

    Before: “2024-10-04 Project ABC v2”

    After: “241004 ProjectABCv2”

    The old way worked in year 1 and 2, but as the folder hierarchy piles, two problem surfaced.

    1. Limited readability on the mobile device. Most of the time
    2. Limitation of characters in Windows file path

    The objective is to achieve both the need for file sorting and to identify the context.


  • Ask for help

    The airplane stuck on the tree while we’re at the park today. I tried knocking it down with branches. I tried climbing and shaking it. I have told people to shut up, but I did not call for help. My wife did, and we got our plane back.

    Some problems aren’t solvable with personal ability. There’s no wrong in admitting defeat and call for help if it reaches the objective.


  • Product and route-to-market

    If we want to become a physically fit person, then the better chance of success is to join a community. The search for community could be a series of trial and error.

    Begin with signing up for a nearby gym membership, but give up in a few months. Later find a much enjoyable experience in community basketball team after work.

    There’s a way that we (the product) think and perform that decides the sport or exercise (route-to-market) that reaches our goal.


  • Profiling

    We profile the company that we do business with. We might even profile the key contact person’s interest and birthday for gift. Why don’t we do that to our friends and family?

    Recently while visiting an old friend, I added ‘cooks dinner for the kid’ and ‘enjoys noodle more than rice’ in to his profile in Google Doc. It felt weird doing so, but again, we’re all busy with our life. What would be a better way to find a gift for the holiday?

    We should have more rational thoughts on people we love and care.