Making work easier. This is the problem. So obsessed with getting to the answer, completing the project, producing a result which are all valid things, but not where the richness of the human experience lies.
Merge all communication with an individual person into one continuous timeline . I’m excited about this feature. My mom still hasn’t mastered the art of using one communication channel, she prefers to sprinkle messages throughout the week across Whatsapp, SMS and email.
Many people still feel ambivalence about moving to Thailand. Not everyone has mustered the courage to tell their Chinese parents where they really are. Mom and dad are under the impression that they’re studying abroad in Europe or something. That sometimes leads to elaborate games to maintain the subterfuge, like drawing curtains to darken the room... See more
I asked him a question about the local culture, and he said, “It depends if you’re talking about the people from the desert, versus the coast, versus the mountains.”
I said, “Where is your family from?”
He said, “From the desert, but then two uncles got in a fight, splitting the family, and half went to Iraq for a while. They reunited in Abu Dhabi,... See more
I’ve been fortunate to work with a stunning range of clients, from local printing companies and tiny churches to giant corporations with multibillion-dollar revenues, and everything between. Perhaps the most valuable lesson I’ve learned is that they’re all the same. People spend money the same, whether it’s a few hundred d... See more