Lillian Sheng

This customization made possible by our “always-online society” can also have negative effects: people have become more prone to becoming anxious when either physical or virtually disconnected from others and it puts us all in a state of mutual surveillance. So, on the one hand, there is the feeling of always wanting to be connected to somebody,... See more

Being mobile-first means user is more attentive as an app is a more immersive experience than a browser.  There’s also a rough cut-off for the number of apps any sane person can have on their phone. - On average, Chinese users open 26 apps a month.- About 75% of their time is spent in the ecosystems of Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, Bytedance and... See more

“What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.”  — William Ralph Inge

We often hear how celebrities worked so hard before their big break, but countless people work hard in entertainment or livestreaming, and only a minority achieved success. It’s therefore difficult to know how much of a livestreamer’s or a star’s rise is attributable to the individual’s hard work and how much is attributable to other factors.

With TikTok, the fact that it’s a new network is actually a feature, not a bug. There is an inherent conflict in the goals of creators for the different formats, and this tension is I think keeping a lot of people from posting to Reels.

Now consider our current situation. Despite all the language professing otherwise, in general the education system of the United States is based entirely on genetic determinism. A child is born assumed to have innate traits, including, for example, a preference as to what they want to be when they grow up (somehow just waiting fully-formed inside... See more

Seth only pays attention to people who get the joke

Three, no matter what career you choose, do your best to hold high its traditional professional values, now swiftly eroding, in which serving the client is always the highest priority. And don’t ignore the greater good of your community, your nation, and your world. After William Penn, “we pass through this world but once, so do now any good you... See more

1. Introduce frictionInstead of filling out a form to get on HEY's waitlist, those who wanted access had to send them an email. Seeing HEY's overwhelming success with this approach, Alex Hillman of Indy Hall decided to give it a shot with his new book, Tiny MBA. He put out a few posts on social media inviting people to email him if they were... See more