The most valuable resource of the 21st century : our attention.In a world where the Earth is becoming overpopulated, the battle for resources is inevitable. Thank God air is still free, allowing us to…Mar 16Mar 16
The “dutiful” children, ū-hàu, in Indonesian Chinese familyIf Indonesians have their ideal family portrayal, keluarga cemara, the popular TV show back in 1996, about an Indonesian family whom all…Jan 27Jan 27
Thank You, Sr. FrancescoServiam, Always Being a sophomore feels like it was just yesterday, but then 15 years have actually passed. Yesterday, I received the…Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 2024
System Thinking as a Thinking ToolBack in 2019 when I worked at Mirum, the advertising industry was bombarded with the rising trend of design thinking, a human-centered…Jul 31, 2024Jul 31, 2024
Apparently it’s hard to do nothingWhen you are given a chance to be free from work and do nothing, it is supposed to be easy, right? Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 2024
Rethinking the ‘smart’ in smartphoneI recall back in 2016, BlackBerry had ceased operations, yet I persisted in using that sturdy phone because it served well for the basic…Apr 7, 2024Apr 7, 2024
Embracing the Chill: Independent Contributor Culture at WorkMany of my friends outside of agencies are already familiar with the Independent Contributor (IC) employment model. It offers an…Mar 20, 2024Mar 20, 2024
How do you live?How do you live? It’s also the same childhood book that the venerable film maker Hayao Miyazaki used to read when he was a child, and based…Dec 23, 2023Dec 23, 2023
8 years in Planning: The ReflectionsAdvertising is a longstanding industry that has proven itself accountable for answering business problems. This industry has survived many…Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023