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This point is pretty similar to the previous one (action-orientedness), but it was so well put I had to highlight it:
“Shipping is when you release something… the final act of execution that so rarely happens.”
“Shipping…
The easiest and most seductive escape from a project plateau is the most dangerous one: a new idea. New ideas offer a quick return to the high energy and commitment zone…
Although it is…
If you have lots of ideas, you probably have the tendency to get involved with or start lots of projects…
Energy is your most precious commodity
Another gem from the book, that describes my…
As I wrote earlier, I’ve been reading a really good book called Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky. It’s helped to shape many of my philosophies recently- and I’ll write about a few of the lessons…
I’m back in Singapore, and have been enjoying 2 weeks of my self-imposed “retreat” at home. After spending much of my life wanting to leave home and explore the world I’ve come to understand the importance of family, and how much it means to me. It has been a…
It’s been a long time since I wrote on sports. This year, I’ve become a pretty major fan of the NFL (American Football)- not just the game, but about how the league is run, and how it is marketed. Its growth from a small league to the richest sports…
I’m currently in the midst of “renovating” my blog, and using a new theme that hopefully describes my interests better. I’ll also be integrating a few google adsense ads into this, to offset my hosting costs for this website.
Thus please excuse the random “no thumbnail” and “please put image…
The Gates of Auschwitz- the words read “Work makes you Free”
The one who does not remember history, is bound to live through it again”
- George Santayana
We journeyed a few miles from our student hostel…
We took the train from Warsaw to Krakow, and I was able to see the Polish countryside. It was drastically different from Warsaw- a more simple existence, in colors of…
Shopping centers amidst communist-era flats
Warsaw is a puzzling juxtaposition of swanky shopping centers amidst communist-era flats. The country has seen rapid development following “shock therapy” economic policies after the fall of Communism, and Warsaw…
I am a Singaporean studying at Stanford University. This site is a sandbox for my incomplete ideas, which I hope to improve through your comments/criticism.
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