For anyone who has learned martial arts, you know that in order to make your moves effective (e.g. strikes, blocks, punches etc), you need to practice your basics to certain standards.
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Everyday UX — The Good Thinking Behind A Hand Mixer
I bet most companies didn’t do that thinking — you buy my products, I make sure it’s a good experience when you use it, that’s enough, what else to consider?
The fact is, yes, there are many things to consider, and that’s how a good brand can be spread by word of mouth from a user like me.
Continue readingBook Notes: Deep Work
For those subjects that are truly important to our lives and careers, that require a deep focus and hard work to make great progress, we need to be able to drill down into the subjects, and really work our way up.
Continue readingBook Notes: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Knowing the book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo (KonMari) for months, I finally took action to clean up my closet, starting from clothes.
Continue readingEveryday UX — Daiso Japan: Lovely Shopping Experience
I had a few trips to a couple of Daiso stores and overall my shopping experiences were lovely.
Continue readingThoughts on Staying in Lines
We noticed was that we were moving very slow after we landed in China.
Continue readingTech Impacts on Humans
Would making everyone with the same smartness significantly improve the human world, or would it become incredibly boring because of lack of competitions?
Continue readingLife: Things Are Built on Top of Each Other
You can only connect the dots when you look back.
Continue readingBe A Maker!
Yanbin and I went to the annual Maker Faire in San Mateo. It celebrates creativity and the process of making. It is a very family-friendly event, especially good for kids, because there are so many fun things to see and try. We loved it!
Continue readingEveryday UX — A Good Supermarket In-store Shopping Experience
I think the merchandisers should help their customers to achieve what they want by taking care of those who want to get in and out fast — likely the majority, while making it possible for those who enjoy staying a bit longer.
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