Category: Blog Posts
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13/365: House design demons
I’m doing some remedial posting on the train right now because the litany of social engagements coupled with my struggles organising a mood board in preparation for my upcoming house renovation took up quite a bit of time the past few days. To be honest, I’m having to remind myself to enjoy the design process…
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12/365: On parenting
Here’s a scene that parents around the world have witnessed over and over. It’s a second or third birthday, and the big present comes out. Imagine the family chagrin when their little darling is more interested in playing with the box than the present. Parents should be happy about such a turn of events. It…
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11/365: The profoundness of boredom
When repeatedly exposed to superficial boredom, we can reach profound boredom, defined as “a deep state of indifference towards oneself and to the world” leading to “an existential discomfort in which people struggle with their sense of self.” … As painful as profound boredom can be, it can also lead to reassessment of one’s life…
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10/365: Where do we go from here?
Spent some time reading an article called The State of UX in 2023 The first two paragraphs hit hard. My concerns about my career in UX has always been this: Our ability to deliver impact and real results (and hence separate ourselves from the herd with our portfolio) is very dependent on other teams. If…
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9/365: Woe is the competitor
There are four types of runners: the exerciser, the competitor, the enthusiast, and the socialiser. The exerciser is someone who runs primarily to lose weight, to stay in shape, to improve cardiovascular fitness. The competitor runs to improve race time, to beat others, to make a PB (personal best). Enthusiasts run to experience the joy…
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8/365: Why has play become so hard these days?
The keen observer (haha, as if there are any observers) would realise this blog is an amalgamation of two resolutions (I hate this word by the way) – to read more and to write more this year. In a way, there’s some synergy here: writing allows me to put down insights from the books I’ve…
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7/365: On vulnerability
I realise the difficult of writing blog posts. There’s a journalling aspect to this where it reflects your daily thoughts, mood and general attitude towards things. Some of the thoughts might be haphazard, half-baked or even outright misinformed, whereas others might be speak from a place of true vulnerability. Yet there’s also a performative aspect…
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6/365: How we build and what we build will change soon
Went through this video on UX trends of 2023 with the team today and we focused on the emerging changes to how we build and what we build. How We Build – as we develop better design tools that can perform effectively as WYSIWYG type interface editors and spit out code, UI design (and eventually…
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5/365: Goodbye genshin
If we stop long enough to create a quiet emotional clearing, the truth of our lives will invariably catch up with us. We convince ourselves that if we stay busy enough and keep moving, reality won’t be able to keep up. Brent Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection I stopped playing Genshin Impact last month because…
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4/365: Being normal
Steve and I sat down in 2008 and made a practical list of the things that make our family work. We basically answered the question, “When things are going really well in our family, what does it look like?” The answers included sleep, working out, healthy food, cooking, time off, weekends away, going to church,…
Frank Chen 