Once upon a time, there was a man who scored over $100 million from his 11.7% shares after he sold his visionary business.
That man could early retire and enjoy his life, but he took a risk to start another venture, pursue another dream and become ordinary again.
I’ve made many mistakes throughout my career, and chasing the (wrong) job title is one of them.
We put a lot of effort into work, so why don’t we aim for the best and chase for the title — right? I feel you. Bear with me.
As a Product Designer…
2009, I dreamed of becoming an Australian while I didn’t even know how to spell Australia.
People laughed at me when I shared my goal around. It’s not just about my English but financial capacity. I’m not born with a silver spoon.
So the first year — I failed my…
The fact is the proven thing that exists, while the truth is a sense of belief. The facts may not be changed, but the truth can be improved or created.
As Product Designer, we use facts to create a better truth (ethically).
Spoiler alert! The perfect workplace doesn’t exist. Either you create one or be happy with unhappiness—your choice.
Like meditation, reading, journaling, or exercise, work should be a part of life, not a burden. Within the delegated hours, I treat work as one of my routines.
When it comes to being…
Since 2006, I’ve been working as a designer in different companies (and countries). I only got promoted twice, and one of those was my own company.
I came from a culture where people aren’t asking for their promotion. …
March 2014, it was a cold afternoon in Tokyo; My wife (Kate) and I felt like tea. We popped into a small café nearby called Café de Ginza.
As soon as we stepped inside, we felt the warmth and smelled the cakery mixed with the coffee beans. …
Let me confess, I wasn’t a fan of the company org chart, especially when I hang around at the bottom.
The fast-paced working culture makes me believe I should always want to have more because of limited time and resources.
Whether it’s more salary, impressive job title or exceptional opportunity…
Feb 2021-I joined Finder. One of my first 90 days goals/key performance indicators (KPIs) was to create an engagement feature for the Finder app.
On day 90, we didn’t ship the new feature, and my CEO ( Fred Schebesta) called me for a one-on-one meeting, which he named performance review.
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In 1944, Edwin H. Land was asked by his 3-year-old daughter why she could not see the picture he had just taken of her. Unsurprisingly, his daughter wasn’t satisfied by the technical answer (the one that made sense), neither was he.
Land can’t resist finding a better answer, simply because…
