#44 The Myth of Falling out of Passion

I was very passionate about--and consistent in-- posting blogs from January to October 2019. I posted 41 blogs in 41 weeks. Then, I didn't post anything for two months - partly because I was so interested in my job that I was working most weekends; partly because I didn't have any good ideas to write...

#34 Amazing Art: Ten Lessons from Ten Illustrations by Yaoyao (6-10)

Today I discovered an artist Yaoyao Ma Van As. Amazing is such a overly and inappropriately used word. People say this is amazing that is amazing. I often question, "Do you really mean it? Do you understand what amazing means?" When I found her work, I have to say, they are AMAZING. Her work makes...

#33 Amazing Art: Ten Lessons from Ten Illustrations by Yaoyao (1-5)

Today I discovered an artist Yaoyao Ma Van As. Amazing is such a overly, inappropriately used word. People say this is amazing, that is amazing. I often question, "Do you really mean it? Do you understand what amazing means?" When I found her work, I have to say, they are AMAZING. Her work makes me...

#30 How to Unblock Yourself: Four Emotional Stages of Original Work

You are working on something that you think is original and exciting. Then you found out some other people are also doing that, or have done that. Do you feel disappointed (that you are not original)? Do you feel discouraged (that if someone else is already doing it why should you do it too)? Do...

Table of Contents: 52 Weeks of Writing

Hello! In 2019, I am on a quest to post 52 blogs. Here is the table of content. Why is there a giraffe…? giraffes have very expressive face. They are awkward and adorable. They are so #Extra, #OutThere, yet they #DontCare. Giraffe is my role model. If you wonder who I am and what I...

#07 One Habit for Creativity: Make a List

This blog is about me trying to practice creativity by making a list. This idea was inspired by playing a role-play game last week. Last week I went to an AirD&D experience. “What the heck is AirD&D?” Here is my personal understanding. I will try to explain as briefly and humanly as possible: D&D stands...

Episode 61 Three Learnings from 30-Question Challenge

On August 17th, I started this 30-Question Challenge. Today is mid-point Day 15. Thank you for all the people who have participated and supported. I hope you have not unfriended me on Facebook yet 🙂 I hope that you found these questions interesting, but also I hope it motivated you to take action, and so that...

Episode 45 What Happened After I Did It 30 Times

I got to know Ed Sheeran when I was in a friend’s car. He was playing Ed Sheeran’s radio. The song I heard at the time was “How would you feel”. I didn’t know. I asked Siri. I am not sure if it’s the especially good audio in his car, or it’s the song. It...

Episode 0 Story Teller

Telling theories without stories is like having sex without pre-play - it's very dry, and people feel reluctant to take it. Reading theories without taking action is like only pre-play without having sex - it's somewhat meaningless and not gonna "produce" anything. So you'd better do both 🙂 Have you ever experienced such situation: Your...