Introduction
Every day, from time to time, I would have these thoughts or comments about the world that I will publish straight to my Facebook account. But since my Facebook is mostly private, I decided to consolidate and share these thoughts or comments with the world as a snapshot entry. Previously, I have always published them as collections of random thought snippets under the Journal category. Now, I felt that they should be in their own category on my blog. In some cases, you may find that they are more suitable as a journal entry but I prefer to keep them as pure as they come. And if I don’t write them down somewhere, they are lost forever until one day, if I’m lucky, I will remember them.
Snippet #1
Most software companies aren’t design driven. They always apply engineering thinking to everything. They are all about the tangible output, fast cash, and I think that is why these companies are not amongst the most valuable companies in the world. It is especially so of system integrators. They will remain that way until they shut down, go out of business or bought over. They don’t bring to the table solutions that cover the emotive aspect of how one might use a piece of software. It shows. Humans intuitively know whether tender loving care (TLC) was applied to a product they buy. Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with being pragmatic, being all about the objectives but your end product could become way more valuable to the “normal” people you are selling your product to. It is the subjective experience that will bring the most money in.
Snippets #2
An ex-colleague saw me today and commented how much happier I look. I’m happier than ever before because I remain steadfast to my values, doing things and acting in accordance to my own value system. To the people around me, you will also get something tangible. E.g. if I’m happy at work, my output is consistent and stable. If I’m happy with life, you get more smiley face or more jovial actions from me. But if you step on any of my values, everything flips. So, to external parties, the equation is simple and very easy to balance.
Snippets #3
If you want to get a LV bag, do you complain about the price? If you want to get a Rolex, do you complain about the price? Apple products are the Rolexes or LVs of the technology world. You want it, then shut up and pay for it or don’t buy it.
Snippets #4
Want to do product design or design a great user experience? Make sure you have an enthographer or someone with background in anthropology giving advice.
Snippets #5
It’s perfectly alright if you want to spend up to 14 hours every day, Monday to Sunday working. But don’t complain after when everything else in your life starts falling apart and you feel extremely miserable. Like someone smarter, more hardworking, and tried stuff, compared to me, once said, “You pick up the boulder, you can put it down any time you want.”
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