thanks for swinging by~ over here, i hope to make sand castles out of everyday frustrations and wonders & gossip about the conflicting nature of being off-line and on-line, as if we are chilling around a bonfire
message the real me at: @weiweiwei33
elsewhere, l’m learning to:
💀 unnecessarily broadcasting my opinions without feeling intimidated on twitter
📷 sharing disappearing snapshot of life on insta
🍻 pouring my heart into sprout
😗 failing to share long-form journals on my personal frontpage
message the real me at: @weiweiwei33
elsewhere, l’m learning to:
💀 unnecessarily broadcasting my opinions without feeling intimidated on twitter
📷 sharing disappearing snapshot of life on insta
🍻 pouring my heart into sprout
😗 failing to share long-form journals on my personal frontpage
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depending on which dictionary you search, I’m someone who sort of kind of fall under the age group of a gen z. growing up, i was raised in the universes created through msn, maple story, deviant art, and also the early instagram where you’d tag every post with #follow4follow
now that I’m building new tools and environments for myself and others to spend time in, i have been wondering: what makes a space worth staying in?
📝 i recently wrote a bullet list of everything I’ve learned about product building in the last three months and shared it with a few friends. then, a friend pointed one of the bullet point: “expressivity is a feature, but not a killer feature.” and commented how it hurts to have this kind sof realization. that was a memorable moment to savour; i used to believe expressivity is a killer feature but to be honest, it’s actually quite relieving to arrive at this point where i know it’s not. being clear headed is better than being blindly lying to myself i suppose
🧲 as i've been working on sprout and going through the “soul searching” phase, i’m constantly thrown into different situations that i need to learn to handle:
- how to ensure everyone feel challenged, validated, and fun from work?
- what is the right question to frame for us, that’ll make this feel like a quest that’s challenging but possible?
- how can we seek small wins on a day-to-day basis, while aiming for the meaningful wins (which take time)?
there are a lot more but these are some of the top-of-mind questions living in my head rent free right now ☠️
还有呀，欢迎大家用中文留言，我是会中文的，只是现在平日不常讲很容易结巴词穷 T_T
now that I’m building new tools and environments for myself and others to spend time in, i have been wondering: what makes a space worth staying in?
📝 i recently wrote a bullet list of everything I’ve learned about product building in the last three months and shared it with a few friends. then, a friend pointed one of the bullet point: “expressivity is a feature, but not a killer feature.” and commented how it hurts to have this kind sof realization. that was a memorable moment to savour; i used to believe expressivity is a killer feature but to be honest, it’s actually quite relieving to arrive at this point where i know it’s not. being clear headed is better than being blindly lying to myself i suppose
🧲 as i've been working on sprout and going through the “soul searching” phase, i’m constantly thrown into different situations that i need to learn to handle:
- how to ensure everyone feel challenged, validated, and fun from work?
- what is the right question to frame for us, that’ll make this feel like a quest that’s challenging but possible?
- how can we seek small wins on a day-to-day basis, while aiming for the meaningful wins (which take time)?
there are a lot more but these are some of the top-of-mind questions living in my head rent free right now ☠️
还有呀，欢迎大家用中文留言，我是会中文的，只是现在平日不常讲很容易结巴词穷 T_T
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not sure if anyone has switched from using notion to using craft like i have. if i were to summarise the change, it feels like notion is a great home for concrete and fully defined projects, and craft is better suited as a home for work-in-process ideas. not only do these ideas need room to grow in somewhat messy ways, they also need to be pruned and re-shuffled on easily!
📝 craft support multiple ways for me to traverse through my past documents:
1. i can put documents into folders, so familiar
2. i can create a document and NOT put it in a folder, just type at the speed of thought and let it float, phew much less stressful
3. i can easily reach documents by searching or by checking out the [recently view] tab, yes to portals
🏖 of course, there are other common features seen across many note taking apps like bi-directional linking and daily notes. overall, i think those are the three main reasons why i made the recently
🚦 with all that said, i’m still a huge fan of notion and the kinds of imaginations they’ve ignited for many of us. i think there might be a day where i’d return to notion, and i’m curious what might pull the trigger for me then
一不小心就来安利产品了，或许是职业病又犯了
📝 craft support multiple ways for me to traverse through my past documents:
1. i can put documents into folders, so familiar
2. i can create a document and NOT put it in a folder, just type at the speed of thought and let it float, phew much less stressful
3. i can easily reach documents by searching or by checking out the [recently view] tab, yes to portals
🏖 of course, there are other common features seen across many note taking apps like bi-directional linking and daily notes. overall, i think those are the three main reasons why i made the recently
🚦 with all that said, i’m still a huge fan of notion and the kinds of imaginations they’ve ignited for many of us. i think there might be a day where i’d return to notion, and i’m curious what might pull the trigger for me then
一不小心就来安利产品了，或许是职业病又犯了
damn this was a week where i felt like: “being a solo founder is kinda like being a single parent.” im feeling much better after burying myself in netflix (“heart stopper” is a A+ show) and taking a 4-hour nap today
what happened this week? there wasn’t a single event that was particularly stressful or draining. it was the way everything was relying on me to make a decision and how certain coworkers weren’t self-driven or proactive enough that compounded into an overwhelming week. i might sound harsh here but im blaming myself for how this week turned out. after all, im building the team and im setting the team expectations, so there’s actually no one else to blame
i have been learning and reflecting a lot on team building and the kinds of quality traits that are needed for an early stage startup. startups that are going through the 0-1 phase is an extremely unstable and blurry stage. it is very demanding: everyone need to wear multiple hats, is intensely curious & self-driven, and be a teammate others can lean on. the goal of an early stage startup is to move fast in defining and answering unknown product questions. how? this is only made possible when everyone work to push things forward
this last two weeks i’ve been reading this book on how to write scripts (the book is called "talking with script doctor about script writing") and i’m happily surprised to learn how much similarities there are in successful scripts and products. they both tend to:
- struck a chord with people; it touches something deeply human
- give this liveliness feeling to people; without your viewing that universe lives on, because it’s alive
- draw you into the story timeline and makes you feel some type of way; a mundane character or story won’t do it
这个礼拜累趴了，但是想想还是觉得是自己表达和团建能力还不够成熟
what happened this week? there wasn’t a single event that was particularly stressful or draining. it was the way everything was relying on me to make a decision and how certain coworkers weren’t self-driven or proactive enough that compounded into an overwhelming week. i might sound harsh here but im blaming myself for how this week turned out. after all, im building the team and im setting the team expectations, so there’s actually no one else to blame
i have been learning and reflecting a lot on team building and the kinds of quality traits that are needed for an early stage startup. startups that are going through the 0-1 phase is an extremely unstable and blurry stage. it is very demanding: everyone need to wear multiple hats, is intensely curious & self-driven, and be a teammate others can lean on. the goal of an early stage startup is to move fast in defining and answering unknown product questions. how? this is only made possible when everyone work to push things forward
this last two weeks i’ve been reading this book on how to write scripts (the book is called "talking with script doctor about script writing") and i’m happily surprised to learn how much similarities there are in successful scripts and products. they both tend to:
- struck a chord with people; it touches something deeply human
- give this liveliness feeling to people; without your viewing that universe lives on, because it’s alive
- draw you into the story timeline and makes you feel some type of way; a mundane character or story won’t do it
这个礼拜累趴了，但是想想还是觉得是自己表达和团建能力还不够成熟
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i first came across tufting when a product designer tweeted about her making a series of rugs out of asian snacks and i just fell in love with them
it wasn’t until searching on Etsy for tufting kits that I realised there is a “friendlier version” of it called needle punching (lol, i sound like a boomer) and people sometimes make cup coasters with this technique. it seems like the main difference between tufting and needle punching is that tufting is done with a tufting gun, so it’s easier to make a big rug
i just ordered a mini kit for needle punching. it feels like a really good constraint to be working within; the canvas is small but the possibilities are quite endless. best of luck to me for making coasters for myself and friends!
天天盯着电脑看，需要找个比较休闲的兴趣来帮自己适当的压压惊放轻松
it wasn’t until searching on Etsy for tufting kits that I realised there is a “friendlier version” of it called needle punching (lol, i sound like a boomer) and people sometimes make cup coasters with this technique. it seems like the main difference between tufting and needle punching is that tufting is done with a tufting gun, so it’s easier to make a big rug
i just ordered a mini kit for needle punching. it feels like a really good constraint to be working within; the canvas is small but the possibilities are quite endless. best of luck to me for making coasters for myself and friends!
天天盯着电脑看，需要找个比较休闲的兴趣来帮自己适当的压压惊放轻松
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just saw that discord launched a [party mode] in celebration of their birthday. i’ve always admired and respected how discord makes being online more fun than most of the other places we spend time in
i think it might be the only company that embodies some version of nintendo’s family friendly fun vibe as a everyday software
discord可能是软件界里最有任天堂调性的产品了吧，你觉得呢？
i think it might be the only company that embodies some version of nintendo’s family friendly fun vibe as a everyday software
discord可能是软件界里最有任天堂调性的产品了吧，你觉得呢？
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am i enough?
growing up, most people see me as someone who works hard. but no one had really asked why i work hard. i myself never questioned why i do so either. this is something i’ve been thinking about lately and i think i can summarise my motivations into:
• there are certain futures or projects that i really want to see as a reality
i think this is pretty straight forward. i hold certain beliefs on how we can be communicating or playing online and offline. and i would like to touch those possible futures and invite them into my life
• for most of the time, i dont feel like im enough
this might sound sad at first glance, and it might just actually be sad lol. but this is so apart of me (and maybe apart of a lot of asian kids’) upbringing that it’s like oxygen for me; i consider this feeling the default feeling to hold. it wasn’t until someone said to me “stop being so arrogant and think you are not enough” that i felt like the world paused for a moment, my soul was slapped, and i had to reconsider the values that i hold
「不要自以为是的觉得你不够好」他对我说道
growing up, most people see me as someone who works hard. but no one had really asked why i work hard. i myself never questioned why i do so either. this is something i’ve been thinking about lately and i think i can summarise my motivations into:
• there are certain futures or projects that i really want to see as a reality
i think this is pretty straight forward. i hold certain beliefs on how we can be communicating or playing online and offline. and i would like to touch those possible futures and invite them into my life
• for most of the time, i dont feel like im enough
this might sound sad at first glance, and it might just actually be sad lol. but this is so apart of me (and maybe apart of a lot of asian kids’) upbringing that it’s like oxygen for me; i consider this feeling the default feeling to hold. it wasn’t until someone said to me “stop being so arrogant and think you are not enough” that i felt like the world paused for a moment, my soul was slapped, and i had to reconsider the values that i hold
「不要自以为是的觉得你不够好」他对我说道
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