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Re: GarrettDimon.com – Context and Optimism

wynlim — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:11:02 -0000

I've been silently reading you for years, and I'll definitely be cheering you on from my end of the world.

Re: Passion Drives You To Do Crazy Things - WinstonYW

wynlim — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:26:04 -0000

all the best. ;)

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wynlim — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:05:59 -0000

My favorite word whether in terms of product design or self-development is "kaizen", which means "continuous improvement." ;)

Re: Depression and the Highly Logical Mind

wynlim — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:34:30 -0000

I liked this quote from the nytimes article ( http://www.nytimes.com/2013... ), by Aaron's uncle: “looked at the world, and had a certain logic in his brain, and the world didn’t necessarily fit in with that logic, and that was sometimes difficult.”

That to me is the correlation, when you possess a highly logical mind coupled with a huge empathy for people, you look at the world in its current state and it does not compute. And your mind tricks you into believing that it may never compute.

Re: 750 Words Status • The future of 750 Words (please read and reply)

wynlim — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:24:28 -0000

I'll gladly pay.

Re: Notes from 2012 - Ailian Gan | >140

wynlim — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:36:38 -0000

love your notes. ;)

Re: How it feels to really be seen - Ailian Gan | >140

wynlim — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:10:25 -0000

My personal P.O.V: write from your own personal voice, for those who can truly relate to you would benefit the greatest.

“Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia."

http://bobulate.com/post/57...

Re: The difference between Facebook bulls and bears

wynlim — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:52:47 -0000

Interestingly I answered a slightly unrelated question on Quora with a similar point: http://www.quora.com/Facebo...

I personally think the naysayers of Facebook may be too shortsighted to see the bigger picture Facebook is aiming for. Then again, not many people have that sort of foresight that spans decades, else there would be more millionaires who bought Apple stock in the late 1990s. ;)

Re: The Price of a Dream

wynlim — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:14:06 -0000

Great post, the price of my dream is priceless so no matter how much I can earn, there's no way I could ever give that up. ;)

Re: Seven and Four: Tribolum.com

wynlim — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:45:27 -0000

It is difficult to achieve some sort of balance – not to become one of those over-protective parents, but how does one raise a kid to be full of hope and ideals, only to see an institution like school embed fear into their hearts?

I sincerely wish you all the best, and this is why there has to be an education reform, be it slowly or not, because as you put it, school is meant to be a place for learning, not for kids to become fearful of the system.

Re: http://ailiangan.com/post/11683902425

wynlim — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:29:59 -0000

Made a very similar decision recently. :) Thanks for writing this.

Re: Steve Jobs, World's Greatest Philanthropist

wynlim — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:36:20 -0000

I would just like to say: Steve Jobs created an eco-system whereby it was possible for a designer like me to have the platform and tools to enable myself to be financially independent – and that made it possible for me to give back to society. Had Apple not exist, I, along with many of you relying on tech, would probably add to the poverty statistic. That to me, is the greatest gift he could possibly give. There are plenty of people who can give away money, but only a select few who can create tools for other people to enrich their lives meaningfully.

Re: http://ailiangan.com/post/8033677586

wynlim — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:30:35 -0000

Yes. I was speechless when I first got here last week. SF feels so old school! What a contrast.

Re: ElephantCamelCow

wynlim — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:23:56 -0000

I was reminded of all that I ever wanted while reading this post which are identical to yours – the freedom of choosing the time to wake up and the freedom to work in anywhere I want.

I think back then I was so desperate to escape the conventional chaos that I forgot one important wish: to be able to do meaningful work.

I hope that's not too much to ask for to be able to have all three, right? ;p

Re: Ah Gong and I

wynlim — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:50:08 -0000

Mere words cannot describe how I felt while reading this article. I just wish convey my condolences. Your Ah Gong will be silently proud of you from above.

Re: Happy 2009: Don’t Let the Vultures Get You!

wynlim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:07:32 -0000

Yes, let's be proud of how we live our lives. :)

Re: My Father’s Take On Getting Stuff Done: 3 “Opened” Projects

wynlim — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:28:01 -0000

Yup, same here. I tried the single-tasking method many times encouraged by all the GTD people but it doesn't seem to work for me. I find myself alternating between one project and the web browser. Guess my attention span does not last long. I tried having two projects open instead and alternating between them seems to get much more accomplished. :)

Re: On the Cusp

wynlim — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:32:13 -0000

I totally empathise â€“ I used to be able to create at whim, till I started doing it for money.

Re: "Minimalism" Is Just Designer Speak for Laziness

wynlim — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:58:47 -0000

Minimalism does not equate to white. It is a movement by itself. Whitespace does not necessary mean using the color white literally. It generally means visual breathing space.I agree that there are many people out there who would lazily throw minimal amount of elements together and call it 'minimalism'. But to make a general sweeping statement and say that 'minimalism' is just 'lazy designer speak' is just not justifiable either.It is not easy in design to make something look great and minimal at the same time. A very well-known and successful example of minimalism in design – Apple products. We wouldn't call Jonathan Ive 'lazy' would we? :P

Re: Twitter Updates for 2007-10-20

wynlim — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:48:37 -0000

*ahem* same goes for me....but I seriously doubt that we can ever be acquainted with boring, narrow-minded people from 'The Majority'. We're indeed blessed to have wonderful straight friends.

Re: Rubber Ducky Edition

wynlim — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 02:34:48 -0000

Actually it’s up to the individual whether txp is more suitable for themselves rather than it being “better” than any other software. Firstly txp is more of a CMS than just a blogging software, apart from a blog you can set up all kinds of sites if you know how to use it. However the learning curve of txp is steeper, when I first started with it I was totally confused even though I consider myself pretty experienced in web coding. And txp doesn’t come with a pretty “outta-box” template design like WP, but once you get the hang of it it’s really flexible. Txp is also known to run very lightly, meaning it renders your pages faster. At the end of the day, the best thing is to try out both and just see which one works for you! :D

Re: Rubber Ducky Edition

wynlim — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:45:37 -0000

glad u made the switch :) btw if u have any probs u can try the support forum at forum.textpattern.com instead of the one at textdrive…there’s more txp users there.