About the state of mind we’d like to have in this crazy world — It’s 2:29 PM on Friday, Dec 30, 2022. I’m listening to the Unaccompanied Cello Suite №1 in G Minor of Bach, played by Yo-Yo Ma as I am writing this. It’s gray outside, drizzling and windy. I see tree branches swaying slowly or fast in the wind. It looks as…

There is a stark contrast in terms of how tech companies view employee well-being between the beginning of COVID and recent layoffs. In the beginning of the COVID pandemic, companies have heavily invested in wellness programs and encouraged employees to do whatever it takes to take care of themselves. However…

Hello, Matt We never met. It’s unlikely we’ll ever meet in the future either. I don’t know anything about you but I ran into a bench in Marina, which had a plaque with your name on it. I was taking a walk there and sat down on the bench to…

I left Meta/Facebook two months ago, on September 7, after spending 9 years and 3 months. This departure was a long time coming for a couple of years at least. Earlier this year, I finally set the last date at Meta. The following six months of preparing to end my…

Recently I listened to the interview of Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s CEO & Cofounder, on “On with Kara Swisher” podcast. I expected to hear the seemingly common topics these days — the hardship of running businesses in the recession and criticisms tech company faces these days — but this interview shared…

The mind was quite busy during my morning meditation. One thought after another, thinking about what time it might be at each moment. I don’t get frustrated with this “lousy” meditation anymore. We are hardwired to get distracted; that’s why we practice. It reminded me of the teaching by Frank…

According to Google search team, people searched “how to heal” more than ever in various languages in 2021. This isn’t surprising considering how this year has been. We’re in pandemic year #2. Vaccines are here but the Coronavirus continues to evolve, too. The hope that we could go back…

When Simone Biles decided to withdraw from the Olympic final competition this week due to the emotional toll of the Olympics, not a physical injury, I felt shocked. Not because of the withdrawal itself but because of her courage to be able to be true to herself, in spite of…

(This post includes some spoiler for the latest Pixar movie, “Soul”) We often think of our lives either as an autobiography, a collection of events that happened in the past, or as a fiction full of wishes that we want to them to come true in the future. Yet it’s…