A food for thought after reading AI 2041 by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan — Whether machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) would one day take over the role that product managers now do? Since processes can be automated and no-code platforms are everywhere now, do we still need product…

Before entering into product management, I was like any other ordinary user who assumes things are by default supposed to be smooth, not to even add consideration of user experience into the picture here first. In some sense, I thought things should be easy to use for everybody, and people…

It’s already April 2022 and 2 years since Singapore officially went into circuit breaker mode — A lockdown of sorts allowing people to only visit the essential places like supermarkets and healthcare providers. …

Writing this down to reflect upon my own tendencies, on how the world divides its attention and puts spotlight on, and how society operates like a zero-sum game. I wanted to talk about the idea of champions, and not so much of the champion itself. We can fantasize about the…

Original title: “When I can still only write a poem and not a line of code” — I wrote the below poem about two years back, entering a new industry officially with trepidation and doubt and I titled this then “When I can still only write a poem and not a line of code.” Today, I still am not a software developer and don’t have intentions to…

Finished watching 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts documentary film a few days back, with the return of the cast reminiscing over their time on shoot and how they grew up together with the world. …

The sub-title of Clarissa Ward’s book “On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist” captured my eye the moment my friend gifted this book. I wrote a short review here and wanted to expound on my thoughts through a longer form. To me, The Education of a Journalist was full…

2021 Book List

Reads of 2020 Secrets of Silicon Valley by Deborah Perry Piscione The Big Nine by Amy Webb The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant Five Stars (The Communication Secrets To Get From Good to Great) by Carmine Gallo Into Thin…