STILL in NYC, tho flying back to toronto in 8 days now! this might seem super familiar to my last update but i assure you this is true and not just a wrong copypasta. 🍝

random things that have happened since last update

• it's a secret teehee (that I will reveal by next update)
• learned how to play mahjong

flounder mode

i read this article by brie wolfson the other day, flounder mode, about kevin kelly. it really resonated, and here are some key sentences that inspired me:

"I asked him if passion is enough. “Enough for what?” he asked, somewhat rhetorically. He had an impression of what I meant. “I think one of the least interesting reasons to be interested in something is money,” he said, and cited Walt Disney. “We don’t make movies to make money. We make money to make more movies.”"

"Kelly would say it’s good to have an “illegible” career path—it means you’re onto interesting stuff."

I feel a lot of gratitude to be where I am right now - being able to dictate exactly the kind of values and mission-driven people to spend time with.

Reading this article also makes me want to build a unicorn, not because I care about achieving 1B in shareholder value, but because that's a socially-recognized measure of immense success (duh) and I want to prove that you can do that without giving up your soul.

You can have fun, make shittones of impact, and not lose yourself in the process.

current mood: positive, excited, rollercoaster

keep chasing your inspirations. no one knows what to do when they begin, but the journey of a thousand miles always begins with a single step ~

also i got the best nail set in recent history, super happy with them!

so cute!

BTW, this is my /now page, inspired by Derek Sivers and the /now movement. It's essentially a spot to showcase what I'm exactly up to these days. I'm keeping my old /now pages though, you can see them in the other entries.