Deception by Design

Deception by Design

Deception seems to be an accepted part of the online ecosystem. Whatever happened to design that was meant to delight and serve the customer? Some days ago, I posted about Microsoft’s shenanigans to force people to upgrade their operating system to Windows 10....
Happiness Guide for Grownups

Happiness Guide for Grownups

Grownups have a tendency to make things complicated. On the other hand, 2-year-olds (and 4-year-olds!) are renegades. They have a certain amount of charm, but they are also old enough to learn to reject what they don’t want or like. Oftentimes we think other grownups...
Time is Precious: Here’s How to Protect it

Time is Precious: Here’s How to Protect it

Your time is a precious commodity. It is one thing to try to manage your time, but if you are powerless in protecting it from people who would use it without any boundaries, your efforts can be useless. This brings me to why I decided to write this post. Sometimes in...
Who’s Living Your Dream?

Who’s Living Your Dream?

How long have you dreamed to make a change? Do you see someone living the same dream you have for yourself? In recent weeks, I have heard from people who have a dream to become entrepreneurs, or had other big goals. Yet, they have been stuck in a contemplative phase....
4 Principles from Prince

4 Principles from Prince

While many people’s obsession with Prince revolves around “Purple Rain,” the song that first captured my imagination was “Kiss.” It was released the year that most of my family immigrated (yes, legally!) to the United States. For me, that was the summer of both...