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The Commoditisation Of Intelligence

AI is quickly eating up employment opportunities vertically from the bottom up, starting from interns, juniors, and then upward. The challenge is that it’s eating up these roles faster than any human can hope to progress up the ranks.

Life

While death is eternal, life is fleeting.

Competency

I’m often reminded that it’s better to be competent. While it’s something simple and obvious, it’s one of those things that I feel I need to sit back, think...

Leaving Dataswyft

I’ve left my position as VP of Product at Dataswyft. Being able to lead and steer a lot of the product development has been great fun. I’ve learnt a lot of...

Leaving Remote Work Malaysia

It seemed like just yesterday that I was sitting in the car service centre prodding at my laptop and deciding to send Wan Xin a ‘hey, bro’ message as a...

Crying Over Spoilt Milk

Most people know the saying ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’, and I’ve recently encountered my own literal version of it. I’d transported a box of 12 UHT milk...

A State of Serenity

The noise has stopped. There is a very unfamiliar sense of serenity right now. I’m not sure why, but my mind is less noisy these few days. The usual...

Joining Dataswyft

I’m happy to announce that I’ve joined Dataswyft, a distributed company with a mission to unlock the value of data. Those of you who regularly read the...

Celebrate Boredom

The issue of addiction to our digital devices isn’t new, and I got a reminder today when I was listening to YouTube in the background. I’ll eventually get...

On Digital Gardens

I’ve been enjoying online digital gardens for a while and never got around to starting my own. However when browsing the Bear Blog discovery feed, I recently...

Death

> “I hope death is like being carried to your bedroom when you were a child & fell asleep on the couch during a family party. I hope you can hear the laughter...

Disagree and Commit

When discussing an idea or topic, I like to always evaluate the different perspectives available. I have my personal views, but I often play devil’s advocate...

On being wrong

I love a good debate. In my free time, I enjoy watching videos online on debates about various topics. There is something about the depth of discussions, the...