Apr 20

#61 Condescension In Negotiation

There’s really no place for it. Have I done it? Not really. I might have laced a misplaced joke here or there, but I seldom try to make the other side feel stupid or try to embarrass them. What does that ever get you? What spurred this thought? I was…

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Apr 20

#60 — Left Foot, Right Foot

Solve the immediate problem and then the next one…and the next one. Until you get to the other side. As quoted by Marc on the meat deal. I get in trouble when I go into my dark spots and wallow in the sheer amount of work I think I need…

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Mar 11

#59 Rock and a Tough Place

Leadership is about having the tough discussions. Saying the unfavorable positions. Telling people the uncomfortable realities. Giving out compliments. Being the unrelenting posture of enthusiasm and positivity. See the dilemma? It’s all contradictory. What we view as great leadership qualities are what some people describe as bi-polar. Don’t take all…

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Feb 28

#58 Cooks in the kitchen

I realize I owe you another post because yesterday’s was a throwaway (it was for a good reason I promise). This one will be a one and done. Truly a daily journal feel to it because I won’t be reading over it. Straight stream of consciousness (I imagine you’re saying…

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Feb 27

#57 I owe you

My friend Zach is spearheading an important initiative so instead of writing here, I’ll be writing code. I owe you an additional post once things settle down a bit.

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#57 I owe you

My friend Zach is spearheading an important initiative so instead of writing here, I’ll be writing code. I owe you an additional post once things settle down a bit.

Feb 26

#56 Other people’s battles

I remember getting the tap on the shoulder. I had just squared up, ready to throw the swing. I was caught and given detention for 2 weeks. It didn’t even seem fair. No blood no foul right? Funny thing was it wasn’t even my fight. It was middle school and…

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Feb 25

#55 Russia’s Attack on the Ukraine

I started writing something, but kept deleting whatever I wrote because I couldn’t convey my thoughts well enough. I was and am too angry. Too angry that the world turns a blind eye to those that threaten the lives and freedoms of others. Too angry that our world, the bubble…

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Feb 24

#54 Balloon Animals

This is post #54 of my #365 day series. I was watching one of my favorite shows, Eureka which previously ran on the SciFi channel, and a character exalted when someone tried to give them some “tips” on their performance — “Everyone’s a critic.” Oh how true that is. One…

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Feb 23

#53 Apple’s Onboarding Experience

This is post #53 of my #365 day series. My laptop crapped out on me today. It wasn’t some crummy laptop either, it was a top of the line Macbook Pro with the highest level intel processor and the maximum amount of ram (64gb) I could cram into a laptop…

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Feb 22

#52 Design Language

This is post #52 of my #365 day series. Let me first start by stating the obvious — people are shallow beings. They judge books by their cover (heck, I judge wine by how pretty the label is). This reality sucks if you’re trying to convey something with great intrinsic…

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#61 Condescension In Negotiation

#60 — Left Foot, Right Foot

#59 Rock and a Tough Place

#58 Cooks in the kitchen

#57 I owe you

#57 I owe you

#56 Other people’s battles

#55 Russia’s Attack on the Ukraine

#54 Balloon Animals

#53 Apple’s Onboarding Experience

#52 Design Language

Tony Thai