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William Liao

Responsibly irresponsible

The notion of being responsibly irresponsible seems like an obvious oxymoron on its face.

22h ago

Responsibly irresponsible

22h ago

Don’t apologize for being

Someone close to me wrote an e-mail apologizing to his colleagues for not being able to complete a project due to receiving treatment for a…

1d ago

Don’t apologize for being

1d ago

You are here

This morning I discovered the IRS charged me twice the amount I owed for taxes.

2d ago

You are here

2d ago

Hanayama Delta Puzzle

The Hanayama Delta puzzle consists of 3 interconnected metal pieces forming a triangle.

3d ago

Hanayama Delta Puzzle

3d ago

The first 96 grams

I go through one 250-gram bag of coffee about every two weeks.

5d ago

The first 96 grams

5d ago

Where have you not looked?

A person walks towards his car parked under a brightly lit street light.

5d ago

Where have you not looked?

5d ago

A problem worth leaving

To understand if a problem is worth your life energy to address, you have to be specific about how to assess the problem’s worthiness.

6d ago

A problem worth leaving

6d ago

Discernment

The more I observe people I consider to be above-average operators, a shared trait clearly emerges: they have exceptional discernment.

Mar 27

Discernment

Mar 27

Cut

The Chinese Philosopher Zhuangzi tells a tale of a good cook (“the dexterous butcher”) who “changes his knife once a year — because he…

Mar 26

Cut

Mar 26

When is it important?

During a race in the 2024 Formula 1 season, McLaren’s Lando Norris asks his engineer, “How far behind is Max?”

Mar 25

When is it important?

Mar 25

William Liao

William Liao

Taiwanese American, daily blogger of ideas about impactful work in service of others, photographer (ephemera.photography)

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