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William Liao

What are you optimizing for?

A driver going way over the speed limit, looks at car driving the speed limit on the road and thinks: “why on Earth are they driving so…

10h ago

What are you optimizing for?

10h ago

Activation energy

Consider how much effort it takes to grab a piece of fruit under different circumstances.

1d ago

Activation energy

1d ago

Whose rules?

In Franz Kafka’s Before the Law, a man approaches a gate that leads to The Law.

2d ago

Whose rules?

2d ago

What must be but sometimes isn’t

I’ve felt imposter syndrome at every part of my career. It’s fueled by a desire to do things not just well, but perfectly — a common…

3d ago

What must be but sometimes isn’t

3d ago

The irony of mastery

In the Netflix TV show Culinary Class Wars, chef Anh Sung-jae who runs the three-Michelin-star restaurant Mosu, said he’ll never give a…

3d ago

The irony of mastery

3d ago

Sometimes it’s just sleep

In high-stress situations, sometimes the solution isn’t to try harder or to do more.

5d ago

Sometimes it’s just sleep

5d ago

Will it?

My team has been deep in in project planning over the last couple of days.

6d ago

Will it?

6d ago

Magnifying Mirrors

A high degree of self awareness feels analogous to looking into a clean mirror.

Dec 3

Magnifying Mirrors

Dec 3

Fixation ≠ resolution

I spent nearly the entire morning fixating on a problem that I couldn’t realistically solve — asking myself rhetorical questions like…

Dec 1

Fixation ≠ resolution

Dec 1

Why do we stay where we stay?

While walking through the grocery store yesterday, I found myself wondering when the patrons first moved to the area and why they’ve been…

Nov 30

Why do we stay where we stay?

Nov 30

William Liao

William Liao

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

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