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William Liao

William Liao

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16h ago

Manufactured Urgency

During my first job, the degree to which I felt at peace was directly correlated with whether or not I had any pending requests from my…

Manufactured Urgency

William Liao

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1d ago

Work and leisure

For most of my life I’d been conditioned to view an abundance of free time — ideally spent on a beach somewhere — as the epitome of a great…

Work and leisure

William Liao

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2d ago

Eustress

Stress is not inherently bad.

Eustress

William Liao

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4d ago

Acknowledging versus Belaboring

Whenever I share a deeply concerning problem with an executive or senior operator, their typical response can seem terse at first.

Acknowledging versus Belaboring

William Liao

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4d ago

Closer and easier

My French teacher would often tell my class in amusement that the Eiffel Tower always appears closer than you think.

Closer and easier

William Liao

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5d ago

The best coffee

After years of pursuing ever better tasting cups of coffee, I found myself reflecting on a rather tricky question this morning:

The best coffee

William Liao

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6d ago

Seek Effortful Activity

To this day, the top of Upper Yosemite Falls trail remains one of the most beautiful and mesmerizing scenes I’ve ever experienced.

Seek Effortful Activity

William Liao

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Jul 7

dwell

The philosopher Byung-Chul Han describes two types of time:

dwell

William Liao

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Jul 6

Time well spent

There’s something about the modern era’s notion of time well spent that feels a bit misguided.

Time well spent

William Liao

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Jul 5

Whimsy

Whimsy is one of those beautiful words that is so densely packed with meaning that you can’t help but feel a certain way the more you think…

Whimsy

William Liao

William Liao

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

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