Embrace your ego
I got to know a young journalist yesterday and she was surprised when I gave her the advice that a big dose of ego is…
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Sour puss made with Adobe Firefly
AI Art: I drew a ninja sour puss on paper, then brought the drawing into Adobe Firefly where I tried out different Gen AI image…
Drawing cats with Lee Ames
As I continued my random fascination with drawing cats, I stumbled upon a now-forgotten series of drawing books by artist Lee Ames. From the 1970s…
Learn like AI
Today, I suddenly felt like drawing cats. I wanted to know “what makes a cat look like a cat?” I drew many ugly rough sketches…
Be mindful about your AI images
The careless use of AI-generated images will damage your personal brand. It’s fun to generate and use AI-generated images for your FB post, but you…
Just in time for my Gen AI workshop for teens
OpenAI just announced that “all ChatGPT Free users can now use browse, vision, data analysis, file uploads, and GPTs”. WOOHOO! This is great timing for…
Gen AI’s impact on marketing and creative agencies
Is Generative AI going to kill marketing and creative agencies? Klarna, a fintech firm, sent out a press release saying it “cut its sales and…
Stephen King on writing
Cut the crap if you want to write well. My sifu, Stephen King, reminded me of this truth when I flipped open his book “On…
My tray of eyeglasses
My daughter said, “Why do you have so many eyeglasses lying around the house?” I replied, “Because I need all of them! Middle age sucks!”…
Generative Workshop For Creatives In Vietnam
What if an artist could become a copywriter? What if a copywriter could become an artist? I shared this “impossible idea” with the talented creatives…
Increasing my VO₂ Max
People have been asking me, “What are you going to do during the term break till August? Are you travelling anywhere?” My latest response: “Nope.…
Microsoft’s latest Copilot Plus PCs
The Verge recently published this article “Inside Microsoft’s mission to take down the MacBook Air”. Microsoft is trying to take down the MacBook Air again.…