Painting on a canvas scares me. Every paint stroke requires a dose of confidence because I never know how I might mess things up. This is especially true with watercolors where you can’t paint over the same area several times – the paper will get too soaked and start to tear.
I guess that’s why I much prefer digital painting on my iPad or graphics tablet, where you can “undo” any mistake. But life is analogue, and every major decision we make is akin to dabbing a new paint stroke on our canvas. We won’t see the completed painting till the end, but in the meantime, use vibrant colours, not dull ones. Live boldly, don’t end up with a drab painting!
What I wrote this week
Design your life with Stanford’s Odyssey Plans.
Some practical advice for fresh grads entering today’s worsening job market.
Put on a Duchenne smile for your LinkedIn profile photo.
Leaders, never implement this KPI that Intel used to measure success.
I declare Google’s Veo 2 the best AI video generator today, but it’s pricey.
The Singapore Academy of Law and Microsoft published a useful Gen AI prompting guide for lawyers. IMO, this is also useful for us non-lawyers to learn good prompting logic.
ChatGPT and other Gen AI apps cannot make accurate diagrams. It doesn’t mean they’re useless, after all… I got ChatGPT to redesign my ST Masterclass workshop poster.
How to lower your risk of stroke, dementia and late-life depression with lifestyle changes (Gift NYT article).
The cat from my school has gorgeous eyes.