Moses Ting's inspiration notebook.
I guess that’s the perk of working for a global company (LinkedIn). See me on the right in the video preview snapshot.
I guess that’s the perk of working for a global company (LinkedIn). See me on the right in the video preview snapshot.
“ What can we do this week that we’ve never done before? ”
Question to keeping your team engaged, from 10 Secrets of Successful Leaders
“ Let’s reach millions of people, by delighting one individual at a time. ”
Me on User Experience Design
Today was my first volunteering session for KEEN, where I got to spend an hour playing sports with children with autism at the local YMCA. If you didn’t know, autism is developmental disorder that impairs social interaction and communication. Autism exists in different forms, and characteristics of individuals with autism vary widely from one person to the next.
Oftentimes, it is difficult for autistic children to fully develop their speech. From what I’ve read, these children often know exactly what they want to say, but have difficulty actually expressing it. The way they experience and interact with the world is unique, and different from how “normal” individuals experience the world. It is hard for others, myself included, to truly understand what these children go through and the internal victories and battles they have to go through.
I think my life changed a little today. As I interacted with a few of the kids, I was reminded of their innocence through their laughter. Even though they could not express the fun they were having through speech, their laughter said it all. It was simply amazing to see these children simply being children. This is what I ended up writing in my journal:
Children with autism might not be able to communicate through speech, but they know how to laugh. And that, should be the common language we all strive for.
“ It’s your heart running around outside your body. ”
Steve Jobs on the “problem with children.” (source)
“ Dreaming requires you to take paths you might not end up following. ”
Mo (during a chat with JR about defining product strategies)
“ Every design problem I’ve ever solved started with my ability to visualize and see the world in pictures. ”
“ You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. ”
Steve Jobs in the commencement speech he delivered at Stanford in 2005
Mama Ting wrote an encouraging note for my 30th birthday, and these were the scriptures she handpicked for me:
Mama Ting is the greatest.
