Kenny Lee

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:10:46 -0700

Building the future…

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:14:37 -0700

Eat like you give a damn.

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 20:23:25 -0700

Summer 2024 in the books. Time flies.

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:24:41 -0700

Finished Reading: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov 📚

Stephen Byerley’s rise to the World Co-ordinator hints at a future ruled through humanism. Ironically, robots may be better at this than human.

Humans will have a hard time distinguishing robots and humans when logic and systems thinking prevails. Illogical thinking will expose humans. Therefore, robots/ai will have built-in faults (features) in order to mask itself to gain acceptance.

I, Robot (pub. 1950) doesn’t tell a future with networked robots. If/when robots can disseminate and absorb common knowledge at near instantaneously speed, human’s (dis)ability to learn will be the critical constraint for competition.

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:58:00 -0700

Finished Reading: Hidden Truths by David Fubini 📚

This book highlights the traps of leadership. Good book that complements CEO Excellence by Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, et al.

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 21:25:53 -0700

Light

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:42:00 -0700

Finished Reading: Slow Productivity by Cal Newport 📚

Principals

Do Fewer Things: Reducing one’s obligations to a manageable level, allowing for a deeper focus and advancement on a small number of projects that truly matter. Use pull methodology with WIP (Kanban).
Work at a Natural Pace: This principle is about giving significant projects the time they deserve, allowing them to unfold along a timeline conducive to brilliance, rather than pushing for immediate completion. Don’t burnout.
Obsess Over Quality: Quality, rather than merely completing tasks, leads to more meaningful and fulfilling work. This obsession with quality serves as the glue holding the practice of slow productivity together. Excellence justifies the few and pace.

Holiday Season & Loneliness

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 08:41:53 -0700

Daily Calm ~Tamara Levitt

Through the holiday season, a time we view as one of joy, connection, and celebration, many of us experience profound loneliness. Not everyone has families to celebrate with. Some grapple with broken relationships or mourn the loss of loved ones, while others confront different struggles. My experience growing up Jewish during the Christmas season felt isolating; the world seemed to shut down. Everything grew quiet, streets were empty, and you could almost hear a pin drop. For those years when I had no one to spend time with, a deep loneliness ensued.

Many people feel that everyone else is social, joyful, and celebrating with the perfect family. This can trigger feelings of isolation. So, first and foremost, if the above resonates, know that you are not alone. Countless people struggle during this time of year. I want you to keep two things close to your heart.

First, you are not your thoughts. By gently noticing your thoughts and becoming curious about them, you begin to differentiate between what’s true and what your mind wants you to believe. Negative emotions can be convincing, so challenge your thoughts when they arise. Remember, they are just passing clouds in this moment and don’t deserve more meaning than that. “I’m lonely” doesn’t mean you’ll be alone forever; it simply means you feel lonely right now. See if you can let that be okay. Loneliness is a common human experience, so try to accept it as your current, temporary state. Don’t push away your feelings; instead, hold loneliness in mindful awareness while also remembering that, like all mental states, loneliness comes and goes. It’s not a permanent part of who you are.

This leads to my second point: the impermanent nature of feelings like loneliness. It can feel as if they’ll last forever, but they won’t. Nothing does. Trust that tomorrow, a week from now, or maybe a year from now, life and your experience of it will change. Be gentle, patient, and loving with yourself through this time. Ask for support if you can, and if not, shower yourself with even more love, as you would a best friend. Remember, even the most difficult feelings have a beginning and an end. As Chatty Fallon wisely said, “Sadness is always temporary. This, too, shall pass.”

Presence Paradox

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 09:51:58 -0700

Best meditation session happened when the guide told me to not meditate.

“We see the Crater Lake with a feeling of ‘Well, there it is,’ just as the pictures show. I watch the other tourists, all of whom seem to have out-of-place looks too. I have no resentment at this, just a feeling that it’s all unreal and that the quality of the lake is smothered by the fact that it’s so pointed to.” The more you try to be here now, to point at what’s happening in this moment and really see it, the more it seems like you aren’t here now—or alternatively that you are, but that the experience has been drained of all its flavor.

~ Oliver Burkeman. Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals

Power of Brevity

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:12:10 -0700

Brevity breeds better conversations. Have controlled conversations with a rhythm, a purpose, and a point.

Deep brevity is being succinct with savvy. Brevity starts with deep expertise. Only with thorough knowledge can you accurately make a summary.

~ Brief: Make a Bigger Impact by Saying Less by Joseph McCormack

Social Media

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:45:11 -0700

“Once you make your life someone else’s content diet, it’s not your life.”

twitter.com/Jack_Rain…

The Illusion of Knowledge

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:44:20 -0700

In an age where information is at our fingertips, distinguishing between deep understanding and superficial knowledge becomes increasingly vital.

Deep understanding is what leads to innovative solutions, sound decision-making, and long-term success.

Understanding deeply enriches our perspectives, enabling us to engage more meaningfully with the world around us.

Achieving deep understanding requires effort and curiosity.

It means not just learning the ‘what’ but exploring the ‘why’ and the ‘how.’ It involves seeking out diverse sources, engaging in thoughtful dialogue, and applying knowledge in practical contexts.

It’s about being comfortable with complexity and uncertainty, and having the humility to acknowledge the limits of our knowledge.

www.thinkers360.com/tl/blog/m…

Entrepreneur’s Journey

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:00:14 -0700

Entrepreneur journey is to find the path that connects today’s center of reality to the outer fringes of future possibilities.

Pulling the future closer to today makes this circle smaller, revealing a much larger circle of possibilities.

The number of circles are infinite and the process repeats.

Connection over Communication

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:03:22 -0700

“Maximize your mediocrity, to achieve greatness. Strive for connection, not perfection.”

~Matt Abrahams, Communications Expert, Stanford Business School lecturer

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 13:35:41 -0700

Happy Birthday Love.

Forgiveness, The Secret Sauce

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:52:53 -0700

What’s the secret sauce of happiness? The number of deep and meaningful relationships.

What was present in people that over-index in deep and meaningful relationships? They were more forgiving.

If you don’t bring a certain level of forgiveness or a predisposition to forgiveness it’s going to be difficult to sustain long term relationships

Habits

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:11:00 -0700

“Champions don’t do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the other team to react. They follow the habits they’ve learned.”

~ Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit

Self-Criticism

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 22:55:41 -0700

“No man knows how bad he is till he has tried very hard to be good.” ~ C.S. Lewis

Those working on mission-driven endeavors, it’s easy to get lost in negativity. But challenges mean we’re pushing boundaries.

I’ll focus on the wins, big or small, and fuel my journey with optimism.

Creativity Requires Courage

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:16:20 -0700

“We simply need the courage to be creative.” ~Seth Green

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:24:35 -0700

My daughter’s love for dance classes. 😂

My Principle

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 08:38:09 -0700

“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

True. But a support network of family and friends multiplies chances of success.

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:58:16 -0700

Finished reading: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown 📚

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:46:41 -0700

Family