Letters To Alfred

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Are you stuck on your default path?
Change when you want to rather than when you are forced to
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Alfred Lua
May Recap: High standards
Trying again and again to create better work, annual goal progress, and 12 interesting links
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In relationships, don't be efficient
What we should be doing is the opposite.
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Alfred Lua
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The last 10%
What my dad taught me about craftsmanship
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Alfred Lua
3 years of starting up
14 product ideas, 93% failure rate, and lots of personal growth
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Alfred Lua
Rigor & AI
Have a question? Ask ChatGPT first. Even if you might not get the answer, you will be more informed and look smarter.
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Alfred Lua
April Recap: Meta-work
Thinking about the work to make work work, annual goal progress, and 12 interesting links
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Alfred Lua
Keep showing up
Over the years, I developed a helpful habit to get me through tough times—as a parent, founder, and triathlete.
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Alfred Lua
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Looking for the Alfred of 2018
I was enjoying my work so much that I thought I'd be doing it forever. I fell out of it and have been feeling lost for seven years—until recently...
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Alfred Lua
Why bother having favorites
Learning to enjoy things with no immediate or any practical value
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Alfred Lua
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March recap: Work hard, rest hard
Taking a break to grow, annual goal progress, and 5 interesting links
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6 days in Perth with an 18-mo (Singaporean edition)
Our recommendations, our accommodations, and things we would do differently
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Alfred Lua
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