A Learning Process | Summary - Week 1

| An Eye Opening Week |

- Week 1 -

"Don't just dream, Work on your dreams" - Katherine Tseng (Mom)

It’s been a month since I’ve been here in Singapore, living on my own in a completely different country, but it has made me learn to value so many things… It was recently my parents birthday, yes their birthdays lie on the same day… and it was the first time I had to ‘call’ my Mom to wish her, than doing it in person… 

This past week ignited a spark within me, it made me value the little things, it made me realise how throughout my life, every mistake I made was actually a learning process, it made me realise how strong my mother is… I realised that it was my mother who inspired me everyday and taught me to not just dream but to work on my dreams…  I’ve legit seen her give her very best in everything she does, she doesn’t 'just work and sweat' but she’s given her everything, from blood to tears to millions of sacrifices, just to achieve & to make sure I had a comfortable life… I hope one day I can be like her…This past week was eye opening...

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TED Talk | Tim Brown - Week 1

Tim Brown | Tales of Creativity and Play

Tim Brown

In today’s fast - moving, technologically addicted world, where ‘we’ are considered to be the most out-spoken and confident generation that has ever existed. A place where we are bound to shed our inhibitions and share our incredibly - weird but unique ideas… but ‘we’ are sadly, at the highest peak of being bothered by others judgements. 

We as adults are so worried about others judging us or our work that we tend to be the most conservative and scared to share our ideas, where as the young children are so carefree and un-ashamed. This fear of being judged is what causes us to be conservative in our thinking.

We as designers, innovators and creators, need to overcome this barrier and expand the wavelength of our thinking process. In order to do so we just need to unconsciously surrender ourselves to experiences. Creating an ambience that is relaxed and most suitable for our workplace is a step forward (some examples are : The Google Office, The Pixar Studios etc.) We need to explore, i.e going for quantity. We need to start building - thinking with our hands. We need to create experiences, maybe through role-play, as acting it out helps us have more empathy for the situations for which we’re designing. 

I’d like to conclude by saying that, we need trust to be creative and trust to play - there is a connection, and gaining the skill to move between the 2 modes is what we need to aim for, because you can be a serious adult and at times playful, it’s not an either/or its an ‘and’.

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Reflection | Day 7 - Week 1

| My Journey |

- Day 7 -

"Reflection. The decisions you make every single day reflects the wavelength of your thought process... Just be wise..."

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Ambience | Day 6 - Week 1

| My Journey |

- Day 6 -

"Ambience. Surround yourself with optimistic, hard working and positive people, and create an ambience that works for everyone to progress further..."

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Hard Work | Day 5 - Week 1

| My Journey |

- Day 5 -

"It's not going to be easy, but it's going to be worth it..."

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Ignorance | Day 4 - Week 1

| My Journey |

- Day 4 -

"Ignorance is bliss! and yes, even this snail is ignoring me..."

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Foundation | Day 3 - Week 1

| My Journey |

- Day 3 -

"Stay rooted. Live Tall."

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Nature | Day 2 - Week 1

| My Journey |

- Day 2 -

"You'll only be in peace when you can hear the silence... Nature is therapeutic, stay close to nature, and embrace it while you can."

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Value | Day 1 - Week 1

| My Journey |

- Day 1 -

"The best things in life aren't 'things' at all, look around and you'll be shocked, it's just the little things that matter, so inspire and stay inspired."

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