Tony Tam

Category: inspiration

  • “Getting More” book: be dispassionate

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    Pg. 72 What is the response to the statement “You’re an idiot”? The right answer is “Why do you think I’m an idiot?” The best negotiators are dispassionate, and continue to ask questions.

  • Measuring Value Of Time Part 1/4

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    Time is one of the most valuable asset a human being has.  There is a finite amount of time each day.  There is a finite of time in our lifetime.   And once the moment passes, you can not get it back no matter who you are and no matter how much power or money you…

  • Living The Future (“I choose, write”)

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    This is a 30 minute piece of fictional story that C. and I are working on. She picks a word like ‘Newspaper’ and I write a 400 word story using that word as a central theme. I picked “eraser” for her. We call this series: “I choose, you write” —— Rusty looked in the mirror and…

  • Lost In Bamboo

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    He has not seen them this tall before. The bamboo trees are 70 feet tall.  They filled the plot of land in front of him in clusters of 5 to 10 trees.  He has always loved bamboo.  The sound of the leaves rustling in the wind in the afternoon when the would come to cool…

  • I Believe In Consistency And Persistence

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    Many aspects of my life are based on 2 simple concepts: consistency and persistence. I have been working for Yahoo! as a software engineer for over 11 years now.  I have consistently delivered  results regardless of what project I work on.   My co-workers and management can trust me with the most important projects.  Without fail,…

  • Mural On SF Truck

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    This truck was parked on 14th and Folsom intersection. I love the fluid lines and the vivid colors.

  • WSJ : When the Whole Family Is Staring at Screens, Time to Try a Tech Detox

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    from WSJ: Your BlackBerry or Your Wife 10 Signs Your Devices Are Hurting Your Relationships: 1. You can’t get through a meal without emailing, texting or talking on the phone. 2. You look at more than one screen at a time, checking email while watching television, for example. 3. You regularly email or text, other…

  • Done With Moving Old Yahoo! 360 Blogs Into WordPress

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    I’m done with manually copy-pasting 649 blog entries from my old Yahoo! 360 blog entries which were imported into Yahoo! Pulse.  I deleted a bunch of posts that was not worth moving. Here is the breakdown of the number of entries in each category. coffee 16 engineer 42 exercise 65 food 27 inspiration 78 parenting…

  • Mondays : Thumbs Up Or Thumbs Down?

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    Do you look forward to Mondays ? If you do not look forward to Mondays, is it because you will miss spending time with family and friends? Or is it because you don’t look forward to going into work? If you dread going into work, perhaps you can actively look into how to improve the…

  • Living A Life Without Regrets

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    If your life were to end on this Earth in a couple of months, would you have any regrets? Would you regret not having gone on the trip you’ve always wanted to? There is no reason to wait, plan for the trip, buy the tickets and you can go. If this is your priority, set…