Letters To Alfred

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August recap: Be kind
An unfortunate bite, annual goal progress, and 8 interesting links
 • Alfred Lua
July recap: Following my curiosity
Building an MRT status tracker, annual goal progress, and 8 interesting links
 • Alfred Lua
June recap: Intentional living
Half of 2025 is over. How have you been, really?
 • Alfred Lua
Are you stuck on your default path?
Change when you want to rather than when you are forced to
 • Alfred Lua
May Recap: High standards
Trying again and again to create better work, annual goal progress, and 12 interesting links
 • Alfred Lua
In relationships, don't be efficient
What we should be doing is the opposite.
 • Alfred Lua
The last 10%
What my dad taught me about craftsmanship
 • Alfred Lua
3 years of starting up
14 product ideas, 93% failure rate, and lots of personal growth
 • 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.
 • Alfred Lua
April Recap: Meta-work
Thinking about the work to make work work, annual goal progress, and 12 interesting links
 • 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.
 • Alfred Lua
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...
 • Alfred Lua
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