UX & Product Designer

Chi Wai Li



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Weekly Top 5 #49 – New words, magic leap and journalling



One Habit: 5 mins Daily Journal

So I started a daily journal this week. I’ve kept a journal in one form or another for years, but never so consistently. I’ve heard this is suppose to help with anxiety, so I’m giving it a go. But since I’m cheap, I’ve opted for using a Muji white spiral notebook instead of buying the official Five Minute Journal.
 

One Website: For Travellers

Going travelling but hate to be disconnected? Here’s a very helpful website for you to find information on prepaid (or PAYG) mobile phone plans from all over the world.
 

One Future: Magic Leap

The future of technology is pretty darn exciting, specially when you have insanely innovative companies like Magic Leap, no outsider actually know what their end product would look like, but what we do know is that they plans are so impressive they already have $1.4 billion in investments.
 

One List: New Words for Emotions

Ever had that ‘Monachopsis’ feeling? (The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place) I get that pretty darn often actually, but that’s not the point. This is a list of 23 New Words for Emotions That We All Feel, but Can’t Explain. It’s surprisingly fascinating and also good to know I’m not the only one who feels that way.
 

One Article: How To Design Happiness

Happiness is a three-act structure of anticipation, experience, and memory. “We are hardwired to enjoy the anticipation of a joyous event, and savor the memory. But in that actual moment of an experience? It can be hard to tell” We are strange beings, read this!

This week

Hello everyone,
It looks like spring has finally arrived in London. Woohoo. Recently I’ve been thinking about what does it mean for me to be a grown up, between responsibilities and expectations it’s not always an easy road. What have you been up to?
[The Good] Proud that I’ve managed to drive a suv around London for the weekend.
[The Bad] summer is here and it’s starting to show how little I’ve been exercising
[Next Week’s Goal] Keep my daily journal just that. Daily