Jimmy Chen

Jimmy Chen

Shanghai, China
Aug
02
The life journey exercise

The life journey exercise

With life, as with most subjects, having a big-picture perspective is helpful. While each individual lifetime could be quite different,
4 min read
Aug
01
Your top 5 apps define you

Your top 5 apps define you

Our lives are defined by how we spend our time, and for many of us, most of our time is
4 min read
Jul
31
The age of deception

The age of deception

I welcome new technology. At the same time, I think it’s worth noting that new technologies will bring with
2 min read
Jul
30
The economy, productivity, and us

The economy, productivity, and us

Among the many valuable resources that Ray Dalio has freely shared is a 30-minute video on how the economic machine
3 min read
Jul
29
Books I recommend

Books I recommend

I read often, and I finish roughly 10+ books each year. "Read more" is advice that I give
2 min read
Jul
28
A framework for making decisions

A framework for making decisions

Recently, many of my current and former students have reached out to me for advice. Often, the conversation is centered
3 min read
Jul
27
Communities of the future

Communities of the future

If nascent technologies were to be embedded into a new community built from the ground up, what would life there
3 min read
Jul
26
On friendships (both real and fake)

On friendships (both real and fake)

Today, I came across a video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWvYMYNDRIQ] from Justin Kan on building quality friendships
3 min read
Jul
25
The end of chicken babies

The end of chicken babies

A couple of days ago [https://www.chinabusinessreview.com/china-cracks-down-on-education-industry-in-effort-to-increase-birth-rate/] , a leaked memo suggested that the Chinese government will enact
4 min read
Jul
24
Jimmy’s cookbook

Jimmy’s cookbook

Currently, perhaps my worst financial habit is that I spend a lot of money on lunch whenever I go to
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