My Life
I’ve always tried to find a balance between life and the things I love. I can get so absorbed in learning and work that they sometimes take up time I could have spent enjoying life. So, alongside keeping busy, I make a point of joining activities that broaden my horizons, meeting people from different backgrounds, and experiencing different cultures and environments. It helps me see beyond the small world I might otherwise stay within.
Looking back on my four years at university, I think I did that. I met many people I once thought I would never meet, did things I thought I couldn’t do, and went to places I thought I could never reach. In the end, I learned that if there’s something you want to do, you can just go for it—there’s no need to overthink it.
One advantage I have is that I’m still young. So, now and in the future, I’ll always make time to challenge my assumptions, step outside my comfort zone, and connect with the world. I’m excited about my life and the future ahead!
Some thoughts...
Cursor Meetup
At the Cursor Meetup, I met so many people with remarkable product thinking and an extraordinary drive to create. The whole event was carried by an almost boundless curiosity and generosity: everyone was sharing the products they were building and the designs they were exploring. I’ll always cherish this day. It reminded me again that, in the age of AI, many things are worth simply daring to try. It’s far better to experiment, learn, and adjust than to passively accept mistakes.
It still feels hard to believe that, in December 2025, I got to meet Professor Don Norman while I was still an undergraduate—and receive his autograph. Perhaps his habit of staying curious and continuing to think is part of what allows him to radiate such energy, even at his age.
During the lecture, Professor Norman made it clear to me that designers need to work alongside AI. That calls for breadth across disciplines. When working with plastic, for example, we don’t need to know the chemical equations, but we do need to understand the material’s physical limits and how it is manufactured. That knowledge lets us work with engineers to turn a design into reality. The closer AI gets to us and the easier information is to access, the more important it becomes to step into the world and meet people face to face. Real design often doesn’t happen at a desk; it emerges in unfamiliar places, where real problems can challenge the assumptions we take for granted.
At the end of May 2026, I had the surreal opportunity to meet architect Ma Yansong at Tencent Design Week. A project by his studio, MAD Architects—the Shenzhen Bay Culture Square—had opened to the public here in Shenzhen only a few months earlier.
During my time in Taiwan this January, I was especially struck by its public communication design: it felt warm and thoughtful. It made me feel that designers had taken the time to slow down and care for people quietly and gently, rather than speaking down to them or telling them what to do.
“Feed the Future” has encouraged me for a long time. I can be prone to overthinking and self-doubt, sometimes wondering whether what I’m doing really means anything. These words helped me see that the future doesn’t have to be built through chasing, striving, or stubbornly pushing forward alone. It can be nurtured, too. That can mean living in the present, letting myself grow gently, and not attaching so much meaning or value to everything. Life can feel lighter. Maybe, as I learn to nourish myself, growth is already happening quietly along the way.
AI has sparked a deep passion for design in me. I’ve become incredibly excited because it has shown me that my ideas can be made real and tangible. I no longer have to stop at imagining something and hand it off to someone else who can bring it to life. I’ve started moving from visual design and interface interactions toward exploring wearable and hardware product interactions. AI has brought my design ideas closer to users, allowing more people to encounter my thinking and see my experiments in practice.
