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Hi! My name is Adrian Liem. I’m an online strategist and web specialist located in Vancouver, BC. I’m currently on a leave of absence from my job at UBC. Here’s what I’m up to in the meantime:

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  • Skiing, climbing, biking, swimming, running and eating
  • Playing hockey and ultimate
  • Dabbling in design, photography, and videography
  • Spending time with my family
  • Writing about the experience
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Posts Tagged ‘startups’

Summertime and the livin’s busy

Creative productivity comes in bursts. At least it does for me. This is one of the revelations I’ve had after being on leave now for a few months. There’s a certain allure people have to the concept of being on leave and in control of my time. The reality at first, though, doesn’t always feel quite as glamorous – take any minute of the day, and it doesn’t seem all that impressive. But take those same minutes, add them up to make hours, the hours to make days, and then every now and then things all come together into one productive burst of creation. I’m still laying the groundwork for a lot of things I have on the go, but I think it’s about time I give an update on some progress, so here’s the quick update.

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The Dream Year Lottery

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On my way walking to the U2 concert last week, I noticed a few people along the way asking for spare change. I didn’t think much of it until a little later in the night. Standing inside BC Place, full with 60,000 people, the thought just dawned on me: This is a lot of people. What if each person in here just threw $1 into a giant hat and gave it to one of those people outside asking for spare change. What would they do with that money? Then the self-interested part of me kicked in, and this got me thinking. What if 60,000 people chipped in $1 and gave that all to me? What would I do?

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