Thoughts

Writing about whatever's on my mind: personal growth, learning, product life.

Aug 21, 2026

Army of One

I used to hear people call it an “army of one” and nod along, thinking I got it. Now that I've actually lived it, for two years, I realise I didn't understand a thing. Two years ago, I started at Seek Sophie as a solo designer. It was my choice, after years at FPT Design, the largest design team in Vietnam, to trade a big team for working alone. But the choice doesn't make it easier. So let me tell you what it's really like: the good and the bad. The good: I've touched… everything. As the only p

Jun 12, 2026

What I learned about the brain

“You can doubt that your body exists. You can’t doubt that your mind does, because the doubting itself is the mind.” That line stopped me on my first lesson of Yale’s Introduction to Psychology course. I’d never actually stopped to question what my own mind was made of. So when the first module, “The Brain,” opened with that idea, I didn’t expect to still be turning it over days later. DualismThe idea is called dualism, the notion that we’re more than matter, that under the body there’s somethin