Herbert Lui

I’m going to speak at CreativeMornings Toronto on February 27. The topic is entitled, “Redefining Creative Commitment.” Here’s the description: Conventional creative advice suggests that you must dedicate yourself fully to your craft if you want to succeed. There seems to be no shortage of advice from people who took a leap of faith and…

There’s a lot of valuable feedback that takes place in Google Docs, in the form of comments. The problem was the feedback felt very ephemeral; after someone resolved the comment, it would effectively disappear. A few years ago, I wondered if it might be interesting to make a plugin for Google Docs that helped people…

The closer you get to a launch day, the more problems seem to pop up. Product decisions, brand questions, even naming decisions. These are the launch jitters.  If you wrestle with perfectionist tendencies, these jitters may persuade you to slow the launch down. Maybe delay it by a week or a month, to get some…

Going through the motions is incredibly useful. It gets you showing up, which means it gets you started. You’re metaphorically greasing the grooves. It’s better than the alternative, which is not getting started.  One way to do this is just ask yourself, “What’s the next physical action?” Then plan a time and place to do…

Some of my family members recently stayed over as houseguests. As they settled into the guest bedroom, the room became theirs. When I realized I’d left my pants in the guest room closet, I needed to ask them if I could go in. It was still my guest bedroom, but it was their bedroom for…