Archive - Fire in the Foxhole

How did the US become a superpower after WW2?

Logistics was one of the reasons, and it's still working today.

Aug 5, 2023 •

June 2023

Attract new customers without labeling them

I think Adidas did a great job with the selection of this advertisement photo.

Jun 29, 2023 •

May 2023

Maydaying airlines

Taiwan airlines Starlux called out "mayday" twice in its marketing campaign collaborating with a local band. Why? Or should we ask, how come?

May 3, 2023 •

April 2023

Respect for free

Would you like me as a customer if you were a storekeeper?

Apr 19, 2023 •

Relieve your AI anxiety by having fun

"AI anxiety" has become a phenomenon in the past few months. Some people play with prompts to prove their creativity, some marvel at copies written by…

Apr 13, 2023 •

February 2023

Surpassing makes things better

"Rather than paying tribute to a master chef by achieving his perfection, you should use the same effort to surpass him."

Feb 4, 2023 •

November 2022

Where digital transformation begins

It's essential to do some process and workflow optimization homework before getting your hands wet buying any “digital transformation tool.” But…

Nov 20, 2022 •

September 2022

Make conversations to keep meaningful writing

I have written over 7,000 stories on the ‘net since the early 1990s, not counting the old lost messages on alt.bbs.whatever.

Sep 29, 2022 •

Gold mine and time capsule

About four decades ago, a friend of mine gave me a set of “TIME Desk Encyclopedia” as a birthday present. It consists of three books not much larger…

Sep 6, 2022 •

August 2022

Agree to disagree

We all disagree on things, and that's normal. The most important thing is how we deal with disagreements.

Aug 28, 2022 •

You love incremental improvements

We all like incremental improvements but don’t necessarily recognize that we do.

Aug 20, 2022 •

Do you know why?

You may judge someone by their doings, but don't judge a person by his/her inner depression or agony.

Aug 7, 2022 •

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