About
hey, I’m Yi Hui ✨
I'm a product manager by profession, having transitioned from digital marketing. I also do other things:
- Write and reflect on my experiences on my blog
- Write my other newsletter about lessons learned from anime
- I’m Notion certified! That means I get to show off my Notion Essentials badge (and help you with Notion stuff, of course).
Let’s work together if we vibe:
Yihui's user manual (working style)Note: Writing isn't my strongest point but I want to get better at it. I’m more than happy to receive feedback, so message me on Twitter with any feedback at all.
On introspection
Subconsciously I’ve been tired of default narratives while I dream of alternatives. However, I’d been living my many years in slow burn. I suppose it’s “easier” than taking the risk to explore the unknown.
Only in recent years that I started intensifying my introspection, leading me to adopt a journaling habit. I completed a 50-hour yin yoga training to help integrate my introspection methods with yin. Making introspection my habit does help me to write to learn and think better, ultimately to get to know myself better and be more in tune with my mind and body. I lead with curiosity and an open mind, hoping to live my “authentic” self whatever that may be and know where to focus on energy on.
On being online
I’m an internet native, ever since I was 12. My early internet rabbit holes were FanFiction, DeviantArt, Blogger/LiveJournal/Tumblr, and even built my own fan website (Avatar: The Last Airbender). I miss the era of “surfing the internet” when we weren’t absorbed with analytics, algorithms, and “content”. One day I hope to help build the internet that I want to see more of.
It’s why I have my own personal space here to document and share my experiences. I’m growing my library of almost anything I can think of, like an ongoing list of articles that helped me see things differently. I hope it may grow into a warm and comfy home of my reflections and interests — a place I can return to and hopefully inspire others to create their own.
Other interests
Besides the internet culture and sense and meaning-making, I like artsy things such as films, anime/manga, and photography. I take photos and make videos, especially from my travels. I haven’t figured out why my interests interest me, but perhaps it’s form of storytelling that’s interesting to me.
For inspiration and references, I enjoy curating artsy boards on art direction and taste, music playlists for different moods, and everything else on are.na.
I care about causes in climate change, intersectional feminism, gender equality, mental health, and sustainability. In the past, I volunteered my time and skills at a local climate youth group as well as a women empowerment group.
