Steven Ma

Thoughts on personal development, ideas for social impact.

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

I try as much as possible to avoid & ignore news on social media. Instead, I actually start with email newsletters. These are 3 emails I read every morning for my source of news.
@thenewpaper
@theskimm
@MorningBrew

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

Book for Feb - The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing some insights as I go through it. Have you read it? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

#jimcrow #thenewjimcrow #massincarceration #racialjustice #blackhistorymonth

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

Some of my favorite quotes from the book Atomic Habits by @JamesClear

#atomichabits #atomichabitsbook

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

After reading Atomic Habits by @JamesClear, here are a few key takeaways. This isn’t a summary or overview of the book, just the points that stood out to me the most. There’s a lot more great stuff in there, so definitely recommend reading it.

#atomichabits

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

Here are 4 of my most used productivity apps from the past year:
@calm - meditation
@todoist - tasks
@NotionHQ - notes
@TheStreaksApp - habits

#productivityapps

[World Food Program USA @WFPUSA]

$8 = 16 meals.

We know what’d we choose.

How about you? 👉 https://t.co/UdxZbLFsMA

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

A lot of things in the world aren’t our fault. But they only change when we make it our responsibility.

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

When she got back to the airport this morning, they told her the flight left last night without her. No notification or phone call. They couldn't get her another flight until 6pm tonight. This is why @United is the worst. (3/3)

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

We know all airlines are bad, but today @United is extremely horrible.

My wife and 2 young kids were at Chicago Ohare aiport waiting for a connecting flight at 6pm. Due to storms it was delayed till 10pm - understandable. (1/3)

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

Then she was told the @united flight was delayed until 7am the next morning. With 2 young kids under 5 years old, she booked a hotel near the airport to get some sleep. (2/3)

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

Ever notice how your phone’s battery goes from 100% to 60% in 5 minutes, but will hang on 1% for 20 minutes?

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

In Vancouver… family at a park offered us snacks. Uber driver gave helpful recommendations. Airport security was calm and polite. Niceness is a whole vibe in Canada. 🇨🇦

#Canada #CanadaDay #HappyCanadaDay

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

I can support the 2nd amendment the way the founders saw it - a musket for everyone to carry that takes 30 seconds to reload and fire a single shot.

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

This isn’t a crisis of mass stabbings, or mass stranglings, or mass poisonings. It’s a crisis of mass shootings. The definition of the problem itself already tells you the solution. There’s no confusion around how to solve this, just refusal.

[World Food Program USA @WFPUSA]

What better way to celebrate #EarthDay2022 🌎 than with a #StaffSpotlight?

We spoke with WFPUSA staff members about the meaning behind Earth Day, how #climatechange affects who @WFP serves and how they are building a healthier planet for the future! ⬇️

https://t.co/a5VV0Km9z3

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

One way to #StandWithUkriane is to donate to provide humanitarian relief for refugees fleeing the conflict. @WFPUSA and other orgs are on the ground providing critical help.

[World Food Program USA @WFPUSA]

🚨 Thousands of innocent families have been displaced and are in need of emergency assistance in #Ukraine. 🇺🇦

@WFP is on the ground in #Kyiv and neighboring countries to provide food assistance to people fleeing from conflict.

We need your help ➡️ https://t.co/xl3YoCzFxR

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

I’m grateful to be resting with my kids and not fleeing with them.

I’m grateful to be watching the orange glow of a sunset and not an explosion.

I’m not sure how gratitude will help those suffering, but it’s better than complaining about trivial things.

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

Heartening to see that one man man does not represent all of Russia

[Alex Vindman 🇺🇸 @AVindman]

Pushkin Square, maybe less than 1000 meters from Red Square and the Kremlin, is the cite of a significant protest. These people know the risks of challenging the regime. They’re on the street in-spite of major personal costs.

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

This morning I dressed my kids in peace, sipped my coffee in peace, and sat down to remote work in peace. While elsewhere in the world… I have no adequate words for how this is unfair, how this is wrong, how this is allowed, and how this even is.

[Steven Ma @stevenlma]

Putin is nothing more than a single man. But soldiers blindly obey him and citizens passively permit him. It’s the same with dictators everywhere. When will we stop allowing unstable, fragile, egotistical man-children to have their way, both at home and abroad?