Why Don't People Read Books Anymore?
Why the decline in book reading is not only about social media stealing attention, but about a deeper shift in how people expect information to be packaged, previewed, and processed.
๐ Welcome to Terry’s Blog
Hi, this is Terry. I'm documenting my product ideas and learning notes in this blog. I'm interested in creating new user experiences through generative ai, focusing on synthesized content generation and actionable insight extraction.
About Me
CS & HCI @ Northwestern. Prev product @ Microsoft and TikTok. Experienced in product management and agent implementation. Right now I'm thinking about crowd intelligence, agentic workflows, and traveling the world. In my free time, I like to read. Always happy to chat ;)
Skills
Product
Prototyping, Roadmapping, Event Tracking, A/B Testing, SQL, Figma, JIRA
Programming
Python, C/C++, Javascript, HTML/CSS, Git, React.js, Node, Tensorflow, PyTorch
Growth
SEO, Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Influencer Partnerships, Lead Generation
Projects
Independent products I've shipped. For company work, see About.
Recent Posts
Tokens and Inference as Bandwidth
WIP notes on tokens, inference capacity, and why the cost and availability of model calls increasingly look like bandwidth for agentic systems.
Be Where the Change Is Happening
Lessons from Northwestern on choosing environments, being early, and putting yourself where important changes are unfolding.
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