Louise Rui Xin💫

Hosted my most wholesome event of the year last night and warmed some souls 🥣💙

you need to be catching yourself mid-scroll and thinking , no this scroll does not deserve the SACREDNESS of my attention. let me stare at a candle’s flame for ten minutes to recalibrate

you need to genuinely respect your attention as a sacred resource

@harpriiya @a16z @speedrun Omg congratss

I can finally talk about this!! Hotbox is backed by @a16z @speedrun :) I spent the last 14 months in Korea and now I’m back in SF, where it all began. My entire career exists because of social media. From early NeurIPS papers, to working on ranking algorithms, and then building viral playbooks for startups. The thing I kept coming back to is: every company has no choice but to become a media company. To distribute. To get attention. That is the next generation of entrepreneur’s biggest challenge. That’s the next single person unicorn’s moat. Hotbox is built for that next gen entrepreneur. Businesses run entirely on social now. Hotbox is the sales infra for the social economy. more to come. sign up on our waitlist & lmk if you’ll be at the a16z speedrun demo day 🤫

@jyoti_mann1 highkey slaps

An ex-Meta employee made a Spotify playlist for staff preparing for mass layoffs and it lowkey slaps

happy st patrick’s day! 🌱

@trunarla SO cute ahh

I’m making a tamagotchi for my plant!

@ElizaKosoy @thesfcommons The space is open to public on Sundays!

@thesfcommons Omg this is so cute can anyone visit for this lol

new typewriter station 💌 to write love notes and poetry to community members

@yescynfria Cutee!!

made a new mini-site for lunar new year! 🧧 bow to the god of wealth and receive your fortune reading ~ three-bows.pages.dev

@linathelam omg that hotel!

Imagining a quiet life in Alishan

@divya_venn panchiii

> you don’t actually need to be all that interesting to have a thriving social life. You just need to be 1) pleasant 2) easygoing 3) SHOW UP REGULARLY > never turn down invites. Object permanence is nonexistent where plans are concerned > don’t be afraid to propose casual hangouts with people you don’t know very well. This is much more normal than I thought for most of my life. People like having people around. > aim for passive and spontaneous time with people. Encourage dropping by casually for dinner. Host joint work sessions at your house, take classes with together > detracting from people’s lives will push them away more than contributing will bring them close. so: don’t use people. there’s usually some asymmetry in what two parties have to contribute, but make an earnest effort > also make sure you aren’t a drain on their emotions. no neediness, guilt-tripping, drama, pettiness, or passive aggression. > I used to have extreme social anxiety. also my life was a mess and I fell into the trap of thinking I needed to fix myself before I could have friendship. That was stupid and incredibly self-defeating, especially because learning from others is a huge part of how you become better. as long as you don’t *actively detract* from people’s lives, they’ll still mildly prefer having you around.

@SarahChieng @allenpark @zhennydez Me!

in pursuit of taste @allenpark @zhennydez and I are starting an intimate, fine-dining, series in sf let us know if you'd like to join the next one

@halina_eth Heiloo halina 🙈

1/100: I love going on outdoor walks. But I usually try to listen to a podcast or book to be “productive”, instead of letting myself listen to music as I sometimes want to. So today I’ll walk & listen to the music I want, whenever I want. Will it help me walk more often?

In 2026, I will stop being unhappy. I’ve always been ambitious, overachieving, & never satisfied no matter how far I climb This mindset harmed me greatly This year, I’ll let myself seek joy & have fun w/o guilt Let’s find out if I can train happiness like a muscle! 0/100⬇️

the yin-yang theory of everything: people want a little outside in their inside a little inside in their outside a little hot when it’s cold a little cold when it’s hot a little light when it’s dark a little dark when it’s light etc etc

@booritney cutie!

new headshot alert 😝

@JessLozanoS Happy birthday your existence is like 100 dogs and cats combined ☺️

my birthday wish is to see 100 dogs and cats, if you would like to participate in this cause, please comment a picture of your furry friends (all animals welcome)

when rooms are designed to welcome the morning light

@henloitsjoyce Go to groundfloor its24/7

the coworking spaces in sf close at 5pm??? 5pm?!?!?!?! what place in this city doesn't close before the sun sets?!

In sg 1/22(Thurs) to 1/26(Mon)! Who should I meet 👀

@NatureUnedited @JessLozanoS

Just a baby beaver cleaning his chubby belly 🦫

Made this bedtime menu last year 🤓

Happy new year!! opening a 5-ppl group chat for a 1-month phone-less evenings challenge! Comment/DM if interested 🧡