It's at the very moment you want to give up on your dreams that you must expand them until they move you again.
Umair HaqueThe question you must answer isn't how to get ahead. It's how to go somewhere that matters. And have fun along the way.
Umair HaqueYou get one life. And if you make the mistake of choosing a profession that doesn't enrich anybody but you, you wont even live that one
Umair HaqueThe social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and community. That's what there's too little of in today's mediascape, despite all the hoopla surrounding social tools. The promise of the Internet wasn't merely to inflate relationships, without adding depth, resonance, and meaning. It was to fundamentally rewire people, communities, civil society, business, and the state — through thicker, stronger, more meaningful relationships. That's where the future of media lies.
Umair HaqueIf you want to live a meaningfully better life, you're going to have to make the dangerous choice to dissent. A life lived meaningfully isn't denominated by digital friends, designer logos, or wads of paper notes. It's denominated by what you've lived, what it's worth to you, and what that's worth to humanity.
Umair Haque