What offline moment changed the way you think about tech?

There’s something wild about how a pen and paper, a walk outside, or even a conversation with a stranger can flip a switch in your head.

We’re so deep in our dashboards and Figma files that we forget how much inspiration lives off-screen.

For me, it was showing my cousin how stop losses work using coins on a table. No graphs or anything, it was just moving stacks back and forth to explain risk. That moment hit me: if I can explain trading to a 14-year-old like this, why are most market education platforms so overwhelming?

Curious to hear yours, what’s a non-digital moment that influenced your work in tech?