Year: 2022
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Work harder vs. work smarter
1–2 minutesThree years ago, we did a video on working hard vs. working smart, which you can watch here (yep, that’s me from 2019): And perhaps, you strive to do more at work by working harder because you think it’s the best way to show how you’re performing your best. But does doing more mean working…
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Working long hours is easier when you have a goal in mind. Say you want to save up for a house project. When you work at an hourly rate and are allowed to work all you want, whenever and wherever, you put in more hours without complaint. Can you even do that? Yes! When you…
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It really is easy to fall into doing things conventionally, especially when the system is hardwired to be that. But when you are in a space where you’re encouraged to explore better ways of doing things, then you must heed the call and go outside the box. Sure, it may require you to think beyond…
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You can almost always make money anytime and anywhere these days with a laptop and a good internet connection. But it takes guts to find a freelance job on top of your day job and the will to put in extra hours just so you can earn a little bit more. Yet, it also takes…
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Nothing is too tiring when you’ve set your heart on the goal. It even feels like you can do so many things with your time. Without purpose, it is easy to stray away and come up with many excuses. But when your eyes are on the prize, there’s no time to waste.
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What if, by just taking a pill, you’ll never go hungry again for the next few days? This question was raised by a lawmaker in the Philippines during the confirmation hearing of the Department of Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. When I first heard it, I found the idea attractive because it seemed…
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Standing up while explaining my work during meetings requires more effort than just sitting down the whole time. And because standing up is eventually tiring, I’m compelled to make the most of my time by getting the story straight and doing away with all the ramblings. I never really thought about it as something that…
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