Category: Blog
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Emails started to become a thing when I was in my first job. And to be honest, I have to learn how to speak in a way that’s formal and email-y. Do you get what I mean? On top of that, you need to carefully include the people you should carbon-copy the email to (and…
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The world says that it’s okay to be foolish while you’re young because that’s how you are supposed to enjoy your youth. But how far can one’s stupidity go? Looking back fifteen years ago, I can say that the choices you make while you are young affects who you become in the future. All the…
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When you don’t wake up before the sun rises, you’re already late. I’ve heard a businessman tell the audience just that during a business seminar. And as an ordinary person who wakes up only in time not to be late for work every day, I can sense that something is missing with my morning routine. But I…
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“We no longer search for information. Instead, we google. And as we increasingly rely on Google for answers, so our ability to search for information by ourselves diminishes. Already today, ‘truth’ is defined by the top results of the Google search.“ — 21 Lessons for the 21st Century When was the last time you did…
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In making decisions, your own mind may be your worst enemy. from the 1998 HBR article The Hidden Traps in Decision Making From the article, there are well-documented psychological traps that undermine our decision making. They are as follows: Just click on the psychological trap you want to explore further. The anchoring trap The status-quo…
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You need to be careful what you listen to repeatedly because you might eventually mistake the lie for truth. Take this marketing ploy as an example. Branding often involves retelling the same fictional story again and again, until people become convinced it is the truth. What images come to mind when you think about Coca-Cola?…
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The malice they spread is contagious, viral. And if you are not careful with your biases, it’ll be easy for you to take sides. However, just like every division, not taking a side is also interpreted as taking a side. But do you really grasp how complex human relationships are? As difficult as it is…
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