Work
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Arranging balloons as a service
Seeing balloons at parties always makes the mood merry, just like how banners might make you feel festive. But fancy setups take time. And have you ever heard about balloon garland strips and balloon glue dots? I hadn’t thought about them until I went with a freelancer who offered to arrange balloons at parties as… Read more
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Artificial vs. human intelligence: are they comparable?
While I was attending an online training on neural networks, we were first asked about identifying the difference between artificial and human intelligence and which is superior to the other. The thing that came to mind was something I read from Life After Google: AI is believed to be refining what it means to be… Read more
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Handling complaints
We all want better service. But when things that are out of your control happen (like a cockroach floating in your glass of water while at a restaurant), you might wonder how such a thing occurs. Aside from the loss of your appetite, what would you do? How would you respond to the situation? Of… Read more
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Work performance in terms of effort and focus
From my previous blog posts, we have already talked about the old “work hard” paradigm and what it means to work smart. And if you’ve been wondering how other people seem to know exactly what they want to get done, here’s a helpful work performance matrix from the book Great at Work: How Top Performers… Read more
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Playing catch-up
Being sidetracked with problems you never anticipated keeps you from getting things done. And playing catch-up doesn’t feel good, especially when trying to do the things you have missed for a couple of days. Read more
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How to live through the day without a phone?
Actually, I never thought about it until my phone failed to boot up one day. It wasn’t like the phone had been showing signs of system failure. No. It just decided to stop working, and there was nothing I could do about it. Okay, perhaps all the accidental drops (like how it fell from six… Read more
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The relationship network
Have you ever been in a situation where you know someone who knows someone who knows you too? If you haven’t heard about the six degrees of separation yet, here’s a short definition from Wikipedia: Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. As… Read more
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