Work

If you still ask yourself whether you need to give your best every time (or not), then you might find yourself out of job in the long run, or worse, be on the same job but lacking in motivation and zeal. Listening to a health worker giving the same instructions (again and again for different Read more

I’ve first read about the term ‘career capital‘ from Cal Newport’s book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, and that you can build it this way (emphasis mine): “If your goal is to love what you do, you must first build up “career capital” by mastering rare and valuable skills, and then cash in this Read more

As I was talking with the hairdresser while admiring his expertise, I began to ask him questions like: How long have you been doing this work? How do you upskill for the latest trends? How’s the business going, comparing then and now? And with these simple questions which, I believe, engaged him enough to tell Read more

In one way or another, you have heard about burnout when one of your colleagues complains about how burnt out they are, especially with the never-ending work they still bring beyond office hours. From ‘A career change saved my life’: the people who built better lives after burnout: Burnout is the name given to the Read more

Let me put it straight first. Remote work is not for everyone, but it could be for you. From Employees Are Quitting Instead of Giving Up Working From Home: “Working inside of a building really does restrict time a lot more than you think,” he said. “A lot of people are afraid of the cycle Read more