Work

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 Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

Since mobile devices are almost always with you, it became easy to check your stats from time to time. You want to be updated with how many people reacted or commented on your social media post and how many page views or site visits you received. You might have even espoused the idea that high Read more

You will know whether a person is just a hireling or not by how she handles her tasks. A hireling only sees the work as a transaction where she does the work she thinks the pay was worth. Just like ticking the boxes off a checklist, she makes the transaction happen without an extra. But Read more

Who is your boss? What is your work for? Whom are you trying to please?If you are working only for the person you report to according to the org chart, you may be sacrificing your future. Pleasing him may cause you to alienate customers, hide your best work, fit in, and become merely a cog Read more

But definitely for somebody. Even if it is just one, someone out there is grateful that you showed up (and hopefully made their life better). Because what you do shouldn’t just be self-serving but instead others-centered. However, you must also know who you are and why you do what you are doing. Because you cannot Read more