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Crossover point of fear and purpose
Leaving my previous job was, both, the most scary and blessing career decision I made. I was comparatively young when I was promoted, I was youngest in many manager meetings. There was definitely a lot of work put in, but it became a restriction I gave myself. It was difficult for me to share, to…
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AI, how much is this job worth?
It’s difficult to know the value of the work that one does. It’s especially true when working as a part of a bigger project. With LLM, I found a way have a better visibility of the end goal: Act as an expert consultant in the field of_____. Base on your memory of my project _____,…
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T shape analysis
This discussion came up toward the end of a 6 hour dinner with my friend. Everyone’s skillset broadens with AI, how do I position myself in the market? Then I heard T shape analysis on Diary of A CEO, episode with Kevin Hart. Broad understanding of knowledge and a deep expertise So I did an…
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Saving up for
10th grade, I saved up THB 3,000 for my first Nike basketball shoes. At 30, I start to see people save up 20% for their home down payment. Once we start to make a paycheck or receive our credit card, that stopped. Everything seemed so easy now. The wait is gone. So was happiness. It…
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Challenge of starting work at 5am
Starting work at 5 am is not the hardest, sleeping at 10 pm is. Because lures are everywhere. Working at 5 is not the hardest.
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Benefits of working at 5 am
This new job requires to work closely with US and Canada, so it allowed me to work at 5 am. I’ve found some benefits: 1). Productivity: each session are more equally divided. 2). Confidence: knowing that this is a difficult discipline. 3). Forced lifestyle: start on time and take breaks on time to manage the…
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Framing the situation
“Dad got scammed for NT$18,000,000.” That’s the reactive response to frame the situation, but it made scammer the bad guy. Doing so, we loose the opportunity to iterate for the next occurrence. Same goes, “Dad got greedy.” says himself. Acknowledge that it might appear again and scammers are professionals, we can frame it to rewires…
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My cookie jar
I have forgotten where I got this idea. But decade before I read about David Goggins cookie jar method, I have been collecting feedbacks. They live in the Accomplishments and Insults folder. Feel defeated? Scroll the Accomplishments folder. Not feeling to exercise? Scroll the Insults folder. It’s a good reminder on what I’m capable of…
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Fun money (update)
I decided to change the way to allocate fun money, from once a year to once a month. Problem of fun money with “leftover” from annual savings: With allocating in each income cycle, the purpose is to act as a reminder to refocus whatever the purchase is. There’s a goal to save towards to and…
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Fill in your identity here
Yellow highlight from page 219, Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins. Filling in my identity after rejections on documentation management system implementation. Product Marketing: this would disrupt the workflow; IT: Sharepoint is USD$ 2,000 per terabyte, no budget. Okay. Time to get back to work.