I’m of the opinion that sticking with one field and riding out the challenges is more important than constantly switching back and forth between industries to find the "perfect" fit. When you first start in any industry, it's only natural to feel like a fish out of water. You lack connections, knowledge, job applicants, and … Continue reading Analysis on the Effects of Riding It Out in Business
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Dopamine and Taking Care of Your Mental Health – Will Taking Drugs for the Rest of Your Life Make You Happy?
I've pondered over the meaning of happiness for the longest time. One approach I’ve taken is that happiness is closely tied to the secretion of dopamine in the brain. According to the brilliant minds of Wikipedia, dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is associated with pleasure and motivation, allowing humans to thrive. But does maximizing the … Continue reading Dopamine and Taking Care of Your Mental Health – Will Taking Drugs for the Rest of Your Life Make You Happy?
Business Strategy – Proven Business Models, New Businesses, and Courage
Businesses generally fall under two categories: those that follow a proven business model and those that create a new one. Each has its own set of advantages and challenges, and neither is inherently better than the other. The first category involves rapid and/or skilled execution of a proven business model. This approach offers the benefits … Continue reading Business Strategy – Proven Business Models, New Businesses, and Courage
How a Team Leader Secures Downtime – Trivial Words Can End Up Attracting More Work
Once you reach the position of team leader, you become extremely busy. As you get caught up in the flow of things, you find yourself getting swamped with more work, unable to get off work on time, and end up working through the weekend. This in turn wears your body down and exhausts your mental … Continue reading How a Team Leader Secures Downtime – Trivial Words Can End Up Attracting More Work
The Basics of Work – Understanding Human Nature: Rapid Feedback Prevents Wasting Time
The most challenging aspect of ‘work’ is that it doesn’t matter whether “I” do a good job or not. What matters is that the job is satisfactory in the eyes of the “other party”. When we say, “other party”, It could be anyone, ranging from customers to investors, or even your direct supervisor. It includes … Continue reading The Basics of Work – Understanding Human Nature: Rapid Feedback Prevents Wasting Time
Business Prowess – You Can Only Move Up if You Can Carry a Failing Team
As I recall, Chairman Baek Jong-won notes in his book that you should go work at a failing business to learn everything you can on their dime before starting your own business. He remarks that you should try everything in your power to salvage a failing business and only visit thriving stores so that their … Continue reading Business Prowess – You Can Only Move Up if You Can Carry a Failing Team
The Essence of Work – Understanding the Depth of Manageability
When you're working with other team members, it’s important to recognize and understand the depth of work they’re able to handle. The depth of work translates to the degree of work abstractness in which an individual can execute. I try to get a grasp of a person’s capabilities in terms of depth when working with … Continue reading The Essence of Work – Understanding the Depth of Manageability
Think From Behind
When you’re working on something, it's important to visualize your endstate, the effects of being in that endstate, and come up with ways to maximize the effects. Thoughtlessly executing tasks will result in unstable outcomes. This is similar to how Amazon writes up press releases before they even begin the R&D process. There’s no use … Continue reading Think From Behind
When Your Back is up Against the Wall, Just Bust Some Noggins! Even if it means you have to spill some blood…
There's a concept called ‘noggin’ in a map called ‘Fastest’ in the popular game StarCraft. Normal gameplay in StarCraft requires the player to mine minerals far away from the main headquarters. Workers traverse to and from the resources back to the base. The game regulates the minimum distance that main bases can be built in … Continue reading When Your Back is up Against the Wall, Just Bust Some Noggins! Even if it means you have to spill some blood…
Sometimes You Just Have to Move Your Body
Attempting new challenges and pushing your limits beyond who you were yesterday are daunting tasks. From what I’ve observed thus far, people only attempt new things after they've thoroughly understood the task at hand. All things considered, I hold the belief that rapid growth can be achieved by taking action and attempting something in the … Continue reading Sometimes You Just Have to Move Your Body