From acting passively to proactively to having a sense of ownership — check out my write-up for this sketchnote in Chinese 《视觉笔记 • 从被动到主动,再到主人翁意识》。
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“Never miss an opportunity to be fabulous.” comes Tina Seelig’s book What I wish I Knew When I Was 20 — one of my favorite books. She teaches at Stanford University, and promises to deliver her very best in each class and expects the same from the students.
She said this in the book “being fabulous comes in many flavors, but it all starts with removing the cap and being willing to reach for your true potential. This means going beyond minimum expectations and acknowledging that you are ultimately responsible for your actions and the resulting outcomes. Doing just 1% better each day leads to enormous positive results. Life isn’t a dress rehearsal, and you won’t always get a second chance to do your best.”
Continue readingBuilding Resilience in Uncertain Times – Parul Somani
Parul shared her journey in getting through breast cancer treatment and these five lessons – how to be resilient and take control of our lives, during the uncertain times.
Continue readingEvent Notes: People + Environment = Outcome
Some say good attitudes = good outcomes. But good managers know that this is not true. Here’s a framework from my coworker on developing people.
Continue readingContinue readingFar better an approximate answer to the right question, which is often vague, than an exact answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise. John Tukey
Book Notes: Creative Confidence — Reframe A Question to Get Better Solutions
If someone asks you to make a tool lighter so it’s not too tiring to use, is “lighter” the real solution?
Continue readingA Two-Week Doggie Vacay — Time well spent? Yes.
I think the time was very well worth it, and I’m on my way to grow her into a happy doggie. There’s no way I can get Alpha’s puppy time back once time passes. I missed the time that I could have used to boost my own work skillset/knowledge, but that’s probably can be done at a lot more times.
Remembering My Favorite Voice Actors (In Chinese)
A write-up (in Chinese) on my favorite Chinese voice actors.
感谢辽艺配音演员老师们带来的听觉盛宴。韩力、王晓燕、刘喜瑞、陈大千、郝琳杰、刘艺、方树桥……无法超越的辉煌。
Continue readingBefore 2017 Ends, Meet A Tree
I stepped outside, and I was like walking in the middle of a forest. One step followed another, on the thickness of leaves — layers of them.
Continue reading65-Liter Adventures
Recently, I shared my journey from a person who has never camped before to a backpacker. I’ve also shared some tips on how you can prepare for your own backpacking trips (see slides and sketchnotes).
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