Photo by mwangi gatheca on Unsplash David Goggins is an American former Navy SEAL, an accomplished endurance athlete, motivational speaker, and author. His early life story is something out of the suffering playbook: He came from a lower working-class family, had an abusive parent, experienced racism, had a bunch of learning disabilities and health issues. …
Blurbs: Back in office, US Elections, and some speed reviews.
One month back in the office My office area. Photo from Wikipedia.com It’s been over a month since we went back to the office. So how was the first month for me? To be honest, not as good as I hoped. Nothing catastrophic happened. For one, I guess the daily grind of commuting, carrying my …
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What does a Burnout tell you?
Photo from Ramy Mans @ unsplash.com My first experience of burnout started during my University days. Three out of the four years I juggled classes, cheer dancing, and working for the student council. In short, I got sick every year. Career-wise, I felt it crept on me early on. I was only in my 2nd …
Book Review: Educated by Tara Westover
Educated is a memoir of a woman named Tara Westover who shares her life story growing up in a rural town, under the care of survivalist parents who happens to be fundamentalist Mormons. She tells her journey of educating herself through self-study and formal education from some of the top universities in the world. More …
Blurbs: Going Back to The Office + Re-watching The Office (US)
I’m going back to The Office! Photo by Peter Nguyen on Unsplash Our company reached its 6th month of working from home last month. When the voluntary back-to-office arrangement was announced in August, I was not happy at all. However, I’m now having this constant feeling of being drained from my daily work life. I …
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What’s the antidote to disruption and uncertainty in the workplace?
Photo: Kati Moum - Unsplash There are a growing number of threats that put people’s livelihoods in danger. Besides the current pandemic, there’s the ongoing economic downturn that’s caused companies to downsize and restructure their operations. The imminent implementation of automation has accelerated. Organizations need to maximize available technologies to ease workflow and comply with …
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Speed Reviews # 1: Books
Speed Reviews # 1: Books Here is a short round up of the books I’ve read in the last few months. (June - Aug 2020)
Blurbs: On Reading
New Blog Post: Coming back as a Prodigal Reader.
Doomscrolling, recession and mental health
designed by freestockcenter / Freepik It was a workday afternoon, I was scrolling through Linkedin. I saw someone liked a post from his/her connection. I read through and found out that Linkedin retrenched a good number of employees all over the world including Singapore. On the surface, I though they would be thriving at this …
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Career challenges or change of environment: is it inside or outside?
Maybe you just need to create your own hurdle instead of looking out? I approached a candidate on Linkedin about a job opportunity for one my clients. He was open to explore as he was looking for a change of job scope. He attended the first interview, which went well. He was shortlisted for the …
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