How we live is determined by how we think. How we think, in turn, is very much influenced by the questions we ask. Asking the wrong questions means thinking the wrong thoughts, and that will lead us to a mediocre life. On the other hand, asking the right questions means thinking the right thoughts, and that will lead us [...]

Effectiveness is more important than efficiency. In Tim Ferriss’ words, “What you do is infinitely more important than how you do it.” Last week I wrote about what I believe is the single most important ingredient of effectiveness (which is clarity). Now in this post, I’d like to expand the idea to give you a [...]

As you know, effectiveness is a very important part of personal growth. In fact, effectiveness (”doing the right things”) is much more important than efficiency (”doing the things right”). No matter how good you do something, it won’t do you any good if you are doing something totally wrong. Can you imagine a very fast [...]

Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek has created quite a buzz recently in the blogosphere. As you might have known, the book focuses on lifestyle design, which is designing your dream lifestyle with the least possible effort. It’s not necessary to wait until your retirement to live the lifestyle you want. In fact, doing so might [...]

Success is everybody’s dream. But what is the key to success? How can you be successful? In my post about defining successful people, I wrote that we should measure success based on how much we give rather than how much we receive. Fortunately, it also works nicely the other way around since those who give [...]

To personally grow, there is essentially a two-step process you should follow:
1. Know the right principles to follow 2. Put those principles into practice
Knowing the right principles is the easy part. You can do so by reading books and blogs, or conversing with others. The hard part is putting those principles into practice. Many [...]