In this fast-changing world, it is important to be versatilists. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to get off the versatilist track. So I guess we need some sort of checklist to help us on track. I find something interesting…
Which one is better, being a specialist or generalist? Well, maybe not any of them. Instead, the better choice is being a versatilist. There is a good note about it in a Gartner study quoted in The World is Flat…
I hope not. By the way, here is some background: I had a class in Entrepreneurship last night and we had a special guest. He is Ong Peng Tsin who has founded two companies, Interwoven and Encentuate, and is one…
There is a very interesting article in Wikipedia about the meaning of life. It’s such a fundamental topic, so it’s interesting to see what people say about it. The article is quite long and takes some time to read, but…
There are a lot of interesting links this week, more than what I usually get. Here they are: Google Cheat Sheet by Adelaider.comA few weeks ago I wrote about the importance of increasing your Google-fu. Now you have practical help on…
The Why I Blog meme is spreading through the blogosphere, and I’m now part of the fun. Many thanks to Gleb Reys from Personal Development Ideas for tagging me. Gleb tagged me in his post Why I Blog which is the…
If you are like me, there may be many things you want to achieve in life. You may want to accomplish A and B, achieve C and D, and so on. Yet, you should never forget what your top priority…
Many people do their creative thinking using tools such as mind maps. That’s a good thing, and I also like mind maps (though I use OneNote’s outlines more often than mind maps). However, recently I find another tool which is…
Here are some interesting links I find recently: The GTD Mastery 100 by DuffThis is a comprehensive checklist to measure how good you are in implementing Getting Things Done. Go through the 100 criteria listed and add up your score.…
“Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.” John Wooden, former UCLA basketball coach I really like this quote. It reminds me that to grow we need to: Meet…
