Peak Performance (book) tells the story of Dr. Bob, a highly successful and well-respected doctor, author, adviser to president, and father who seems to have it all and do them well. His secret – focus on one thing at a time, do it well then move on. The praise or requirement of multi-tasking is a …
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Pot lot Game
I wanted to something different for the President’s day long weekend so I looked up meetup. I found a Pot lot game, food + game sounds fun so I signed up. I stand in front of a big house, dark and quiet outside and I can’t find the #, neither a doorbell. Am I at …
Stress + Rest = Progress
I’m reading Peak Performance (book) and the message of ‘Stress + Rest = Progress’ resonates with me. Many book/ people talk about stretching ourselves, being disciplined, and taking actions which is critical to success. Yet the combination of taking a break, relaxing, and giving ourselves a pat on the back is even more important, especially …
Influence and Progress
I heard the lead of community management encouraged (& trained) team to use the BI model in partner selection. This is a great news and has multiple benefits, e.g. saving team time, using data to make decision, and validating the hypotheses/ parameters in pilots. Meanwhile, I saw Ops team creating guidance in the policy usage …
Boundry
To set a boundary and leave (work), stop (doing whatever you’re doing) may sound controversial or contradictory to we’ve learned from books, teachers, and parents yet it’s to the best interests of ourselves and people around us. There is always more thing to do yet everybody needs a break. Especially for high-achievers, we care about/ …
Human + Machine
In our last executive review, senior leaders expressed the desire of full automation/ no PM touch. Team reacted differently: some was confused (& disappointed) about the comments because the system we build/ manage is automatic, it’s the other older systems that need more enhancements. Others worried the to-dos and impacts to team. I believe the …
Little Things Matter
A big sales meeting coming up and I’m preparing the mobile app demo with my boss. The app is very straight-forward so I thought it’d take 10 min or less for the rehearsal. It took more than an hour as we were creating a step-by-step visual guide (like a story board). At first I thought …
另類元宵 Alternative Lantern Festival
Traditional Chinese New Year (CNY) lasts for 2 weeks and wraps up in 元宵節 (lantern Festival). When I grew up, my parents bought my sister and I 燈籠 (denglong); we walked around the neighborhood as well as going to the temple and燈會 (lantern ceremony) with it. And I love 湯圓 (tangyuan), bigger sticky rice ball …
Candor
One of the tenants (family) came from WenZhou, China and we didn’t know until the past 2 days the severity of coronavirus situation there. I’m glad they got out before the city was locked up and they seem healthy for the past 2 weeks (pass the virus hidden period?). However, their son is coughing and …
Less is More
I ran the last 2 core team meetings differently, instead of usually jammed topics and chasing with the clock, one session had no topic but hearing feedback and the other focused on 2 topics. More works/ discussions are needed on the details yet people responded very positively for the ‘simplified’ meeting and change. Less is …