This week I’m working with teams to define and align 2021 priorities and estimate development efforts. For some, they are cautious about the expectation (how to estimate TBD?); for others, they’re eager (& perhaps inpatient) to see the projection. It’s also time to request and determine next year’s budget and resource allocation. It’s no surprise …
Category Archives: Kindness
Creative Volunteerism
After a heated election, Feel inspired, America brought me a big smile. One example… In 2016 Scott Duncombe, a software developer in Portland, Ore., saw on the news that Cleveland residents had to wait hours in long lines to vote. His heart went out to them. In Oregon, there are never any lines because everybody …
Patience
I posted the job of book cover design on Upwork and 9+ people responded. One designer offered to do it for $5 in exchange to write him a recommendation afterwards. He calmed he has done many book covers yet new to Upwork so he wants to “fast-track” establishing himself. The cost is tempting and I’m …
Not Perfect but Always Get Better
I attended a virtual AI conference and several speakers/ hosts, based on how they spoke, were not native English speakers. One host kept saying ‘you know’, another seemed hesitated to choose word to use, and a panelist spoke on ‘n on in circles… At first, I was irritated then I felt bad for them (they …
Positive NO
On my usual after-lunch walk, I noticed one of my car tires was flat. What happened? I went to the auto repair shop (2 blocks away) asking if I could borrow a hand pump to put air into the tire to drive it over. The guy at the shop told me NO, they don’t have …
What is Love?
I heard from a friend that her daughter left US for Taiwan on vocation. She said she was worried at first about the risk of long flight yet her daughter, a busy consultant was close to ‘burn-out’ if not taking a break and because the Covid cases in US, most countries don’t welcome American visitors. …
Make a Better World ‘Now’
I had a doctor appointment in Waltham. Afterwards, I decided to visit an Indian grocery store nearby. I picked up a few things including Indian tea and masala spice for aunt’s friend J as she mentioned she loves the tea last time we chatted. I dropped by aunt’s house where her friends stay. Nobody was …
Aging Benefit
I went to see a new eye doctor for annual eye exam. Different from doctors in large hospital or practices with multiple assistants for various procedures, she did everything (vision, eye pressure, retina, etc.) herself while patiently explained or answered my questions. She said that I could use a lower-degreed prescription lenses. I was a …
Confidence and Calmness
My manager is one of the calmest people I know. Early on, I thought it’s due to his personality. Lately, I think it’s beyond that…it’s also because he is confident…not only on his capabilities but also his self-worth (which is different from ego-centric) so he is not afraid to speak up his mind or operates …
Make it Better
I asked J who I worked with several years ago if she’d be interested in editing UncoverSpecial book. Now she has a full-time job yet she loves the idea of the book and said yes right away. A few days later, she emailed me a few questions, e.g. Do I plan to have chapters of …