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    Bold and Persistent Experimentation: A Key Tool for Progress

    I just finished reading Think Again by Adam Grant. It’s a book about rethinking, both at individual and group levels. Here I’d like to discuss one part of the book about the importance of experimentation. Here is an excerpt: I completely agree. If you want to reach your full potential, you...
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    Appreciating Our Modern World: A Lesson From the First Tycoon

    I’m currently reading The First Tycoon by T. J. Stiles. It’s a Pulitzer-prize winning book that tells the story of Cornelius Vanderbilt. From a humble beginning, Vanderbilt became the first tycoon in America. He was the precedent to other tycoons like Rockefeller and Carnegie. It’s an...
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    A Quick Guide to Making the Most of Your Talents

    Optimizing your life means reaching your full potential. A key part of that, I believe, is making the most of your talents. The fact is, everyone has talents that they can use to contribute to the world. You have talents that you can use to make a difference in people’s lives. The question is...
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    How to Be Motivated at Work: 5 Simple Tips

    A while back, I read Personal Finance for Dummies. I found statements in the book that intrigued me: “Many people toil away at work, dreaming about a future in which they can … do what they want, when they want. People often assume that this magical day will arrive when they retire…” “Many of...
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    The Importance of Being Smart

    I recently watched the movie Red Cliff II. It’s about a famous battle in the Three Kingdoms era in China. The battle was between Cao Cao who had about 800,000 soldiers and Liu Bei – Sun Quan alliance who had less than 100,000 soldiers. Despite being greatly outnumbered, Liu Bei and Sun Quan...
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