It’s that time of year again for the annual ritual. However, let’s take a pause to see how we are doing on it and what we should do differently this year.

Fun Stats: Success Rate

Let’s look at the success rate of keeping the new year resolution over time:

• Day 1, 100% of those who made a new yea
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Skiing black diamond (advanced) is not a big deal for a lot of people. For me, although it’s not the most challenging thing I have done, it is definitely not a piece of cake. Today I eventually got the time and courage to do the black diamond runs at Crystal Mountain....

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Life is like a human hamster wheel that runs faster and faster. At work, there are ample amount of incentives to motivate us to achieve more. After work, there are gazillions of entertainment and media products to compete for our attention. If we don’t take ...

After “hibernating” in his man cave with computers and game consoles the entire winter, Joe decided to bulk up and get his beach body before the summer arrives. He hired a personal trainer Michael. Joe showed up every training session without missing a single one. Michael is such an empathetic and h...

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The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring.

– Dean Smith

Knowing the origin of leadership gives you deep understanding of it and helps you be more effective in developing leadership in yourself.

For a while, I’ve been chewing o...

In 5 minute, without being academic and nerdy, let’s use plain language to explain “supply and demand” and how it is applied in many real world situations.

How Does Supply and Demand Work?

We use a simplified economy to understand this. The economy consists of “bottled water” as the product,...

Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.

– Nelson Mandela

Some basic tools for project management are simple yet effective. “Milestone” is one of those must-haves in your tool box, when you manage complex projects. To effectively use “milestone” as a tool, it’s importa...

After running half-marathons for a few years, I eventually made up my mind to invest a significant chunk of time in training and running a full marathon. During those long running sessions accompanied by 180 BPM music, lots of things went through my head and I ended up learning the following connect...

From a trivial personal story of mine, I did a little bit reflection and connected the following random dots:

• Value based pricing
• The curse of knowledge
• Know your worth

The Story

Recently, I did a little DYI upgrade to my road bike rear cassette from 105 component to Ultegra component CS-R8...

Have you ever wondered why people from the same geographic region all have the same dialect or accent?

Turns out human brain is wired to be efficient at learning and copying behaviors from others around them, often times unconsciously. When the learned behavior is a particular way of pronouncing wo...