Not all of us wants to outrun a ghost
When you have been brought up most of your life learning how to game the system, the metric for success becomes defined as beating someone rather than curating the life you actually want.
When you think about it
No one grows up thinking: "I'm passionate about tax law", but the best tax lawyers fly private jets and have a much broader selection of mates than they deserve.
Shortfalls of conventional wisdom
Lessons on getting educated, unhealthy comparisons and staying humble.
Reality and limitations
Do not believe anything ever again, time to slow down, and no more executive roles after your fifties.
Random lunar new year reflections
Herd instinct, selling stories, living by IFRS 16 and learning how to think.
Doing the things that you don't like to do
If you are not careful in protecting your dreams, someone else will show up and make you build their dreams for them.
The good money comes later in life
Once you reach the onset of the forties, it will take just 10 years to recover everything that you had earned in the last 16 years.
Pivot, change, adjust
"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss."
- Eric Roth
An English speaking taxi driver in Shenzhen
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
Praying to the Avocado Bell Curve God
Even seemingly intelligent humans, when desperate, gullible and possibly even bored enough, will believe nearly everything you tell them.
Some mud in the water might be a good thing
For people in the Gen-Z category, greed isn't always good.
Career longevity
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
- Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight