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How Do I Crush My Enormous Ego?
The easiest way to crush an enormous ego is to fail a lot. Failing brings any great person down on their knees and welcomes them back to reality. But this can be detrimental to your sanity, well being and sense of security. The second easiest way would be to volunteer. However, #2 doesn’t really work … Read more
What Should an Aspiring Entrepreneur Who Is an Avid Job Hopper Do?
Someone on Quora asked: I am a 24 year old and I have changed 2 jobs and now planning to quit the 3rd job. Besides this I run a product start up in the remaining time. I wanted to work for 1 year in my 3rd job (it’s been 8 months), but considering the potential … Read more
What Is It like to Become a Company VP for the First Time?
At a bank? I’d assume that your job would be exactly the same as it once was, just with a pay raise. At a startup? The title feels great, until I came to realize that I was buried in responsibilities, maybe two notches shy of what a CEO does. There are regular VP responsibilities one … Read more
Why Do Companies and Billionaires Lose Money? How Does This Happen?
If you’re a billionaire, or if you’re a multi-billion dollar company, chances are that you operate in multiple countries. When you operate in multiple countries, you have to deal with the change of currency, which is in a market of its own called the foreign exchange. When currency loses value in the country where you … Read more
If My Friends Insist on Purchasing My Books. What Should I Charge Them?
Someone on Quora asked: Some of my friends would like to purchase signed copies of the books that I’ve written. They insist on paying instead of having the books simply given to them. Since they are my friends, what should I charge them? This was my response: If you liked one particular steakhouse, would you … Read more
How Can Someone Be like Leonard Kim, without All the Life Experience?
We acquire knowledge much faster than we acquire wisdom. Reading my content won’t make you any more or any less like me. Maybe you can learn some lessons from my mistakes, however it won’t change the content of your character nor add value to your own personal experiences. Keep asking questions. Having a curious nature, … Read more
What Door Would You like to Unlock in Your Life?
On Quora, someone asked: What door would you like to unlock in your life? Your door is your access. So, based on your preference, feel free to open any door of your choice. There is a door we can each open in our best interest. Take a look at these doors: 1. Door to a … Read more
What Should I Do to Become a Writer?
If you want to become a writer, you need to start thinking like a writer. What’s the easiest way to do that? Copy books word for word. It allows you to subconsciously understand the author’s tone of voice and writing style. If done enough, you will be able to change writing styles as you please. … Read more
Is Being Picky about Food a Bad Thing?
My girlfriend is Chinese. She looks like this. A few weeks ago, she took me to eat dim sum. One thing she ordered was chicken feet. Then we went to this pho place. She had a soup. It had this pork blood stuff in it that was shaped as squares. She was eating BBQ one … Read more
How Do I Overcome My Feelings of Depression from My Lackluster Job?
Someone on Quora asked: How do I overcome my feelings of depression from only getting a tech support job while my friends all got good software jobs at reputed companies? I believe I’m not clinically depressed. I am an engineering graduate from a tier-3 college in India. There were few placements at my college and … Read more