Careers, Life and Questions (Jun 14, 2022)
Wish you a Happy Career Tuesday!
3 Career Ideas
I.
"What you say "Yes" to - defines your abilities.
What you say "No" to - defines your boundaries.
Say "Yes" to grow. Say "No" to maintain direction."
II.
"Self confidence and happiness grow from regular incremental results.
Boost your mood with daily baby steps on your exercise and work targets."
III.
"Finding answers on your own works better than asking for help each time.
You learn better while your team treats you like a solution and not a problem. "
2 Life Quotes from Books
I.
Johann Hari, writer and journalist, researches the increasing inability to focus amongst children and adults and how it affects our lives and careers in his book - Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention:
"In situations of low stress and safety, mind-wandering will be a gift, a pleasure, a creative force. In situations of high stress or danger, mind-wandering will be a torment."
Source: Book: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
II.
Michale Schur, producer and writer, offers fresh funny inspiring wisdom on the ethical and moral questions we deal with in our need to be perfect in every daily situation, in his book - How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question :
"The amount of time something has been done is not, by itself, a good reason to keep doing it. By relying solely on precedent and failing to critically examine the problems that precedent might create for us, we’re basically just flipping the middle finger to the idea of progress, or finding ways to be better people. We’re actively not trying to be better, and worse, we’re seeing the not-trying as a virtue. This benefits no one."
Source: Book: How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur
1 Question
What is the most interesting story from the last 6 months that you can share in a job interview? What will be your next story?
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Devashish Chakravarty
Author of YourSortingHat
Columnist for Careers at The Economic Times
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