Showing posts with label cadence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cadence. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

It hard to balance

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Dear Readers,

Thank you for coming here! 


Everyone wants to work on things that can generate results directly, instead of backend which seems insignificant.

And everyone wants to go after the big fish, instead of the small ones.

This is especially true when you go up.

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But more often than not, results are not entirely up to us. There are always factors we cannot control.

As a result, sometimes, the only thing we can do is the backend staff or the small thing.

In that case, doing the small things well is the only right thing to do.

It is hard because we have to convince or force ourselves to endure the boredom and suffer from the feelings that no progress has been made, despite our hard work.

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And then it comes the harder part — to sustain.

Are we sure these are the only things we could do now?

How can we be sure that we are not using the small things as excuses to avoid facing the bigger problems?

And sometimes, the questions are justified because we are using them as excuses.

So we might constantly swing between the two ends. The consequence is usually the worst — we accomplish nothing in the end.

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It is hard to balance.

But below can carry us a long way.

  • Have a strong sense of security towards ourselves
  • Maintain a cadence and habit that are satisfactory to ourselves
  • Do not be a slave of laziness — do what you have planned

To us all!

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Quick Update

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Dear readers,

Thank you for coming here!


Here is another quite update post.

1.The work

I have started an additional commitment this week and it has quickly proven to be a bit overwhelming.

Partly it is because I have been idle for too long.

Maybe partly also because it has just started and I have not got my head around it.

But I clearly feel the stress, to the point I feel very tired at end of the day, even though not much has been accomplished.

But I believe I can adapt.

And once I do, I know the stress will ease and productivity will go up.

I hope that day comes sooner.

So for our own sake, do not allow ourselves to stay idle. 

It is hard to pick up the speed once we lose it. 

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2.The blog

The stress has got me struggling what to write for this entry.

I thought of two options:

  • A “Minor Update” to let you guys know that I have this overwhelming commitment and my updates might be a bit behand in the next one or two months.
  • A “Quick Update”

The first option would mean a heads-up that the cadence below, which I have been following for this year, might be broken.

I have stuck to three posts a week, on afternoons/evenings of Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, so that you can read them on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The second option would allow me to complete this entry fast and at the same time, would not grant me excuse to break the cadence just yet.

I decided to go with the second option. 

After all, the building of a cadence is not easy. I should not just give it up so easily.

And I believe writing is good for me, even for the current commitment and the bigger thing that is coming.

And I believe I can still manage for now.

And most importantly, I do not want to disappoint and lose you!

So regular update it is!

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3. The award

My wife got a promotion and three salary increments this year.

It seems a lot, but really depends how you look at it.

She has not changed job for the past 10+ years and her salary has not been much higher than a fresh graduate.

She started work with a higher salary than I did, but she has been making far less over the years.

So this is like her company making it up to her.

But of course, her current manager (Female) is very supportive and works very well with her.

Otherwise, she might still be drawing the fresh-level salaries.

But still, this is great news. 

I can see she is happy and I am really happy for her. 

I am happy for myself too because I also get to spend that money…haha

So in a way, life is fair.

We never really lose what is ours or own what is not. 

Just that it might come later.

But later is always better than never.


Till next time!