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Mind and Body

In Feb 2025, on a gloomy day in Mountain View, I worked from home alone like a normal day in the past 5 years. As usual, I delayed my lunch past 12:30 p.m. so I could extend the morning peak productivity by another hour or so. There was some Nespresso coffee left in the mug;…

Book notes: The Nvidia Way

“People with very high expectations have very low resilience. Unfortunately, resilience matters in success,” he later said. “Greatness is not intelligence. Greatness comes from character.” And character, in his view, can only be the result of overcoming setbacks and adversity. To Jensen, the struggle to persevere in the face of bad, and often overwhelming, odds…

Response Time of Communication Tools

As an Engineering Manager, I strive for efficient communication and value other’s time. In the past I discussed with several co-workers on our preferred communication tools and their expected response time. This alignment is useful because we then know when to use which tool to get the most out of our communication. Eventually this leads…

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