Today is the youngest you’ll ever be.
so go ahead and do what you want.
“老是自我否定就会忘记自己有多好。”
In China, there’s a province where people say you can wrap everything up in a big, round pancake. It’s similar to the concept of burritos, where you roll up all your favorite ingredients in a wrapper.
“What if someone disrespected you?”
“I’m gonna flip that back. What have you done that makes they think they can do that to you.” #EvyPoumpouras
Woah!
Be warm. Make ppl feel heard and respected. My goal is not to make you like me. I am not here to be your friend.
My goal is to be warm, professional, and nonjudgemental, not to make you like me and be your friend.
Research shows if you are overly nice, overly polite, you will be screwed in business. Draw the boundaries clear.
Don't focus on making people like you, because you can do everything right, and people may still just not like you. Instead, focus on how about I'm going to be competent in what I do. I show you my respect by being on time, listening to you. I'm also nonjudgmental. That's a big thing.
People like, I need people to like me. That is a trek for disaster.
Because now you're focused on not what your goal is.
If my goal is to do a deal with you, then I'm going to focus on how to get this deal done.
If my goal is to get you to like me, it’s more complex and confusing,and it's going to mess me up in trying to figure that out.
Everyone loves to talk about themselves.
Keep this in mind during interviews and Small talks.
Life is too short to deal with ppl like that.
A diversity statement should focus on your commitment to furthering an equal, diverse, inclusive environment within the context of institutions of higher education, not about showing everything virtuous you have ever done. So, don’t feel compelled to emotionally bleed for a search committee.
(不愧是哈佛出品,精准到位。)
when you’re not quite sure about someone’s intentions or emotions, maybe they’re giving you mixed signals or their actions don’t match up, how to figure things out?
Here’s the hack: act it out yourself.
Take their words, their facial expressions, their gestures, and try them on like a costume, being them for a moment. and suddenly, you can see what’s really going on. everything becomes crystal clear.
a tiny drop of water, through persistence, can eventually wear down a stone.
Small consistent actions, building up quietly over time, reach a critical moment, and triggers a big impact.
When I’m thinking, I feel alive.
If someone asks u if u have tried something, maybe a hobby or an activity, and you haven’t.
Don’t feel the common ground is gone and the conversation is over.
Try this,
“I haven’t, but I have friends who did… and they say it’s great.”
“I haven’t, but I have always wanted to …”
I like taking walks.
Go outside.
To feel the warmth of sunlight and breeze.
To feel the energy of the crowd.
To Feel lively and connected. Not to a specific person or group. But to humanity in general.
To be more in tune with the world around me.
“I Feel stuck in a gloomy feeling.”
“It’s okay to feel this way.
Be tender to yourself.
Be kind.
Have some hot chocolate.
Wrapped up in a warm blanket.
Read a light romcom book.”
my real stress: the waiter asking me if i’m ready to order.