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找到人生的損益平衡點

人生的損益平衡點

作者從馬克思的資本論及富爸爸的觀點來解釋工作的遊戲規則，教我們如何選個好的工作跳脫永無止境的競爭

企業的盈利方程式為銷售-費用=盈利

想要增加盈利只有2個方法一種是增加銷售第二種是減少費用

不僅是企業，從個人角度也可以用這種方式來思考

所得（薪水+工作獲得的滿足感）-必要經費（肉體+精神上的疲憊）=自我內在盈利

個人應該追求可以增加自我內在盈利感的工作方式，要怎樣才能增加呢？

  1. 不改變滿足感，降低必要經費

大部分的工作大多需要肉體勞力，如果學了好方法，更有效率的完成工作，但沒多久這方法廣為人知，變成理所當然的常識，就跟社會大眾變得沒有差距了，但是讓自己在精神上減少，低於平均的工作壓力的方式，就沒有那麼容易普及，例如：有些人對有意義的工作，就算薪水比較低也願意做，對她而言不會感覺到痛苦的工作，只要沒有壓力就沒有必要恢復精神，也不用轉換心情，他所消耗的成本就比別人低，作者在這裡講的低壓力工作比較像是要對工作感興趣，而不是好玩，因為只要是工作難免會遇到不順心不如意的事情

2. 增加滿足感，維持必要經費

選擇可以慢慢累積賞味期長的工作，而不是那種短期爆發性高產業，把自己的工作當成資產來看待而不是只有薪水收入跟支出概念

這本書用淺顯易懂方式介紹資本主義的遊戲規則，我們或許沒辦法改變遊戲規則，但至少可以找到答案，過自己想要的幸福生活

3 tips your business could implement to become more competitive

We could review our organization’s performance by using analytical data. If we see the performance report, but don’t take any further action. Nothing will change.

Competing on Analytics: Updated, with a New Introduction: The New Science of Winning

The book author of “Competing On Analytics”, Tom Davenport, suggests readers apply data carefully and gain an advantage through it.

  1. Outperform your competitors:Even in industries where analytical data is prevalent, some cooperations are better at using data and making a smarter decision than others.
  2. Be special: Adjust your marketing position and business models that are hard to be replaced by your competitors. For example, Apple inc., the maker of iPhone, changed its target metrics from the unit sales to installed base of devices. Apple is redefining their marketing position from a hardware company to a service company.
  3. Renewable: In a fast-paced world, no cooperation could remain top. Nokia, once the mobile phone giant, lost its appeal while it overlooked Google and Apple. So every decision-maker in an organization should keep reinventing and renew their business goal for their company.

Seeking solace in Birthright(book review of Birthright: 5 Secrets to Reclaim the Power of You)

BIRTHRIGHT: 5 SECRETS TO RECLAIM THE POWER OF YOU
BIRTHRIGHT: 5 SECRETS TO RECLAIM THE POWER OF YOU

The author, Marga Macias , uses her past personal failures as a bless in disguise to encourage the readers to fight against the apathy. She suggests us FIVE SECRETS that could harness the greatness we were born with.

  • Engage with fearless honestly
  • Own your worth
  • Create the off-beaten path
  • Sink or swim tenacity
  • Invest in a mentor

One of the secrets that moves me is to create the off-beaten path. Marga uses a quote from the book “Not Everyone Will Understand Your Journey” to describe the courage and perseverance that everyone needs toward the destination. “One’s unique road to success is often revealed by the lessons learned from failed attempts to navigate without a path.”

The style of this book is simple and elegant. The depiction of misfortune is perceptible but doesn’t deeply overpower my sensibilities. At a first glimpse of the book title, the five secrets sound like a little exaggerated, but in reality the secrets apply to me and don’t overshadow the fundamental principle. Should you feel you have no purpose or meaning in life, you could read this book.