未來不可控的事情只會越來越多，設法增加餘裕、分散風險以提高韌性，對於可能對自身產生重大影響的事件，要設法降低發生後的傷害，而對於已經存在的風險，則需要積極防堵，不要視而不見。願大家共勉之
標籤彙整：reading
重啟人生：面對工作困境、人生下半場所需要的態度
年紀漸近中年的我，看這本書特別有感受，小時候對工作常常會有一些天馬行空的幻想，比如說覺得比爾蓋茲、賈伯斯輟學創業很厲害，實際上百分之99的人都是平凡人，職涯不會只有不斷往上爬，遇到中年失業會開始漸漸往下掉，如果是整天埋首在工作，下班後還有家人小孩要照顧的人，可能一時之間會不知道如何應對。
作者用3句話來總結：
享受物質的一切，愛你周遭的朋友，敬畏那神秘的力量
資本是努力辛苦得來的，拿來消費享受犒賞沒太大問題，但不要過度用獲取多少金錢、權力、容貌來定義自己， 那是追逐物質世界的成功，把自己當造物者看待，若沒有做好準備，年輕時爬得越高，在不知不覺經歷過人生高峰後，搞不好讓你跌得越重，提早為人生第2階段做好準備。適度展現出你的弱點，而不是隱藏它，當用你的缺點去跟別人做連結，你會發現愛在你的人生中開始成長了。
另外此書主要是用心態、概念的角度告訴讀者如何重啟新的人生，實際上工作要如何做調整、如何面對AI取代人類的挑戰，就不是本書的重點，建議大家可以去翻閱其它書籍。
總而言之，如果對自己的生涯有些疑惑的可以閱讀此書
Book review of “Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better”
Book introduction:
“Practice Perfect,” as the title hinted, is a how-to method book. I really enjoyed it and highlighted many notes. However, it couldn’t be half-long. The book chapters are not well-organized. Lemov, the author, breaks the core concepts(rethinking of practice, how to practice, using modeling, feedback, culture of practice and post-practice) into smaller and repetitious portions so that I could not connect every chapter in a straight way.
Below were some of the rules I felt applicable in this book:
Rethink practice and isolate your skills:
Practicing in a hustle and bustle environment sometimes distracts me from recognizing I’m learning in the wrong way. So I participate in the learning workshops or study groups for getting feedback from the other members. I could re-examine what skills to be sharpened through rethinking. Then I break the difficult paths for isolated skill development.
Bright spot:
Focus on your strength. Improving your weakness is a waste of time.
In the past, I tried to learn different domain knowledge and skills for the sake of proving myself. However, these skills didn’t turn out to be a competitive work advantage. As a knowledge worker, you must make effective contributions to your cooperation.
However, honing my weakness only makes me a mediocre worker. Why do I spend more energy on my strength?
Shorten the feedback loop:
Implementing a small and easy change right away can be more effective than a complex rewiring a skill. So I usually try to post my thoughts on my Facebook after reading.
Replace your purpose with an object:
I love to make a New Year’s resolution to improve myself over the next months. Unfortunately, after only a few short weeks, most of them failed. By writing a reflective journal, I know it’s not realistic. So I adjust my goals to make them specific and measurable. For example, I want to speed up my writing, so I use Excel to record my word count every day.