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Recent Posts
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Use First Principles to Rebuild Beliefs
Use first principles to re-think long held beliefs. Car shopping with my parents taught be to think better. Read more
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Success: You’re probably measuring wrong
It’s easy to misuse metrics and miss our goals. Three misguided metrics we use. Read more
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Decision Making – When High Standards Works Against Us
I’m a few days into a trip to Mexico with some friends. It’s midday and we’ve been sitting on the beach, catching up on stories. It’s been a few years since we’ve gotten together. The warmth of the sun and serenity of the beach make for a relaxing backdrop to detach ourselves from the usual Read more
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What are we optimizing for with career?
“You should travel!” It’s summer 2021, and I had taken a 3-month leave of absence from my job. With warm weather and the idea of a few months of “free time,” travel was the most common suggestion from people around me on how I should spend my time. The idea of a few months without Read more
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Are We Intentional With Our Lives? Thinking Backwards and Forwards.
Note: I’m trying out Substack as a publishing platform going forward. Subscribe here: timk.substack.com/ It’s happy hour at a hip Thai restaurant in Fremont, Seattle. I’m seated at a table perched on a platform with a view of the entire restaurant. The appetizers on the table have gone cold and I’m clutching my beer like Read more
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Crystal Ball on Your Wrist? Why Wearables Are a Bigger Deal Than You Think
“Hey, it’s been a while.Want to grab a coffee?” I text my friend to catch up. Grabbing a coffee and sitting down at a cafe has become the default activity to have a conversation with people, even if one doesn’t enjoy coffee. This time, however my friend responds, “How about a walk? I gotta hit Read more
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Tim Kung 