Since I wrote “Things to be grateful for in 2019” and “Things to be grateful for in 2020”, writing this topic has become a routine at the end of year. Just like 2020, this year we’re still in a pandemic. Even, Indonesia is in its darkest situation due to the high number of Covid-19 cases. Sad news everywhere, even coming from the closest ones. 2021 is also a sad year for me....
If you wish to improve, you must be willing to look clueless or stupid about something. That means: You have to be willing to ask dumb questions. If you don’t ask, you can’t learn. If you are afraid of what other people think, you’ll never learn what you don’t know. But the other part is you have to be willing to not care about stuff - to be like “I don’t care about that....
I started reading books intensely when the government decided to implement PPKM (around July 2021). So these are all the books I’ve read until the end of 2021. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel. Untuk Indonesia yang Kuat: 100 Langkah untuk Tidak Miskin by Ligwina Hananto. How To Do Great Work Without Being an Asshole by Paul Woods. Filosofi Teras by Henry Manampiring. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill....
Today we get the majority of information is from social media. From these contents, we see many influencers or content creators showing luxury cars, traveling to expensive places, and even recently there is someone that showing off their ATM balance. Not only that but there is also a lot of content about finance. Most of them are investments in certain stocks, day trading, even bitcoin mining which is currently happening....
I’m not a manager. I wrote this based on my observations, reading books, and listening to some podcasts. So this is what the manager wants from his subordinates: Have professional responsibilities, so you don’t need to be micromanaged. Really understand KPI and OKR, and know how to achieve them. Be by their side, not the opposite. You are not “cancer” that spreads bad traits and atmosphere to the team. High achievers - asked for something but you deliver more....