Blog entries tagged Personal Development

Hidden Luck

Joshua Liu — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:51:55 +0100

Luck, variance, randomness - whatever you want to call it, it has an undeniable influence on the course of events.

Taking a simple case, you get lucky when your medical school interview is conducted by a physician who turns out to be life long buddies with one of your referees, or perhaps you get unlucky when you realize your interviewer and you are complete opposites.

Or maybe you were lucky (in the way that I was) to only have two organic chemistry passages on yourRead More...

Those who Can't Do, Teach - Why? And when is this False?

Joshua Liu — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:40:28 +0100

I don't know who said it first, and to me it sadly seems like to suggest a rather negative intention when spoken, but the phrase "those who can't do, teach" is quite common and as someone who genuinely enjoys teaching and sharing what I know, see it as a phrase that can actually lead to some valuable insight.

I think the original intention of the phrase was to suggest that teachers are those incapable of doing - for who in their right mind would rather coach, say, Sydney Crosby insteadRead More...

The Fear of Failure and Why You Need to Stop Being Afraid to Lose

Joshua Liu — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:01:24 +0100

I think far too often in too many things we focus on just one side of the coin. And that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it can be counter productive if you're looking at the side that prevents you from succeeding, and succeeding big.

While I don't have any specific role models that I look up to, one of the things I have come to admire are people who are masters of their trade - those considered "great" in their respective fields.

One of the things I have come to realizRead More...