Cedric Chin

A reading technique that's ridiculously simple, and surprisingly effective when used in service of reading for career goals.

Three nuanced takes by three believable people, all of whom argue that ‘follow your passion’ isn't as rubbish as Cal Newport suggests.

David Maister's Managing the Professional Service Firm reveals some very fundamental principles about the business of consulting.

My obsession with building career moats stems from my family's experience with the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Some reflections on job security, then and now.

Understanding the underlying business models that underpin your industry often leads to better career moves. Here's what this looks like in practice.

Neil Irwin's 2019 book How to Win is a tactical book on career planning in a the face of macro-economic change.

Piers Steel's Procrastination Equation is a reasonably effective method of tackling procrastination. Here's a summary of the equation.

From Gary Klein's book The Power of Intuition comes a useful overview of dealing with uncertainty.

Notes on augmenting ‘Get Things Done’ time management with a three-tiered model of personal review.

A summary of everything a practitioner needs to know about memory retention when learning, in the pursuit of building career moats.