Cedric Chin

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Cedric Chin

Word slinger, bug fixer, and operator.

Chinese Businessmen: Cash Flow Is King

What free cash flow has to do with growth, and why Chinese businessmen in the South East Asian diaspora obsessed over it.

Beware What Sounds Insightful

Why the Internet has driven writing to sound ever more insightful, how writers accomplish this, and what to do about it.

The Land and Expand Strategy for Reading

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

Contra ‘Passion is Overrated’

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

The Consulting Business Model

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

A Personal History of the Career Moat

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.

You Can’t Ignore Business Models In Your Career

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

How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World

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

A User Review of the Procrastination Equation

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

The Five Sources of Uncertainty

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