There are pieces of information you can get everywhere.
It's really a blessing to be able to learn and obtain information easily.
I used to love reading, to the point that I thought I had information anxiety. When I was still in school, I spent some time in the library choosing a book. Then, I borrowed it home and read every single word in it, including words from the editor, contents, etc. Even up to this day, whenever I spend a day at an art exhibition or a museum, I tend to read every description and history.
That, however, is only possible when you have time. Time is something that I appreciate. Thus, I'll need to use it wisely. I believe it's the same with everyone else. Living in this era of technology, we navigate the fast-pacing world quickly, equally rushed. In order to satisfy my need for information, I turned to podcasts. When I do house chores, travel, run in the gym, or walk on the street, I'll have one side of my earpiece on. Everyday, I listen to different stories and channels.
Recently, I am very much into a podcast - 大人的Small Talk (Adult's Small Talk). Fortunately, they already have up to 500 episodes when I started following them. Recently, I was listening to an episode where they talked about their experience interviewing for a job when they were younger. Personality tests were mentioned.
I was flabbergasted. I believed that I am one of those people who worked too much. At one point in my life, I had up to three part-time jobs at the same time. At the age of 26, my resume on 104 job bank showed that I have 13-14 years of experience combined. Thus, I used to believe that I've been to enough interviews. Never once was I asked to fill in a personality test or an IQ test. I was shocked to find out that it was actually a thing. Recently, I saw a friend talk about her job interview experiences on Thread. She mentioned lots and lots of tests.
Back to the story in the podcast, he mentioned that the interviewer asked a question that went like this:
Which will you do first, an urgent but unimportant task, or an important task which isn't urgent?
If we give it a thought, I believe most of us will choose an important task which isn't urgent. However, in reality, our priorities are pushed forward by urgency. We tend to first finish up tasks given by whoever asks more often, or whoever is angrier, no matter the importance. Slowly, the important tasks that aren't urgent in the first place become urgent because they were neglected for too long.
There are pieces of information you can get everywhere.
It's really a blessing to be able to learn and obtain information easily.
I used to love reading, to the point that I thought I had information anxiety. When I was still in school, I spent some time in the library choosing a book. Then, I borrowed it home and read every single word in it, including words from the editor, contents, etc. Even up to this day, whenever I spend a day at an art exhibition or a museum, I tend to read every description and history.
That, however, is only possible when you have time. Time is something that I appreciate. Thus, I'll need to use it wisely. I believe it's the same with everyone else. Living in this era of technology, we navigate the fast-pacing world quickly, equally rushed. In order to satisfy my need for information, I turned to podcasts. When I do house chores, travel, run in the gym, or walk on the street, I'll have one side of my earpiece on. Everyday, I listen to different stories and channels.
Recently, I am very much into a podcast - 大人的Small Talk (Adult's Small Talk). Fortunately, they already have up to 500 episodes when I started following them. Recently, I was listening to an episode where they talked about their experience interviewing for a job when they were younger. Personality tests were mentioned.
I was flabbergasted. I believed that I am one of those people who worked too much. At one point in my life, I had up to three part-time jobs at the same time. At the age of 26, my resume on 104 job bank showed that I have 13-14 years of experience combined. Thus, I used to believe that I've been to enough interviews. Never once was I asked to fill in a personality test or an IQ test. I was shocked to find out that it was actually a thing. Recently, I saw a friend talk about her job interview experiences on Thread. She mentioned lots and lots of tests.
Back to the story in the podcast, he mentioned that the interviewer asked a question that went like this:
Which will you do first, an urgent but unimportant task, or an important task which isn't urgent?
If we give it a thought, I believe most of us will choose an important task which isn't urgent. However, in reality, our priorities are pushed forward by urgency. We tend to first finish up tasks given by whoever asks more often, or whoever is angrier, no matter the importance. Slowly, the important tasks that aren't urgent in the first place become urgent because they were neglected for too long.
As this point was mentioned, I nodded vigorously, like I was intending to have my head unhinged. The thing is, I learned about the three notes/to-do he made. One of them really hit home. Hence, at the end of today's post, I'm going to make my own list of tasks that are important but not urgent. I'll aim to check at least one every month. Here we go!
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