Deep Calm

I love to read Feld's blog - his blog was introduced by Bo, and is my entrance level knowledge source on termsheet - the best resource on termsheet I can find.

Today, he posted a blog entry with title Deep Calm. I like the post a lot, especially the first simple paragraph.

I’m sitting in the early dawn light in a cabin in Tabernash, Colorado drinking a cup of coffee and getting ready to go for a run in the mountains.

He is absolutely right. To allow some time out of the daily chaotic routine/environment and escape to think about things with great importance is essential. It is especially so for people with management roles, investor rules, and those whose thoughts are more important than action. That is the reflection part of an escape.

On the communication part, Time really matters. To stay uninterrupted for long enough is essential to have meaningful communication. Feld's suggestion is really a proven way to run a business.

Christina talked about mvm's blog the other day. He mentioned a word - unhurried. Well. This is exactly the state I feel I am far away from. When I was in Microsoft - a big company, a nice internal supporting system, a decent package, and less burden from family, what a life it was!

Unhurried - that was exactly the word to describe my life before: you don't have to rush back home to take care of kids, and you don't have to spend hours with him/her (Don't get me wrong, I am very happy about it - but it does consume a lot of time), and you still have luxurious time to have a cup of coffee with friends - on weekend! On the business side, the least worried person in the company is you. You don't care about P&L of the company, or even the devision, and you only need to complain the welfare the company provides, or the quality of free lunch + dinner, and complain about there are just 20 types of coke and soft drink in the kitchen. You also read news, but none of them really involves you. That was exactly my life before 2005. Unhurried. Yes. I just found out the word. Thanks Christina for picking up the right word.

I really need to think about whether I should lead an unhurried life today, a pressure free life?

Calm down. Really Calm Down...

by Jian Shuo Wang on June 23, 2009 under Life

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