vicky zhao

Experimenting with the intersection of disciplines, ideas and cultures 👉 Taking visual Zettelkasten notes (also on YouTube) 🇨🇦🇨🇳🇯🇵 @Google @YouTube

[vicky zhao @beeamp_vicky]

Born left-handed but raised as a righty
Trained as a lawyer, practiced as a mgmt consultant, but experimenting as a creative

Chinese Canadian in Japan writing about the intersection of disciplines, ideas, & identities.

Here's my Ship 30 for 30 w/ @dickiebush & @Nicolascole77👇🏼

[vicky zhao @beeamp_vicky]

The leader path is not for everyone.

But for the right people, it’s a clear path to realize their potential.

[vicky zhao @beeamp_vicky]

Most knowledge workers spend years refining their technical skills, expecting that alone will get them noticed.

The real question is: Do you want to be a doer, or a leader in your career?

To get recognized:

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Leaders max out at the C-suite. 

Not just at Google, but anywhere. You are an asset.

If you stay, the company benefits.

If you leave, you’ll promote the brand and become an important connection in the industry.

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Protect your most limited resource.
Profit from your infinite resource. 
This is how to stop burn out.

[vicky zhao @beeamp_vicky]

“People will pay you for your time or your ideas. 

Time is limited. Ideas are infinite.

So dedicate most of your limited time on improving your ideas and talking about them.

Invest your time in yourself.”

- My grandfather, OG knowledge worker (MBA prof)

[vicky zhao @beeamp_vicky]

He said this to the 10 yo Vicky on a beautiful summer day.

10 yo me was … speechless. 

“So… are we going to the bookstore or not? 🤷‍♀️” 

LOL … youth. 

20+ years later, I realized this moment was when I stopped playing everyone else’s time for money game.

[vicky zhao @beeamp_vicky]

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” - Einstein

How do you describe yourself?

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What do you include in a self-introduction? And what do you leave out? 

Because, how a person chooses to describe themselves says a lot:

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...in the most powerful, creative, expansive way possible. 

So why oversimplify?

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@ideonomist @jvscholz @andy_matuschak @kepano @naval @anuatluru @BowTiedFox @swyx @tszzl Honoured 🙏

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Had a great time freestyling with fellow creators about dumplings, broccolis, seaworld @Ultraspeaking can’t wait for the next one :)

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Thank you @readwise for the feature 🥹🙏

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4/ How to Take Smart Notes

You’ve read about how to read. You’ve highlighted about how to highlight. But have you taken notes about how to take notes? @beeamp_vicky shares her approach to note-taking.
https://t.co/tyMFAg7RE5