Archive for February, 2011
The danger of attaching too much to your business
Posted by Irwan in Daily Blog on February 26, 2011
- There is a reason that a business is called an entity.
- It has its own ecosystem: bring in money more than it spends.
- Being too attached to your business will cloud the decision making with emotion.
- Analogy: A car driver loves his car too much that he pedal it with his feet to assist its movement << bad analogy
- Negative: emotionally clouded judgment, hinder company true performance, lack of belief in staff, spend too much time on business, staff doesn’t feel a part of the company.
- Positive: Enthusiastic, hardworking, well focused company, usually leaner,
- Possible solution: Half time an owner, half time a VC.
Surface Acting: Make your bad mood worse
Posted by Irwan in Psychology on February 22, 2011
- Surface acting is often use to hide your bad mood through smile, enthusiasm and positive talks. It is not necessarily fake but it’s build upon with fatiguing effort(emotionally).
- Surface acting or any other feeling-undermining activity is emotionally fatiguing and may make your bad mood worse.
- May be seemed as hypocrite action by others.
- Extended practice may cause subconscious surface acting and may reduce ability to portray true feeling
Further reading: NYTimes