What I learned in 2020

2020 is a specially year, at least we are survived in this year. We should feel happy about this. Here is what I have learned in 2020.

Life Style

1. Try to be helpful, you earn more when you give/ability to give, eg opportunity, praise.
2. Ask before talk, listen would be more important than talk; think in other people’s position.
3. It is always good to try out new thing, but yes, it is challenging; remember to balance it well, calm down and be positive is the key.
4. Respect people, not all people want to be a millionaire, they might just enjoy what they are doing.
5. A good question could be more valuable than an answers; a lot questions actually don’t have right answer, especially when we deal with political or emotion.
6. Be kind and patient, especially dealing with kids; your anger make them feel scared and the situation could get worth.

Business

1. Million dollar could be earning in one month; it usually happens in the newspaper, right now it is just nearby someone, especially in international trading business domain.
2. Trust is a bar, people usually say education and research are the success factor, but building trust also requires certain skill set. People buying product not just only because you get a better price, good quality but also good people service (at least right now AI still can’t totally replace the human service).

Technology

1. React Native has a lot hacking work, it is based on React, but you will facing more challenge when coding React Native.
2. We don’t need cover all features in tests, there are several level of depth for testing; tests could blocks other peoples work.
3. Keep testing simple and small, don’t use complicate logic to handle it, eg if statement; it should be straightforward.
4. Practice stack diffs, yes, it could easily cause conflict, but it is easier for code reviewing and move fast.
5. Keep regular pace would be helpful to make a big move.

I don’t really plan in yearly, I feel I have never able to control it so well. Plan would be always out of shape, and make me stress and depressed, so just keep work on what I have and keep eyes for new opportunity. Try keep to make a progress and improvement instead of achievement. I believe the success will come naturally.

Finally, stay healthy and safe!