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Developer Becomes Human

Max Ong Zong Bao on July 14, 2019

Introduction As developers, I'm sure that you might be propelled into social settings that require your social skills from time to tim...
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Aidan Walters-Williams

Thank you for this article mate! It's just what I needed. Recently moved to a new city for work, knowing barely anyone (apart from my girlfriend who coincidentally is away for 2 months just as I get here).

This article just inspired me to go and look for meetups/groups and things to do here!

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Max Ong Zong Bao

That's great :)

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Diana Coman

Hm, being scared is just a signal of a current limit of yours - as any signal, what you decide to do about it is entirely your choice at any time. Some limits you may decide to go against until you overcome them, some limits you may decide to leave in place for one reason or another - after all, life is both finite and limited in itself.

As to the entrepreneur, the curiosity would be: what would you ask him if you had a drink with him today? And note that - quite related - there is also the very valid and much-tested in practice scenario: "How did you make your 10mn?" "By starting with 20mn."

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Max Ong Zong Bao

Life is about choices, I'm a big believer of making your own fate and shaping your own
reality instead of just relying on external factors.

I'm really interested in how does he handle the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.

Since it is really a topic that is not discussed greatly.

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Shreyash

Hi Max!

This is a great post! The links are super useful too.

By any chance, The boy who traveled 100 miles" was Elon Musk?

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Max Ong Zong Bao • Edited

Close it's actually Sir Richard Branson but oops I had gotten the wrong distance that it was just 3 miles, oh well the essence of the lesson is there anyway hahaha.