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Commitment: True Commitment is Managing Others' Expectations, Not Just Expressing Your Own Limits
My understanding of commitment is: **"doing what you say, and if you can't, explaining why you can't"**. This explanation must be something the other person can understand and accept. After confirming mutual alignment, you then decide whether to end or continue the relationship. Commitment is how a relationship is maintained; even deciding not to stay in touch is a form of relationship.
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Karen's Silicon Valley Life · Third Week | Emotions Aren't Triggered by Events Themselves, but by How We Perceive Them
This week's insight: Most emotions are triggered not by events themselves, but by our own perceptions. The caretaker's self-care, Ms. On-time's tardiness, letting go of rigidity for an open mind, and "someone else's floor is someone else's ceiling"—I found answers to many of my struggles in Silicon Valley.
Karen's Silicon Valley Life・Second Week｜Feel Free: Renting a Car, Going All-English, Open Mind and "Conversation" in Silicon Valley
Karen's second week in Silicon Valley: the freedom that comes with renting a car, switching life entirely to English, Professor Zhuang's single word "Open Mind," and reflections on "conversation" and Taiwan's startup ecosystem. Feel Free—that's what I felt this week.
Why Your "Willingness" Is Your True Value?
At an NTU in Silicon Valley event, a classmate asked me: "How do you identify if someone is worth cultivating?" My answer was—your 'willingness' is your true value. Willingness is valuable.