2022-08-28 Weekly Report 04 - Starting a New Job, How to Read a Book
(Translated from the Chinese version with the help of Claude.)
Starting a New Job
This week I started at a new company, and there’s a lot to learn. I estimate this suffocating underwater state will need to continue for about three to four months before gradually improving. Lowering expectations leads to pleasant surprises. But if I’m following Hofstadter’s Law and already expecting surprises, will the surprises still appear?
Last week’s goodbyes to old colleagues were somewhat melancholy, while this week I’m slowly building connections and getting to know new colleagues. What I didn’t expect was that the new company is so large - there are quite a few high school classmates, college classmates, graduate school classmates, and former colleagues at the new company, which actually provides me with opportunities to “renew old friendships” 😊 Life is wonderful - it’s all about fate!