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What can I learn from online resources

June 2025

Online learning center from PACE:

https://openedu.vn/⁠

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Build a career portfolio instead of career path:

https://hbr.org/2021/10/why-you-should-build-a-career-portfolio-not-a-career-path⁠

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Dev excellence metrics and how to measure:

https://refactoring.fm/p/whats-next-in-measuring-dev-productivity?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email⁠

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Cone of experience:

https://elearningindustry.com/cone-of-experience-what-really-is⁠

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Dunbar number, magic of 150

https://qz.com/846530/something-weird-happens-to-companies-when-they-hit-150-people⁠

and some other magic numbers

https://psychsafety.com/psychological-safety-82-dunbars-number-and-team-size/⁠

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People development:

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/reimagining-people-development-to-overcome-talent-challenges⁠

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Engineering productivity in tech:

https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/measuring-developer-productivity-bae?publication_id=458709&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=658nj⁠

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https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14NE6CLAf2G/⁠

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7 Nov 2025

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14 Nov 2025

Storytelling sharing. 4 objects related:

Người kể

Nguời nghe

Mục tiêu

Thông điệp

Hidden objects (Stakeholders - đối tượng thực sự được thông điệp hướng tới và cũng là mục tiêu của câu chuyện)

Storytelling definition: Người kể thông qua câu chuyện để gửi 1 thông điệp đến cho người nghe với 1 mục tiêu cụ thể

24 Nov 2025

Interesting convo on How to speak clearly with Confidence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtTUfMHuioA⁠

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3 main questions to structure and make things connected to each other.

What?

So What?

Now what?

08 Dec 2025

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13 Dec 2025

How to introduce yourself—and get hired - Giving 20 words intro which lead to the next question “Tell me more"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_N3PGvnVKg⁠

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My direction in 2026

“Engineering Talent Architect” Someone who designs systems to help engineers grow, companies hire better, and leaders see potential — using structure, psychology, and AI.

I'm becoming someone who:

translates human potential → systems → outcomes

operates between engineering, hiring, education, and leadership

uses AI as a leverage tool, not as the core value

02 Jan 2026

Start from the classic formula

Luck = Preparation + Opportunity

====> Integrated Luck Formula (Career Version)

Luck = Preparation × Opportunity Surface

Where:

Preparation

Preparation = Ability × Readiness

Ability → skills, experience, judgment

Readiness → clarity, self-knowledge, interview preparation, reflection

Opportunity Surface

Opportunity Surface = Visibility × Consistency × Values Alignment

This replaces “random opportunity” with something engineer-controllable.

Full expanded formula (poster version)

Luck = (Ability × Readiness) × (Visibility × Consistency × Values Alignment)

Key insight:

If any term is near zero → luck collapses

🎯 Luck Formula (v2 — Coaching Version)

Luck = (Ability × Readiness × Direction) × (Visibility × Consistency × Values Alignment) × Feedback Velocity

Luck = Preparation × Opportunity Surface × Learning Speed

With:

Preparation = Ability × Readiness × Direction

Opportunity Surface = Visibility × Consistency × Values Alignment

Learning Speed = Feedback Velocity

Convert to action plan

Preparation metrics

Ability: skill gap vs target role (0–5)

Readiness: clarity of pitch, stories prepared (0–5)

Direction: clarity of target roles/companies (0–5)

Opportunity surface metrics

Visibility: number of meaningful touchpoints/month

Consistency: alignment across CV, LinkedIn, interview

Values: % of opportunities rejected due to misalignment (healthy sign!)

Feedback velocity metrics

Time from interview → reflection of concrete improvements per feedback

Time to apply changes

26 Jan 2026

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Lắng nghe =Lắng + nghe

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