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1. Head to / Head for

• "head for" is more like "head towards" and purposful..
• "head to" is destination

2. Frustrated alternative

• Disenchanted: You've been working for the same company for years, but lately you've felt like your hard work isn't being recognized and you're not making any progress in your career. You might say "I've become disenchanted with my job."
  
  • After several years of working in the corporate world, Sarah became disenchanted with the politics and bureaucracy and decided to start her own business.
  • I used to be a huge fan of this band, but their latest album left me feeling disenchanted and disappointed.
  • Jane was initially excited about her new job, but after a few weeks, she became disenchanted with the company culture and started looking for other opportunities.
• Disillusioned: You've always admired a certain politician and believed in their policies, but after they broke a major campaign promise, you've lost faith in them. You might say "I've become disillusioned with that politician."
  • After working hard for years to get a promotion, Mark was disillusioned when he found out that his boss had given the position to someone else based on personal connections.
  • Maria had always believed that the justice system was fair, but she became disillusioned after a close friend was wrongfully accused and convicted of a crime.
  • John was disillusioned with politics after his preferred candidate failed to win the election and he realized how much corruption there was in the system.
• Aggrieved :
  • The employees were aggrieved when they found out that their salaries were going to be cut without any prior notice.
  • The victims' families were deeply aggrieved by the lack of justice and the slow legal process.
  • The protesters were aggrieved with the government's decision to raise taxes and decrease public services.
• Reeling : a state of shock or confusion
  • If someone receives a sudden diagnosis of a serious illness, they might be said to be reeling.
  • After the sudden death of his father, John was left reeling.
• Spiraling : more gradual or ongoing descent into a negative emotional state.
  • Ever since losing his job, he has been spiraling into a deep depression and struggling to find a way out.
  • Her anxiety has been spiraling out of coutrol lately.
  • My self-esteem began spiraling downward.

3. Time mistake apology

• I'm sorry I got the time wrong!
• I apologize for the confusion, I was mistaken about the time.

4. Karma's a bitch

• If someone does something wrong or bad, then they will eventually suffer the consequences of their actions in the future.
• The universe has a way of balancing things out, and that negative actions will eventually lead to negative consequences for the person who committed them.

• They suggest many important principles;
  • individual and interactions over process and tools
  • working software over documents
  • responding to change over following a plan
  • outcome over output
• Core method that Lean Startup suggest;
  • Build-measure-learn feedback loop.

These principles are helpful to know and aware in the sense that It can give us guidences on building our own process. So rather than being obsessed to certain methods or process they put out, I think adopting the core values of the principle and understanding why behind those are much more important. 

And while reading Lean Startup, I was so intriged by the idea of startup: I thought it meant just a small company.

• Startup is more about making innovation and solving a problem.
• And the books said each design is an proposed business solution to the problems. The smallest thing I can build to test each hypothesis is my MVP. So I concluded my goal and role as a designer is to validate the design solution I create, which is pretty similar to definition of startup, and it obviously means product design role is very important in Startup. This kinda fuel my ambition 

Communication

• Communication is really crucial becuase we are working as a team.
• Whatever the project is about, we do collaboration. It requires input from different members of the team.
• To be stay aligned and to avoid misunderstnading, clear and effective communication is essential. 
• I'm trying to be a good communicator. Because I experienced how it can be costly if communication is not on point. 
• Landing page - stakeholders and I was leading, 1st project many of them innvolved - 90% done - redesign and deadline. 
• I think I'm still making mistakes, I'm not perfect but I'm aware of it. so what I'm doing is being open to feedbacks, and doing a lot of practice. - reading a book 
• Especially when English isn't my first language, I'm trying to be more concise and clear rather than usiung complicated words, which I think it can be my strength rather than a weakness. 
• So many other Korean people who are now working as a leader in big tech companies went through the same struggle. I'm 100% sure I can handle that as well.
• I have zero problem with written English and need just a little more of practice for spoken English, which I haven't had many chances to use in Korea, now I'm here, It's only matter of time for me to solve this problem. 

Strength and weakness

• I studied VCD for 4 years in uni, have pretty solid knowledge in design principles. And I have a tendency of looking things in the bigger picture ever since I was little, I'm good at making strategy, and taking into account many different things to make informed decisions, and to take a calculated risk.
• My biggest strength is I believe, my growth mindset. While I'm pretty confident with what I have, I do know I need polish. I've been on my sponge mode, and I've experienced how learning new things and receiving feedback can help me make a step forward. 
• Between the first project and the last project I took on at my previous work, when I compare the output I created, there's a giant gap. Looking back on this, It was the growth mindset that help me make a giant leap. 
• Also, i'll keep growing continuously, so I'm really excited for my own petential in what I would be able to do.
• So I'm proudly saying my growth mindset is my strength. 

• I realised I sometimes miss small stuff. It's because I tend to see the forest rather than just a tree.
• I do know it's small doesn't mean it's less important. 
• I try to double check everytime I do something... so it hasn't casued a problem so far. 
• But I'm always aware of that.

Traveling and general

• A lot of them have been constantly restored over the times so there really isn't a structure that's in its origianl state. I think it's just what comes with them mostly being made out of wood. 
• Modern reconstructions somehow lessen their mysticity but I think our generation is just doing its part.
• They all have renovation and restoration taking place. There's no buildings that are 100% old materials.
• You're going to get a modern-traditional fusion.
• The amusement park in nearby Wolmido is within walking distance. Go on the rides at your own peril. 
• They say Seoul looks like the streets look like the wires behind your computer in maps.
• 재개발: This is at the downtown and there are new shiny skyscrapers nearby, but these houses are left like this becuse the owners think they could get compensated for their land once the redevelopment starts and they don't want to bother reparing stuff. 
• The market is a must see if you are a foodie traveler.
• You have to wait around 20mins before you can sit because the stall is small.
• It's pretty chaotic, nobody tells you to hurry eating but because of the panic around you you feel pressure.
• There are thousands of hidden gems in every neighbourhood.
• there are small hidden places serving old fashioned food.
• If you narrow down what you are looking for, you will get better ideas.
• higher end wine bars and restaurants.
• If you're looking for more slice of life spots for cool cafes, good vibes, and people watching.
• HBC is an old neighborhood. Very hilly. 

History

(1) Independence movement day

• 1st March: Independence Movemen Day is a public holiday to commemorate the March 1st movement against Japanese colonial rule. 
• Although the movement was suppressed by Japan, it's perceived as a symbol of Korean resistance. 
• This movement led to wide demonstrations and protests throughout the country, millions of Korean people participated in this movement. 

(2) impeachemnt

• Choi was her close friend since her dad was assasinated, later became an adviser when Park became president.
• Choi used her personal relationship with president to gain her personal benefits, on top of that, she influenced goverment decisions. 
• Both of them are eventually sentenced more than decades for corruption and abuse of power, and currently serving prison terms.
• The protests were very peaceful mostly, with participants holding a candal and chanting slogans.

(3) Protests by Disability Right Activists (a disable advocacy group) - Rush our subway protest

• The activists has been disrupting the subway flows for commuters going to work in the morning.
• They keep the subway from moving forward wedging wheelchairs between the platform and the train so that the doors don't close.
• They require bigger budgets for accessibility and specifically demanding elevators and ramps installation in subway stations.
• Korea needs to be more wheelchair friendly, if this group wins we all win and benefit.
• Many people can temporary injured immobilized didsabled as well.
• The government is trying to turn public rage against disabled individuals.
• The mayor of Seoul said "Zero tolerance" to the protesors working for improving minority's right.
• His lack of empathy and compassion is appalling, callous and insensitive
• Sucks to know that all of this will just result in even more setbacks for improving accessibility.

(4) Divorce reputation - Confucian based culture

• Divorce is seen as a failure. Divoce is viewed as a taboo and stigmatized. It's considered shameful in Korean society, though, not as much as it used to be.
• As a confucian-based culture, society emphasizes the importance of family and marriage.
• There's a strong social pressure in Korea to conform to certain expectations, including getting married and staying married. 
• Divorce can lead to gossip and negative perceptions among others, damaging their reputation.
• Kids didn't want to reveal that their parents are divorced becuase the society taught us it's something shameful.

(5) diversity

• Going through hardship including wars and other difficult times, it had a significant impact on its pursuit of uniformity.
• Maintaining social order and group cohesion was essential for survival.
• People valued efficiency and growth over decency and nicety. So group was more important than individual.
• They made the largest development very fast at the expense of diversity of individuals.
• Koreans are probably the most self-conscious people who think about what others think of themselves.
• We do notice it as a problem and see it as an unnecessary stress.
• Being aware of that you're trapped is different from being able to get out of the trap.
• The country's experiencec of hardship has contributed to its emphasis on social cohesion and conformity.

Park Chung-Hee

• Park Chung-hee is a controversial figure in Korea's modern history.
• He suppressed democracy for almost two decades.
• My city idolizes him, which is causing quite a commotion.
• They hold a variety of memorial events for him every year.
• This city is spending milions on projects that commemorate and glorify former president.
• And they give the name "Park Chung-Hee Street" to the area where he was born. 
• Gumi became one of the largest industrial complex in Korea while Park was president. 
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Economy

• There's a monument called "Gumi Export Tower" that is built to commemorate Gumi's achievement of reashing $10 billion in cumulative exports in 2010.
• The city's revenue is declining steadily.
• Gumi is known as the Mecca of electronics in South Korea, it's home to the largest industrial complex in Korea.

Geography and Attraction

• 400,000
• Gumi is the same size as Chicago.
• Overall, It's a city with a mix of industry and nature.
• Geumo mountain provincial park is the most beautiful destination in Gumi. 
• There's a big lake and a trail that goes all the way around the lake. You can rent duck paddle boats and paddle around the lake. 
• Guemo Land is a small amusement park geared towards smaller kids. It's known to the smallest amusement park in Korea. Usually locals go there for an ice rink in the park where you can ice-skate.
• Near Guemo provintial park, there's Guemo stream where cherry blossom festival takes place every year.
• You'll be able to reach the top of the mountain after three hours of hiking.

• FInd the right ways of engaging your stakeholders to make it more likely they'll remember the decisions you made together.
• The client spent an inordinate amount of time talking about how that particular engine part was not their best seller.
• I was working with a guy who was very sensitive to everything being perfectly lined up in a grid.
• With this particular person, it was important that I take the time to clean up my wireframes so that I could save time in a meeting as well as avoid possible rework.
• It's so convenient to be able to see all the pages right there.
• Had I used a better icon to begin with, I could have saved myself from having to explain in each time.
• Learn the keyboard shortcut for muting your mic and use it.
• You don't have to create an elaborate outline; just a simple list will suffice. 
• You'll commit to memory. 
• We want to reduce our own cognitive load to the point that holding the meeting is a breeze.
• My client asked me to change the order of some input fields because she didn't realize that the exported file could be independently ordered from the user's input.
• I couldn've redirected my effort to something else that would have had a bigger impact if I had been skilled enough to hear what wasn't being said.
• I should have dived deeper to understand his lack of enthusiasm before blindly moving forward on my own.
• They see a need that isn't being met with our designs, and they may express it with a suggestion that isn't the right solution.
• It was a simple request, but it was contradictory to what we had previously agreed upon.
• Outwardly show you are engaged in the conversation.
• I've found that a lack of notes is frequently responsible for miscommunications, repeat conversastions, and changing requirments on many projects.
• There may be team members who aren't present at the meeting.
• It's easy for it to get derailed by something that isn't the core focus.
• You can see the value of another person's idea, even if you disagree. 
• When your ego is getting in the way, that value is lost.
• We're only agreeing on the problems because it might still be possible that another approach will solve it.
• If feels much less awkward when it is a habit.

• The environmental responsibility of countries was raised on a global scale.
• The Rio Earth Summit laid the foundations for better management of the planet and established the concept of sustainable development.
• As the cost of living crisis soars, energy prices continue to rise and questions about energy supply and canbon emissions are brought to the fore.
• Harnessing the power of the sun is one way Europe can move towards sustainable energy independence.
• Technologies for environmental protection, renewable energies, and the efficient use of resources.
• Manufacturers may need to change its choice of raw materials.
• Vertical farming, for instance, helps produce crops without having to waste water and use cast tracts of land.
• Electric vehicles and solar energy panels are the well-known green tech examples.
• Due to growing concerns about climate change and the depletion of resources...
• As some natural resources continue to become scarcer and more costly as a result, the result will be wider adoption of green tech options.
• The primary green tech goal is saving the environment and preserving natural resources.
• Green tech products and services aim at offering healthier alternative by eliminating health hazards and the negative effects. (meat products, pullution in the transportation system etc)
• We do not have the luxury of doing nothing.

• The global economy is facing significant challenges.
• High inflation has broadened out across countires and products and is proving persistent.
• The war has provoked a massive energy price shock not sseen since the 1970s.
• The increase in energy prices is taking a heavy toll on the world economy.
• Has inflation actually peaked?
• The good news is that inflation has probably peaked for now.
• The likelihood is that gas prices will trend lower.
• We shoudln't see higher infaltion in the first half of 2023.
• If you live in the UK, you probably know the struggle of buying fresh eggs!
• Hiking interest rates and lowering government spending means slowing down the economy.
• What about the US? Well, thing aren't looking rosy there either.
• The forecasts and expectations are important because investment managers, banks, insurance companies, basically moust of the financial world out there in the private and public sectors need them in order to form their strategies for resourse allocations.
• As a result, the markets worldwide reflect those expectations.
• To summarise the outlooks, the chances of 2023 a positive year for the US,UK and Eurozone economy are silm to non. 
• We will almost definitely see a recession by the end of the year. 

enact / re-enact

• enact : 법률로 제정하다, 실제로 해보다(안에서 행동하게하다)
  • The government is to enact a law aimed at improving safety on construction sites.
• reenact : 과거에 일어났던 것을 공연 등으로 재연하다
  • The show reenacts medical emergencies.
  • It depicts how people reenact behaviors they see in the media.

moral / morale

• moral 도덕적인 (양심의 문제)
  • It's moral to help poor people.
• morale 사기, 의욕
  • The morale is high on our team.

rationale / personnel

• rationale : 이유나 의도 (주로 논리적인 이유)
  • I don't understand the rationale for these restrictions.
• personnel : 조직, 프로젝트의 일부인 사람들 지칭 / 인사과
  • We train new personnel when they arrive at the base.

ambiguous - vague

• vague : 세부적인 디테일이 없어서 막연한
  • The vague shape of a figure loomed through the mist.
• obscure : 이해하기 어려운, 잘 알려지지 않은
  • The lecture was very obscure.
• ambivalent: 양면적인 생각이 드는
  • He feels ambivalent about his new home.
• ambiguous : 하나 이상의 의미가 있어서 중의적인
  • The word "bear" is ambiguous in English.

genuine / ingenuous / disingenuous 

• genuine : true
  • Is this painting a genuine Picasso?
• ingenuous : naive (clear and simple as child), trusting, honest
  • She is too ingenuous in beliving what others say.
  • She gave an ingenuous answer.
• disingenuous : pretending and insincere
  • It was disingenous of me to say that.

기타 한 줄 요약

depict 이 describe 와 다른 점은

전자는 painting, art form 등으로 묘사, 후자는 언어로 묘사
ex) He wanted to depict a sad woman in his painting.

possible 과 plausible 의 다른점

plausible 은 그럴듯한, a plausible excuse, sounds plausible 으로 realistic 과 비슷한 면이 있다.

• A lot of people will recommend to work at a low rate when just starting out.
• A fair and reasonable rate for the type of work you are doing and your skill level.
• You could bring it up to the client and let them know you misestimated and the project is a little bigger than expected.
• You must need a good LinkedIn profile with good reviews.
• You don't want to price yourself out of the market but you still need to be paid fairly for the time and effort.
• You need to make a living. What is the minumum amount of money you need to make from freelancing to survive?
• Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can only make the same amount of money as someone wo works full time jobs come with health insurance.
• Being able to use Photoshop and Illustrator is a far cry from knowing how to design.
• The barrier of entry for graphic design is quite low.
• Anyone with a computer can download free software, find some free graphics, put together and call themsleves a s a designer. 
• At the end of the day, graphic design is a profession that isn't as well paid as many other fields.

• AI will become a design partner and tool that designers can use to meet ever-evolving workplace demands.
• We detect and decode people's emotions based on body languages, tone of voice, context and social cues, all of which are based in cultural and learned norms. 
• Understanding emotional subtleties is one of the biggest challenges for AI.
• ChatGPT launched and quickly exploded in popularity with over a milion new users in it's first week.
• ChatGPT can do much more than respond to common help queries; it can write stories in Shakespearean style, translate English to other languages, even write code.
• What else is AI capable of?
• It raises concerns on copyright.
• Humans are better at considering the overall context and purpose of a design and can make complex adjustments and tweaks to ensure that a design is appealing.