Execution Without Direction Here’s something I didn’t understand for a long time:I was strong at execution, but weak at direction. For years, I didn’t recognize this as an imbalance. I was doing management well—without noticing the absence of leadership. Growing Up Inside Structure Looking back, I can see why I felt lost at certain points…

In many software companies, the QA structure looks something like this: On paper, this sounds efficient: “Let the manual testers think about test coverage, and let the automation engineers handle the tooling and coding.” In practice, this model often creates invisible gaps that directly hurt product quality. I’ve worked inside this structure, and I’ve grown…

In today’s hyper-connected world, I once found myself drowning in information. News from everywhere — online articles, Facebook, endless short videos, reels, TikTok, even group chats on Zalo — kept pouring in nonstop. Most of that information added no real value to my life. Worse, it drained my time, affected my mood, and sometimes even…

In today’s software industry, the pressure to deliver features faster—without compromising quality—is higher than ever. As teams transition toward Agile and DevOps models, automation testing has become essential. Companies are investing heavily in automated testing pipelines, while the scope of manual testing is shrinking and is increasingly reserved for areas that automation cannot yet cover….

For many years, my definition of work–life balance was simple and mechanical:eight hours of work, eight hours for family, eight hours of sleep. A perfect, evenly divided schedule. I believed that if I followed this formula, happiness and peace would naturally follow. But reality proved otherwise. Even when I strictly separated work from home, I…

In today’s tech world, one of the biggest frustrations isn’t a lack of resources—it’s the opposite. There’s too much to learn, too much to absorb: frameworks updating overnight, tools reinventing themselves, subfields branching endlessly. With tutorials, courses, and documentation everywhere, many people feel overwhelmed before they even begin. I’ve been there—collecting bookmarks, saving videos, skimming…