Post by Wenjie Chan

Deloitte Tax Partner | SMU Adjunct | LLM | ADIT | ATA | CA

๐—” ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. Everyone whoโ€™s seen me lately has been asking โ€” โ€œSo, howโ€™s the first month of partnership been?โ€ The short answer: itโ€™s been full. Full of learning, connectionsโ€ฆ and coffee. I now sleep earlier. I get into the office earlier too โ€” mostly for the quiet time before the dayโ€™s meetings beginโ€ฆ and also because thereโ€™s no queue at 6oz Coffee โ˜•๏ธ and the lift (DT people can fully appreciate the pains!) Another change Iโ€™m grateful for: through an internal project, Iโ€™ve, in a short span, gotten to know so many more people within Deloitte ๐ŸŸข and with that, gained a deeper appreciation of different perspectives, processes, and how dynamic the firm is. And on time management โ€” last week I recalled a tip shared by ex-DBS CEO Piyush Gupta in an interview 2 years ago: "๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ž๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™ง๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ช๐™ง๐™œ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ." Everyday, each of us will have urgent tasks๐Ÿšจto do, but they are not often the most important. And therefore, keep the important things to a time after, when one can fully apply his mind to it. A timely reminder to be more deliberate and conscious as we go about our daily fire-fighting. ๐Ÿพ Outside of work, itโ€™s been heartening to reconnect with ex-colleagues, former students, and old friends. In the midst of a busier schedule, these catch-ups feel even more meaningful โ€” small pockets of time that remind me of our connections and the importance of not losing sight of the things that matter most. ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต 1๏ธโƒฃ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ. Shuyang Li | Joycelyn Tay | Hong Si En | jianpeng Shao | Schmeichel Simpson | Aloysius Keh | Daniel Tow | Stanley Low Jun Xian | Wen Hao Ooi | Ng Kang Shun Edwin | Teng Chee Khai | Daryl Chia | Ryan Chua | Edbert Lau |

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