37. Qin Shi Huang and Jeongjo

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Today is July 5, 2016. Tuesday. I read an interesting article today in a newspaper. The title of the article was leaders’ workholic. The writer said that there are two types of workholics among the famous kings. One of the two types is that of first emperor of Qin Dynasty of ancient China . His name was Qin Shi Huang. During the period of his ruling, he did more than 10,000 works in a day without taking a break. He was very ambitious but he did not trust anyone. So that he did it by himself. His style is called self-centeredness workholic or self-complacence workholic. The other type is that of King Jeongjo of Chosun Dynasty of Korea. Like Qin Shi Huang, King Jeongjo also worked till late at night. But he did it for his people. When people suffered due to a drought, he went through agony. When people starved, he felt he also starved. His style is called workholic for people. The writer said that anyone who claims herself as a leader must reflect on herself and should know what she is doing for.