12-year-old Yang has lived on his own for over 5 years. He tries out different vegetables (looks more like leaves/grass to me) in the mountain to see which are edible, invents his own trap to catch fish, cooks his own meals, His survival instincts and street smartness are truly remarkable!
Aug 25, 2016
Yang Lives in the Mountains by Himself
12-year-old Yang has lived on his own for over 5 years. He tries out different vegetables (looks more like leaves/grass to me) in the mountain to see which are edible, invents his own trap to catch fish, cooks his own meals, His survival instincts and street smartness are truly remarkable!
Aug 24, 2016
Iron Nun
Started at 48 years old and at 86 years old, completed more than 40 Ironmans! Age is not a barrier!
The only barrier is not to try.- Sister Madonna Buder
Apr 25, 2016
荣华富贵只不过是一陀大便
柯教授是这样看待物质享受。他分享他看不出吃了非常高档的一餐后的大便和吃了经济餐后的大便有什么不同。果真，还真的没什么不同。高档的一餐还不一定对身体比较健康。
饮食方面，平日我是多吃蔬菜汤食和水果。如果能买到，吃到廉价有机食物，那是最棒。自古大鱼吃小鱼。如果吃肉食，我都吃比我体积小的动物。它们的小孩不算。我觉得人类已经进化到不能单吃素了。素小荤也是有分高档和特别的。而我只会在有家人，好友相伴时，才宠宠自己。好吃的食物会因和你一起吃的人而提味。
其他物质方面，我追求简单生活，拥有越少越开心。譬如，我只有两条同样的黑裤，天天上班都穿黑裤。车子也卖了。我相信越少选择越开心。
饮食方面，平日我是多吃蔬菜汤食和水果。如果能买到，吃到廉价有机食物，那是最棒。自古大鱼吃小鱼。如果吃肉食，我都吃比我体积小的动物。它们的小孩不算。我觉得人类已经进化到不能单吃素了。素小荤也是有分高档和特别的。而我只会在有家人，好友相伴时，才宠宠自己。好吃的食物会因和你一起吃的人而提味。
其他物质方面，我追求简单生活，拥有越少越开心。譬如，我只有两条同样的黑裤，天天上班都穿黑裤。车子也卖了。我相信越少选择越开心。
Apr 21, 2016
创意
创意就是跟没有借东西。
我们人类喜欢规律。东西做久了就变成习惯。这样比较安全嘛。因为这样，我们也局限自己。看同样的电视节目，跟同样的朋友吃饭。想法绕来绕去也在同样的框框。“跟没有借东西”是最容易记和实行的方法。让自己天马行空多一点吧。
Apr 19, 2016
Apr 12, 2016
Book Notes: The Paradox of Choice Why Less is More by Barry Schwartz
Peak-end rule: "what we remember about the pleasurable quality of our past experiences is almost entirely determined by two things: how the experiences felt when they were at their peak (best or worst), and how they felt when they ended."
No doubt we have more access to information, especially from the Internet, to make decisions from. But because of clever advertising and marketing, we may be blinded. Humans also have certain psychological quirks that prevent us from making sense of information objectively eg, aversion to loss.
Maximisers vs Satisficers - Maximisers are less satisfied.
The main portion of the book discusses why we suffer when making decisions. They are interesting for us to understand ourselves better. The last chapter of the book sums up with actionable steps that we could take to make our lives easier:
What to Do About Choice
No doubt we have more access to information, especially from the Internet, to make decisions from. But because of clever advertising and marketing, we may be blinded. Humans also have certain psychological quirks that prevent us from making sense of information objectively eg, aversion to loss.
Maximisers vs Satisficers - Maximisers are less satisfied.
The main portion of the book discusses why we suffer when making decisions. They are interesting for us to understand ourselves better. The last chapter of the book sums up with actionable steps that we could take to make our lives easier:
What to Do About Choice
- Choose When to Choose. “Two options is my limit” rule - visit no more than two stores when shopping for clothing or to consider no more than two locations when planning a vacation.
- Be a Chooser, Not a Picker. Choosers have the time to modify their goals; pickers do not. Choosers have the time to avoid following the herd; pickers do not. Good decisions take time and attention, and the only way we can find the needed time and attention is by choosing our spots.
- Satisfice More and Maximize Less. Knowing what is "good enough".
- Think About the Opportunity Costs of Opportunity Costs. Strategies to avoid the disappointment that comes from thinking about opportunity costs:
- Unless you’re truly dissatisfied, stick with what you always buy.
- Don’t be tempted by “new and improved.”
- Don’t “scratch” unless there’s an “itch.”
- And don’t worry that if you do this, you’ll miss out on all the new things the world has to offer.
- Make Your Decisions Nonreversible
- Practice an “Attitude of Gratitude”
- Regret Less. Mitigate regret by
- Adopting the standards of a satisficer rather than a maximizer.
- Reducing the number of options we consider before
- making a decision.
- Practicing gratitude for what is good in a decision rather than focusing on our disappointments with what is bad.
- Anticipate Adaptation. To be better prepared for, and less disappointed by adaptation:
- As you buy your new car, acknowledge that the thrill won’t be quite the same two months after you own it.
- Spend less time looking for the perfect thing (maximizing), so that you won’t have huge search costs to be “amortized” against the satisfaction you derive from what you actually choose.
- Remind yourself of how good things actually are instead of focusing on how they’re less good than they were at first.
- Control Expectation. To make the task of lowering expectations easier:
- Reduce the number of options you consider.
- Be a satisficer rather than a maximizer.
- Allow for serendipity.
- Curtail Social Comparison:
- Remember that “He who dies with the most toys wins” is a bumper sticker, not wisdom.
- Focus on what makes you happy, and what gives meaning to your life.
- Learn to Love Constraints
Apr 7, 2016
偶然与赌博
我认为，只有两样东西是绝对的-serendipity和gamble.
Serendipity
从古至今，成功都是偶然的。Steve Jobs和Steve Wozniak起初只想着帮朋友做电脑。怎么知道发起了后来全世界最有价值的公司。马云只想着帮中小企业把东西放上网卖。怎么知道会发起了网购王国。从来没有成功的企业一心只想赚最多的钱。因为一有这样的理念他们必定会没落。他们会偷工减料。他们会有歪念。他们会变奸商。
Gamble
人生何尝不是一场大赌局？我可以吃的健康，多运动, 我还是不知道我几时会挂。一些抽了一辈子烟的人能活到80-90岁。一些注重保健的人却英年早逝。难怪抽烟的人还是继续抽。我可以竭尽所能，鞠躬尽瘁，今年升值加薪的还不包是我。我的球可以练得出神入化。没错，我赢球的几率是提高了。最后的结局还是得靠点运气。
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