News are like clues in a detective novel for us to piece together the world.
2021-09-05
2021-09-04
Career tips from Janet Yellen
Always be prepared and never wing it, and others that sound ordinary instead of miraculous: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/02/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-career-tips/
2021-09-03
The master and the instructors
I have found it challenging in mimicking what the master can see with model poses, and wondered if I need to fundamentally change my method. To get a sense of the alternatives, I watched other instructors’ videos and found out that they all have different styles.
A fundamental question for learning a new skill, especially in a creative field, is how to balance between maintaining our own ways and incorporating others’ suggestions.
2021-09-02
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Who should decide working hours for employees?
It need not be by anyone (employers, regulators, etc.) if the incentives are properly designed by measuring and rewarding output productivity, which is what really matters instead of input effort.
2021-08-30
Aunts asking me to check email dream
I have 4 aunts from my mother’s side, and they were telling me to check my emails in my dream earlier this morning.
2021-08-29
Philosophy for a happy life
I stumbled upon this video; highly recommend!
Focus on what we can do (and have) instead of what we cannot (and have not).
– I think this is the most important one; how often people switch jobs or relationships because they overweigh negatives of the current ones?
Surround ourselves with the right people.
– This is not entirely under our control (e.g., the family we are born with), but we can strive to associate with the right type of people.
Have something to look forward to.
– Like mint chocolate? 🙂
2021-08-28
Chocominto
I learned that the popularity of chocolate-mint rises with the temperature in Japan, and drew this one inspired by some #chocomint visuals I saw.
2021-08-27
You look fine
For some reason I don’t tend to look at mirrors as often as other people do, and thus sometimes walked around with chocolate on my face without realizing it.
2021-08-26
Cannabis smell in Palo Alto
I was surprised by the strong cannabis smell in downtown Palo Alto on Saturday August 21 2021 late afternoon.