Gossamer Structures: A Review of J. A. Mensah’s “Castles from Cobwebs”
Source by Claire Chambers In these dying days of summer, as I steel myself for the onslaught of an uncertain term ahead, I’ve been reading J. A. Mensah’s Castles from…
The robot culture that is Singapore
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/09/the-robot-culture-that-is-singapore.html The robot scans its surroundings also for offenses like Illegal hawking, improperly parked bicycles, assembly of more than five people in line with prevailing Covid-19 safety management measures and…
遠離你身邊這種“好心人”
http://www.thevalue101.com/article.php?id=89622 “現在人和人之間的矛盾，主要來源於有那麼一撥人，慣於用聖人的標準要求別人，用賤人的標準要求自己。” 不管你經歷了什麼，受過多大委屈，總有人勸你原諒。 說起來是好心，看起來是好意，但每句話，又都是傷口撒鹽。 很多時候真的沒那麼大度，也不是所有道歉，都值得原諒。 離那些“好心人”遠點吧，遵從自己的心。
100 Days of Dante: Join the Largest Divine Comedy Reading Group in the World (Starts September 8)
This year marks the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death — which means it also marks the 701st anniversary of his great work the Divina Commedia, known in English as…
The Livestreaming Market in China
https://wuyuansheng.com/doc/the-livestreaming-market-in-chin.pdf
Sunset in Joshua Tree
James Hale One of the most iconic trees in the California desert, the majestic Joshua Tree. Whenever we head out to this national park I feel a bit of "leaving…
生命是一種過程，要循序漸進
生活中受傷之處，一定會變成最堅強的地方，這是失敗為成功之母。心向優秀是一種習慣，生命是一種過程，要循序漸進。偶爾，放棄是一種智慧抉擇，笑而不語是一種豁達，這是反方向操作，以柔克剛。遇事，痛而不言是一種修養，悟透人情世故，就是最幸福的人。2021.09.05
ACT Tips: The “Four As” of Acceptance
https://psychwire.com/harris/blog/1radzhw/act-tips-the-four-as-of-acceptance It’s often useful to think of acceptance in terms of the “four As”: Acknowledge, Allow, Accommodate & Appreciate. In ACT, acceptance is short for “experiential acceptance” – that is,…
Corruption
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/asimq_if-you-want-to-eliminate-corruption-in-a-activity-6840188762383884288-JGNg “If you want to eliminate corruption in a society, the most effective way to do it is not to punish people at the bottom, but those at the top.…