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My website is Ru Zi Ke Jiao for a reason. And no picture better illustrates it than this. If you’re not familar with Yang Yicheng, then start here. And then glance at this headline..
CONGRATULATIONS DAN:
Moving in sync makes people think alike, study finds
History if full of example of man “following the leader” and then claiming innocence when confronted with his awful inhumanity. Today we understand a little better where part of this comes from.
No, not that one. This one:
Long-time readers know how I feel about religion, so they know that this book has nothing to do with that. This book is about our minds, and why we do the things that we do.
It’s nearly 30 years old and I’m so thankful that I picked it up at a friend’s house. I’m even more thankful for the opportunity to recommend it to you.
” About 17 percent of U.S. adults, or 38 million people, say they binge drink, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ”
What more could I add to this? You can read the whole article here: http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/10/10096677-17-percent-of-us-adults-binge-drink
If this doesn’t entice you to watch the entire show, then nothing will:
My dear friend (and former boss) Angelina Garcia said something brilliant this morning and I want to record it for posterity, and to share it with you.
She said, “For most people, the will to take is much greater than the will to succeed.”
We’ve all seen this, and if you haven’t, just wait a while, you surely will.
She was referring to someone who had recently tried to take something that she created. That person’s will to take it was much stronger than that person’s will to earn it.
Make sure that you have your will properly focused on doing the difficult things that you must do in order to succeed. While you’re at it, double check and make sure you aren’t coveting other people’s hard-earned success.
Here’s Angie’s explanation, in her own words. (I really love smart people.)
“The will to succeed is so much better than the will to take. People can steal what you’ve built but at the end they won’t be able to hold on to it because in order to maintain it first you need to build it.”
“But when you’re doing the thing you’re supposed to be doing, the universe seems to make everything really easy.”
NASH: Not really, but only because it lacks context. If you’ll read the whole article (and you should), you’ll understand what she means.
Here’s the thing, all of life’s meaningful things are HARD. In this case, the hard part is having the courage to pursue your passion. Once you do that (most people NEVER do), then the rest is easy.
Remember, life’s short and this is it; this isn’t your practice life.
Don’t trust me, listen to one of America’s senators. And please don’t misunderstand me, I wish this weren’t so, but tragically, it is. Ignoring or denying it doesn’t help fix it.
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“As living standards in China improve, this will get more and more common,” says Hong, who points to similarities between the current generation of young Chinese and the ’60s generation in America. “Young people will listen more to their hearts.”
NASH: The truth is, the Chinese are much more similar to the Americans than they care to admit, or even realize. I know, because I’ve seen the movie before (having grown up in America, in the 60′s and 70′s.)
If you’re young and Chinese, read this entire article about “Naked Resigners”, it will affect your life, wherever in the world you are, or will be.