[Image credit] I wish I had come across Charlie Munger’s talk, “A Lesson on Elementary, Worldly Wisdom as It Relates to Investment Management and Business,” when I was younger. After decades of formal and informal education, I’ve accumulated countless data points and insights, yet I haven’t fully connected them into a structured decision-making framework orContinueContinue reading “Mental Model for Decision Making”
Monthly Archives: February 2025
Living in Harmony with the Dao: Wisdom of the Tenth Verse of the Daodejing
Verse 10 by Lao Zi: 载营魄抱一，能无离乎？专气致柔，能如婴儿乎？涤除玄鉴，能无疵乎？爱民治国，能无为乎？天门开阖，能为雌乎？明白四达，能无知乎？生之畜之，生而不有，为而不恃，长而不宰，是谓玄德。 Carrying the soul and embracing the One, can you not depart from it?Focusing your breath and attaining softness, can you be like a newborn child?Cleansing the deep mirror of perception, can you be without blemish?Loving the people and governing the nation, can you act without force?Heaven’s gate opens and closes—canContinueContinue reading “Living in Harmony with the Dao: Wisdom of the Tenth Verse of the Daodejing”
Sleeping in vs. Workout: The Great Morning Mind-Off
Three missed workout days this year so far. Exercise duration and calories burned trending up from last year! Related Post: Atomic Habits [Written by Grok] This morning, my brain turned into a stage for a two-princess showdown, starring the only voices that ever seem to steal the mic in my head. As the alarm wentContinueContinue reading “Sleeping in vs. Workout: The Great Morning Mind-Off”
The Language of Thought: Can AI Develop Its Own Inner Dialogue?
Periodically, my mind drifts toward the act of thinking itself—especially the role language plays in shaping it. My inner dialogue is constant, mostly in English, with occasional bursts of Chinese. It seems that only when I’m playing the piano or solving a math problem do I engage in a form of non-verbal thought. This makesContinueContinue reading “The Language of Thought: Can AI Develop Its Own Inner Dialogue?”
Arrived, Yet Becoming
[Written by ChatGPT] There is a quiet joy in realizing that I have, in many ways, arrived. Not in the grand, cinematic sense of a final destination, but in the deep, steady knowing that I am exactly where I am meant to be. I have worked, I have stumbled, I have questioned, and I haveContinueContinue reading “Arrived, Yet Becoming”
Beware of AI Hallucination: My Experience Asking AI to Summarize a Parenting Book
[Image credit] One of my friends recommended an excellent parenting book to me recently called “Out of Control: Why Disciplining Your Child Won’t Work and What Will” by Dr. Shefali Tsabary. The book’s core message—challenging traditional discipline, fostering connection over control, and encouraging conscious parenting—resonated deeply with me. I have fully embraced these ideas andContinueContinue reading “Beware of AI Hallucination: My Experience Asking AI to Summarize a Parenting Book”
From “Sugar Makes Your Tummy Hurt” to Understanding Digestive Science: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
[Image credit] As a parent, I find that almost every moment in daily life turns into a teaching opportunity. Yesterday, my daughter mentioned she had a mild tummy ache and confidently claimed it was because she had eaten too much sugar. Curious, I asked her how she knew that. She simply replied, “I’ve just heardContinueContinue reading “From “Sugar Makes Your Tummy Hurt” to Understanding Digestive Science: A Lesson in Critical Thinking”
The Magic of Compound Growth: How a Million Dollars Can Turn Into Billions!
[Image credit] I’ve recently come to realize that I never truly grasped the magic of compounding—even though I’ve known about it for decades. Imagine this: if $1 million grows at 15% annually for 50 years, it transforms into roughly $1 billion! However, this impressive result is extremely sensitive to the growth rate. Lowering the rateContinueContinue reading “The Magic of Compound Growth: How a Million Dollars Can Turn Into Billions!”
The Harmony of Striving and Stillness: Reflection on the Ninth Verse of the Daodejing
Verse 9 by Lao Zi: 持而盈之，不如其已；揣而锐之，不可长保。金玉满堂，莫之能守；富贵而骄，自遗其咎。功遂身退天之道。 “To hold and fill to overflowingIs not as good as stopping in time.To sharpen a blade too muchCannot preserve its edge for long. Gold and jade fill a hall,But no one can protect them.Wealth and arrogance bring ruin upon oneself. When the work is done, withdraw—This is the Way ofContinueContinue reading “The Harmony of Striving and Stillness: Reflection on the Ninth Verse of the Daodejing”
Charlie Munger’s Guide to a Miserable Life: Lessons from His Harvard School Commencement Speech
[Image credit] I absolutely love public libraries—free books, what’s not to love? BUT the downside? My ever-growing backlog of books I’ll probably never get through. If only human reading speed could keep up… truly tragic. Okay, enough whining. I am now reading Poor Charlie’s Almanac. Luckily, there is a beautiful FREE digital version online!! JustContinueContinue reading “Charlie Munger’s Guide to a Miserable Life: Lessons from His Harvard School Commencement Speech”
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