Monday, February 23, 2009

I have to move forward

"There's no beginning or ending, just doing." It's a simple word quoted from the movie "Peaceful Warrior". Too simple to be misunderstood, yet to difficult to be practiced.

Most of the time, I just wait in vain for a sudden "upgrade" to happen on myself rather than try my best to improve. The most common excuses are: I've already done a lot, I'm too busy to undertake another mission... The logic seems correct, but the true meaning behind them are tricky: I'm going to avoid facing the most frustrating and overwhelming tasks while not let others, even the conscious self know that I'm procrastinating.

Too much gabbles here, let me move forward.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Bug to be verified: rash thinking process

It has long been discovered that my thinking process is a bit rash and jumping both in study, work and daily life. This issue occurred as early as I was in primary school. I simply viewed it as a personal habitual problem that would not cause too much trouble, but was not aware of the potential side-effects it would inevitably result in.

What side-effects can be resulted by rash thinking process? Basically, failure to calculate accurately; and then, inclination to avoid calculation-related problems; and further more, incapability to face any higher-level problems which are based on simple calculation. It is a bit disappointing for me, as many objectives I was planning to achieve step by step seems to be endangered or blocked, at least judged by my currently rashly-thinking mind.

However, I'm going to take it easy, i.e. I'm not trying to be a mathematician or logician or any calculation-related scientist, but I'll try to fix my logical and calculating mind a little before entering the next level of struggling in life.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Basic concepts or skills can not be ignored

Almost every time when I failed to master a complex concept or skill, I found out later that there were some basic concepts or skills left unclear. The more hasty I was trying to master it, the more frustrated I felt the basic concepts or skills was preventing me from going forward.

I'm not going to blame myself for not understand every basics before practicing a more complex concept or skill, but I must remind myself that the learning -> practicing -> reviewing -> re-practicing loop is not going to end.

I can be stupid by misunderstand some basics at the beginning of the learning loop, but I cannot afford the laziness of not reviewing and re-practicing, i.e. ignore some basics forever.

Friday, February 13, 2009

I won't provide this type of "advice" any more

This is a very interesting picture with an insightful judgment on it:

Limited Life Experience + Overgeneralization = ADVICE

reference link: http://blog.daryn.net/post/32264049/paul-buchheit-limited-life-experience

Paul Buchheit: “Limited Life Experience + Overgeneralization = ADVICE”. Too true…
Here ADVICE represents a more symbolic meaning rather than a serious definition. And it's more than a sarcastic one-liner. It happened everyday in my fast-paced but superficial lifestyle.

Yes, "my", because I don't know whether other people live that way, and I won't try giving them ADVICE as I usually did before.