能力、手段、心態

成大事必備能力、手段、心態

Source: FB

6種能力

1. 沉穩
2. 細心
3. 膽識
4. 大度
5. 誠信
6. 擔當

9種手段

1. 敢於決斷－－克服猶豫不定的習性 
2. 挑戰弱點－－徹底改變自己的缺陷
3. 突破困境－－從失敗中撮成功的資本
4. 抓住機遇－－善於選擇、善於創造 
5. 發揮強項－－做自己最擅長的事情
6. 調整心態－－切忌讓情緒傷害自己 
7. 立即行動－－只說不做，徒勞無益
8. 善於交往－－巧妙利用人力資源  
9. 重新規劃－－站到更高的起點上 

9種心態

1. 積極向上
2. 勤勉謙恭
3. 誠實守信
4. 敢於挑戰
5. 善於合作
6. 知足平衡
7. 樂觀豁達
8. 寬厚容人
9. 永遠自信

20 Years or 3 advices

Quoted from FB

一個男人在外工作20年，終於要回家了，老闆問他：你是要20年的工資還是要3句忠告？男人說我明天上路，明早給您答案好嗎？老闆說可以。當晚男人未眠…早晨，他對老闆說：我要3個忠告。於是老闆給他3句話。

Axe

The axe cannot boast of the trees it has cut down. 


It could do nothing but for the woodsman. 


He made it, he sharpened it, and he used it. 


The moment he throws it aside; it becomes only old iron. 


O that I may never lose sight of this.


From FB.

Researchers

Outline (Source: QQ)

1.      如果平时几乎没看过英文原文，读不懂怎么办？ 

2.      一个研究生导师的肺腑之言 

3.      再谈研究生的学习与研究

a.       不容错过的资源

b.      文献是你的生命之一

c.       分步骤逐渐解决

d.      留意同领域人员的意见

e.       审视的眼光

f.       请教，交流

g.      计划，头脑要清楚

h.      忙，还是“茫”或“盲”

i.        尽早处理结果

j.        给好一点的杂志

k.      最熟悉的“专家”

l.        不要抱怨

4.      每天睡觉前坚持做三件事 

a.       今天都干了些什么

b.      明天要做的实验

c.       前两件事做不好，不要睡觉

5.      博士答辩过后的反思 

a.       “欲得其中，必求其上；欲得其上，必求上上”

b.      学会做人，做一个大家欢迎的人

c.       寻求老板的支持

d.      研究生与导师, 一对矛盾体

e.       参加一次学术会议

f.       要豁达

g.      织合适的网捕鱼

h.      不要辜负老板

i.        迅速崛起

j.        提高实力, 确立地位

6.      其他 

a.       不要轻易崇拜或者鄙视一个人

b.      别把钱看得太重

c.       学会体谅父母 

d.      交上好朋友 

e.       不要沉迷于任何东西 

f.       年轻没有失败 

g.      要有责任心

h.      男人的外貌并不重要

i.        学会保护身体

j.        别觉得一事无成

k.      请认真工作

l.        请认真对待感情

m.    请留一点童心 

China's Economy

为什么会发生通货膨胀?

1.   什么是经济发展？

2.   什么是对外贸易？

3.   什么是通货膨胀？

4.   房价能绑架中国经济吗？

5.   房价和通货膨胀有关系吗？

6.   房价高涨的原动力是什么？

7.   房价一直涨下去，开发商会笑还是会哭？什么情况下会笑？什么情况下会哭？

8.   坐在华尔街办公室的财团们是如何吸干中国山区一个农民的血汗的

9.   在有关这场围绕房价和通货膨胀之间的各方博弈中可能选择的中庸路线

10.       在有关这场围绕房价和通货膨胀之间的各方博弈中可能选择的中庸路线

A long passage about China's economy. Copied from friends at QQ. 

凡战者，以正合，以奇胜！

Enrichment talk organized by Entrepreneurship center. This time, the topic is “Opportunities for technology innovation and market capture in Mainland China” by Dr. Sabrina Lin of Cisco Systems Managing Director.  She is responsible for identifying and developing new and strategic partnerships, driving business growth with Cisco’s local and global partner community, and strategy and execution for the Small and Medium Business segment. 

Prior to this appointment, Sabrina held Managing Director positions in Strategy and New Business Development and Strategy and Operations for Cisco China and Cisco Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Cisco, Sabrina held executive and co-founder roles in Fortune 50 and start-up companies in Silicon Valley, as well as university research and teaching roles.

Soft Matter Seminar

Due to curiosity, I attended this seminar on Micro-nanoscale Interfacial Phenomena in Soft Matter and Complex Fluids by Prof Chia Fu Chou from Taiwan.

This particular talk is about cases of using micro-nanofluidic interfaces for particle transport and for molecular and cellular analysis:

1. DNA/protein capture and pre-concentration using nanoscale molecular traps
2. Enhanced transport and sensing kinetics using nanoslits
3. Confinement induced entropic recoiling of single DNA molecules
4. Perspectives of cell-cell interactions and cancer cell dynamics at micro-nanofluidic interfaces.

In layman terms, they were trying to use the hole where the size is in nanometer, to straighten DNA/protein which exits in a bundle of coils in nature. This will enable them to identify the characteristic of DNA effectively. They also discuss what are the possible things that may be applied by having holes in nano scales such as channels to acts as trap!!

In conclusion, I am glad I am in Civil Engineering!haha

Elevator!!

From Rachael's Lim Photos.

Collaborative innovation and a pull economy

Another e-seminar proposed by HKUST Entrepreneurship Center by John Seely Brown (Independent Co-Chairman Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation).

http://ecorner.stanford.edu/playerPopup.html?groupId=417

1. The old institutions are broken
2. Material science start-ups in the modern age
3. The business school of extreme aerial surfing
4. Shaping serendipity
5. Exposing more “surfaces”
6. Pulling the core to the edge
7. The knowledge economy of world of warcraft
8. Building scale without mass

It is interesting to see how he handle the Q&A session.!

Before

Before you speak, Listen


Before you write, Think


Before you pray, Forgive


Before you quit, Try!

Steve Job Commencement Speech

Not sure what went wrong, need to click on the post in order to watch the clips.

Steve Jobs sharing his story, too bad he seems like reading his speech.

He shared 3 stories, about his life.
1. Connecting the dots.
2. Love and Loss
3. Death!

I like the first 2 stories.

"Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards, so you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future."

"I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did."

"If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle."

Transcript of commencement speech

Exam

Exam (2009), another mind blowing movie, revolving around 8 candidates to earn their dream job. The tricky part is, it was not normal interview, they were given a blank paper, and yet, they are require to provide their answer after 80min. So, what question should they answer, since there were no question on the blank paper?

In real life, people will get confused with their initial purpose or their ultimate goal when they get to ‘involved’ into the game. Those who stay firm on their character, understand their limits will shine the most.

Synopsis

8 candidates for a top job for a mysterious company gather in a windowless room after having surpassed some previous levels. They are sat in front of a piece of paper which in one sides says "candidate 1", "candidate 2", et cetera. The invigilator (Colin Salmon) arrives, and gives out the rules for the test: inside the room, there'll be no other law that what the company's rules, and - as it's a very important company, it'll be able to do whatever it wants -, the candidates cannot try to communicate with the invigilator himself or with the guard, they cannot spoil the paper and they cannot leave the room for any reason. If they break any of the rules, they would be disqualified. The test would consist in answering only one very simple question. The invigilator asks the candidates whether they have any questions, he sets the clock at 80 minutes and leaves the room.

The Valley of Death

“The Blind Side”, starring by Sandra Bullock! The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. This movie was so good and inspirational. The above is a poem which mentioned in the movie, “The Charge of the light bridge”. Why 600 rode in to the valley of death even though they know what is ahead of them.

Courage is a hard thing to figure,

You can have courage based on a dumb idea or mistake….

That’s why courage is tricky,

Should you always do what others tell you to do?

Sometimes you might not even know why you’re doing something.

Any fool can have courage,

But honor, that’s the real reason you either do something or you don’t.

It’s who you are and maybe who you want to be.

If you die trying for something important then you has both honor and courage

We should hope for courage and try for honor.