冗文
最近斷續在看陳雲先生的「中文解毒」，果然是好書，希望將來有機會詳細點談。但今晚看到一句，實在很想先分享。陳先生常常批評現在中文的冗長、模糊和英語化；這就是一個絕佳例子：你知道以下這句說話講的是甚麼嗎？
每次見面都會為你帶來經濟狀況改善的機會
其實即是白無常帽子上寫的「一見發財」。
Labels: Learning, On the light side, Recommend
Monday, November 30, 2009
最近斷續在看陳雲先生的「中文解毒」，果然是好書，希望將來有機會詳細點談。但今晚看到一句，實在很想先分享。陳先生常常批評現在中文的冗長、模糊和英語化；這就是一個絕佳例子：你知道以下這句說話講的是甚麼嗎？
其實即是白無常帽子上寫的「一見發財」。
Saturday, August 22, 2009
三分鐘將西瓜切粒
前陣子到友人家作客，主人家在飯後捧出了一個大西瓜。我主動請纓負責切；有人帶點招積的說：要去皮切粒喎！結果，三分鐘後，我將整個切成粒的西瓜從廚房捧出，大家都大吃一驚 – 咁快嘅！
如何可以在三分鐘內將西瓜切粒？方法是，不要用平時常規的方法切。
首先，在西瓜底部切一刀（約一吋深），令西瓜可以立定。接著，用刀把所有西瓜皮削去（先垂直切旁邊，再斜刀切上半部，再切下半部）。這樣，你就得到球形的淨肉西瓜一個。
這時，將西瓜切半。然後用刀打橫（平面方向）把西瓜切成幾片。
再用十字型刀法切粒。
搞掂半個。另外半個處理方法一樣。
故事教訓：Think outside of the box. 創意是我這等懶人的最佳良伴。
如何可以在三分鐘內將西瓜切粒？方法是，不要用平時常規的方法切。
首先，在西瓜底部切一刀（約一吋深），令西瓜可以立定。接著，用刀把所有西瓜皮削去（先垂直切旁邊，再斜刀切上半部，再切下半部）。這樣，你就得到球形的淨肉西瓜一個。
這時，將西瓜切半。然後用刀打橫（平面方向）把西瓜切成幾片。
再用十字型刀法切粒。
搞掂半個。另外半個處理方法一樣。
故事教訓：Think outside of the box. 創意是我這等懶人的最佳良伴。
Labels: Interesting, Learning, Management
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
一畢業就失業？
[...]有一位大三的學生，我已「三顧草廬」，希望能在她一畢業時便聘請她來我的培訓中心工作呢！她是何許人？在我任教的身心語言程式學（NLP）培訓班中，她是座上客。我很奇怪，在我接觸修讀NLP的朋友中，從未遇過一些大學還沒有畢業的學生；報讀一個NLP的基礎執行師課程也要一萬多元，為何一個學生會來修讀呢？小休時我不禁問她這樣一個問題，她的回答很直接：「我不想一畢業就失業。」[...] 嘩！她還未畢業，她的銜頭已包括「臨床催眠治療師」、「NLP高級執行師」、「大學主修心理學及輔導」。她還主動對我說：「呂Sir，你可以給我實習機會嗎？我不用收費的。」「為甚麼？你需要滿足學校要求的實習時數嗎？」「不是，我只是想累積多些經驗而已。」[...]
另一位大學生也是我十分欣賞的，剛巧她也是修讀心理學的；她得知我正在撰寫一本有關愛情的通識書籍，上個月主動提交了一些文章希望能與我合著。我的回應是不能給她太多的稿費，她的回應是：「呂Sir，有沒有稿費不要緊，[...] 若我寫得好，你也會再找我啦！」好一句「你也會再找我啦」！
[...] 你不想一畢業就失業嗎？你應該知道當怎樣做吧？
對人不對事。事在人為。
原文出自 iQuest 格思，作者呂宇俊，關愛零分同盟創辦人
Labels: Learning, Reflection
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
早上３小時完成一天工作
剛從渡假回來，當天便以立刻投入高速工作中。然後，在Macau GCF的blog上看到介紹這本書。活用時間的最基本技巧：
*將「日常例行公事」集中後一口氣完成
*重要的工作在「中午之前」處理好
*所有的工作都要「設定處理期限」
*從較困難的工作開始處理
*簡單的工作可以擺到後頭再處理
*總檢點「時間的障礙物」
*創意點子最好是固定紀錄在同一個地方
*工作一定要處理到「剛好可停手的段落」
*要經常設定出「休憩時間」
*能夠委任他人處理之事，便交由他人負責
*無意義的閒聊要斷然說「NO」
*「今日事今日畢」
*不要太過吹毛求疵的要求完美
*把每天的工作目標設定在「能力範圍之內」
*即使延遲動手的時間也必須要做之事
其實我也算是工作效率極高的人，不過我的習慣與以上所講的有少許不同。但也有很多類同。
我習慣每天晚上，一定會定好明天要完成那些工作。緊張時，未來幾天至一星期都會計劃好。更緊張時，一日的不同時段要完成甚麼都會知道。這是讀建築時養成的習慣。好處是，不會慌亂，就算極忙時仍可以按步就班完成工作。還有，為自己訂下的目標，完成了會帶來滿足感和安全感。當然，對於project management也有好處。不過，這習慣需要對自己的每項工作須時多久要有準確的預測。通上我都是傾向保守，因為每日都會有突如其來的interruptions，時間預得太緊會被打亂陣腳。而且，早完成了工作，就可以輕鬆一下，當是bonus了！
與提議相反，我通常是在早上完成所有雜項工作，下午才做正事。雜項工作包括收發e-mail，寫信（或重要點的e-mail），回電話，與同事review工作，節目的research，收拾office和其他行政事務；正事就是例如寫講章，預備教材，平面設計等等。至於寫blog之類，通常會是臨睡前做。我是一個心散的人，所以一定要先將散件東西做好，才能集中精神一氣呵成做大事。否則，我會定不下來，很容易被distracted。
還有，要休息，讓自己的腦放鬆。我臨睡前會看YouTube，那是讓腦休息的空間。
還有，運用潛意識。我通常會在睡前洗澡前將某些要思考的issues載入思緒中，到睡覺時，潛意識會繼續思考（我就睡了），通常早上醒來就會想到新東西。
最後，不要太堅持。想不到，做不到，無靈感，不妨暫且放下工作，去騷擾吓其他同事，食吓嘢，上吓網，過一陣再做。"Cheur"是無好結果的。
原文出自Macau GCF Blog
Labels: Learning, Management, Reflection
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
發音自我檢查
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
How to meet deadline?
Many people tell me that they find the article on how to say no that I posted here a while ago very useful. So here is another one that may be useful as well.
When I was in architecture school, one thing that I learned was very detailed schedule planning in order to meet deadline. Producing an architectural design presentation is by itself a very complicated project, and it requires a lot of discipline and organizational skills. While I was called Mr. Organized by my classmates, I have seen many fellow students who had beautiful design in their mind but could not finish the presentation materials on time and ended up with a fail grade. This is such an important lesson that has helped me steer through my hectic life without losing my mind.
Link to full article
14 Essential Tips for Meeting a Deadline
- Care about deadlines.
- Keep a list of projects and deadlines.
- Communicate a clear deadline.
- Work in a cushion.
- Have a clear outcome.
- Break down the project.
- Focus on the first step.
- Block off adequate time.
- Have a start and complete date for each step.
- Communicate with each step.
- Don't overcommit.
- Learn from mistakes.
- Stay up late.
- Negotiate and meet a second deadline.
When I was in architecture school, one thing that I learned was very detailed schedule planning in order to meet deadline. Producing an architectural design presentation is by itself a very complicated project, and it requires a lot of discipline and organizational skills. While I was called Mr. Organized by my classmates, I have seen many fellow students who had beautiful design in their mind but could not finish the presentation materials on time and ended up with a fail grade. This is such an important lesson that has helped me steer through my hectic life without losing my mind.
Link to full article
Labels: Learning, Reflection
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
How to Say No
Wow, this is useful.
Link
1. Try saying “yes” first. This may sound counterintuitive, but I think of it as a form of mental judo. You say “yes” to the request (assuming you want to do it but don’t have the time to do it now), and then do one of two things: 1) you say “Sure, but I am swamped right now — can you get back to me on this in a month or so? I don’t want to commit to it unless I can actually do a great job on it.” or 2) you say “Sure, but can you do x, y and z first, so we can analyze if this is going to work before we set it into action?” In both cases, you are not turning them down outright, but are putting the action back in their court. I think you should only say these things if you are sincere about wanting to do it, but can’t do it right now. This takes the burden of action off of you for the moment, without having to actually say no.
2. Know your commitments. In order to know when to say no, you need to know what’s on your plate. You should have a running list of all your current projects/assignments, as well as an action task list, made up not of projects but of concrete action steps you need to complete in the next week or so. Once you see this list of all your commitments, you can decide whether the request can fit into your schedule, and if it’s of high enough priority to place on your list of commitments. Guard that list carefully, and only add stuff on there if they are essential.
3. Value your time. One reason a lot of people can’t say no is that they (subconsciously, perhaps) feel that their time is not as valuable as someone else’s time. For example, if someone asks you to do something that they could easily do themselves, and you say yes, you are in effect saying that their time is more valuable than yours — or else why would you do it instead of them? Learn to value your time — you only have a finite amount of it, and it’s perhaps your most valuable asset — and learn to show others that you value it by not taking on requests that don’t actually need to be done by you.
4. Defer. Similar to Strategy 1, this strategy calls for you not to actually decide on something, and not to say yes or no, but to ask the requester to ask you later. For example, you might say, “My plate is really full right now. Could you ping me in two weeks on this?” If the requester is good, they’ll put a reminder in their calendar to ping you in two weeks. If not, they might forget about it. Sometimes, if you defer twice in a row, the other person will give up. But it’s not good to defer too many times on a single request, as it makes you look bad. After two deferrals, on the third request, you should give a definite answer.
5. Be polite, but firm. One mistake a lot of people make is being too nice, and too wishy-washy. They might say no but make it sound like they are wavering. If you respond like that, a strong person will continue to press that request until you say yes, because they think there’s a chance you are going to change your mind. You have to make it clear, if you say no, that you’re not going to change your mind. But don’t be rude about it. A simple, “No, I just can’t right now” will suffice.
6. Pre-empt. If you think that a request is likely to be made, it’s easier to tell people you’re busy before the request is actually made. If you’re meeting with someone, you could say something like, “Before we get started, I have to let you know that my schedule is booked solid for a month, so I won’t be taking on any new projects for at least 30 days.” That will warn the person about to make a request, and they cannot blame you if you say no to a request.
7. “I’d love to, but”. Similar to Strategy 1, this strategy sends the message that this sounds like a great project to you, but you just can’t because of your schedule or other commitments. If the project sounds genuinely interesting, I’ll often say something like, “That sounds like a great project, and I wish I could be a part of it.” I’ll also suggest alternatives if possible, giving the person other people or ideas that might work. Some people will actually appreciate this kind of rejection, as it helps them out.
8. Never say you’re sorry. Again, you have to respect your time. If you apologize, you are sending the message that you are doing something wrong by saying no, that somehow you don’t have a strong right to say no. It’s very tempting to apologize, I know. We often say things like, “I’m sorry, but …” or “I wish I could, I’m so sorry” just because we’re uncomfortable giving an outright no. But again, you are sending the wrong message. See Strategy 5 for a better approach.
Link
Labels: Learning
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
What I'm supposed to be reading for my upcoming course
Music Through the Eyes of Faith
by Harold Best
Worship at the Next Level: Insight from Contemporary Voices
by Tim A. Dearborn (Editor), Scott Coil (Editor)
Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue
by William A. Dyrness
Silent Prophet
by Todd Farley
Worship in the Shape of Scripture
by F. Russell Mitman
Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Ministers
by Hughes Oliphant Old
The Voice of Our Congregation: Seeking And Celebrating God's Song for Us
by Terry W. York, C. David Brolin
Art as Religious Studies
by Doug Adams, Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
Christly Gestures: Learning to Be Members of the Body of Christ
by Brett P. Webb-Mitchell
Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue
by Robert K. Johnston
Friday, April 13, 2007
how has the world changed?
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Business Communication
If you need to write business letters from time to time (like I do), this customer relations letter from USAirways may be of interest to you. The letter explains about recent delays caused by the bumpy trainsition to a new computer system. Well, that's not the point. The interesting part is the use of casual language in business communication - as if you are chatting with a friend. So vocabularies like "ugh," "dummy," "slogged," and "clunky" appear in where no such words have gone before.This is a trend. But does it work? You decide.
Read the letter here:
Article on Fast Company
Labels: Interesting, Learning
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Prosper.com
A typical example of doing business in the age of Web 2.0 / Crowdsourcing / Online community...
Here is how it works:
And it helps if you belong to a community:
And according to their web site, this concept comes from the Chinese ancient practice of 做會 (which people from my parents' generation still practices some years ago). Returning the business monopolized by big corporations to the hands of individuals. This is so 2.0.
Link to Prosper.com
Here is how it works:
People who need money request it, and other people bid for the privilege of lending it to them. Prosper makes sure everything is safe, fair and easy.
And it helps if you belong to a community:
And according to their web site, this concept comes from the Chinese ancient practice of 做會 (which people from my parents' generation still practices some years ago). Returning the business monopolized by big corporations to the hands of individuals. This is so 2.0.
Link to Prosper.com
Labels: Learning
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Bibliography
The following is the annotated bibliography of the paper that I am writing - after being modified by my professor one day before the due date. [I have spent the next 5 minutes trying to think of a sentence to describe this list but couldn't come up with anything... speechless.]
Anderson, E. Byron. Worship and Christian Identity: Practicing Ourselves. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2003.
• A discourse on the mystery of how worship changes and forms Christian lives.
Anderson, Ray S. An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 2006.
• Establishing a theology for the postmodern churches base on first century Antioch. Emphasizing on the work of the Holy Spirit.
____________. “Liturgical Catechesis: Congregational Practice As Formation.” Religious Education Journal 92 No. 3 (1997): 349-362
• The author illustrates how worship practices are unique ways to knowing and forming Christian lives, and thus critically important to the church.
Bradshaw, Paul. Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to ideas and Practice. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1996.
• A brief history of early Christian worship focusing on 3 major aspect: Christian initiation in different geographical areas, Eucharist and Liturgical time.
Dawn, Marva J. A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
• A theology of worship from the pastoral perspective. Touching on topics like preaching, multimedia worship, challenge of discipleship, today’s version of catechumental process, community building and character formation through worship.
__________. Reaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
• A theology of worship written in the midst of the worship war. Pointing to the original focus of worship and addressing issues that today’s churches facing. Emphasize of the importance of not watering down the message of God in worship, which is one of the foundations of worship discipleship.
Hippolytus, Antipope. On The Apostolic Tradition. With an introduction by Alistair Stewart-Sykes. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2002.
• Apostolic Tradition is an important historical work that provides liturgical information about 3rd century Rome. The introduction of this book written by Stewart-Sykes provides background information to this book and the academic debates concerning it.
Kallenberg, Brad J. Live To Tell: Evangelism in a Postmodern Age. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2002.
• Engaging postmodern culture, theology and practical evangelism.
Kaye, John, ed., The First Apology of Justin Martyr, Addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Prefaces by Some Account of the Writings and Opinions of Justin Martyr. London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1900.
• Original writing of Justin Martyr who provided an account of what worship is like in the 3rd century.
Kimball, Dan. The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
• Outlining the challenges today’s churches facing in the postmodern culture and how emerging churches are responding. A window into the postmodern view of worship as an experience of disciple formation.
Kreider, Alan. Worship and Evangelism in Pre-Christiandom. Cambridge: Grove Books Ltd., 1995.
• A small book that contains 25 articles on the various aspect of ancient Christian worship.
MacDonald, Alexander B. Christian Worship in the Primitive Church. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1934.
• A detailed book on how worship and sacraments were conducted in the ancient churches.
Martin, Ralph P. Worship in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
• Topical description of worship in the Early church, with emphasis on the New Testament churches.
McLaren, Brian D. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
• Outlining strategies for church growth in the postmodern era, demonstrating a new theology of evangelism, discipleship, apologetic and rhetoric for the emerging church movement.
____________. More Ready than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
• Illustrating the postmodern paradigm of evangelism as discipleship that emphasizes on conversation and friendship.
Pagitt, Doug and the Solomon’s Porch Community. Church Re-Imagined: The Spiritual Formation of People in Communities of Faith. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
• An account of an emerging church on how discipleship / spiritual formation is achieved through community building, ministry, dialogue and worship.
Peterson, David. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 1992.
• As the subtitle conveys, a biblical theology of worship.
Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
• A description of how discipleship is conducted in the ancient churches and how it can be applied in today’s churches.
__________. Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelism for a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000
• A description of how the practices of the ancient church can/should be considered as a valuable resources for rethinking the development of today’s churches. Provides a concise theological foundation for the ancient-future approach.
__________. The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006
• A description of the challenges today’s churches facing in spiritual formation. A very good description of how we got here, which also provides the foundation of why worship has to be re-engineered.
__________. The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002
• A defining work of Webber that illustrates how the world has changed and brought forth a new generation of younger evangelicals who think and practice the Christian faith in a new way.
White, James F. Documents of Christian Worship: Descriptive and Interpretive Sources. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 1992.
• Collection of citations of primary sources of documents useful in the study of worship history.
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Anderson, E. Byron. Worship and Christian Identity: Practicing Ourselves. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2003.
• A discourse on the mystery of how worship changes and forms Christian lives.
Anderson, Ray S. An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 2006.
• Establishing a theology for the postmodern churches base on first century Antioch. Emphasizing on the work of the Holy Spirit.
____________. “Liturgical Catechesis: Congregational Practice As Formation.” Religious Education Journal 92 No. 3 (1997): 349-362
• The author illustrates how worship practices are unique ways to knowing and forming Christian lives, and thus critically important to the church.
Bradshaw, Paul. Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to ideas and Practice. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1996.
• A brief history of early Christian worship focusing on 3 major aspect: Christian initiation in different geographical areas, Eucharist and Liturgical time.
Dawn, Marva J. A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
• A theology of worship from the pastoral perspective. Touching on topics like preaching, multimedia worship, challenge of discipleship, today’s version of catechumental process, community building and character formation through worship.
__________. Reaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
• A theology of worship written in the midst of the worship war. Pointing to the original focus of worship and addressing issues that today’s churches facing. Emphasize of the importance of not watering down the message of God in worship, which is one of the foundations of worship discipleship.
Hippolytus, Antipope. On The Apostolic Tradition. With an introduction by Alistair Stewart-Sykes. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2002.
• Apostolic Tradition is an important historical work that provides liturgical information about 3rd century Rome. The introduction of this book written by Stewart-Sykes provides background information to this book and the academic debates concerning it.
Kallenberg, Brad J. Live To Tell: Evangelism in a Postmodern Age. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2002.
• Engaging postmodern culture, theology and practical evangelism.
Kaye, John, ed., The First Apology of Justin Martyr, Addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Prefaces by Some Account of the Writings and Opinions of Justin Martyr. London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1900.
• Original writing of Justin Martyr who provided an account of what worship is like in the 3rd century.
Kimball, Dan. The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
• Outlining the challenges today’s churches facing in the postmodern culture and how emerging churches are responding. A window into the postmodern view of worship as an experience of disciple formation.
Kreider, Alan. Worship and Evangelism in Pre-Christiandom. Cambridge: Grove Books Ltd., 1995.
• A small book that contains 25 articles on the various aspect of ancient Christian worship.
MacDonald, Alexander B. Christian Worship in the Primitive Church. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1934.
• A detailed book on how worship and sacraments were conducted in the ancient churches.
Martin, Ralph P. Worship in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
• Topical description of worship in the Early church, with emphasis on the New Testament churches.
McLaren, Brian D. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
• Outlining strategies for church growth in the postmodern era, demonstrating a new theology of evangelism, discipleship, apologetic and rhetoric for the emerging church movement.
____________. More Ready than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
• Illustrating the postmodern paradigm of evangelism as discipleship that emphasizes on conversation and friendship.
Pagitt, Doug and the Solomon’s Porch Community. Church Re-Imagined: The Spiritual Formation of People in Communities of Faith. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
• An account of an emerging church on how discipleship / spiritual formation is achieved through community building, ministry, dialogue and worship.
Peterson, David. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 1992.
• As the subtitle conveys, a biblical theology of worship.
Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
• A description of how discipleship is conducted in the ancient churches and how it can be applied in today’s churches.
__________. Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelism for a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000
• A description of how the practices of the ancient church can/should be considered as a valuable resources for rethinking the development of today’s churches. Provides a concise theological foundation for the ancient-future approach.
__________. The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006
• A description of the challenges today’s churches facing in spiritual formation. A very good description of how we got here, which also provides the foundation of why worship has to be re-engineered.
__________. The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002
• A defining work of Webber that illustrates how the world has changed and brought forth a new generation of younger evangelicals who think and practice the Christian faith in a new way.
White, James F. Documents of Christian Worship: Descriptive and Interpretive Sources. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 1992.
• Collection of citations of primary sources of documents useful in the study of worship history.
無，想呻下嗟...
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Enneagram
今日發神經去做Enneagram測試，結果出來我是一型＋三型人。
第一型 -- 改革型
深層動機：理想
表面形態：對抗
應對手法：穩健
最渴望：事事完美，零缺點
最恐懼：受良心責備，遭他人譴責
最難達到的美德：祥和 (Serenity)
最難克服的執念：怨恨 (Resentment)
跟第一型的人相處...
1. 諒解他們對你的批評，因為通常他們出於好意。稱讚他們做事認真，可以的話主動分擔一下他們的工作。
2. 切忌隱瞞事實真相；做錯事要認真的道歉，並承擔責任。如果是初犯，而是被他們發現你的錯誤的話，他們通常都會原諒。如果錯誤是出自你的陋習或不專心，不認真的話，就麻煩得多了。
3. 第一型的人是特別重小節的。例如約會切忌遲到 (可以的話最好早到，因為他們也會)。他們也很重禮節，"唔該"，"多謝" 這些詞語絕不可少。
4. 儘量避免直接否定他們，可以反過來問些啟發他們思考的問題(如果.....又會怎樣?)，營造一個第七型的環境，他們會開放很多。
第三型 -- 成就型
深層動機：認同
表面形態：對抗
應對手法：穩健
最渴望：自己的能力被認同，讚賞
最恐懼：不被賞識，感到懷才不遇
最難達到的美德：坦誠 (Honesty)
最難克服的執念：虛榮 (Vanity)
跟第三型的人相處...
1. 讚揚並肯定他們的成就。
2. 給他們意見，但不要直接批評或替他們作主。
3. 切勿在他們面前炫耀你的功績，盡量讓他們發現你的優點。
4. 和他們商量時，要著重"行動"和"成果"，其他的他們都不太有興趣。
5. 如果想和他們保持良好的關係，盡量避免直接跟他們競爭，可以的話選擇與他們合作。
總括我是個：追求理想，要人認同，不怕對抗，作風穩健，苦毒，執著和虛榮的人。我自己覺得幾準。
Take the test
Labels: Learning, Reflection
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
In My Language
The first 3:12 of the video may not make sense to you. That's the intent. Keep watching and you'll understand (hopefully).
Labels: Learning, Reflection
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
10 Hot Jobs for 2007
Top 10 Hot Jobs for 2007:
- Experience Designer
- Medical Researcher
- Web Designer
- Security Systems Engineer
- Urban Planners
- Viral Marketers and Media Promoters
- Talent Agents
- Buyers and purchasing agents
- Art Directors
- News Analysts, Reporters, and Bloggers
Professionally or non-professionally, I have worked in 7 of the above:
Experience Designer (Well, Jubilization is an *experience*), Web Designer (I used to be the creative director of Tov Creative), Urban Planner (my major in architecture study is community/residential planning and design), Viral Marketer and Media Promoter (PP959!), Buyer and purchasing agent (remember The Caring Shop?), Art Director (need I say more) and Bloggers (how many blogs do I maintain?)
Seems I will be very hot on the job market, ha ha!
Link to original article
Labels: Learning
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Crowdsourcing
Yesterday in my massage therapist's office, I was reading an old issue of Wired while I wait and run into this article which I found very interesting. The concept of crowdsourcing... this is the first time I heard about this term, but the reality of it has already been happening around me.The classical example is in the realm of stock photography. About 2 years ago, our design firm got an outsourced (!) job of designing a web site for a telecommunication company. We need a lot of stock photo but could not afford to buy any because stock photo at that time cost a few hundred dollars a set. So we have to used the limited collection our client already owned and photoshoped them to make them look different.
But now, we can easily get free stock photo on the web (such as the one above). And the quality is almost comparable to those costing you a fortune. There are also a lot of $1 stock photo with even higher quality. What happened in just 2 years? Well, crowd sourcing. The communication technology now enable people from different places, even amateurs to participate in projects where only recognized professionals can involve in. While professionals charge you a big sum of money, many amateurs are willing to do the same job for free, only for the sense of achievement and fun in the process. And most importantly, some amateurs produce work that is as good as professionals.
And even if the quality of one amateur is below standard, it doesn't matter. Because there is a crowd of amateurs out there who is willing to help. With the help of advanced communication technology, a large number of people can collaborate in the same project, each covering each other's ground to produce a work of quality. The process also enable the learning of the whole crowd, thus improving the overall quality of the crowd.
The economy is really changing.
My question is, how does the concept of crowdsourcing apply to church projects (or in the context of parachurch like AFC? How can we mobilize more people to participate in projects to facilitate learning while lowing the cost of R&D or production? Uncle Benny, if you are reading this, pleae help me.
Labels: Learning
Monday, November 27, 2006
How to cure traffice jam?
Think traffic jams are an unbeatable force?
Bill Beaty, an electrical engineer and “traffic physics” enthusiast, doesn’t think so.
After conducting his own experiments, Bill’s discovered a simple trick anyone can do to relieve two common types of traffic jams: the “merging-traffic jam” and the “traffic wave”.
The strategy is to simply maintain a large space in front of you instead of instinctively speeding up to close any gaps. It’s counter-intuitive, but according to his own experiments, it works.
1. Now you know how to drive. Giving way will indeed help yourself.
2. Apply this to other areas of your life.
Link to original article
Link to Beaty's experiments
Labels: Learning
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
The Next Big Thing on the Web
I was reading an article about the near future development of the Web. The author presentated something very logical and interesting. This is what the author thinks will be the next big thing.
If you can still remember (if you were born already), before we have the Internet, we go online by joining services such as CompuServe, AOL etc. You can visit only whatever is offered by your service provider. It is a closed system. But the launch of the "Mosaic" and later "Netscape" browser broke down barriors between these online spaces and allow anyone to access anywhere (figuratively) on the Web. Thus the birth of the liberated Internet.
Now, we are detecting the same pattern. Many people go online now and play in virtual spaces of online different games. What if these virtual spaces can be linked together, and people can move freely between "worlds"? Or if there is only one big "world" and people play different games in there?
This is not "Matrix". There are already software company working on this.
The Internet now is still more or less a 2-D space. If the above is actualized, we will have a truly 3-D virtual world. The whole eco-system will change. The impact will not be less than discovering America.
Be prepared.
Labels: Learning, Reflection
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
lateral thinking - 開估
昨天貼出了有趣題目，大家估得不亦樂乎。來看看真正的答案吧！
如果你對橫向思想有興趣，介紹你閱讀Edward De Bono的書。
閱讀原文
老人辨完手續，拿了借來的１美元就準備離開銀行。
一直冷眼旁觀的分行長，怎麼也弄不明白：有50多萬美元抵押品的人，為何來銀行借１美元？於是他追上前去問個究竟。
老人笑道：「來貴行前，我問過好幾家金庫，他們保險箱的租金都很昂貴。所以啊，我就在貴行寄存這些証券，租金實在太便宜了，一年才6美分...」
所有「正常思維」的人，都會走同樣的路子并受到同種矛盾的限制：既然目的是寄存，但希望省錢，只能一家一家去詢問并比較租金高低；然而也自然有共同的擔憂，那就是寄存物品的保險系數，往往和租金高低成正比...
惟獨這位老人跨越了「正常」：改變思維方向，用「反常」的方法達到了「正常」的目的，而且將「租金」減少到幾乎等於零。
生活中許多事情也如此，尤其身處逆境，不妨換一種思維，或許就是另一片天空。
如果你對橫向思想有興趣，介紹你閱讀Edward De Bono的書。
閱讀原文
Labels: Learning
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
lateral thinking
I read this story today on the web. Very interesting.
Why will he borrow just $1? I'll tell you the answer tomorrow. Let's comment and guess.
一個老人走進一家銀行，來到信貸部坐下來。他身穿豪華西裝、高級皮鞋，還有領帶和金領帶夾。
「想借１美元。」
「甚麼，１美元？」
「對啊，可以嗎？」
「當然可以，只要有抵押，再多些也無妨的。」
老人打開豪華皮包，拿出一堆股票、債券等等，放在經理的桌上。
「總共值５０多萬美元，夠了吧？」
「當然！當然！不過，你真的只借１美元嗎？」
「是的，就１美元。」
「那麼年息為６％，只要您按時付出利息，到期我們就退給您抵押品。」
老人辨完手續，拿了借來的１美元就準備離開銀行。
一直冷眼旁觀的分行長，怎麼也弄不明白：有５０多萬美元抵押品的人，為何來銀行借１美元？於是他追上前去問個究竟。
Why will he borrow just $1? I'll tell you the answer tomorrow. Let's comment and guess.
Labels: Learning
- 正如林一峰話齋，閱讀，也是一種 state of mind。
- 所以不限文字，還有聲音影像一切雜崩能東西，都在涉獵反思消化乾坤大挪移之列。
- 看重的只有一個字：Insight
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