Thursday, March 29, 2007

Give-up feeling and Determination for Discipline

Quite some time now that I have this feeling again. Rather "give up" or tired or really just dont want to do it anymore. Still a matter of Discipline. I must not be wavered or
persuaded in this matter. Must be iron-like. This seems to be the final step for me to break the "Discipline" as a constraint factor for ever. Because this is a failure I will hardly see anymore!

Difficulties-Low results

What do you do in the midst of difficulties and bad results and low morale?

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Perfect, impossible or best plausible?

-Nothing is beyond my reach, if I really want to do. This is learned, not self-assurance.
-If a task is found stupid/meaningless: some others indeed see things differently. I usually interpret the requirement/guideline too straight, too logic, too conventional, too inflexible or anything else....that discourage myself to work. My interpretation and their intention mismatch. In some cases, I am committing to a perfect but impossible intention while ignoring the best plausible solution.
-I think about the future direction. The clearer it gets, the more real the inspiration gets. The success in future will depend on two legs: people skills and expertise. These two are intertwined.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Cut waste in a deep sense

I think about the time I spent before I left for Singapore. About 3 months in 2005. What did I do then? I dont remember now. I watched some movies. I am not sure if there was something else. Seemed like a large proportion of my time has been spent wastefully and unproductively. Worse, it seems like I am doing many stuffs just to spend time, spend days.
But this seems beyond the matter of discipline. Seems inherent in life. Is that so?
Look from 2 points:
-Life is at present tense. We spend the present moment mostly for its own sake. As we look back, the moment we spent in the past of course most likely appears as irrelevant. And then we feel it wasted.
-Many small acts are indeed waste. They contribute nothing to long-term program and not sure if be any good for the moment it is spent. Very often those moments will be omitted in the documentary of our own self. Makes no meaning.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

冷静

The first time I experience what is so-called "冷静" and I suddenly understand what is the true power of 中跃民。Amazing power.

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Deal with "being told to do sth" - Just "hit the wall"?

The frustrated feeling of doing assignments is not over. I think in the time ahead I will still be subject to "assignments" from some stupid human beings and I must find a best response.
1. Estimate the constraints of the environments
2. What may be in the head of those who assigns
3. What are my constraints?
4. Picture an objective and finish it!
Surely, can ask questions to clarify. Always remember what is important. Sadly there will be some one who tells me what to do!

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Life is Games-How do you want to play?

1. I agree there can be many ways to live. To be pure, To live with nature, to be near Great Dao, to be Free is no doubt a great way. But there the other way. You accept the Games of Life. More than that, You embrace the game. It is the exciting challenge. I believe there will be a way so that I can maintain to be pure, free, near Great Dao even when I am in the Game. I choose the 2nd way because it is exciting and fun. I like challenge.
2.As I embark on this journey and participate in the game, beside my SELF, there are a few things that always stay with you and are the only things I have to take care of. I call it the fundamental strength. Everything I do now is aimed at expanding it. An A+ is not important, a small but challenge my thinking project is.
3. The single most basic element is not Determination. It is Discipline.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Độc thoại

Father tách ngươi làm 2, cho ngươi được nói chuyện với chính mình.
1.Đối diện với người đó, cảm giác của ngươi là gì? Ngươi nên trả lời được câu hỏi này, vì ngươi là người hiểu hắn nhất.
2. Câu hỏi: gặp gió thổi ngược, ngươi cảm nghĩ gì?
-Gặp phải thất bại, cảm xúc của ngươi là gì?
-Có nguy cơ thất bại, cảm xúc của ngươi là gì?
-Gặp 1 người cao hơn ngươi, đẹp trai hơn ngươi, cảm xúc của ngươi là gì? Gặp 1 người thông minh hơn ngươi? Gặp một người nhiều thành tích hơn ngươi?
-Gặp gái đẹp, cảm xúc của ngươi là gì?
-Một người nói không thích ngươi, ngươi cảm thấy gì?
-Một người qua hành động, tỏ ra không thích ngươi, ngươi cảm thấy gì?
-Một người không tôn trọng ngươi, ngươi cảm thấy gì?
3. Câu hỏi: con đường đi của ngươi?
-Mục đích cao nhất?
4. Câu hỏi: giá trị của ngươi?
Mắt sáng + mặt dễ nhìn + Lễ + Văn hóa + Reasoning intelligence + never give up + big dream + continuous improvement + free at heart - lùn - giọng nói không oai - thiếu mềm dẻo trong quan hệ người-người - tự ti khi gặp người hơn mình - lo lắng khi gặp việc mà chưa biết cách giải quyết -còn không?????
5. Con người lý tưởng?
Trái tim thuần khiết, một lòng vì lý tưởng, không tư lợi
+Khiêm, nằm ngủ cũng mộng tưởng tới Đạo, cốt làm được việc
+Tự cải thiện không ngừng, hưng phấn khi gặp thử thách
+Trái tim tự do dù xung quanh là gò bó
+Lòng tự tôn tuyệt đối, than vãn là xa lạ. Gặp người mạnh hơn thì càng hưng phấn vì cuối cùng chắc chắn sẽ bị mình vượt qua
+Lạc quan trở thành máu
+Gan lớn trùm trời, không việc gì có thể khiến lo lắng vì hiểu rõ chắc chắn sẽ có giải pháp
+Mắt quan sát sắc như dao
+Không nói thừa
+Quyết đoán, dù thiên hạ đi ngược
+Chấp nhận khuyết điểm: thấp lùn, không cầu hoàn mỹ trong mọi cảnh huống, miễn sao đạt được mục tiêu. Thậm chí mục tiêu có thể không tới, giữ đúng chính đạo là ok.
Tự tin-tự tôn-Lạc quan tuyệt đối. Thiên hạ giỏi đến đâu, nếu cần vượt qua mình cũng sẽ vượt qua được. Sự việc phức tạp thế nào cũng sẽ giải quyết được.
Hình ảnh này là không hoàn mỹ. Ta không có ý làm hoàn mỹ. Có điều đối với người này khiếm khuyết chỉ có ý nghĩa thúc đẩy phát triển.

Rất ghét kiểu suy nghĩ cứ khom khom chú ý từng tiểu tiết làm đẹp ý người khác, dò ngóng thái độ của người khác. Đặc biệt cứ chăm chăm bợ đỡ làm đẹp mắt đám đàn bà con gái thì quả là không còn ý tưởng nói chuyện nữa rồi.!!!

Handicap - Will power

People with handicaps sometimes develop powerful personality and amazing skill/strength. Those are who have iron-like will power and absolute self-esteem.

My height can be labeled as my handicap. So how 'bout me?

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Social intelligence

It is the ability to know what to do in a social-interpersonal situation.
(It is not the ability to analyse social phenomenons such as crime, divorce...)
So each social situation is a problem that requires solution. I can say that my logics/reasoning intelligence is strong-I am completely confident about that. But the current social intelligence is not so good-just above average. It is not enough to achieve my goal. Now let me be straight: I want to get excellent grade on this intelligence: as strong as logics/reasoning intelligence, say top 4% of population.
The good news is this intelligence can be cultivated( logics intelligence is not). Obvious sources to learn are: books, novels, movies. The difficulties may like in practice. 2 places to practice: practice in my mind and in reality.
We are always conscious of a logics/reasoning problem when we encounter one so we mobilize our intelligence to solve it. It may not be so obvious for social problem. So stay alert. I think this is not a big problem for me now. This step has been passed.

Beyond the limit-What is it out there?

I have a question, but I dont know how to express it now. A fundamental one...

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Detective eyes

Step 1: Get a complete picture of the object (person)
Step 2: Put the object in a picture as logical as possible. The picture has the previous road (the past) & the ongoing road (the possible future).
Step 3: Go deep into psychology of the object. This can be achieved only after the first 2 steps have been performed (the inputs).

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Experience + Limits

Experience is the content of your life in the past up to now. It is your starting point at the present. Your experience is poor.
Back to the fundamental, underlying characteristics that make me Dang Thanh Long, the building stones of my character. What are they? Am I a strong personality? Do I have determination? Am I hardworking? Am I optimistic? Who am I? As you embark on further changes, you will always have to remember what make you you, not anyone else. Your self-consciousness, Your self-confidence. Your self-esteem. You will not do things against your character, whatever it may be for.
Pushing myself to limits, observing myself in the most difficult times, not only my potential will be liberated, but equally important I will come to realize my true values, who am I.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Optimistic

Be optimistic is a good thing. I always feel good when I am optimistic, simply for that. When I am optimistic, nothing seems too tough even though I am thinking about the most challenging. When I am optimistic I always want to test myself to see how far my limit is.
Be optimistics is a good thing. I always know what I have to do when I am optimistic.