some random stuff on this page: interesting facts, articles…

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

A heartwarming story.

Love is good - ❤️

So… we need love to be alive. Love to life, to the world, and to the people around us.
Beautiful moments…
1. 不经意间的表白才最动人
2. “要去爱一个本身就很好的人”
3. “愿你永远拥有爱与被爱的勇气”
4. “她在闹 他在笑”
5. 《我喜欢你是寂静的》

一个人强大到什么程度，才可以不在乎别人?

所以呢，强大也可以在乎别人，不强大也可以不在乎别人，多关注自己，世事何曾是绝对。

如何正确的表达愤怒情绪？

  1. PASSIVE anger: 攻击自己
  2. AGGRESSIVE anger: 攻击他人
  3. ASSSERTIVE anger: 直接表达

Purchasing power parities (PPP)

PPP is the exchange rate at which one nation’s currency would be converted into another to purchase the same and same amounts of a large group of products (basket of goods).

mottos

心有山海, 静而不争
生而热烈, 藏于俗常

理想国 - 柏拉图

有些常识的人都会记得，眼睛的困惑有两种，也来自两种起因，不是因为走出光明，就是因为走进光明所致，不论是人体的眼睛或是心灵的眼睛，都是如此。记得这些事的人，当他们看到别人迷茫、虚弱的眼神，他们不会任意嘲笑，而会先询问这个人的灵魂是否刚从更明亮的生命走出来，因为不适应黑暗而无法看清周遭；或是他刚从黑暗走入光明，因为过多的光芒而目眩。他会认为其中一个人的情况与心境是快乐的，並对另一个人产生怜悯。或是，他可能会有心情嘲笑从幽冥走进光明的灵魂，但这总比嘲笑从光明世界回到黑暗洞穴的人更有道理。

  1. 黑暗 -> 光明: 追求终极真相、感性->感性、信仰世界观的转变…
  2. 光明 -> 黑暗: 启蒙者的道德责任、现实压力、真理验证…

👆不同阶段的灵魂。

张爱玲说，

忘记一个人，只需要两样东西，时间和新欢。如果还忘不掉，就是时间不够长，新欢不够好。给自己一点时间吧，生命里尽是去留不定的人，我们要做的，无非是聚时真心以待，散时绝不回头。不乱于心，不困于情。不畏将来，不念过往。这样才是真正的来人间一趟，你要看看太阳。

为什么我崩溃的理由，在别人眼里永远是小题大做？

雪落在冬天是常态，落在春天却是不能承受的轻。
苦难赐予我们坚韧，又加入傲慢作为考验，因为它真正想要成就的是悲悯。
那里藏着积年累月的寒冷雕刻出的傲慢——我一直以为那叫做深刻。这傲慢已渗透了太久。 s

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

为什么大家都说人生的容错率大到无法想象?

你得自己爱自己

I know nothing. I’m just looking and searching…

被讨厌的勇气 - 🚄

不去干涉他人的课题, 专心于自己的课题, 并不是以自我为中心, 相反, 去干涉才是自我为中心。
大人自己选择了不自由的生活方式, 所以看到那些选择了自由方式生活的年轻人, 就要指手画脚, 批评他们是”享乐的一群”。这也是他们为了说服自己接纳不自由的人生, 必须说的谎言。而那些选择了自由人生的大人, 不但不会说出那样的话, 反而会加以鼓励年轻人去选择自由的人生。

被讨厌, 或好像有人讨厌会影响我们的心情? 不想被别人讨厌是人类自然的欲望与冲动。

  1. “康德称这样的欲望为“倾向性”: 本能的、冲动的欲望。

  2. 顺从着欲望, 也就是倾向性, 生活就像是从山坡滚落的石头, 那样的生活顶多是欲望和冲动的奴隶。而我们不是石头, 是可以和倾向性对抗的, 甚至可以停下脚步, 向山坡上爬。

  3. 认同的需求或许是一种天生的欲望。

被爱到底是什么感觉?

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爱是让自己感到满足, 且对方乐于接受的付出。
懂得爱的人去爱源自内驱, 而不为回应。
值得被爱的人本身就是充盈的圆月。

好的爱情是相互照亮, 双方也都值得被爱。
所以, 光是因为对方存在, 就会感到安心吧。

爱情不就是这样一种朦朦胧胧的感觉吗, 充斥着自我投射与热烈幻想。

全世界都在逼你长大，而我想让你做个孩子。

原来——他并不孤单啊——

爱在三部曲


Neuroplasticity

“an umbrella term referring to the brain’s ability to change, reorganize, or grow neural networks.”
“some connections are strengthened while others are eliminated. This process is known as synaptic pruning.”

好久都没有认真地背过书了, 今天复习时, 发现读了就忘, 记住一段话很吃力。但是背了三四个小时之后, 突然感觉复述能力和背诵都明显变强了。头一次真切地感觉到了这一概念 —— 神经可塑性, i.e. Neuroplasticity。
也就是大脑的用进废退, 当我们使用大脑的某些功能时, 神经元就会为了促进这一功能而相应地进行连接, 荒废时这些连接也会被断掉。

Anki - SRS

  1. How does the Spaced Repetition System work?
  2. There are a few clones of Anki, this is the genuine one to download:
    Download Anki Desktop
  3. Web and desktop versions are free, but mobile app is charged to support the project:
    AnkiMobile flashcards - $34.99

Add-on: Hint Hotkeys

Start doing Asian Squat!

Anyways, a variety of benefits: stretching lower back, maintain hip mobility…

KT Tape

  1. Finger Jam
  2. Full Knee Taping
  3. Achilles Tendon Support

HRV (Heart Rate Variability)

Heart rate variability: How it might indicate well-being

People who have a high HRV may have greater cardiovascular fitness and may be more resilient to stress. HRV may also provide personal feedback about your lifestyle and help motivate those who are considering taking steps toward a healthier life. You might see a connection to HRV changes as you incorporate more mindfulness, meditation, sleep, and especially physical activity into your life. For those who love data and numbers, this could be a way to track how your nervous system is reacting not only to the environment, but also to your emotions, thoughts, and feelings.

Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

People with high heart rate variability are usually less stressed and happier. In general, low heart rate variability is considered a sign of current or future health problems because it shows your body is less resilient and struggles to handle changing situations.

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

“When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own - not of the same blood and birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine. And so none of them can hurt me. No one can implicate me in ugliness. Nor can I feel angry at my relative, or hate him. We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are unnatural.”

每日清晨对你自己说：我将遇到好管闲事的人、忘恩负义的人、狂妄无礼的人、欺骗的人、嫉妒的人、孤傲的人。他们所以如此，乃是因为不能分辨善与恶。我既不会受他们任何一个的伤害，亦不会对我的同胞发怒而恨他。我们生来是为合作的，所以彼此冲突乃是违反自然的，表示反感和厌恶便是冲突。

Jared McCain

Benefits of Taking Cold Shower

Cold Shower Benefits for Your Health

  1. Our body has a tendency to adapt to harsher conditions. As a result, our bodies become more resistant to stress after regular exposure to cold water.

  2. Endorphin: The cold water sends many electrical impulses to your brain. They jolt your system to increase alertness, clarity, and energy levels.

    • Endorphins, which are sometimes called happiness hormones, are also released. This effect leads to feelings of well-being and optimism.

  3. Circulation: Water that’s colder than our natural body temperature causes the body to work slightly harder to maintain its core temperature. When taken regularly, cold showers can make our circulatory system more efficient. By bringing the temperature of an area of the body down, we speed up the delivery of warmer, freshly oxygenated blood to that area.

  • Rebound Vasodilation: Once the cold is removed, the body’s natural response is to rewarm the area, which leads to a rebound vasodilation (expansion of blood vessels). This brings in a fresh supply of warm, oxygen-rich blood, helping to flush out waste products and speed up the repair of tissues.
  1. Fight off common illnesses: Our bodies are designed to become resistant to the elements we are exposed to. For example, leukocytes help fight infection in the body. The shock of cold water in the bloodstream stimulates leukocytes. This means that taking cold showers can help your resistance to common illnesses, like colds and the flu.

Wherever they might be they always remember that the past was a lie, that memory has no return, that every spring gone by could never be recovered, and that the wildest and most tenacious love was an ephemeral truth in the end.

为什么有的人特别容易紧张？

Why wearing the hood of a hoodie stops the wind?

It’s a windy day, as I’m walking on campus, I hear the wind is blowing into my face. Then I put on the hood, the wind stops. Why is the wind not going into the hood?

  1. The hood traps a layer of still air within it, which acts as insolution.
  2. When the wind hits the hood, it creates a boundary layer of air that moves with the hood.
  3. As wind moves over the surface of the hood, it creates a low-pressure area on the front of the hood.
  4. While the higher pressure of the still air inside the hood discourages external air from entering the hood.
  5. Effectively, the hood redirects the airflow around the head, i.e. stops the wind from blowing into the face.

因私愤而发怒只不过是为了让别人屈服的一种工具而已。
纯粹的讨论无法说服你, 所有就责难挑衅、人格攻击, 通过把对话转化成权力之争来达到让不顺眼的你屈服的目的。

How does NBA playoffs work?

  1. There are 2 conferences in the NBA: Eastern Conference and Western Conference. Each conference has 15 teams.

  2. Regular season happens from October to April, where teams compete to get a playoff spot.

  3. Playoff happens after the regular season, from April to June, where total 16 teams compete in a knockout style.

  4. Regular season: each team plays 82 games, 41 home, 41 away.

    • 6 teams with most wins get a playoff spot automatically.
    • 7th-10th place teams in each conference play for the last 2 playoff spots.
    • 8 teams from each conference make the playoffs.

  5. Playoff:

    • 1st seed vs 8th seed, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th, 4th vs 5th.
    • Best of 7 elimination format, first team to win 4 games advances.
    • 4 rounds:
      • First Round: 8 teams in each conference play.
      • Conference Semifinals: 4 teams in each conference play.
      • Conference Finals: 2 teams in each conference play.
      • NBA Finals: 1 team from each conference play.

  6. Offseason:

    • After the NBA Finals, there is an offseason where teams can trade players, sign free agents, and prepare for the next season.

  7. Preseason:

    • Before the regular season starts, there is a preseason where teams play a few games to prepare for the regular season.

Swimming? Diving? - Learning…

  1. LEARN HOW TO FLOAT IN WATER IN 5 STEPS - FEEL SAFE ON THE DEEP END OF THE POOL
  2. How to dive into a swimming pool from ANY height | water jump feet first from diving board tutorial
    1. Landing incorrectly is dangerous, and kinda painful…

Why barefoot shoes?

People often forget that feet are incredibly complex structures, highly evolved for mobility and stability. However, years of wearing restrictive footwear limits your feet. Padding weakens your muscles and reduces flexibility, and narrow toe boxes squish your feet.

Barefoot shoes prioritize maximum ground feel, encouraging natural foot mechanics like toe spreading and barefoot-style walking.

Benefits:

  1. Stronger feet: barefoot shoes activate more muscles in your feet and ankles. This strengthens your muscles, ligaments, and tendons.

  1. Enhances balance & more skilful movement. Increased sensory feedback can help improve your proprioception, or spatial awareness. This lets you move more skilfully while exercising, adventuring, or living day to day.

  2. A bit of debate on this topic.
    The Barefoot Debate: Can Minimalist Shoes Reduce Running-Related Injuries?

Bowling

How To Hook A Bowling Ball

  1. When release the ball, hand should be at the bottom -> rotation.

How To HOOK A Bowling Ball For Beginners

  1. Think of you are underhanding a football -> hand directly behind/under the bowling ball to create rotation.

CURVE a bowling ball to knock down more pins

  1. First, hand on slightly right, then, try put hand right and behind the ball.
  1. Close the window
  2. Dim the lights
  3. Sit comfortably
  4. Set a 15 or 30 minutes timer
  5. Be ready to do nothing, and close your eyes.

Write down what you think about during the time.

Baseball

I figured it’ll be fun to spend an hour to learn about baseball and see how it goes.

  1. Baseball Rules for Beginners | Easy Explanation
  2. A Pro Player Explains The Rules Of Baseball
  3. The Complete Beginners Guide to Major League Baseball
  4. Baseball - Quick Guide (Tutorialspoint)
  • 4 bases + play with a ball = baseball.
  • 1 team bats (batting team), 1 team fields (fielding team).
  • 90 degrees diamond shape field.
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  • 1 Run: pitcher throws the ball, batter hits the ball, batter runs around & touches all 4 bases to score a run. The team scores the most runs wins.
  • Pitching Mound, Home Plate, First/Second/Third Base, Left/Center/Right Field, Coach’s Box.
  • Pitcher, Batter/Hitter, Catcher, Umpire.
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  • Strike Zone: area between batter’s knees and chest, width is 17 inches wide.
  • Strike: batter swings and misses the ball, or doesn’t swing at a pitch that goes through the strike zone.
    • Strike Out: batter gets 3 strikes.
  • Ball: pitch that is outside the strike zone.
    • Walk: batter gets 4 balls.
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  • Hit by Pitch: batter gets hit by a pitch, batter gets to go to 1st base.
  • Foul: ball is hit outside the foul lines. First 2 fouls are strikes, after that, batter can hit as many fouls as they want.
  • Fair Ball: hit the ball inside the strike zone, and it lands within the foul lines. Player must run to 1st base.
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  • Out:
      1. a batter hits a ball and it’s caught by a fielder before it hits the ground.
      1. a batter gets 3 strikes.
      1. a batter hits a ball and it’s thrown to the base before the batter gets there.
  • 1 Inning: 3 outs for each team. A game is 9 innings. Approx 3 hours, avg 300 pitches.
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Skin Care

Cicaplast Baume B5

La Roche-Posay
Viral Skincare Tested: Is Cicaplast Balm Worth the Hype? | Doctorly Reviews

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  • Purpose:
    • Dry, irritated, helping to reduce redness and soothe the skin.
  • How it works?
    • The balm contains panthenol (vitamin B5), which moisturizes and softens the skin, madecassoside to reduce itchiness and irritation, and shea butter to reinforce the skin barrier and prevent water loss.
  • Usage:
    • Apply once or twice daily on cleansed skin. Use a generous layer dry/red/irritated areas. Suitable for all ages, including babies from six months old.

Source - HOW TO USE CICAPLAST BAUME B5

Mario Badescu Acne Repair Kit

  1. Drying Lotion - surface blemishes
  2. Drying Cream - surface blemishes & small bumps
  3. Buffering Lotion - painful, deep, cystic acne

Article: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRYING LOTION, DRYING CREAM & BUFFERING LOTION?

Extract

Job be like: Microservices

Quantum Physics

  • Schrödinger’s cat

    Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger, one of the founders of quantum mechanics, posed this famous question: If you put a cat in a sealed box with a device that has a 50% chance of killing the cat in the next hour, what will be the state of the cat when that time is up? Chad Orzel investigates this thought experiment.

  • The Original Double Slit Experiment

    Light is so common that we rarely think about what it really is. But just over two hundred years ago, a groundbreaking experiment answered the question that had occupied physicists for centuries. Is light made up of waves or particles?
    The experiment was conducted by Thomas Young and is known as Young’s Double Slit Experiment. This famous experiment is actually a simplification of a series of experiments on light conducted by Young. In a completely darkened room, Young allowed a thin beam of sunlight to pass through an aperture on his window and onto two narrow, closely spaced openings (the double slit). This sunlight then cast a shadow onto the wall behind the apparatus. Young found that the light diffracted as it passed through the slits, and then interfered with itself, created a series of light and dark spots. Since the sunlight consists of all colours of the rainbow, these colours were also visible in the projected spots. Young concluded that light consist of waves and not particles since only waves were known to diffract and interfere in exactly the manner that light did in his experiment.

  • Double Slit Experiment explained! by Jim Al-Khalili

    Sometimes called the “two-slit” or “Young’s” experiment, it demonstrates that matter and energy can display the characteristics of both waves and particles, establishing the principle known as wave-particle duality. Furthermore, it questions the role of the observer in the outcome of events and demonstrates the fundamental limitation of an observer to predict experimental results.
    For this reason, Richard Feynman called it “a phenomenon which is impossible … to explain in any classical way, and which has in it the heart of quantum mechanics. In reality, it contains the only mystery [of quantum mechanics],”

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  • Black Adam

    • This one is fine for killing time, action scenes are nice. It’s just a dumb American superhero movie. It initially promotes “human rights” for criminals, and soon it adopts the villain hero’s way of justice things.

  • Blue Beetle

    • Dumb movie, how the fuck a random guy just got chosen to be “the one”, and beat the villan by “the power of family”… Speechless…

The Halo Effect

The halo effect is a cognitive bias where our overall impression of a person/somthing influences our judgments about their specific traits or characteristics. Initial positive or negative feelings shape our subsequent evaluations in an often irrational manner.

For instance, if you finds someone attractive, you might also assume they are intelligent, successful, and kind, even though you have no evidence of these traits.

The initial impression of one characteristic creates a “halo” that affects your judgment of their other characteristics.

2 Types of Empathy

Affective empathy and cognitive empathy are the two main types of empathy.
Affective Empathy: The ability to respond with an appropriate emotion to another’s mental states.
Example: Feeling sad when you see someone else crying.
Purpose: Helps in connecting with others on an emotional level.
Cognitive Empathy: The ability to understand another person’s perspective or mental state.
Example: Recognizing and understanding why someone is upset, even if you don’t feel the same emotion.
Purpose: Aids in effective communication and problem-solving by understanding others’ viewpoints.

2024 Plan

Mental health, health, life, work…

  • Work out, be healthy. ✅
  • Reading, writing, mindfullness. ✅
  • Find summer co-op. ✅
  • Find a long term side hustle. ❌
  • Save money for travel summer next year. ✅
  • Read 10 books. ❌
  • Visit 5 cities. ✅
  • Have a better state of mind, be more confident. ✅
  • Make a good friend ✅

Anyways, work hard this year, so more chill next year.

I really tried to use Safari coz I hate chrome uses so much cpu, but can Apple make Safari better…

Best free image compressor: ImageOptim

  • Files are saved automatically. There are no new files generated — the files you drop are optimized in-place.

Some images

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- 我们都曾孤独地行走在心灵的原野上，该遇到的人自然会遇到。

What do you want to do after growing up?

  • Be happy. Always have a simple definition of a happy life.
  • Expect less.

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