我见过太多专注的人,但能同时保持一份松弛感的人寥寥无几。这里不得不政治不正确一下——这寥寥无几的人里,来自中国或其他亚洲国家的尤为稀缺。(点击标题阅读)
Thoughts
How to love birds?
狐狸对小王子说:对我而言,你只是一个小男孩,和成千上万的小男孩完全一样。我并不需要你,你也不需要我。对你而言,我只是一只狐狸,和成千上万只狐狸没有什么两样。(点击标题阅读)
香港随笔
世上有两种浑浑噩噩,一种是不知进取的浑浑噩噩,另外一种是忙忙碌碌看似努力的浑浑噩噩。前一种浑噩,大多数人对其颇为警醒,总会奋力挣扎出来,所谓一时的浑噩。然而后一种浑噩,披着上进的外套,陷入其中的人不知不觉一辈子就过去了,所谓一世的浑噩。(点击标题阅读)
俯冲的鸟
今天是我来到香港的第6天,也是在酒店隔离的第6天。每天下午3点多的时候,会有一只鸟飞到我窗户对面的楼顶,然后,俯冲下去。(点击标题阅读)
Live a Simple Life in a Complicated World
2021 has started for 10 days and I finally got a chance to reflect what I have experienced and witnessed in 2020. The past year is a year full of extreme events, thoughts, feelings, and chaos —— but also a perfect time to embrace a simple life with inner peace. I think probably everyone can name one … Continue reading Live a Simple Life in a Complicated World
历史的天空下
纪晓岚埋头校对了将近二十余载的《四库全书》,彼时外面的世界正发生着翻天覆地的巨变。纪晓岚好奇过吗?听说过吗?如果他地下有知,会不会觉得西方世界的飞速发展比《阅微草堂笔记》里的狐仙故事更加怪力乱神?(点击标题阅读)
Understand Myself
如果一个人持续不断地窥探自己的内心,他最终看到的是什么?他看到的,从来都不是自己的初心,而是被自我窥探的失落和痛苦polish过的内心。结果被观察所影响,这大约算心理学上的观察者效应。(点击标题阅读)
ppt博物馆
眼前是一栋巨大的纯白无窗建筑,我一眼就注意到了该建筑的尺寸符合16:9,接着映入眼帘的是“PPT博物馆”的标牌,使用了非常眼熟的Arial和微软雅黑字体。(点击标题阅读)
你的一生
我是你人生的旁观者,而且旁边得并不仔细。(点击标题阅读)
Educated vs. Civilized
世界上有两种好书,一种是叫你看完之后再无写作的欲望,比如托尔斯泰和马尔克斯的小说,另一种是让你合上书之后非常想写点什么,比如陈丹青的《张岪与木心》。(点击标题阅读)
废土长安
所有人都向往长安,可是没有人向往西安。废土之上,西安慵懒而暴躁,废土之下,长安如梦幻泡影。(点击标题阅读)
韭菜疯长
之前听搞金融的朋友说,炒股就是炒认知。我简直白眼翻上天,心想要不要这么装逼。但实践出真知,如今我不得不承认,他们说的没错。(点击标题阅读)
和而不同
昨晚看了《社交网络》,电影的节奏感一流,叙事真的非常不错。虽然大卫芬奇声名远扬,但我在看这部电影之前一直都对他不怎么感冒。看到电影中的Mark穿着帽衫和大裤衩穿越哈佛校园的时候,在人声鼎沸的酒吧里和朋友厮混的时候,我觉得这可能是我今年以来第一次思念美国。(点击标题阅读)
炮灰的自我修养
“时代的一粒灰,落在个人头上,就是一座山。”So cliché, and so true。(点击标题阅读)
无关疫情的一些碎碎念
1月11日从纽约飞回国内。虽然因为疫情滞留国内至今,但今天想记录一些无关乎疫情的碎碎念。(点击标题阅读)
我的2019年小结
距离2020年只剩一周多一点了。我决定写个2019年的年终总结。人年纪大了,就容易不真诚,不仅是对别人不真诚,更可怕的是对自己也不真诚。这篇小结我一定要尽量真诚,以此纪念我颇为跌宕起伏的2019。
Human Germline Gene Editing: The Inevitable Start and The Unknowable Ending
The powerful technology CRISPR/Cas9 has brought unprecedented ease to gene editing. Since then, numerous debates about human gene editing have aroused among scientists and the public. In November 2018, the world’s first genetically modified babies were claimed to be born in China. Despite the outcry and critique about this bold experiment, the scientific community has … Continue reading Human Germline Gene Editing: The Inevitable Start and The Unknowable Ending
The Untold Side of a Fear Card
What makes a fear card work and what does not in US foreign policy? “Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.” said Niccolò Machiavelli, an Italian diplomate and politician. On the other side of the earth, Mencius, one of … Continue reading The Untold Side of a Fear Card
Speak Decently, and Carry a Big Stick
The Self-Contradictoriness of Armed Wilsonianism in US Foreign Policy Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, had brought a profound impact on American foreign policy. His political legacy has shaped both the public opinion on humanitarianism and the national mission to make the world “safe for democracy”, which till today has been utilized … Continue reading Speak Decently, and Carry a Big Stick