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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Page 20 At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie. Page 25 In the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own Personal Legends. Page 26 Most…
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Fun Money 2024
The goal of savings in 2024 income is NT$500,000, the actual savings is NT$553,741; saving rate is 42.7% of my personal income. That leaves excess of NT$53,741 for this year’s fun money. 1. For someone important: I bought an iPhone 14 (NT$22,300) for my wife since her phone’s breaking down 2. For myself: I spent…
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Stay True by Hua Hsu
Page 9 You couldn’t discriminate against the right answer. But I preferred to spend my time interpreting things. Page 11 We spent summers and winters in Hsinchu; weeks would pass when the only people I spoke to were my parents and their middle-aged friends. Page 21 The first generation thinks about survival; the ones that…
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The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
Page 24Big ideas and big plans are often easier – certainly no more difficult – than small ideas and small plans. Page 57Action cures fear. Page 67Your mind wants you to forget the unpleasant. If you will just corporate, unpleasant memories will gradually shrivel and the teller in your memory bank will cancel them out.…
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Words and spreadsheets
I’m one of those who tried to find the “perfect tool”. It’s the fight between perfection and execution, perfection (excuse) wins most battles. I tried a lot: OneNote, Evernote, Joplin, Notion, Obsidian, Keep, Apple Note, and OneNote; it never ends, just circles. Somewhere along the line, rules form: What worked? Spreadsheets, document, folders, and cloud.
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Exercise, 2023: All Time Low
2023 was challenging. Having significant increase in work time from my first time manager journey and taking care of my daughter, it was really really tough to keep up with exercise. All major indexes reached all time low. This is a major focus of 2024, I’m happier when I feel physically strong. Building up a…
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Watch I keep coming back to: CASIO F-91W
This must have been the watch I wore the longest, it’s been close to 5 years. I had two smart watches in between, a Xiaomi and a Huawei, none of which lasted more than few months. What I learned about myself with this watch?
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Expense, September 2023: iPad again and TV
Top nonrecurring expenses in September Lessons Learned – I was wrong about TV, I thought it would throw away the few family time, but it gave us more things to talk about. Plus, it gave me a bit more time for myself. – My second try on iPad went well so far. Don’t treat it…
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Why do I see money the way I do?
After reading the first chapter of Psychology of Money, I flash backed on the event of my life that shaped the way I see money today. Questions and attempted answers I had with myself. Why do I keep track of my expense and income?I started to receive allowance since the second grade, but my mom…
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The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Page 2Premise of this book is that doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Page 7History never repeats itself; man always does. Page 12Your personal experience with money…