Quota - Reasons to consider from the other side

Morning

This morning

As if I had been sleeping for years

I woke up.

A raven has flown in the sunlight again.

That's all, I don't think that's all.

Mornings are different. It's not just that. Today's crow is different from yesterday's crow, and the golden sun is different from yesterday's sun. When I thought about writing a post about "Reasons to Think About It from Another Side," I remembered a short poem. I don't know if it's relevant or not. I think it's relevant.

Sometimes insight comes after thinking about it from one side to the other. Thinking about it from one side, thinking about it from another, that's what makes the mind tick. Let's say it's a game of wit. Let's just use the term "play" to make it fun when reading this book.

This book is just a game. Isn't it good to play, but it's important not to be boring. I don't think the things in this book are boring.

“On the other hand, there are articles in Style New and another magazine that are worth considering. There are various topics on that topic.

A story for tomorrow is about how to protect the environment, how to use fertilizers and pesticides, it's true, let's do it too. If you eat vegetables, it's an era where water is purified.

"Science is not a certainty" refers to the complete lack of knowledge and uncertainty of man. I think it is good to be modest and humble in matters of knowledge, rather than being an authority figure.

"Humans and stem cell research" is an interesting way to think about what a human being is these days. Stem cell research is a hotly debated topic, even in the US presidential election.

The articles “How to Think, How to Create Thought” are for thinking from both sides. Don’t take this to mean that critical thinking and analytical thinking are not important. Being critical and analytical is important and valuable... But remember, these articles are also geared towards critical thinking.

It has been two years since I wrote the paper “HIV - AIDS and Hope”. This year, there is hope, and the cost of antiretroviral drugs has become cheaper. They are very effective, (but this is important. The “false sense of security” that drugs are already available is a serious, terrible disease, and you should be very careful.)

Finally, let me tell you, I present a little brain teaser, something to think about. That's all, I hope you read these letters and be enlightened and happy.

Quota

Wrapped bird

Jeffrey Porte often gives his students an example of his own experience when he lectures. When he was a student, he had to answer the following question on a zoology practical exam.

His school was Harvard College, and the room where he was taking the practical exam was Memorial Hall, a room the size of a football field, and a snowstorm was falling outside. There was no heating inside. There were about a dozen other people taking the exam. In that situation, the room attendant had the front door open, so it was very cold.

"Your final exam."

“Look at the bird specimen on this table and describe the characteristics of the bird. How the bird hibernates, how it eats daily, how it mates, how it communicates with each other, how it lives together, and if possible, the species and lineage of the bird. You have 4 hours. You can look at the specimen as much as you like. However, you must not open the plastic bag that the bird is wrapped in,” the room attendant instructed.

When the bird is wrapped in a plastic bag, you can see two legs and the bird's claws sticking out from under the plastic bag, and the bird's feathers sticking out from the side... that's all you can see. You can guess how big it is and what it looks like. That's all. What should the student write and answer for 4 hours?

Why are they wrapped in a bag so they can't see? It's just dirty. It makes no sense. It's just a thought. After an hour, one of the students exploded. He went to the examiner and said, "I'm not taking this exam. It makes no sense. It's insulting. We've looked at hundreds of bird specimens this semester. We've spent countless hours in the lab. It's cost my parents a lot of money." The examiner replied, "This is for your final exam." However, the student who had just exploded stopped answering and went outside the exam hall. Jeffrey Porte and the other students continued to answer the questions in a confused manner.

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Jeffrey Porter is a professor at Harvard University. He teaches a course on e-commerce and shares his experience of taking the exam. I was reading about Professor Jeffrey Porter's lecture in the book Remember Who You Are, published by Harvard Business School Press, and I was reminded of an exam I took. It was for my orthopedics degree. Twenty years ago... Professor U Ba Nyunt and I took the exam. The 3-hour exam had 4 essays. The question set included two questions: “How a surgeon washes his hands” and “Explain the design of an operating room.” The other two questions were common questions. The two questions about washing hands and operating room design were difficult. What would a surgeon be if he didn’t know about these things? However, when it came to operating room design, the surgeons didn’t think about it as a given and ignored it. I could only answer a few.

The day after the exam, we put the answer sheets in front of us and did a “postmortem” (postmortem). U Ba Nyunt called us to his room. I still remember what he said to this day.

"As a specialist, you will see things you didn't expect, things you didn't know. How will you deal with that situation? We want to know how mature you are."

At that time, the four of us (only four of us had osteoporosis) would go to the doctor's office and drink after the exams. It was a way to relieve stress and pressure, and it was impossible to do well in the exams, especially the oral exams. I could never predict whether I would pass or fail the exams.

"We've made it so that you know that there's a lot you don't know. There's a lot left to conquer."

Life is a bird in a cage that Jeffrey Porter took. The test that Jeffrey Porter took and the test that I took are essentially the same. Sometimes, whether it's life or business, there are no guarantees. When you make decisions, even big decisions, you have to make them based on incomplete information. Information tends to be wrong. The world is also a bubble and you have to think about it in this way. It's like a bird in a cage. You can never really see everything, you have to use all the knowledge, experience and instincts you have accumulated. What lies ahead of you is the chaos of the world, the irrationality of the environment, and the cold, unfriendly environment.

What is needed to move forward in life is the confidence that comes from thinking and reflecting. It is easy to run away from the room or to stay in the status quo. To do something different requires believing in your own intelligence, your own abilities, that what you are doing is good. You need to believe that what you are doing is right. The belief that what you are doing is good, that it is right, will guide you from within.