Planningistheprocessofthinkingaboutandorganizingtheactivitiesrequiredtoachieveadesiredgoal……planningisafundamentalpropertyofintelligentbehavior.
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Toaccomplishgreatthingswemustfirstdream,thenvisualize,thenplan...believe...act!
AlfredA.Montapert
Agoalwithoutaplanisjustawish.
AntoinedeSaint-Exupery
Byfailingtoprepare,youarepreparingtofail.
BenjaminFranklin
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71.Attention,Appreciation,andAffection
Theotherday,IheardofthislistfromaTVprogram,inwhichthehostwastalkingabouthowtomaintaingoodrelationshipwithone'sfamily.First,oneneedstopayattentiontohisfamilysothatheisawareofwhatthey'regoingthrough.Second,heneedstoshowappreciationforwhattheyaredoingforhim.And,finally,heneedstomakethemfeelthathelovesthem.Well,assimpleasone,two,andthree.Wanttogiveitatry?
Surfe...[
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70.PerfectCauliflower
Theotherday,whenitwasthetimetopreparedinner,Ms.Diversaidtome,"Hey,Surfer,canyoucookthecauliflower?Thewayyoucookthisdishisperfectandleavesthecauliflowercrunchy."
"Sure."Feelingflattered,Iagreedhappilyandstartedrightaway.
Later,Irememberedthatonewaytomotivatepeopleisbypraisingthem,accordingtoatrainingsessionfromwork.Interesting.WasMs.Divermanagingme?
Sur...[
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Becauseeverycompanyhastohaveawholedepartmentfixingthem.
Heardthisonradioonthewayhome.Gotmelaughing.
2013.5.28[
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69.PressuredtoBike
Whilegrowingup,bikingwastheprimarymeansoftransportationformyfamily,whichwasaffordableandconvenient.LittlewouldIexpectthat,yearslaterinanothercountrywherecarsarepredominant,Iwillpickupbikingagain,thistimeundersomepressure.ItturnedoutthatMayisthebike-to-workmonthhereandthereisacompetitionsetupamongthecompanies.Withcolleaguesenthusiasticallyformingteamsandcheerfullyencouragingonea...[
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68.LevelsofEndeavor
Itisclearthatpeopleareatdifferetlevelsofliving:whilesomearesimplygettingby,othersareworkingtodeveloptheirpotentialfully.Ithinkthesameistrueinlearningasecondlanguage,suchasEnglish.Beginnersarestrugglingwithgrammarandvocabularyandtryingtounderstandandusethelanguage,andadvancedlearners,whohavealreadymasteredthesebasics,areperfectingtheirgraspofidiomsandrhetoricanddevelopingthe...[
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67.KeepaSonginYourHeart
Oneweekendevening,IkepttheTVonwhilepreparingdinner.Iwashappytotuneintoamusicprogramthatshowedanumberofpasthitsandtalents.Attheendoftheprogram,thehostesssaid,"Keepasonginyourheat."
"That'saninterestingadvise!"Ithoughttomyself,"Anditismuchbettertokeepabeautifulsonginone'sheartthansomethinguglyorpainful."
Surfer_Diver
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66.TrivialPerfection
InoneepisodeoftheTVserieswe'rewatchingthesedays,abrilliantyoungmanisgivenaminortaskthathewayoverqualifies.Hissupervisorclearlyhassomeotheragendainmindwhenhegiveshimtheassignment.Tome,thedisturbingpartisthat,whileinitiallytheyoungmanhesitateswhethertoworkonitornot,eventuallyhebecomessoattachedtothistrivialtaskthathespendsalotoftimetonailit.Thismakesmethink:AmIalsoattachedtoand...[
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昨天晚上,討論晚飯吃什麽的時候,我家老大忽然說:“要不是會肚子餓,我都不想吃飯了。”
老大我一聽樂了:“老大,您都到這境界,快要成仙了。領先我不是一點兩點啊。”
2013.4.29[
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