每週3-2-1，能力>證書+善待自己與別人

原文出處 https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/january-27-2022?rh_ref=ebaff8bc

又到了周末，每周一篇的3-2-1解讀又來了!

本周主題是 Assuming the best in others, savoring life, and a message of positivity

3 Ideas From Me

I. "Competence over credentials."

難得我看到一串英文字組合，每個字分開來懂，但合起來就不懂了。Competence指的是能力、才幹，Credentials則是證書，Competence over credentials，我的理解是能力要勝於證書，名校畢業如果沒有真材實料，到最後仍會被鄙視! 換個角度看，才幹出眾，就算學歷不高，也總有機會出頭。

話雖如此，但高學歷與其說是才幹能力的確保，倒不如說是一個信號，進的了哈佛、MIT，表示能力有一定水準，高等學府就是一個篩子，他可以把已經磨亮的鑽石篩出來，但是高等學府沒有義務持續打磨，因此就算是鑽石，如果不打磨，也會逐漸被灰塵掩蓋而變得黯淡。

​II.
"When working with people, assume good intentions.
When listening to people, interpret their words in a generous way.
You will occasionally get burned and mistreated by always assuming the best in others, but it is a far better way to live than the opposite."

當與別人工作時，先假設對方有良好意圖。聽別人說話的時候，也盡量把他的話往善意的方向解讀。儘管這樣有時候會吃虧，但總比覺得這世界的人都對你不友善來得好。

的確，話由別人嘴裡說出來，但要怎麼解讀卻是在你腦裡。

III.

"When rain falls, it flows downhill. If desired, you can collect the rain in a bucket and carry it uphill, but the natural tendency of water is to flow toward the lowest point.

Most situations in life have a tendency—a direction in which things want to flow. You can choose to go against the flow (just as you can choose to carry water uphill), but your results tend to be better when you find a way to work with the gradient of the situation.

Position yourself to benefit from the external forces at hand and you will get more from the same unit of effort. Energy is conserved and results are multiplied."

(Hat tip to Tom Morgan for inspiring.)​

​順勢而為、趁勢而起。正所謂，風口上，就算豬也會飛! 找對趨勢很重要。

2 Quotes From Others

I.
Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, on life:

"When you are a young person, you are like a young creek, and you meet many rocks, many obstacles and difficulties on your way. You hurry to get past these obstacles and get to the ocean.

But as the creek moves down through the fields, it becomes larges and calmer and it can enjoy the reflection of the sky. It's wonderful. You will arrive at the sea anyway so enjoy the journey. Enjoy the sunshine, the sunset, the moon, the birds, the trees, and the many beauties along the way. Taste every moment of your daily life."

Source: Good Citizens: Creating Enlightened Society

當年輕時，你就像是小溪流，穿越石頭與障礙，只為盡快奔向海洋。但當溪流流過這些阻礙後，他會變得平緩，河面如鏡面映射著藍天白雲，日月星辰，享受這旅程，細細品嘗每天的生活。

這提醒我，別窮忙，要懂得停下來享受生活與體驗生活!​

​II.
Rita Clear, my grandmother who passed away this week, would share this message of positivity with her children each day as they walked out the door to school:
“Put a smile on your face for the whole human race."

總是在臉上掛上笑容😊😊😊😊😊

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1 Question For You

What is the most enjoyable five-minute stretch of your day? And how could you lengthen it to ten minutes?

一天當中，最享受的五分鐘伸展是甚麼時候呢？這問題我沒想過，但我想睡前伸展全身的感覺應該是不錯，伸展完後就可以入睡，但那個大概只有一分鐘。

我覺得當專注做完一件事情後，那種伸展應該會更棒! 越專注且完成的項目挑戰越大，那個伸展的滿足感與喜悅感應該也會對應加大! 你呢？