Super Short Story (134): Shopping Because he is incredibly picky, it is actually easier for him to shop. Because he knows exactly what he wants, it takes only a glance to know if he should move on or take a closer...
The Existential Spid...
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Interesting quotes from ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’: Uncle Ben: You’re a lot like your father. You really are, Peter, and that’s a good thing. But your father lived by a philosophy, a principle really. He believed that… that if you could do good things for other...
Decisiveness
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Sam & Sara #368 Sara: You choose! Sam: Nay! You choose! Sara: Can you be more decisive? Sam: I am decisive! I’ve decided that you should choose! You are the indecisive one! Sara: Well, I’ve decided that you should choose too! Sam: Let’s see who’s more decisive...
Pros & Cons
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Question: What do you do if you don’t know whether to give up or hang on to something? Answer: How about listing the pros and cons as detailedly as you can and assigning value upon 100 marks for each item in terms of gravity and see which column add up more? Next, show a person who...
Coin Toss Paradox
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Something funny I came across: ‘If you have a difficult choice to make, flip a coin. If you decide to make it two out of three, you want the other one.’ But if it is so easy to know what you really want, you wouldn’t ‘need’ to flip a coin! Better to use mindful...
Dharma@Cinema: ̵...
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(Thank you, Scorpio East, for the premiere tickets!) Though ‘Aftershock’ retells the terrible tragedy of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which killed 240,000, it is not a typical disaster movie. Its focus is on its tear-jerking aftermath – of the subtle yet sure spiritual...
Taiwan Adventure (10...
posted by Shen Shi'an
The guide told us that Taiwan’s political scene is complicated, that there are many minor elections that many don’t vote for. But… Not casting a vote of choice is casting a vote of apathy. How do you choose on whether you should choose? How do you decide on how to...









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