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September 8, 2006

Not a Secret anymore!

secrets

   很高興在出社會找自己飯碗前的暑假, 看了這本書 "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" [有錢人的和你不一樣]。其實整本書和"窮爸爸, 富爸爸" 裡強調 “讓錢為你工作" 的觀念很像, 但不知是因為看窮爸富爸這本書時年紀輕沒啥體會, 還是因為 Secrets of the Millionaire Mind 寫得比較淺顯易懂, 看完此書後體會特深, 有種腦袋被狠狠敲一下的感覺, 為什麼過去以來我會有如此偏差的金錢觀?

   "致富其實是一種心理遊戲。" 原來是我們從小到大腦袋中的 "金錢藍圖" 不停地被師長朋友或是其他外在因素所雕塑, 這 "金錢藍圖" 又進一步地影響我們往後對金錢的想法及所作的決定, 於是就有卡奴及大富翁的差別。剛開始看此書的時候, 你大概很難接受作者把財富捧高高的作風, 但是在唸完書中 17 條 "財富檔案" 後, 你不得不承認, 人生中有很大一部份的自由, 是跟金錢息息相關。在你存夠一筆錢環遊世界之前, 要花多少時間呢? 你還有房租要付, 生活費支出, 跟朋友吃喝玩樂的花費及永遠繳不完的稅...一個月可以存多少呢? 好吧, 就算你省吃儉用, 出去吃餐館時是看價錢點餐, 這樣下來可以多存多少? 難道你不想出去吃飯時總可以點自己想吃的而不用考慮價錢嗎?

   如果你想過自己夢想中的生活, 不妨看看這本書, 就算沒能當自己的老闆, 也可以每個月存錢做投資, 或是加入傳銷, 如果什麼都不想做, 至少對理財有個正確觀念也好。趁年輕潛力無窮, 還有精力摔跤再爬起時創造財富, 總比中年過後才來煩惱養老問題來得好吧! 我可不想年紀一大把了才佇著柺杖環遊世界, 或是露出皺巴巴的身材在五星級飯店外的白沙灘享受日光浴。

October 17, 2006

蘋果剖開是什麼?

Freakonomics Official Website

"...老師為了自己利益以改學生答案卡的方式來作弊..."暑假時就是基於一個朋友"瀏覽"過這本書後的這句話, 買了 Freakonomics. 怎麼 freak 法呢? 我把書中探討的六個問題列出來, 或許你就知道為何了:

1. What do schoolteachers & sumo wrestlers have in common?
2. How is the Ku Klux Klan like a group of real-estate agents?
3. Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?
4. Where have all the criminals gone?
5. What makes a perfect parent?
6. Perfect parenting, Part II; or: would a Roshanda by any other name smell as sweet?

這六個章節, 每篇都很有趣, 其中我覺得第四和第六個問題的探討實在是妙到一種無法衡量的程度, 怎麼會有人去分析一堆數字, 資料, 然後再將看似不相關的事串起來呢?

書中的內容其實跟經濟學沒有直接的關連, 所以不用怕沒有經濟學的底子而看不懂! 而貫穿整本書的不變定律則是統計學101的美麗之處: correlation ≠ causation. 換句話說, 你所看到的某些事物和它們之間的關連性或許只是 "表面" 的, 並無因果關係, 而人往往被數字欺騙, 或是太相信專家所說的話而失去思考, 判斷的本能。記得之前在校時唸過的心理學課本也常常強調 correlation & causation 的差異, 因此看這本書時特別有親切感。要是當初的課本唸起來也能這麼有趣就好啦。

重點是, 看完這本書後知道了好多新奇又不可思議的事情! (but I'm not a freak!)

October 26, 2006

The Essence of Style

原來, 我們的生活很巴黎。

原來, 法國人的高傲是有原因的。

時尚, 咖啡館, 香檳, 美食, 香水, 鏡子, 鑽石, 折疊傘, 夜生活...等, 都在法國國王路易十四的堅持與審美觀 (或者是, 更精確地來說, 自戀傾向) 之下, 成為當時的世界潮流, 更是法國的國家大事。也因如此, 法國成為推廣 "生活品味, 情調" 的第一手, 在這些流行產業中稱霸, 到了一種別的國家遙不可及的地步。

所以說, 當我們現在在 Cafe 享用咖啡, 血拼最近流行的服飾, 或是夜晚和好友在霓虹燈閃爍之下的街上邊走邊說笑, 這一切多采多姿的生活都要感謝十七世紀的路易十四?



想再度拜訪巴黎。 更想了。

July 13, 2008

Will books extinct and become history in next century?

For those who loves books, Kindle, an Amazon's new wireless reading device, may have or have not come to your attention. Yes, it's like an iPod, instead of music, you download e-book, e-magazine, e-everything to Kindle. It's a bridge that brings us closer to a digitalized lifestyle. Whether you embrace the idea or not, the sales* for Kindle and its titles appear to increase: PEOPLE LOVE THIS NEW TOY.

While the birth of Kindle might forecast more trees saved in the future, what about those bookstores who sell books in print? What about the book fairs where booksellers and publishers hold books in their hands and exchange ideas? Are they supposed to be happy because they can cut down a substantial amount of shipping cost? Or should they start to worry that more and more people can download e-books at home, and eventually bookstores will become empty shells people won't visit anymore?

Maybe the environmental friendly Kindle will not go that far, but it is going to be a trend that more print material become digital even if there's no Kindle. It is going to be different in the new era of publishing industry, and they have to find a balance between being "green" and keeping genuineness of books.

As a book lover, will you buy Kindle to save trees, or will you not to save personal touch?




*Source: PW Daily


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