Theaudiobook“EatThatFrog”Iholdatthelibrarywasdeliveredtoday.ThebookisabouthowtoStopProcrastinatingandGetMoreDoneinLessTime.
InEatthatFrog,theauthorBrianTracytakestheconceptforhisbookfromthefamousquoteofMarkTwain,whichis:"Eatalivefrogfirstthinginthemorningandnothingworsewillhappentoyoutherestoftheday."
Iconsidermyselfalazyperson.Procrastinatingisoneofmyweaknesses.Ineverw...[
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Weallheardaboutthe1918pandemicalsoknownasSpanishflu.
TodayIwatchedthisPBSinterviewconductedwithaphysicianandsociologistfromYaleuniversity.Hesaidbeforethe1918pandemic,therestaurantsusedtohavespittoons(soundsgross).Andafterwardsspittoonsdiapered,neverreturned.
Hethinksourlifemaygobacktowhatitwaslikebefore2020,buttherearethingsonabiggerscale.Forexample,businesstravel,teachingandworkingfromhomew...[
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Thankyouallforyourkindness.Ilovethisforum,everybodyissupernicehere!
Andthankyouforallthecommentsleftformyfriend.Yes,it’saverydifficulttimeforher.Shehasa11yearoldboy.移花接木mentionednofunatallfortheguyifhefilesforthedivorce.IguessyouweretalkingabouthereintheUS.MyfriendisinChina.OverallChinahaslittleprotectionforwomenandchildrenintermsofdivorce.Anywayherlifeisinchaosnow,justlikeyouguyssaid...[
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Verybusydaytoday.Ihadaphonecallwithmygirlfriendforaboutanhourtonight.Shetoldmeherhusbandcheatedonher.Heisacartoonistandhadanaffairwithhiscoworkerforaverylongtime.Themostironicthingissheknewnothingaboutituntilheconfessedtoherhimself!Themantoldherheisfallinginlovewithsomeoneelseandaskedforthedivorce.
Haveyoueverbeenhurtbysomeone?Iguesswhathurtsthemostiswhenyoutrustsomeoneblindlyandthatpersonprov...[
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Assomeofyoumayknow,todayis“theTuesday”.Iwenttoadoctorformyannualcheckup.Thelinewasprettylong.WewereaskedforsomeadditionalCovidquestions.IoverheardoneladytoldthereceptionistthatshemaygotthrCovidbackinMay:
Iwasverysickfor3daysthenallthesymptomsaregoneaway...
Isuddenlyfeltveryunsafearoundthedoctorsoffice.Anywayhopefullywecanallgetthevaccineverysoon.
WhenIwaswaitingfor...[
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Iguesswechineseareallusingwechat.WechathaslotsoffeaturesIdon’tquitefamiliarwith.OnefeatureIjustfiguredoutisthe“topstories”category.Ifyougivethestoryathumbsupafterthereading,yourwechatfriendswillnoticethestorythroughthe“topstory”category.
IhavethisverygoodfriendinChinawhoislikeasistertome.ButeversinceIfoundoutthis“topstory”feature,Irealizemostthestoriess...[
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Idon’tknowwhattowritetoday,haha.
Let'stalkaboutthe100%cashmerecoatIorderedrecentlyanditarrivedyesterday.IwasveryexcitedwhenIorderedit.ButalittlebitdisappointedwhenIgotit.ThemartialisnotassoftasIthought(comparedtomyother100%cashmerecoats)IordereditbecausethestyleremindsmeofMaxmaracashmerecoatsbutwithmuchdecentprice.ThepricedoesreflectthequalityIguess.An...[
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EverymorningafterIwakeup,thefirstthingIdoisplayPBSnewshourfromYoutube.Thenbrushmyteeth,takeashower,eatbreakfast.ThisMorningwhenIlistenedtotheshow,Iheardoneoftheintervieweeswastalkingaboutsomethinglike“ThisistheUnitedStates,notBananarepublic”.Whatdoes“Bananarepublic”meanshere?Iheardthetermbefore.Ionlyknowofaclothingstorecalled“Bananarepublic”.
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EversinceIstartedworkingfromhome,IamtryingtoreadandwatchasmoreclassicalnovelsandmoviesasIcan.
TodayIwatchedthefilm“Catinahottinroof”.ItwaswrittenbyTennesseeWilliamswhowasaveryfamousAmericanplaywriter.ThestorywasaboutthisyoungmanBribe'sdeepregretforthebestfriend’sdeath,difficultrelationshipswithhiswifeMaggieandhisdyingfa...[
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IwatchedGonewiththewindlastnight.Ilovethemoviesomuch,andIwatcheditatleast3timessofarIguess.IwasateenagerwhenIfirstsawthemovie.IwasstunnedbythebeautyofVivienLeigh.Thelovestoryitselfwasfascinating.ThistimewhenIwatchedthemovieagain,thestoryremindedmeofEileenChang’novel“Loveinthefallencity（倾城之恋）”.Ifnotbecauseofthewar,thosetwolovestoriesmighthaveneverhappened.EileenChang’s...[
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