For 思·路(I decide to name it "SeekingRoad" instead of "ThinkingRoad" in English).
Kind of new experience to me!
Showing posts with label Another world of me. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Another world of me. Show all posts
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The first day of Nov. To experience Brown's excellent student service. To start "quotation of the day" section. And spent sometime on CAPE
Highlight of the Day:
On making decision between Harvard and Brown, I did some research into both, and I learned that Brown takes great care about her students (mostly towards undergraduates? That's not true!). I experienced it a little bit when I was having a sponsor meeting with Dean of International Policy Department with Strait Talk friends in last month, and I experienced more today! Private tutoring on searching funding by appointment!
I did a lot of work with my un-replied emails today. Here is my discussion on what CAPE will be:
I did a lot of work with my un-replied emails today. Here is my discussion on what CAPE will be:
据我的观察，CAPE目前是⋯⋯
- 一个圈子。
Pro：这个圈子所囊括的1）人脉和资源尚在其次，更重要的是2）集体的智慧，3）共同的理念和相互点燃的创造力。
Con：“圈子“意味着相对的封闭性，对于CAPE而言，确实存在这样的”问题“， 就是现阶段的向青年大众推广的行动非常有限—— 也可能是时机不成熟的考虑。
- 一个博客集合。
Pro：可以很好地和大家分享个人故事。博客的网站外观，对于访问者比较熟悉亲切。 Con：目前的信息混杂，效率比较低，用户体验不好。今后倘若有了专业技术支持，希望我们能有一个门户网页，漂亮、 大气、高效、一目了然。
据我的观察，CAPE将会是⋯⋯
- 一个社区。
基于目前的浓厚讨论氛围的发展态势，在我的认识里，CAPE最终将会发展成为一个网络社区， 有更多更多的人加入各种话题的讨论。
- 一种媒体力量。
我一直在想，我们从来没有提出我们要/我们在做媒体的想法。但现在的CAPE其实实在做媒体的工作，采访、整合、 传播信息和理念。 但我们目前和媒体最大的区别是，媒体要有话语权，但我们没有足够的、稳定的观众群—— 比如你看每篇博文下面的留言，基本都为0。 我们还处在自己和自己说话的阶段。 如果时机成熟，今后也可以在reach out上面着力？
- 一个信息资源库。
基于目前在进行的项目整理等等project，加上我们成员的各种项目背景和经验，这将是水到渠成的。
- 一个品牌。
指的是从我们现在的小小的CAPE，发展成为可以囊括各种教育与青年发展类服务的“四通八达”甚至“ 一手遮天”的品牌。那天会很远，但如果有打算，也有志气， 就会到来。
Quotation of the Day:
Children cannot be made good by making them happy, but they can be made happy by making them good.
E.J. Kiefer, as quoted in Reader's Digest, July 1959
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Mac back with Windows. Book from Bertram. And lots of conversations about CAPE and Youth Development
Reading Bertram's Other Minds, a collection of different papers on "mindreading" or mental states inference.
And thinking about setting up a Theory of Mind and Social Cognition Journal Club!
Lots of indigents to cook...
Halloween party tomorrow! Yes!
And thinking about setting up a Theory of Mind and Social Cognition Journal Club!
Lots of indigents to cook...
Halloween party tomorrow! Yes!
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Exciting! Moving on to new Projects!
Highlight of the Day:
After hearty discussing with Lu, we decided to joint hands to push our CAPE idea forward.
And I came up with a better structure for the talk I'm gonna give at China Education Symposium at Harvard, and how to find people with similar interests to do collaborative work.
So there're actually two projects at this moment, besides doing SAS China some favor to promote it on social media.
To create new and valuable things, isn't it exactly the reason that we would love to be a scientist as well?
After hearty discussing with Lu, we decided to joint hands to push our CAPE idea forward.
And I came up with a better structure for the talk I'm gonna give at China Education Symposium at Harvard, and how to find people with similar interests to do collaborative work.
So there're actually two projects at this moment, besides doing SAS China some favor to promote it on social media.
To create new and valuable things, isn't it exactly the reason that we would love to be a scientist as well?
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
First real dinner since I came to Brown... with Peter Gilson a CEO
Highlight of the Day:
I haven't had a real dinner with someone since I came to Brown. Before that, I had lost of dinners and formal activities on MV Explorer, Forum of Sino-U.S. Relations, and back in Beijing. I kind of miss the old "networking" days, though I love my academic Ph.D. life at Brown very very much.
And today, I had a dinner with Peter Gilson (a Brown alum and the current CEO of Swiss Army Brand), Professor Barrett Hazeltine and his wife, and other 8 EP members. The dinner was wonderful, not only because of the good food, but also because:
1) What I learned from this CEO.
2) Through Prof. Hazeltine, I got reconnected to an old friend that I met on MV Explorer!
I always feel kind of a pity that I didn't receive any entrepreneurship education during my undergraduate years at ZJU, so I've been trying to catch it up since I found myself interested (not necessarily do it myself, though). The most important things I learned today is that:
1) Being an entrepreneur is a trial-and-error thing. Keeping kissing frogs until you get your prince.
2) Do you have a entrepreneur that you admire the most? I cannot even answer this question.
3) Try to make one of your team member happy every day.
Another point he made but seems less helpful to me at this moment is, "Never buy a company that the president has not signed a five-year contract."
I think that these principles are generally applicable to every field, even to academia.
Who do you admire the most (who is your role model) in academia? I need to come up with a satisfying answer. It was Madam Curie when I was a little girl, and I guess now it is Richard Feynman in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman.
Links of the Day:
I started to read The Intentional Stance by Daniel Dennett today.
I haven't had a real dinner with someone since I came to Brown. Before that, I had lost of dinners and formal activities on MV Explorer, Forum of Sino-U.S. Relations, and back in Beijing. I kind of miss the old "networking" days, though I love my academic Ph.D. life at Brown very very much.
And today, I had a dinner with Peter Gilson (a Brown alum and the current CEO of Swiss Army Brand), Professor Barrett Hazeltine and his wife, and other 8 EP members. The dinner was wonderful, not only because of the good food, but also because:
1) What I learned from this CEO.
2) Through Prof. Hazeltine, I got reconnected to an old friend that I met on MV Explorer!
I always feel kind of a pity that I didn't receive any entrepreneurship education during my undergraduate years at ZJU, so I've been trying to catch it up since I found myself interested (not necessarily do it myself, though). The most important things I learned today is that:
1) Being an entrepreneur is a trial-and-error thing. Keeping kissing frogs until you get your prince.
2) Do you have a entrepreneur that you admire the most? I cannot even answer this question.
3) Try to make one of your team member happy every day.
Another point he made but seems less helpful to me at this moment is, "Never buy a company that the president has not signed a five-year contract."
I think that these principles are generally applicable to every field, even to academia.
Who do you admire the most (who is your role model) in academia? I need to come up with a satisfying answer. It was Madam Curie when I was a little girl, and I guess now it is Richard Feynman in Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman.
Links of the Day:
I started to read The Intentional Stance by Daniel Dennett today.
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