Interesting TED talk I recently listened to
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Interesting TED talk I recently listened to
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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:23 pmRe: Interesting TED talk I recently listened to
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:48 pmcoles notes please.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:21 amBeing fluent in another language can help you save more. A language that doesn't have future tense like English.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:47 pmeh? why?
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:05 pmAs I understand it, because 'tomorrow' never comes. If 'tomorrow' isn't part of your language, then tomorrow becomes now. So, instead of waiting until tomorrow to start looking after yourself and saving for the future, you live every minute of your day that way.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:34 pminteresting.
what language doesn't have the word tomorrow?
what language doesn't have the word tomorrow?
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:53 pmnot the literal word tomorrow.
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:59 pmIt's a 12 minute talk... you don't have 12 minutes to spare?
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Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:24 pmi haven't watch the video, but based on the posts, it reminds me of a recent conversation i had with john shim. about the cultural difference in respect to urgency and complacency between north american culture and certain other cultures in the east.
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:08 amRe: Interesting TED talk I recently listened to
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:09 amRe: Interesting TED talk I recently listened to
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:05 amless urgency here.
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:13 amIt's more west coast style, take our sweet ass time, where as the East coast or Asia, it's like ppl are rushing to put out fires.
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:09 pmi think my experience of north america (not just the west coast) is much more laid back than any part of asia that i've been to (which aren't many). i guess with a developed sense of urgency people tend to look to the future more and prepare for it?
i'm reminded of a quote from fight club:
"Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off."
i'm reminded of a quote from fight club:
"Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off."