“Read the books which they [the ancients] have written, read those which you prefer, they will speak to you and you will speak to them” - St Bernardino of Siena (d. 1444)”
“There are people, at the moment, who feel that all the important questions have been answered; all the important moral and ethical dilemmas have an answer; and that, at this point in history, everything's been worked out – and anyone who's exploring different ideas, or is doutbtful about these moral issues, is...evil.
...So I come from a different approach where, like, 'I don't know what's going on. I'm trying to work it out with other people, and I want the freedom to be able to explore.”
“Having the right mindset is paramount for success.”
Source: The Explorer's Mindset: Unlock Health Happiness and Success the Fun Way
“我們應該把「學習如何學習」當成人生最重要的事;也就是以寧靜而不嚴肅的態度,帶著耐心的客觀,而沒有強迫性的嚴峻。握緊拳頭、皺起雙眉、咬緊下巴,都是無能而費力的表現。雖然有這些缺點時,還是有成功的可能,但代價是失去生活中真正健康的歡娛。當整個有機體保持的狀態是可以自然、自發、不受干擾地把微笑轉成大笑時,就必然會產生學習,而且是真正有益的學習。”
Source: The Potent Self: A Guide to Spontaneity
“我認為學習不是意志力的訓練,而是獲得可以抑制寄生行動(parasitic action)的技能,以及導向清楚動機的能力,這是自我認識的結果。”
Source: The Potent Self: A Guide to Spontaneity
“若想達到正確的動作,一開始要先考慮的是較好的動作,而不是正確的動作;因為正確的動作已沒有發展的空間。... 較好表示還可以進步,正確則表示永遠受到這個限制。”
Source: The Elusive Obvious or Basic Feldenkrais
“請想像下列兩種情形的心態,一種是你覺得自己沒有達到最好的結果,但還可以再努力一點;另一種心態是經過最大的努力之後,並沒有達到你的目標,因此覺得氣餒,認為自己不夠好。第一種情形會有繼續嘗試的渴望,第二種則不會。”
Source: The Elusive Obvious or Basic Feldenkrais
“She soared above the ground, and he kept her tethered to the earth. Without him she would be lost among the clouds.”
Source: Lady Midnight
“Yeah? You want to do some other worldly hanky panky? She laughed and almost fell off the couch. "Hanky Panky?" "Don't knock it till you try it”
Source: Charmed Spirits
“Upholding the value of intellectual independence doesn't mean that we need to refrain from group learning and other participatory activities.”
Source: The Definitive Guide to Learning Higher Mathematics — 10 Principles to Mathematical Transcendence