Life
Bible
- Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. - James 1:19
Confucius
- Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
- Perfect is the enemy of good
Buddha
- In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
Body
Learn The Mindset Of Productive People
- Be Solution-focused
- Put Down Boundaries
- Have a Healthy Routine
- Streamline your Life
- Look at the Bigger PictureBe Positive About Yourself
- Know Nothing Has to Be Perfect
- Respect Time
More
How Elon Musk Gains Massive Success by Learning Differently from Everyone Else
Career spotlight
http://lifehacker.com/tag/career-spotlight
閱讀與時間管理
整段時間用於系統閱讀. 片段時間進行思考.
專注思維
發散思維
- 保持放鬆 聚焦呼吸
- 將念頭寫下
- 換個環境
Metaphor
How to Explain Difficult And Abstract Concepts (The Smart Way)
Happy
How to be successful
- Set goals with action plans
- Read more deeply and critically
- Work smart
- Accept failure and learn from it
- Delegate and explore something new
- Always get prepared
Intelligence Is Not The Key To Success
I Worked With Elon Musk And Learned That Intelligence Is Not The Key To Success
五個關鍵實現夢想
- 訂定夢想
- 想像
- 有行動力
- 學習幼兒走路
- 接受新挑戰
How to make a big change
- Get in your boat and pick a direction. Begin to do something purely enjoyable.
- Redirect when you need to
- Keep momentum with small stokes
How to read 10X faster and retain more
http://www.lifehack.org/615485/how-to-read-10x-faster-and-retain-more
How to create a secure password
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Secure-Password
Sound more confident
Wisdom
I also came to realize that if people could make me angry they could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life - Gifted Hands The Ben Carson story. temper.
I wasn't goint to let him make me react because then he would be able to get to me - Gifted Hands The Ben Carson story.
A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness, Albert Einstein
Google Cultural Institute
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home
Travel
- Don’t Spend a Dime Planning Your Next Vacation
- 7 Essential Tools Every Business Traveler Needs
- 12 Instagram Accounts to See Amazing Places Around the World
- What to Do When You Arrive Too Early to Check Into Your Hotel
- Airport Lounge
- How Google Trips Can Help You Have an Amazing Vacation
- Yonder app
- WikiCamps US
Hiking
Trip planner
8 Awesome Road Trip Planners for Your Next Adventure
Mobile Passport
All the Airports You Can (And Should) Use Mobile Passport. IAD and BWI are included!
Google maps
- Delicate Arch, usatoday.
- Find parking: type "parking near me" or "parking near LOCATION".
Local
Videos
Journey with Dylan Dreyer Sat 11:00 NBC4. Using the incognito mode if we want to watch it online. Live streaming from stream2watch.cc.
Giving Tips
信用卡 Credit card
- American express blue cash everyday: 3% supermarket, 2% gas, 1% others
- Chase freedom: 5% on selected stores every quarter
- Samsclub master: 5% gas, 3% dining & travel, 1% others
Retirement
境外領取美國退休金
http://www.worldjournal.com/5318436/article-境外領取美國退休金/
Would You Rather Get $1 Million or $5000 a Month for Retirement?
http://twocents.lifehacker.com/would-you-rather-get-1-million-or-5000-a-month-for-re-1793721147
Social Security
Find Your Social Security Earnings Online
America's healthiest and least healthy states
Prevent window ice in the morning
Cover your windows at night with a towel, a folded sheet, or a piece of cardboard. Try to arrange the cover tight against the window so that dew can't form in any loose spots.
http://www.enkivillage.com/how-to-prevent-frost-on-windshield.html
http://www.rd.com/home/cleaning-organizing/car-tricks-winter/
Car
汽車打不著火
- Google: 汽車 啟動馬達 繼電器
- 如果沒有聽到啟動馬達轉動 -> battery沒電 or 啟動馬達繼電器故障
- 啟動馬達 繼電器 (relay, solenoid) http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/10/2/28/n2830482.htm
- 如果啟動馬達轉動正常 -> 油泵 Pump
- 如果經常容易沒有電 -> check 發動機 Alternator 輸出電壓
紅綠燈/不加油就熄火或抖動
怠速控制閥門 (Idle speed control air valve)
車輪有聲音
煞車片貼車盤 或是車輪軸承 (bearing)
卡鉗 Caliper
車子前方有噪音
- 帶動前輪軸承Wheel bearing 磨損
- 前輪驅動軸萬向節 CV Joint
- 引擎傳動皮帶張緊輪 Tensioner wheel. https://diy-auto-repair.wonderhowto.com/how-to/remove-serpentine-belt-tensioner-saturn-car-263202/, http://www.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_replace_the_belt_tensioner_on_a_92_Saturn_sl1?#slide=1
- 如果噪音在停車時還有 表示與變速箱 驅動軸 (這兩個與行駛有關) 無關�. 檢查引擎的皮帶 發電機.
車子後方有噪音
- 後輪軸承Wheel bearing
- Rear brake caliper
- Nail on tires
Oil
- Transmission oil: 5 years or 60k miles
- Brake oil: 3 years
- Belt: 90k to 100k miles
Avoid static shock in Winter (dry air)
- Hold the metal frame as you exit the car.
- Hands to touch a damped cloth first.
- Hold a key (Don't use a key that contains an electronic chip. The shock could destroy the chip and make your key unusable) and let key to touch a metal first.
Free Live TV Streaming
- http://www.fox5dc.com/live (resolution is not good though)
- http://www.cbsnews.com/live/
- http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-live, Rossen reports
- http://abcnews.go.com/Live
- http://www.stream2watch.cc/live-television/united-states
- Extend the Life of Your Free Amazon, Hulu, or Netflix Trial
Movies
Kids
Want To Raise Good Kids? Here Are 5 movies That Will Help You Out
How to find local plumbers online
http://www.lifehack.org/538359/how-find-local-plumbers-online
Quotes
- 110 Happiness Quotes That Will Make You Smile Instantly
- 憂患是人生的墊腳石
- 人生沒有想像長 築夢沒有想像難
Speak
How to Improve Your Clarity of Speech
Interview
- 40 Common Interview Questions to Make You 90% Prepared Before the Interview
- The Best Answers to Common Interview Questions
Soft Skills
- http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Soft-Skills
- http://www.lifehack.org/583341/how-present-soft-skills-your-resume-make-lasting-impression
- http://www.lifehack.org/583350/the-common-soft-skills-successful-people-have
- 12 Books to Equip You with the Soft Skills in Demand
Recommendation letter
How to Write the Personal Statement for College Applications
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-write-the-personal-statement-for-college-applica-1823014335
Voicemail
6 Professional Voicemail Message Examples You Can Use
Basic research vs Applied research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_research
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_research
- http://study.com/academy/lesson/basic-research-and-applied-research-definitions-and-differences.html
Google scholar search
What does 'citations' mean in google scholar search results? [Citation] means that Google Scholar has not been able to find a source for the publication, but that it has inferred that it exists because other publications cite it.
破冰40句
https://1drv.ms/i/s!Am92ICmSSQXujH-Tko4iaD7-Rn17
移民
- I-140 (表格)
- EAD
- H1B visa
- 職業綠卡移民 EB1-A(傑出人才), EB2(國家利益豁免), EB1-C(跨國公司主管), EB5(投資)
新稅制
http://www.worldjournal.com/4944302/article-川普新稅制-7項重大改變/
National brands vs store brands
Federal employees
- TSP
- TSP can be changed at any time
- TSP contribution limits
- After a change, the effect starts on the next pay period. For example, if we made a change during the last pay period (Dec 10-Dec 23, 2017), the election will be effective on Dec 24, the first pay period for 2018. See News.
- Unlike regular TSP elections, a Catch-up election is only valid for one year. Therefore, if you want to make Catch-up contributions each year, you must make a new election each year.
- TSP calculator
- TSP follows the payroll calendar
- Lose or use calendar (see itas reports) is not the same as the payroll calendar
Annuity
Index annuity
Lifetime Income Rider
Happy New Year
- Have a happy, healthy, successful New Year!
- May your wishes come true and may you have a joyous New Year.
- May the year ahead bring you good luck and happiness.
- May the coming year bring success to you.
- Let the year ahead be the one where all your dreams come true.
- I wish you happiness in the year to come.
- Wish you have a New Year filled with happiness and good fortune.
- May you have a prosperous New Year.