Life
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.
Quotes
- 110 Happiness Quotes That Will Make You Smile Instantly
- 「記得仰望星空」!霍金辭世 緬懷10大智慧金句
- 憂患是人生的墊腳石
- 人生沒有想像長 築夢沒有想像難
- 幸福是罪惡,歹命是美德?
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
Best way to persuade someone that they're wrong
Start by showing them how they're right - then show them the things they may not be aware of. Nobody gets offended by not being able to see every aspect of something.
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 隱喻
How to Explain Difficult And Abstract Concepts (The Smart Way)
記憶法 Mnemonics
Learn a new language
How to Learn a New Language Fast (A Step-By-Step Guide)
Humor 幽默
怎样在后天学习中变成一个幽默
- 先不要自己把自己框死
- 要降低他人的期待
- 要让自己的话充满智慧
- 要利用共情,懂得什么场合说什么话
Printable mazes
Search by bing or google
Creativity
Don’t Think You’re a Creative Person? You Can Definitely Change That
Creativity is a matter of connecting things together in order to derive new meaning or value.
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
Work life balance tips
13 Work Life Balance Tips for a Happy and Productive Life
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
- First time taking a cruise? Here’s what you need to know
The Best Time to Buy an International Plane Ticket
https://lifehacker.com/the-best-time-to-buy-an-international-plane-ticket-bas-1825046688. DC -> TPE.
For Asia
- Prime Booking Window: A little over a month to 7 months
- Best time to buy: About 120 days from your travel date
- The average airfare: $1,113
- Cheapest month to travel: November
- Most expensive month to travel: June
- Least expensive days of week to fly: Tuesday and Wednesday
Tips for buying tickets
- 5 Tips for Scoring Cheap Flight Tickets With Skyscanner
- The best time to book flights for domestic trips is 2-3 weeks in advance, and the best time to book international journeys is 5-6 months in advance. See skyscanner.
- https://www.skyscanner.com/ gives lowest prices from hop2.com. Don't book from there since the credit card info may be used in other places; see tripadvisor.com.
Airport lounge, Layover
- Stuck at the airport? Consider purchasing a day pass to an airline lounge
- 7 Lifesaving Apps for Surviving Long Flight Layovers
Hiking
- trail near me
- Trails.com. iOS app is available.
- AllTrails (android)
Trip planner
- https://roadtrippers.com/
- 8 Awesome Road Trip Planners for Your Next Adventure
- https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/summer-vacation-ideas/
Mobile Passport
- All the Airports You Can (And Should) Use Mobile Passport. IAD and BWI are included!
- Use the Mobile Passport App to Breeze Through Customs Without Global Entry
Google maps
- Delicate Arch, usatoday.
- Find parking: type "parking near me" or "parking near LOCATION".
Local
- 遊波多馬克河-飽覽華府地標
- 全美十佳購物小鎮-馬州柏林稱冠
- Harpers Ferry賞楓兼懷古
- 再訪曼哈頓-玩味幸福紐約, 紐約一日雙橋-散步之旅
- Things to do in Time Square, Bus from DC to New York
- 華府潮汐湖畔賞櫻
- 國家植物園 華府避暑綠地
- Rockville Town Square
- A visitor’s guide to Washington area beaches
- 6 Fun Day Trips from Washington, D.C. including Hike to Waterfalls at Shenandoah National Park & Shenandoah Valley Kids Trail.
- 如何安排弗吉尼亚,大烟山,自然桥4日旅游行程
- Montgomery county zip code, city boundaries of Montgomery, Nearby cities
USA
Best
TV
- 2017–18 United States network television schedule
- http://www.tvguide.com/listings/
- Xploration DIY Sci (included in amazon prime)
WebCam
Videos
- One Strange Rock
- Journey with Dylan Dreyer Sat 11:00 NBC4. Using the incognito mode if we want to watch it online. Live streaming from stream2watch.cc.
11 Things Nutritionists Eat at the Airport—and 4 They Avoid
http://time.com/5197380/food-nutritionists-eat-at-airport/
日本機場
http://www.yadyad.com/tw/img/travelinfo/airport-map.jpg
23 breathtaking UNESCO World Heritage destinations in the U.S.
國際太空站 遨翔寰宇18年
https://www.worldjournal.com/5666156/article-國際太空站-遨翔寰宇18年/
Popular UNESCO World Heritage sites
Giving Tips
Stock
How to Buy and Sell Stocks on Your Smartphone
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
How Retirement Income Is Taxed
How Different Retirement Income Is Taxed
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/
Organize
How to Organize a Small House
https://www.wikihow.com/Organize-a-Small-House
Smoke alarm
What You Need to Know About Smoke Alarms
Get rid of ants
Termite droppings
Car
買車
- For clearance - September or October
- For new release - December
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
Car brakes
Car engine block heater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_heater
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.
收纳
Garden/soil
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
- pluto.tv
- xumo.tv
- 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
- 17 Ted Talks for Kids to Inspire Little Minds to Do Big Things
Photos
Local library
- https://montgomerycountymd.libguides.com/elibrary, Safari
- https://montgomerycountymd.libguides.com/education, Lynda.com
How to find local plumbers online
http://www.lifehack.org/538359/how-find-local-plumbers-online
Wrap up extension cords
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
- How I Hire the Elites: 4 Good Interview Questions to Ask
- 那些事情做的很失敗
- 用故事引出問題
- 精簡表達你的故事展示你的價值
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
The Best Way to Find College Admissions Info on Google
Describe a person
- Words used to describe honest and sincere people and behaviour
- Bill Clinton: George H.W. Bush’s Oval Office note to me revealed the heart of who he was
- Positive Adjectives to Describe People
- Describing Personality: Character Traits and Temperaments
中文
- 教育百科. 包含漢語拼音. 注音不太正確 (eg 穴位)
- 國語大辭典. 包含漢語拼音. 注音不太正確 eg 穴位)
- 教育部重編國語辭典修訂版 includes 注音小鍵盤
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.
Friends
破冰, small talk
- 破冰40句
- The serious business of small talk by Carol Fleming
How to Email Someone When It's Been Too Long
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-email-someone-when-its-been-too-long-1828468657
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)
草坪 Lawn/grass
- 美国草地如何维护
- 怎样给草坪施肥
Waste disposal
Drop-off Hours and Site Map for Recyclables and Trash montgomery county md
Home improvement
- Niagara 2-Piece 0.8 GPF Ultra-High-Efficiency Single Flush Elongated Toilet Featuring Stealth Technology in White
Weather
Historic weather average over each month
Holiday
Sam's Club Holiday Hours
Money
Tax
新稅制 2018 tax
- 川普新稅制-7項重大改變
- 2019報稅-合法節稅可省錢
- Why did my federal withholding decrease 2018
- Tax exemption
- Elimination of the standard $4,050 personal tax exemption until 2025.
- Standard tax deduction doubles in the 2018 tax year
- State and local tax exemptions: the maximum SALT deduction available is $10,000
健保
National brands vs store brands
Difference Between Senator and Representative
https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-senator-and-vs-representative/
Federal employees
- TSP
- TSP can be changed at any time through myPay.
- 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. Also it takes 2 weeks for the change to take effect. The catch-up election limit will be shown on the myPay webpage.
- TSP calculator
- TSP follows the payroll calendar. Pay period end on Saturday and the pay day is on next Friday.
- Lose or use calendar (see itas reports) is not the same as the payroll calendar
- Federal agents closed. Tier 2 (telework ready) employees still need to work and enter an ad-hoc TW request.
- GS payscale table, Employee Lookup Tool
- Payroll calendar
- ePOF will show "Reg WRI" Code 893 for within-grade increase.
Federal Employees Retirement System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Employees_Retirement_System
壽險
定期(term life) vs 終身(whole/permanent life) 壽險
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.
Cryptocurrency
Patent
How to Patent an Idea in 8 Simple Steps
Space
What Galaxy is the Earth In?
- Milky Way Galaxy
- Alpha Centauri: Nearest Star System to the Sun
- 行星 (planet), 恒星 (star), 恆星的 (stellar)
Moon
- Why do we see a ‘full Moon’, if the Earth blocks the light from the Sun?
- What is a waning gibbous moon? 渐盈月/上弦月
- Lunar phase
- Blue moon the third of four full moons in a season.