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November 6, 2015

From Ignorance To Stupidity

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We are all ignorant in some ways but not all stupid. So what's the "line" divides stupid and wise? Socrates put it quite brilliantly over 2 thousands ago, but let me add something to it so it can cover both ends: those who admit our ignorance are wise, those who don't stupid.

August 22, 2015

Ignorance And Wisdom

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The older we are, the harder we could admit our ignorance or stupidity, because we want to protect our "wisdom". Ironically, the true wisdom can befall us only when we admit and accept our ignorance.

August 3, 2015

Intellectual Progress

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Ironically, every intellectual progress one makes, is marked by the acknowledgement of how ignorant/stupid one was prior to that point. Nothing more than that.

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Yun's bookshelf: read

Rebecca

by Daphne du Maurier

If there is a book that I could read again and again, it is "Rebecca", by Daphne du Maurier. I was obsessed with this book over 20 years ago, always wanted to write a review, but never get a chance. Now it's the time. "Rebecca" is a sto...

Whispers and Lies

by Joy Fielding

How am I going to put this? A little strange yet extreme alluring story about a "boring" life a middle aged woman? No. The first thing I would tell you is: You are not going to believe what you get at the end! Never ever a book shocked m...

Dear Theo

by Irving Stone

I finished reading Irvine Stone's Lust for Life within one day like finishing a page turner, but I finished reading Dear Theo - letters of Van Gogh after a long time reading - each time I turned the page, I heard myself saying: slow down...

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