Day 2922: Stent #1, 20081222, Smart Choices

December 27, 2016 Leave a comment

Day 2922: Myocardial Infarction [Stent #1]
252,460,800 seconds
4,207,680 minutes
70,128 hours
2922 days
417 weeks and 3 days
8 years

I almost forgot what happened 8 years ago with my heart.  I’m not sure if this is a good thing or not.  Not remembering things can be bad…. but this can also be good, I’ve recovered psychologically.  Meaning – that the event that took place 8 years ago around this time of the year that almost took my last breath away does not have deep imprint in my mind.

I don’t have confidence with my heart anymore or my body.  I am well aware that the next moment can come at any time.  I am now perfectly well and back into long distance cycling, swimming and hiking but my activities does not assure me of the future. I am grateful for my extra days but I am also vigilant/embracing of the day when it comes.  It feels like I have a scheduled meeting with with my Stent #3.  I’m not afraid anymore to face what will happen.  In fact I am more excited to meet the day.  The excitement is what makes me truly grateful for what I have now.  We normally value things in our lives when we know we don’t own it forever. 

Enough for the self-made drama, it’s not me.  I just want to mention here [for the record] that I am not that all 100% happy… maybe 90% …. because of what happened 8 years ago.  It changed my life, my mindset and my views in life.

If you want to know what happened 8 years ago, here’s the link to the event. Related Post

 

Book-Smart Choices by Hammond

Today, I finally finished the book “Smart Choices”.  It’s a “must read”.  Someone already made a summary about the book and it is very detailed [see link below].  When you get a chance, please read the summary.  And if the summary is not filling you up, buy the book at Amazon.  I applied the principles from the book and made a powerpoint template before completely reading the entire book, I came close but not perfect.  Anyway, I’ve accomplished my objectives.

BookSummary-PersonalDev-SmartChoices-Binder1.pdf
DecisionMaking-RescueTrip-AUS-CEB-AUS.pdf
DecisionMaking-RescueTrip-AUS-CEB-AUS.pptx

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Formula: Rational Thinking

December 8, 2016 Leave a comment

Rationality is the quality or state of being reasonable, based on facts or reason. Rationality implies the conformity of one’s beliefs with one’s reasons to believe, or of one’s actions with one’s reasons for action.

Rational thought is thinking that is logically structured and which takes into account established fact. I agree with Hume in believing that most human cognition is motivated by passion and emotion, but it can be constrained by the canons of logic and the careful weighing and integrations of facts.

Bounded rationality is the idea that in decision-making, rationality of individuals is limited by the information they have, the cognitive limitations of their minds, and the finite amount of time they have to make a decision.

Cognition-the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses

RT=Rational Thinking
R=Rationality
BR=Bounded Rationality
EF=Established Fact
L=Logic
CL=Cognitive Limitation
P=Passion
E=Emotion
I=Information
T=Time

Synthesized Formula of RT and BR [blindcaveman version]
RT=L – (P-E) + EF
BR=(I-CL) + T

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