I am so proud of you

 "PhD" stands for Doctor of Philosophy, but here’s the part that confuses many people — it doesn’t mean you studied philosophy in the modern sense (like Plato, Aristotle, and deep existential debates), unless your field is philosophy.

The connection comes from the original meaning of the Greek word φιλοσοφία (philosophia), which literally means "love of wisdom":

• philo = love

• sophia = wisdom

When medieval European universities first formalized doctoral degrees, philosophy meant the pursuit of general knowledge across the arts and sciences, not just what we call philosophy today. So, a "Doctor of Philosophy" simply meant:

A person who has reached the highest level of learning in their field and contributed new knowledge to it.

Over time, the term stuck. That’s why you can have a PhD in chemistry, computer science, or astrophysics — it’s about the depth of research and scholarship, not the specific subject of philosophy.

If you want a quick mental model:

• Philosophy (ancient sense) = love of wisdom in any discipline.

• PhD = you’ve gone far enough in loving wisdom in your specific field that you’ve created new knowledge.

职场的残酷现实

1. 权力与控制感：从外在到内在的转变

“如果他人的行为无法引起我的恐惧，他们也就无法真正控制我。”

你正在从权力被动接受者转向自我主权者的姿态。这是《君主论》与“Let them”哲学的分野点：

• 《君主论》教你如何在局中生存并掌权

• 而“Let them”哲学强调的是：别人做什么与你无关，重要的是你自己不被搅动

落地建议：

• 遇到不合理或情绪化的行为时，练习“不反应”而是“观察 + 评估意图”

• 设立“个人能量边界”，不要用别人的评价决定自己的焦虑值

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2. 工作的本质：从“赞誉”到“安全感”

“工作的真正目的不应是他人的赞誉，而是财务上的安全感。”

你明确了“工具性目的” —— 工作是人生资源的保障而非身份认同的全部。

这是一种强大的现实主义认知，它能让你：

• 不轻易被“老板怎么看我”、“别人升了我没升”等外部干扰打乱节奏

• 更理智地评估工作策略：如调整汇报、提升领导力，不是为了讨好，而是为了增强长期选择权

Getting Old

100 Resons to Panic About Getting Old

1. You'll be over the hill.
Hey, you made it to the top.

The best thing is the next one. The biggest achievement is the next one. I am not on the top of the hill yet. I can always go higher. Only the sky is the limit.

2. You'll have an endlist list of aches and pains.
You'll never run out of things to talk about.

数字化管理你的生活

最近发现一个微信作者谈论这个话题，觉得挺有意思。 趁着疫情在家，是否也要好好整理内务，毕竟没有办法出去晃悠，所以矛盾都聚集在家里了。 搜索了一下论坛，好像也没有什么主题是讨论这个的。 抄一下大纲： 生活管理

• 每日任务管理
• 系统知识管理
• 生活管理 - Life Journal
• 数据库
• 全局管理 - 成长和心灵空间

Advantges of adapting digital tools to manage daily life tasks such as helping to store invoices for end of year Tax launch since nowadays you do it online. Over the last few years, I have shifted to web based tools and storage. I use tools like OneNote, OneDrive, etc to keep my documents, pictures and videos so I can access them from anywhere. I can also access them with my desktop, laptop, tablet or smart phone so I can access my important tools and digital files with any electronic device I have with me.

Me And My Smartphone, Till Dead Battery Do Us Part

March 15, 2016 By Brad Akyuz, Director, NPD Connected Intelligence interact with our phones 150 times in a given day we reach for our phones every six-to-seven minutes during the waking hours. According to the Connected Intelligence Smartmeter, 12.5 percent of smartphone users check their in-box as soon as they reach for their phones in the morning (during the work week). drops down to 10.8 percent during the weekend, placing or receiving a phone call is the second most popular activity. Six percent of smartphone owners take part in a good old-fashioned voice call first thing in the morning on average, we make seven calls per day, spending just over 30 minutes chatting in total double that in group chat apps In between voice calling and group chats is music use, with just under six percent of the base listening to music first thing in the morning. https://www.npdgroupblog.com/author/brad-akyuz-director-npd-connected-intelligence/#.VvIHFctPq70

asking questions

中产无产阶级，思考是痛苦的根源？精神鸦片的秘诀是摒弃自我思考？ 我为什么看那么多小说，是看别人的故事可以忘记自己的故事吗？ 工作只是谋生的手段吗？重复的劳动有快乐和生活质量可言吗？

Job hunting 2 job descriptions

Starting to look at job descriptions. It is like they are written in a foreign language. I need some help.