http://forum.lowyat.net/ Sat, 02 May 2026 10:19:39 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5185355 What is Your Race? Come Vote Your Ethnic Groups. <!--emo&:respect:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='notworthy.gif' /><!--endemo--> lowya Kopitiam Sat, 21 Aug 2021 17:41:38 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5185345 So, How Old Are You? Please Vote. <!--emo&:respect:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='notworthy.gif' /><!--endemo--> lowya Kopitiam Sat, 21 Aug 2021 17:28:45 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5181740 Ok i go first<br /><br /><!--QuoteBegin-Selectt+Aug 13 2021, 02:06 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Selectt &#064; Aug 13 2021, 02:06 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->you so old now, have you prepare to buy your own coffin yet?<br />[right][snapback]101985456[/snapback][/right]<br /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br /><!--QuoteBegin-oldtimer05+Aug 13 2021, 02:12 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(oldtimer05 &#064; Aug 13 2021, 02:12 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->havent bought lah, you dumb or what ? buy now still expensive, wait till drop some more.<br />[right][snapback]101985518[/snapback][/right]<br /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />Now your turn. lowya Kopitiam Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:32:15 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5178244 dedicated to [@se7en]<br /><br />[YOUTUBE]dILSt_EQgNM[/YOUTUBE]<br /><br />it&#39;s happening now.<br /><br />For peace, we yielded. lowya Serious Kopitiam Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:27:52 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5162252 As per title, share a quotation and what wisdom you can draw upon, then tell us how would you apply it in your life?<br /><br />Let me go first:<br /><br />“All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.”<br />— Charlie Munger<br /><br />In my own words: essentially in investment (or applied to any other disciplines) terms, find out what are the traits of bad companies, and use your filter to avoid them.<br /><br />your turn. lowya Serious Kopitiam Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:38:22 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5157491 First, <b>quote me an actual example of this forum&#39;s statement that you find ridiculous or disagree totally</b>, i&#39;ll cross reference it to the book of fallacies and invalidate their <b>illogical arguments</b>.<br /><br />Let me start with the famous one you already know so i spare you the #1 example, this forum is full of name callings, i.e.<br /><br />1. <u>Ad Hominem</u>.<br /><br />2. (more added in the thread, read on)<br /><br />There are at least 30 Fallacies, let&#39;s see if we can cover it all here.<br /><br />So start paste the actual quote here, i&#39;ll reply and we can learn together. lowya Serious Kopitiam Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:37:17 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5154808 Theoretically speaking, here&#39;s a dummy way to become a millionaire by the time your classmates graduates their university (with 100k debt), assuming you bypass the system since the young age of 7 (primary 1):<br /><br />[attachmentid=10904507]<br /><a href='https://www.investor.gov/financial-tools-calculators/calculators/compound-interest-calculator' target='_blank'>https://www.investor.gov/financial-tools-ca...rest-calculator</a><br />try it yourself<br /><br />assumptions:<br /><br />1. most people spent 18 years of their lives in schools until they graduates starting 7 years old<br />2. Theoretical average month wages RM1500 over the 18 years, no increment, no inflation, very conservatively.<br />3. work and learn everything (language, maths etc) on the job, e.g. work in family restaurant, free food.<br />4. every month put all income into ETF e.g. S&amp;P500<br />5. investment based on S&amp;P500 Since 1926 is 11% rate of return.<br />6. stay with parents for 18 years rent free.<br /><br />and that is why your &#39;uneducated&#39; grandparents got rich faster than you kiddos. <!--emo&:hehe:--><img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/brows.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='brows.gif' /><!--endemo--><br /><br />here&#39;s a link to read by skipping other distractions: <a href='https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5154808?author=lowya' target='_blank'>https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5154808?author=lowya</a> lowya Kopitiam Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:05:09 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4803733 Share &amp; update yours too&#33;<br /><br />Before posting, read the FAQ here first:<br /><br /><a href='https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4803733?author=lowya' target='_blank'>https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4803733?author=lowya</a><br /><br />Here&#39;s mine (will be updated regularly):<br /><br />After compiled, we can review who is the most ignored in future.<br /><br />Witchblade, gogo2, zephyrus9999, desmond2020, Gon Freaks, jenniferjen, teamjoker, GreenSamurai, budakdegilz, esdome, xeda, MPIK, grixis, NUR_VER.3, Shadow Kun, Bonchi, Stamp, amon_meiz, tippman, alteclp, skitch, Nama saya Amad, Iceman74, mee udang, reed90, LamTin, Tentarukia, Einjahr, laoahpek, darth5zaft, Blofeld, JimbeamofNRT, saikia2046, nerdook, Stigonboard, WhyYouSoSerious, aspartame, darthboyzzee, azhan82, nintendo86, alhelmy, replayzxc, Mr. WongSF, LonelyHart16, Radioactive Infused Cola, KaD1GO, @zan65, Wan404, hardreality, Rhetoric, namuhlolyat, oro999, Matrix2.0, Sulfur, mac60931, LamTin., 9ine, pagi petang<br /><br />maybe someone can run an algo to check how many times anyone has been ignored for obvious reason.<br /><br />Don&#39;t put inside quote or spoiler, so that it can be searched.<br /><br />Update: Haters are welcomed to post now. lowya The Museum Of Kopitiam Sat, 06 Jul 2019 19:08:44 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4592759 in view of degrading content produce by majority users here, have you shifted your forum posting from here to Steemit.com?<br /><br />please share your views. lowya Serious Kopitiam Tue, 29 May 2018 22:10:58 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4434236 WE averagely spent 3 preschool/kindergarten years + 6 years primary + 6 years secondary + 2 pre-U + 4 years degree = 21 years for formal education.<br /><br />in total it probably cost estimated 500k to 2mil in average to send a child to complete the education? and by the time they get a job they literally have the slough through their miserable lives to pay back their parents&#39; bad investment by joining the rat race just because HR department wants to see their certificates to grant them a job. Very small percentage of knowledge that we acquired in actually useful in working life, these knowledge isn&#39;t what they employers wants in the first place&#33; <br /><br />Employers wants problem solving skills, creativity and critical thinking. All of these are not emphasized in school, instead passing exam by rote learning is all they matter.<br /><br />If specific skills/talents are what employer need, why do we keep learning all the irrelevant stuffs? <br /><br />If you want to learn the wrong irrelevant stuffs, youtube is there just for you.<br /><br />In conclusion, formal Education is such an inefficient and unproductive way of learning to make students dumber without critical thinking. <br /><br />We are in the matrix that doesn&#39;t justify the means, think about it and find out how to get out of it, for example create a small business that the child really like and join them in growing the business as part of education, whatever need to be learn can be found online these days. By the time the get to 25 years old, they already have a positive cashflow business, how nice would that be?<br /><br /><!--SPOILER BEGIN--><div class="spoilertop" onClick="openClose('c81f1c6bbf906c94629adc1170d4c98d')" style="font-weight: bold"><u>&raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &laquo;</u></div><div class="spoilermain" id="c81f1c6bbf906c94629adc1170d4c98d" style="display:none"><!--SPOILER END-->FORMAL EDUCATION IS OVERRATED AND OUTDATED&#33;&#33;<br /><a href='http://wakeupkickassbekind.com/blog/education/' target='_blank'>http://wakeupkickassbekind.com/blog/education/</a><br /><br />education<br />I spent 20 years of my life going through different levels of the education system. And unless I miss my guess, I suppose you’ve been dealt similar sentence. Don’t get me wrong, I certainly am grateful I had had the opportunity. But let’s be honest here. The last decade I’ve been out has proven to me that the system really is outdated, overrated and its negatives far outweigh the positives.<br /><br />OLD SCHOOL VS. NEW SCHOOL<br /><br />My mum is a university teacher. And so, every time I visit my hometown to see my family, we always somehow arrive at the education topic. We tend to clash a lot, too.<br /><br />She’s been within the system trying to embed some knowledge in kids’ brains for decades. I, on the other hand, am now keeping myself as far from these educational institutions as I can.<br /><br />In a nutshell, my mum thinks that students coming in her classes are dumber and dumber, year after year. I think the educational system, in its entirety, has become more and more irrelevant and disconnected from the reality of the real life on the outside over the years.<br /><br />Now, the good thing is she doesn’t speak English. So I can write here what I want without being persecuted when I go visit next time 🙂<br /><br />WHAT IS EDUCATION<br /><br />All people are born blank sheets of paper. Everything that you know, you were taught. All the skills, knowledge, beliefs, everything - you must have learned, one way or the other.<br /><br />When we’re little kids, most of it comes from our dear family and then, later on, from the educational system.<br /><br />Some of these things are truly essential, like walking, taking, writing and reading. Some are less so, like various unwarranted opinions and prejudices.<br /><br />THE BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATION<br /><br />In prehistory, education’s sole purpose was to learn skills and knowledge about crafts deemed necessary for the society.<br /><br />If a person wanted to earn living he literally had to find a master willing to teach him. Then, via apprenticeship, imitation and guidance of that skilled professional, in years, he earned himself a right to practice the craft in his own shop. Boom, real knowledge transfer.<br /><br />However, when the development of societies and cultures had progressed, printing press got invented and trade ensured people didn’t have to dedicate all day every day to ensure they had food to eat, some smart-ass came up with the idea to introduce structured and standardised education to everyone. And so schools started to appear.<br /><br />No longer young people had to bother looking for a master and what to study. It&#39;s all provided to them by authorities.<br /><br />Centuries have passed since then and education has become a universal human right (as declared by the UN). In most countries today, formal education is compulsory for all kids until a certain age. And boom, everyone knows everything now and celebrations take place as literacy gains yet another percentage point over the previous census.<br /><br />INSTITUTIONALISED EDUCATION<br /><br />The set-up might be slightly different in Europe as opposed to the one overseas. But in general, they are very same. In the way they function and in the results they produce.<br /><br />The entire educational system of a state or a country is based on the certain values. These determine everything from how the system is organised to the curriculum, educational activities, methods of student assessment and student-teacher interactions.<br /><br />Formal education as we know it, from preschool to universities, occurs mostly in a structured environment - schools and classrooms. Students of all ages get a master (aka. teacher) with a certification on a specific subject who teaches them pre-approved curriculum.<br /><br />PURPOSE OF EDUCATION<br /><br />Education is the process of facilitating learning. Acquisition of new habits, knowledge, skills, values and beliefs.<br /><br />What you know depends very much on what you’re taught and how good your teacher is. And since teachers are also products of the very same educational system it really comes down to the values that system is built on.<br /><br />Because you can have<br /><br />either a system that emphasises personal development, autonomy and individuality of students, lets them develop and form their own beliefs, values and identity and encourages critical thinking, or<br />a system that suppresses all that via enforced authorities and pushes down its own agendas and visions of what people should know and think in the name of good citizenship, societal purposes and become &quot;productive members&quot; of society, culture and nation, aka. another brick in the wall.<br /><br />Another brick in the wall, by Pink Floyd.<br /><br />OUTDATED AND OVERRATED SYSTEM<br /><br />I make it no secret that I despise the current educational system. This is where we, me and my mum, usually agree to disagree and need to change the topic of the conversation, too.<br /><br />I&#39;m convinced the system is very much overrated, outdated and even counterproductive. IMHO, it really is more like the latter one above.<br /><br />Let me clarify: me bashing the system does not mean everything is all wrong and all the teachers are blindfolded authoritarian agenda-pushers. Standardised education is absolutely necessary for many professions like e.g. doctors. What I’m saying is..<br /><br />SCHOOLING VS. LEARNING<br /><br />..there is a difference between formal education and actually learning valuable knowledge and marketable skills and developing authentic personality and individuality in students.<br /><br />And I believe there is a huge gap between what the system thinks and what I think constitutes the “productive member” of the society.<br /><br />Like I said, I am grateful for having had the opportunity to grow up in the country where all levels of education were accessible to everyone and basically free of charge. But&#33; Even though I didn’t have to pay in money, I did pay in time.<br /><br />And judging the 20 years by comparison of value, marketability of the knowledge I received and preparedness for life’s actual tests, I overpaid big time.<br /><br />WHY IS THE SYSTEM FUCKED UP<br /><br />I believe we can all agree that the world has developed immensely over the last few decades. Yet somehow, we still teach teenagers same shit our parents and grandparents were taught.<br /><br />And it’s not only what’s being taught, it’s the fashion in which it is being taught. People are made to accept everything on the as-told basis, succumbing to authority without any critical thinking whatsoever and standardised studies and tests that kill creativity and individuality.<br /><br />Perhaps, the conspiracy theories have some merit here. The system may have some interest in teaching people what the system needs them to know in terms of both actual information and underlying values and beliefs.<br /><br />The question is, do you trust the system that it knows better what you need to know than you yourself?<br /><br />HERE’S HOW I WOULD RUN IT<br /><br />I think the problem is not only with what and how is being taught but also what isn’t taught to kids at all.<br /><br />If you ask me, fairly large percentage of contemporary formal education curriculum has lost its value in last couple decades. On the contrary, some quite important subjects aren’t covered at all.<br /><br />So I would do two things:<br /><br />cut all the bullshit and,<br />institute the actually important shit.<br />CUT THE BULLSHIT<br /><br />Be it math, sciences or history, everything can be found online now. From the fundamentals to pretty complicated things and from Youtube videos to prestigious university courses, everything is just a few clicks away.<br /><br />I don’t know about you but I am under impression that most of the high school subjects are teachable, and actually far better comprehensible, with interactive material and pretty videos, rather than textbooks and mind-numbing lectures. Hence the outdatedness of the system.<br /><br />Similarly, I do not understand why people have to spend years upon years studying (but really more like memorising) subjects they have no interest in, just to pass standardised exams and get some certification that really means nothing out in the real world. Hence the overratedness of the system.<br /><br />INSTITUTE THE IMPORTANT SHIT<br /><br />I moved to a different city in a different country in my mid-twenties. I can judge by my own experience I wasn’t quite ready what was waiting there for me - life’s basic challenges.<br /><br />Next step, after cutting the bullshit, would be to institute subjects that actually provide real-world knowledge. You know, something that education is supposed to do by the very definition - prepare young people for their adult life.<br /><br />LIFE’S FUNDAMENTALS<br /><br />Whatever you do in life, it’s the proficiency in basics that determines how well off you’re going to be doing in the end, when the more complicated problems come around.<br /><br />Fundamentals are therefore a foundation you’re building on. Unless you have the fundamentals down, no fancy stuff is going to work well for you, regardless of the game you’re in.<br /><br />This concept is very much neglected in our school system nowadays.<br /><br />Kids in elementary and high schools are taught a whole bunch of things from a whole bunch of subjects. Those pieces of information can also be called fundamentals and basics. But they aren’t helping people to get ready for life.<br /><br />And how do they expect you to grow up into an adult that succeeds in life if you can’t build your future on a rock solid foundation that embraces your individuality?<br /><br />I’ve ruminated for a long time over what really constitutes important competencies and skills for life. And here is my list:<br /><br />Critical Thinking<br />Have you noticed that most websites have this bar at the top or the bottom with a disclaimer about their use of cookies? Well, I think, right after you dismiss that, another disclaimer should appear.<br /><br />And it should say something along the lines: Readers discretion is advised. Information presented here can be either fact, opinion or only a shameless propaganda. It’s up to you and up to you only to decide which one it is. Proceed at your own risk.<br /><br />You see, most of the people have serious difficulties to tell those three apart. And education system doesn’t really help eradicate this epidemic in our society. Mostly because it is the very perpetrator of creating masses of mindless followers.<br /><br />Schools have become business-like institutions. It’s important to them to produce students with good grades, to attract more students in the future. So they prepare them to be good at tests.<br /><br />But at the end of the day, for those students, it’s not the grades that matter but rather what they internalise going through their classes. And that&#39;s accepting what they’re told without questioning any of it, memorising as much as they can and repeating it all as a fact (and then forgetting everything at a rapid pace).<br /><br />However, that’s not what adult life is about. Especially now, in the digital age, we are constantly bombarded with all kinds of information.<br /><br />Usually, only tiny fraction of it all is actual facts. Rest is just personal opinions or some kind of persuasion attempts.<br /><br />This is where critical thinking comes in, to decipher all this incoming information. Consider everything, subject it all to scrutiny, keep what’s relevant and discard the rest.<br /><br />Critical thinking is a process of rationalising and deciding whether a claim is true, partially true or false. It requires analytical reasoning, research and careful and unbiased analysis and evaluation of factual evidence.<br /><br />All arguments, problem-solving and decision-making should be grounded in critical thinking and emotionally detached assessment of facts.<br /><br />And so, if an individual is not equipped with a solid proficiency in logic, reasoning and critical thinking then he is going to be very vulnerable out in the open.<br /><br />KEY TAKEAWAY<br />Every day, we’re confronted with all kinds of information and various viewpoints. The critical thinking is the skill that is an absolute necessity for everyone who wishes to successfully navigate the waters of our complex world today. We must shift from teaching students what to think, to teaching them how to think.<br /><br />Health and fitness<br />Granted, we’re taught the basics in biology, chemistry and PE classes in schools but that’s just not enough. On top, I believe, students ought to be taught specifics and details about how their bodies function in real world conditions.<br /><br />Just look around and count people that are weak, skinny-fat with poor posture, unhealthy, overweight or obese.<br /><br />I find it fascinating that people rarely care about their bodies until it’s too late. And when it is late, when they contract an illness or get hurt, they have no other option other than fully rely on doctors to help them.<br /><br />Whether it’s eating shit food to the point one’s life is at danger from consequences of diabetes or letting one’s body degenerate either from lack of activities or wrong movement habits, it’s distressing.<br /><br />The vast majority of people take their bodies and health for granted. The reason for that is that very little of what we do or eat and drink as we go about our days has immediate repercussions. So we subconsciously downplay it in our minds.<br /><br />In a long term, however, one shit meal leads to another and one skipped training leads to couch&amp;TV lifestyle. People dig holes so deep that after a time they can’t even remember what the view was like on the surface.<br /><br />To be fair, this is not only education problem but also personal responsibility problem. Somehow it’s been ingrained in the society, that doctors are responsible for our health and physical therapists and personal trainers for our fitness.<br /><br />And it’s not even a tough question why is it so. It’s simply more convenient to blame someone else rather than face the truth. People must be hating themselves and hate their lives. Otherwise, why would they sit on their asses all day and eat foods that slowly kill them?<br /><br />KEY TAKEAWAY<br />Whatever we do in life, healthy body is paramount. We can’t do any work if we’re not healthy and physically adept. Everyone should have a knowledge about how their bodies function, starting with fundamentals of nutrition and training.<br /><br />Social skills<br />Our world is a maze. Add other people to the playground and the complexity of the game just reached a whole &#39;nother level.<br /><br />People are social beings. No shocker there. We all have other people in our lives. And besides the basic communication, people in our lives have a massive impact on us. Without our realising it, our family, friends, romantic partners, colleagues, they all shape who we are.<br /><br />Communication and interpersonal skills are, therefore, essential competencies to master. I find it terribly wrong that very little time is given to this subject in schools.<br /><br />The widespread fable we are told and consequently tell ourselves is that a person either have it or he doesn’t. Also known as being extroverted or introverted. But that’s just not true.<br /><br />Social skills are skills like any other - they can be taught and developed. The problems only arise when they aren’t addressed in a young enough age.<br /><br />Then we end up with generations of people who struggle to communicate their needs, are terrible with relationships and intimacy, aren’t able to cope with different opinions and can’t constructively resolve any argument.<br /><br />Furthermore, few things in life, if any, are more important than our relationships. It’s only logical that belongingness and love needs are sitting directly on top of the basic physical needs like food, water and shelter.<br /><br />From birth to death, we are surrounded by other people. It’s just inevitable. And regardless of the sort, your relationships can truly make or break you. Which is why mastering communication and social skills can really be life-changing.<br /><br />KEY TAKEAWAY<br />The significance of relationships in life cannot be overemphasised. The quality will largely depend on how well you can play this game. If you don’t learn social skills when young, life will make sure all the lessons are delivered, one pointless argument or tormenting breakup at the time.<br /><br />Personal finance<br />Want to clothe and feed yourself and your family? You need money. Want to put a roof over your head? You need money. Want to go and travel places? You need money.<br /><br />Living in the contemporary society, you probably have come across these rectangular pieces of paper and little round metal things that we call money.<br /><br />So how come, when literally everything we do in life is connected with money, we are taught nothing much about it in schools?<br /><br />The monetary system that the whole world functions on creates money out of thin air. Which means there is no shortage of money. And if you think you don’t have enough, you probably just haven’t figured out a way how to make more money.<br /><br />Schools don’t teach how to make money. They don’t teach how to take care of and invest money. But most importantly, they don’t teach how to be smart about spending money that you already have.<br /><br />The complexity of the subject is tremendous but people don’t need to understand everything. Just the basic nuances of personal finance. But they rarely do&#33;<br /><br />Financial illiteracy is a huge problem if you ask me. I find it unbelievable how spending more money than one is making is perceived as normal. On all levels of economy.<br /><br />We buy shit we don’t need to impress people we don’t know for the money we don’t have. I’m sure you’ve heard that before. But that’s not it. The worst part of it all is that we end up literally selling our time (aka. life) to pay everything off.<br /><br />The mismatch between one&#39;s wants and needs in combination with the inability to manage and plan one&#39;s finances is a prime cause of unhappiness and friction between people.<br /><br />The majority of households are deep in debt. Mostly because you cannot afford to even have your “own&quot; household before taking a mortgage with a couple decades-long payment plan.<br /><br />Add financing short-term assets with long-term debt, credit cards and the inability of most to save for emergencies and retirement and you get a really dangerous mixture.<br /><br />Many people work hard and long but by mismanaging their finances they become victims of their poor decisions later on. Life will teach the lesson eventually.<br /><br />If you have a bunch of crap you rarely use but still buy more useless junk, if you have to borrow money to go on a week-long vacation, if your family budget explodes when a dishwasher breaks or if you have no savings for retirement, you have a financial problem&#33;<br /><br />Like for many others, it may not be all your fault. No one taught you. But if you’ve just been diagnosed and do nothing about it - it is 100% your fault from now on.<br /><br />When it comes to spending money, there are two statements that profoundly changed my relationship with it:<br /><br />Nothing is too expensive, you just don’t have enough money. (there are ways to earn more, find them)<br />If you can’t pay cash you can’t afford it. (find ways to spend less on crap so you can save and invest or spend more on what actually matters)<br />KEY TAKEAWAY<br />No&#33; Spending more than you make is not ok. Even balanced finances may not be the ideal long-term strategy. You have to be able to make, save and invest money in order to support your lifestyle, create wealth and protect your and your family’s future.<br /><br />Creativity<br />Everything that humans have achieved in the history of the mankind has been thanks to the creative powers of our magnificent brains. But how can you really teach creativity, you ask?<br /><br />You can’t. What we can do, though, is make sure we don’t kill it. Because that’s exactly what’s going on with the education system right now.<br /><br />Creativity is inborn in everyone but standardised education is literally, maybe unwittingly, wiping it out slowly as students age.<br /><br />When a little kid draws up some crazy looking house, boat, car or plane, he gets praised about how creative and inventive he is. No one is bothering too much about the actual technical and mechanical feasibility of the sketch.<br /><br />But try to the same thing when you’re 15 or 25 years old. You will inevitably get shamed into being unrealistic and crazy. People will cold-heartedly tell you that “this is not how it’s supposed to be” and that “this is not how it’s supposed to be done”.<br /><br />But, when you think about it, all the noteworthy inventions in history were all unrealistic and crazy in the idea stage and ultimately unbelievable when finally accomplished.<br /><br />KEY TAKEAWAY<br />Reason and logic are very important, no doubt about that. I cannot promote common sense and logical thinking when going about your day enough. But when it comes to carrying out something unique and spectacular, these have to be set aside. This is when promotion of unreasonable, illogical and crazy is needed.<br /><br />Failing<br />Schools are houses of conformity. And conformity and conventional wisdom tell us that making mistakes is bad. Make a mistake and your grade gets worse. Make too many of them and you may fail the class.<br /><br />And so, it’s not too long before it becomes engraved in young people’s minds that failing is a bad thing, something to be avoided at all costs.<br /><br />Truth is, making mistakes is inherently human. And we’ve all screwed up countless times in our lives. Everyone has experienced it all - from little mishaps to colossal and embarrassing fuck-ups that make us blush and wish we could be somewhere else.<br /><br />In my opinion, schools have this concept of teaching new things all wrong. You’ve heard the saying about the difference between school and life, right? A school teaches you a lesson and then gives you a test while life gives you a test during which a lesson is taught.<br /><br />It’s actually the failing the life’s tests that possess the biggest learning potential.<br /><br />As a matter of fact, fucking up is essential for all growth and development. Ask your parents what it was like when you were learning to walk. How many times had you fallen before you mastered it, do you think?<br /><br />The problem is that, early on, as kids, we had not been exposed to the educational system that kills all the curiosity and creativity in all who participate mindlessly. We simply dared. Dared to ask, to question everything and try things on our own. But not after we get schooled, though.<br /><br />Failing is not something that should be avoided by any means necessary. Quite contrary&#33; Making mistakes should be embraced not condemned. Any fiasco can lead to a future success&#33;<br /><br />KEY TAKEAWAY<br />Errors make us think harder, learn new things, progress, innovate and develop stuff and ourselves into better versions. To be authentic, creative and original goes hand in hand with asking stupid questions, making dumb mistakes and feeling stupid often. We should stop promoting perfection and the mistake-free environment in schools but rather encourage students to embrace mistakes and use them as stepping stones to excellence.<br /><br />Awareness<br />Psychology plays a huge part in our lives. Our minds are powerful and influential yet again, very little is taught about the matter in schools.<br /><br />Our brains, as great as they are, have some design flaws. They’re masters of simplicity and efficiency. But those features can be of a big disservice unless we are able to course correct when necessary. That’s where awareness comes in.<br /><br />Awareness and mindfulness are ways to gain control and clarity to avoid getting lost. It’s the ability to have thoughts about your thoughts, to judge your own reasoning.<br /><br />This capacity to pay attention to one&#39;s own thought process, feelings, emotions and opinions and subject them to critical thinking is a skill that many people have very little of.<br /><br />All of us were raised with the whole bunch of tendencies, prejudices and biases. These may scale anywhere from petty to downright dangerous. And without a deliberate internal consideration about what’s really going on in our minds and why, we can get stuck with unhealthy values and beliefs that do us harm.<br /><br />A higher degree of self-awareness and ability to reflect on your own thinking critically is a crucial factor for life of success. It usually comes hand in hand with being calmer, being a better communicator, less judgemental, more adaptable and better attuned with your own values and beliefs.<br /><br />KEY TAKEAWAY<br />Awareness is a skill that helps you understand yourself better. Developing it means being more conscious about what and why you think and feel and also subjecting it to scrutiny and, if necessary, rectify it.<br /><br />MASSIVE DISCONNECT<br /><br />The compulsory part of the education system is designed to provide the standardised basic overview across many subjects. To raise knowledgeable young people, they say.<br /><br />But, I believe, there is a massive disconnect between what is taught and what is actually needed to know as a young adult.<br /><br />Now, if you’re older, can you remember what was it like for you? What was your skillset like when you were 18? Were you prepared well and ready to take on life&#39;s challenges?<br /><br />To be honest with you, I sucked. And I sucked big time. I was very much useless even after 5 years of university, with a degree in finance in my back pocket.<br /><br />I may have ahd broad knowledge in economics and finance. I may also have remembered most of the high school stuff. But the reality was I wasn’t ready for the tests life had prepared for me.<br /><br />The old adage of school teaching you a lesson and giving a test afterwards versus life giving a test that teaches you a lesson couldn’t be more accurate for me.<br /><br />LIFE’S LESSONS<br /><br />I had made plenty of mistakes going through actual life on the outside that taught me lessons I truly needed to know. During my twenties, I gracefully forgot most of the things I got my degree for. Instead, I learned other things. And, more often than not, I learned them the hard way.<br /><br />Over time, I&#39;ve kept discovering subjects that are, in my opinion, infinitely more important than whatever they try to shove down your throat in the history or biology classes. Pieces of the puzzle that even after two decades of schooling I was desperately missing.<br /><br />And I’m certain that now, in my thirties, I’ll discover some more enlightening subjects. Like, for example, spirituality and minimalism that I’m into now.<br /><br />I do believe that I should have been taught many of these things as a teenager. But until I’m in charge of education around here, all I (and you) can do is to invest my own time and resources into what I deem important. And investing I have. So should you&#33;<!--SPOILER DIV--></div><!--SPOILER DIV--> lowya The Museum Of Kopitiam Thu, 19 Oct 2017 13:10:34 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4425001 So YOU got a burning question? You&#39;ve come to the right place&#33;<br /><br />no restriction on the subject matter whatsoever. Subscribe and read this thread like a blog. Ask me any questions, advice, case study, problems, challenges, current affairs, puzzles, etc welcomed.<br /><br />If your tone is polite and genuine, i would certainly do my best to help/entertain you; but if you sound cocky and arrogant and asking stupid question you would be ignored. People in my ignore list are naturally prohibited from posting anything in this thread.<br /><br />I highly recommend anyone who try to ask question here first define what problem they face and what solution they intend to achieve first, just so i know what angle to approach your question properly. To get my answer, you need to provide your own answer to your question first before you get my version. This is to ensure we have a meaningful conversation, I could only talk to you knowing what you think.<br /><br />From time to time, i will also quote other topics posted by the others here. I guess I am doing this as a way to give back to society and being thankful for all I have.<br /><br />So let&#39;s start our constructive conversations here - you and me. lowya Serious Kopitiam Fri, 06 Oct 2017 21:07:58 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4266897 See photo<br /><br />[attachmentid=8732609]<br /><br />It looks like water mark ghost image appear on black background. Don&#39;t think it&#39;s kena water...<br /><br />Can still use normally, but the mark is distracting and sayang this tv become like that..<br /><br />Can it be serviced or some part need replacement?.<br /><br />appreciate any technical view point. lowya Technical Support Sat, 15 Apr 2017 19:08:39 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4242686 ok, closed as majority dont agree.<br /><br />[@fkmfkm] can delete also. lowya Serious Kopitiam Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:50:38 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4051648 WTB New Cheapest Desktop with 21&quot; Monitor<br /><br />Please reply quote with specs &amp; location COD lowya Desktop Systems Garage Sales Fri, 09 Sep 2016 23:52:45 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4036225 Both Laptops/Netbook cannot power on, sell as spare part. Please offer.<br /><br />Can buy seperately spare part components: RAM, LCD Screen, HDD, Motherboard (testing allowed), charger, keyboard, etc.<br /><br />WTS USED SECOND HAND LAPTOP COMPAQ PRESARIO V3000 CORE2DUO NOTEBOOK 2GB RAM, FOR SALE.<br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162208.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162456.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_161954.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162033.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162059.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />WTS TOSHIBA NETBOOK NB200 SPARE PARTS FOR SALE: LCD SCREEN, MOTHERBOARD SECOND HAND USED NETBOOK CHARGER 19V 1.58A, RAM, SCREEN, KEYBOARD, MICROSOFT LICENSE, LAPTOP BAG, ETC)<br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162303.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162332.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162354.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162431.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Buyer please PM offer and Whatsapp number to COD at Seri Kembangan. lowya Notebooks Garage Sales Tue, 23 Aug 2016 08:37:46 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4034255 ITEM 1: WTS TOSHIBA NETBOOK NB200 SPARE PARTS FOR SALE: LCD SCREEN, MOTHERBOARD SECOND HAND USED NETBOOK CHARGER 19V 1.58A, RAM, SCREEN, KEYBOARD, MICROSOFT LICENSE, LAPTOP BAG, ETC) ISSUE: POWER ON NO SCREEN, CAN TEST ON YOUR UNIT TO CONFIRM.<br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162303.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162332.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162354.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162431.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />ITEM 2: WTS COMPAQ PRESARIO V3000 CORE2DUO LAPTOP 2GB RAM, GOT CHARGER, SELL WITHOUT HDD, FOR SALE.<br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162208.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162456.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_161954.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162033.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/20/PHOTO_20160820_162059.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />Buyer please PM offer and Whatsapp number to COD at Seri Kembangan. lowya Notebooks Garage Sales Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:46:34 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4024259 <b>Item(s): 14&quot; Laptop Acer Aspire 4520 (2GB RAM) Win7 Dolby Nvidia Webcam DVD</b><br /><br />14&quot; Laptop Acer Aspire 4520 (2GB RAM) Win7 Dolby Nvidia Webcam DVD<br /><br />Acer Aspire 4520 <br />14.1&quot; high resolution Screen<br />AMD Turion&#153; 64 x2 1.90Ghz<br />RAM 2GB<br />Windows 7 Ultimate<br />GRAPHIC NVIDIA GEFORCE 7000M<br />120GB HDD<br />WEBCAM Crystal Eye<br />DVD Super Multi<br />Solid Dolby Sound Output (one of the best laptop speaker out there)<br />Battery expired, good as desktop replacement or media player.<br />Comes with charger<br /><br /><b>Package includes: charger</b><br /><br /><b>Price: 350</b><br /><br /><b>Dealing method: pm contact to cod serdang</b><br /><br />---<br /><br /><b>Item(s) conditions: working</b><br /><br /><b>Picture: </b><br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/08/PHOTO_20160808_175056.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/08/PHOTO_20160808_174639.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/08/PHOTO_20160808_175122.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><img src='https://www.anony.ws/i/2016/08/08/PHOTO_20160808_174727.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br /><b>Reason for sale: extra</b> lowya Notebooks Garage Sales Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:38:31 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4012898 <b>Item(s): [B]MacBook Pro 15&quot; (Late 2011) 4GB DDR3 RAM, 2.2GHz Intel Core i7, Intel HD Graphics 3000 384MB, OX X Yosemite</b> [/b]<br /><br /><b>Package includes: second hand used pre-love MacBook Pro 15&quot; and Original Charger</b><br /><br /><b>Price:2600</b><br /><br /><b>Dealing method: Serious buyer only PM Your whatsapp number, and location</b><br /><br /><b>Location of seller: Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia</b><br /><br />---<br /><br /><b>Item(s) conditions: Very good condition, seldom use</b><br /><br /><b>Picture: <img src='https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/BEn4s9bl.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <br /><img src='https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/BOLOT9bk.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><img src='https://cdn.pbrd.co/images/3MFzBcEf.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /></b><br /><br /><b>Reason for sale: Seldom use</b><br /><br />Great for Graphic Designers or Video Editing works. lowya Notebooks Garage Sales Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:31:58 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3945358 So you sell things online, here&#39;s how you can get scammed without even knowing it, yes the sellers also can get scammed. The purpose is to find out a solution to avoid this could happen. The scenario below:<br /><br />3 parties involved:<br /><br />1. YOU, the good guy seller, advertised selling a product online, say a laptop that u can also deliver by post if required. Quite common these days huh?<br /><br />2. the SCAMMER, who had a victim buyer (scammer already pretending selling same laptop to the victim buyer), to bank into your account (now you are scammed without knowing it) to make &#39;payment&#39; to scammer. So to you, the SCAMMER appeared legit cause he &#39;paid up&#39; (with victim&#39;s money), so you send to the SCAMMER&#39;s designated delivery address, or even COD happily at any place u both agreed.<br /><br />3. the VICTIM BUYER, apparently waiting too long for his goods to arrive, called the scammer, ofcause the scammer not pickup or giving excuses, so they victim buyer made a report, dragging the good seller, YOU, into the mess, painting you as the SCAMMER who sold and not deliver his product.<br /><br />QUESTION 1, as a seller how do avoid to be scammed this way?<br /><br />QUESTION 2, as a buyer how do avoid to be scammed this way?<br /><br />Above question applied for both private individual seller/buyer and commercial buyer/seller. lowya Finance, Business and Investment House Thu, 12 May 2016 19:53:41 +0800 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3944460 Battery expired, installed win7, got xp license key.<br /><br />Big screen and ram<br /><br />Suits business and entertainment<br /><br />Rm450 only<br /><br />Pm number if confirm deal. lowya Notebooks Garage Sales Wed, 11 May 2016 23:06:57 +0800