Author Archives: Raymond Yung

From the Action Calendar created by www.actionforhappiness.org: My selection for the third week in Aug: * Notice when someone is down and try to brighten their day. * Show support for a cause that doesn’t affect you directly. * Today do something to make life easier for someone else. * Tell a young person something […]

I received a calendar called Action Calendar created by www.actionforhappiness.org. There is one suggestion each day for the entire August on the calendar. I found some of them quite insightful. My selection for the first 2 weeks in Aug: * Leave a positive note for someone else to find. * Treat everyone you interact with […]

The final 4 good advice from Professor Stanislas Dehaene of the College de France is listed below: 7) Nourish your brain: Add daily portion of vegetables in your diet which is important for your health including your brain. 8) Learn a foreign language: Learn a new language helps to reinforce your brain to exercise and […]

Well, there is no better thing to do than writing my blog when one is stuck at the Eurostar without knowing how long the delay will be. Apparently, there is a flaw with the communication system, so no announcement can be made. My advice is: 1) Avoid getting “worked up” (in particular when other passengers […]

The next 3 sound advice from Professor Stanislas Dehaene of the College de France is listed below: 4) Coding: Not strictly in the sense of computer programming, but with reference to systems and structures. For children, it includes understanding of numbers, categorization and perception of objects. 5) Sleep: It is important for young children to […]

To continue on learning mini series, I am summarizing an interesting article from Le Point (a weekly French magazine) by Professor Stanislas Dehaene of the College de France. He offered 10 advice on the subject of learning. The first 3 are as follows: 1) Learn by playing games: Making the subject interesting by utilizing games […]

I visited Marseille last weekend. Marseille does not have a good reputation in particular among the French themselves. Some of my French friends frowned at me or looked slightly in shock when I told them I went there. Yes and my verdict – as suggested by the title of this blog, I don’t think the […]

Recently I have read a few articles from different sources on a subject close to my heart – learning. Let me provide a quick summary for each other. The first one is taken from the book called “The First 20 Hours – how to learn anything fast” by Josh Kaufman According to the book, the […]

Don’t pay more than the “face value”. Sometimes when an unpleasant incident happens, we let it affect us emotionally and psychologically longer than the mere incident itself. To me (someone from the finance background), in such case, we are paying more than the face value (the price required – essentially overpaid). For example, if I […]

Recently I have attended a life coaching seminar and the speaker has strongly recommended an exercise developed in the U.S. This exercise was proven to be very useful and effective to lighten up one’s mood. The exercise is by the end of each day, write down 3 things that you are grateful for. The items […]