In Chapter 1, I like how the author used the example of "map" throughout the chapter to show his point of "It's all invented". It's how we perceive what we see and the assumptions we make on what we see. The assumptions we are making that we are not aware of what we're making is what do we expect to see based on what we perceived from our assumptions. We should try to think out of the box by looking at different alternatives. The example of the 9 dots in the book gave a great example on this. When we receive our instruction on the 9 dots example, we probably think what dots we should start with instead of thinking if we can go outside the boundaries.
Chapter 2, it talks about universe of possibility. It emphasizes on the abundance concept. It's like when you put yourself out there to interact with people, environment, and surroundings, you gain more in return as you look into different possibilities that measurements derive from those aspects. My thoughts and actions are a reflections of measurement world due to how I act based on my thoughts. I remember seeing the first footage of Japan's earthquake and the Tsunami wiping out part of the city with cars floating on the water, it gave me a survival thinking that how could the victims rebuild their place fast enough to make back to normal, which it might be back to normal like before.
Chapter 3, giving myself an A, I like the idea of bringing Michelangelo' s sample to show what is really mean giving yourself an A in the book (page 26). The example briefly mentioned if we removed the materials outside of the stone, we could see the beauty inside it. This made me thinking that it applied to everyone too. We don't judge people by the way they look but how their inner is. So, when I give myself an A, I make sure the A doesn't transform me but the relationship with myself to the A.
Chapter 4 talks contribution. I always love to help others learn programming because I love programming. Programming is hard, and this is why we have a network for programmers to share tips and tricks to make our program faster or our code more robust. So, the way I can contribute is to write tutorials and make videos on what I want to share for the code.
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| Make 4 Square with 7 sticks (pens)! |
I also loved the example of the 9 dots in the book. I tried it myself and found out that I wasn’t thinking outside the box. This simple exercise made me realize that I have to ask myself the right questions to start thinking outside the box. The 9 dots example reminded me of a similar challenge my 3 Spanish friends and I were given by a Moroccan vendor. We were in Morocco and this vendor invited us to drink tea in his shop; which is a persuasive way to trap you into buying something (however this was the assumption we were making that we weren’t aware of) and after awhile we finally accepted.
It turned out that the vendor wanted us to read some letters he had received from some American and Spanish friends. After we read the letters to him we found out that he arranges trips to visit the Sahara Desert, and the letters were all thank you letters. While we were there enjoying our visit with the vendor and drinking tea he takes out his first challenge (similar to the 9 dots one) and puts 7 sticks on the table and tells us “make 4 squares”. My friends and I literally took 10 minutes trying to figure out how to make 4 squares with 7 sticks, until I saw it in a new perspective and figured it out. My friends were surprised and so was I, and it felt good! I must say that we had a great time with the local vendor because we took pictures, saw pictures of the Sahara desert, and heard stories of the desert. In the end, we ended up staying there with the vendor for more than an hour.
So Dien, I challenge you to make 4 squares with 7 sticks and when you figure it out, let me know. Have fun!
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