I have known a lot of Chinese universities, as well as many in other nations, that set implicit or explicit rules for the percentage of A grades in each exam. And I was too naive to believe that top universities like Tsinghua University (THU) also had similar practice, with a percentage as high as 30%. […]
Category archives: Philosophy
The Great Reconciliation
Long ago I have realized that life has no objective, inherent meaning. I also think meaning doesn’t exist in the physical world; it exists in so far as love exists in our mind. As a result, meanings, if we are content with its being only in our mind, of all kind, are dependent on the […]
This is one highly impactful thing to do
Almost everyone wants to have impact on the world, on other people’s life. We would all be altruistic if we could afford to be. So would I. Now I am doing one of the most impactful things that I can do in my life: help promote a group of altruistic people dedicated to make the […]
Advice for life
The Technium: 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice (kk.org) https://kk.org/thetechnium/99-additional-bits-of-unsolicited-advice/ A year ago I came across this post of Kevin Kelly (KK) on Twitter and liked it. Of course, KK is no God and I won’t take every word of his for it. But by and large, I think his advice are very useful and inspiring. […]
朋友圈和我 20210415
说实话,在这五年中关闭朋友圈,我不确定我得到了什么,失去了什么。