The Renaissance Man Versus The PhD

Is society looking for the Renaissance man or the PhD (the hyper specialist)?

Leonardo da Vinci: The scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer.

Albert Einstien: The theoretical physicist.

The theory of comparative advantage in economics argues for specialization while the world’s rapid changes beacons for a polymath. Peter Drucker asked us to capitalize on our strengths but other leadership experts ask us to watch out for our weakness. Finance professors teach diversification; Warren Buffet believes in consolidation.

Although not all of the above examples may necessary be mutually exclusive, the paths taken by the Master and the “Jack of all trades” certainly do not cross.

What does this era call for and what path are you on?

Do state your path as well as your comments on this one – I’m genuinely curious.

Student Survival Skills (SSS)

Three basic survival dishes:
Rice, fried rice & pasta.

If you do not know how to cook at all.
Make fancy sandwiches.

If you do not have enough rice for a meal.
Cook fried rice. The ingredient would add to the meal.

If you do not have enough pasta sauce for a dish of pasta.
Add an egg into your sauce.

If you pasta sauce is too liquid.
Add tomato sauce.

If you do not have mince meat for your pasta sauce.
Use a can of tuna.

If you run out of pasta sauce completely
Use olive oil.

If your instant noodles are not filling.
Add an egg into the soup while cooking.

If you run out of oil.
Use butter.

If you are do not know how to tell if the food is cooked.
Overcook it – don’t burn it!

If your overnight rice is too dry.
Add a tablespoon of water before putting it into the microwave.

If you do not know how to prepare homemade soup.
Boil a pot of water, add in 2 chicken parts (Drumstick, thigh or anything), salt & pepper. Boil till the soup turns extremely cloudy. Serve.
*Amazingly simple and delicious

If you have no cream for a recipe.
Replace with milk.

If you have no toaster.
Toast your bread on a pan – no oil required.

Boston Celtics LIVE

One for the fans out there…

Check out the atmosphere

Cheerleaders

Crazy stunts from their mascot

TD Garden

A Dragon Slayer Needs Dragons To Slay

If there’s no longer any dragons to slay or mountains to scale, the world would be so boring.

I used to get depressed over the state of the world, going to sleep with troubled thoughts. Now, I go sleep with the assurance that I still have dragons to slay the next morning.

Life is fun again.

Courageous Leadership

Cowardice asks the question – is it safe? Expediency asks the question – is it politic? Vanity asks the question – is it popular? But conscience asks the question – is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

To Expect Belief, You Must Believe In Expectations

Humans are confused beings. They want people to believe in them, but they don’t want to shoulder the burden of expectations. They want to be trusted, yet have nothing demanded from them. They want to belong, yet do not commit.

As though it could be mutually excluded.

There are no thornless roses in nature.

Reminder: Progress, Not Success

It is okay to fail.