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Post by quynhphuongnguyen on Feb 19, 2016 15:19:23 GMT
1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong"? Personally, I assert that this quote is immensely powerful courtesy of the relatively painful truth it delivers to the readers. Arguing about how palatable it is to regard everything we see, we hear as being true is no longer of necessity. Simultaneously, we have to admit that being wrong plays a crucial role in our lives, as it has numerous benefits. Making mistakes helps us acquire a great deal of valuable experience, from which we can learn a lot. Besides, life must be very banal without our trial and error. We never know how thrilling it is to do things differently, regardless of the fact that it may be incredibly challenging. Also, from Doctor Gower's idea, I feel much more confident to do the things I have been very afraid of. Residing in the comfort zone is always perfect until we realize how dumb we are when going out of it. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life? Frankly, I was a relatively negative and conservative person, who frequently assumed that things should be conducted in my way. Fortunately, now I perceive that it is of paramount importance to study things thoroughly, without stereotyping. Giving my opinions about people may be a satisfactory illustration. I have always been striving not to judge others just by seeing one side of them, as I convince myself that everything happens for a reason. On the other hand, it is very demanding to think rationally and deduct logically. Therefore, I am trying my best to be more logical and justifiable. 3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why? The newsletter is incredibly impressive and influential. In particular, I assert that a notable lesson is the words of Gowers: “The method you should adopt is this: Whenever you find yourself in the presence of a case that is not familiar to you in all its detail forget for a time all your types and all your names. Deal with the case as one that has never been seen before, and work it out as a new problem sui generis, to be investigated as such.” The quote makes a strong impression on my mind, as it is truly inspiring. We can acquire a lot from trying novel things. And it also adds more colors to our lives, which we sometimes may find very disillusioned. Another justification is that taking risks and doing new things is one of my many characteristics. I firmly believe that what makes this life worth living is its unpredictability and I treasure that.
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Post by viettran on Feb 19, 2016 15:25:35 GMT
1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ? What an excellent quote by Dr. Gower, and I am amazed of how much it taught me. I have now realized that it is much more beneficial for me to be "wrong" and learn from my mistakes, rather than being "right" and missing a chance of further maturing myself. The quote also taught me to be humble and to see the errors in my way, instead of being conservative all the time.
2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life? I use logical deduction when I am in need of making decisions, standing among different choices. I often list out the pros and cons of various ways to exercute certain things, then eliminate one by one, judging by what they bring, down to one optimal option. For example, choosing a way to travel, I often consider factors such as distance, density and "fun factor". If way 1 is shorter way 2, but is suffering from traffic jam, I will choose the latter one. Rational thinking, however, is something that I have not been able to utilize. I always let my emotions and personal bias "cloud my judgements". I sure hope that I can fix this in the near future.
3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why? In my opinion, the quote: "I confess that I have been blind as a mole, but it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all." is the best one. It taught me that it is never too late to learn, and to be brave enough to admit that I am wrong from time to time.
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Post by thaochi on Feb 19, 2016 16:29:22 GMT
1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ?
I absolutely agree with the quote. Making wrong decisions or serious mistakes - there will always be times that we have to encounter these inevitable problems. However, it is the way we response to them that effects our impending personal growth. When successfully covering up the imperfection, people indulge themselves in the hallucination of being flawless and manipulate their own mind into thinking that they have managed to save face or hold on to their self esteem. Unfortunately,they accomplish the exact opposite things that they expect. The more reluctant you are to admit your mistakes, the more self-respect you lose. The definition of your life has nothing to do with the approval of other people, but it rather focuses more on yourself. It is your willingness to accept mistakes - not waiting for the absolution from some parties.- shows that you do have the responsibility with your own life.What is more, there is an undeniable fact that the things that you want is not always the things that you need. The pleasant feeling of being right last for only a moment,nevertheless, the lessons learnt from the wrongdoings are needed to provide the insight necessary for the personal development. Learning from the previous faults, being willing to gain further experience would rather effect people in a better way more than trying to hide the culpability.Sadly, most people know clearly that which choice would be the better one, nonetheless, not all of them has the gut to do the right thing. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life? I believe it requires a long time of training and practicing before I can fully develop the habit of rational thinking and logical deduction.For that reason it is a dismal fact that I need to commence by taking some baby steps. In the beginning stage is to have the courage of my flaws and mistakes. Before getting into analyze the people or situation around me, it is myself which I need to understand clearly first. Since it is yourself that you related to the most, if it is not yourself which you need to see through, then I am curious to know what it would be. Not only do I need to accept my flawed self but I also should value my failure. Without acting so, there is a relatively little chance that I could acknowledge other things in a distinct way.
3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why?
“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.”
This quote reminds me how shallow I am as I once was told so. Everyday, countless things happen, however, I do not manage to pay attention to those. I blocked myself from the world outside with headphones or the tiny screen of the smartphone without realizing that I am missing on a lot of greatness in my life. The consequences turn out to be that I take things for granted a lot, which leads to the lack of quality in my afterward decisions. Sometimes I am also said to have no particular emotion toward life and people around me. The progress of adopting a whole new level of mindfulness might not be an easy task, however, it is vital that I should start fostering my observation slowly if I do not want to fail to miss beautiful little things in my life.
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Post by thanhhale on Feb 19, 2016 18:33:35 GMT
1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ?
I totally agree with this saying. From the begining of something you have never done before, it seems great when you can make use of and apply your experience to complete the job in the right way.However, if you are always in the safe zone, your life is sample mold, no challenge and less meaning.I learn somewhere that the knowledge is wide as the oceans what a person know is just like a drop. We can not know every thing. If you make mistake, it is normal. One time failing is a new opportunity to restart and do it over. It is also chance for you to recorgize your ability and the fact that everyone can be wrong. What important is what you learn from the lessons and how you yourself improve each time. And when you did it, I belive you will taste the sweet of success much clearer than when you just coppy someone's way. And that is what I call " a much more useful thing to be wrong".
2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life?
Honestly, I feel it struggle to applying rational thinking and logical deduction to my life. Logical deduction help me to arrange information, consider every element and come to an unprejudiced conclusion. But sometimes the most logical solution is not the last choice of mine, because I am often affected by emotion or outside elements. I should balance rational thinking and emotional thinking.
3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why?
“When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” I suppose this quote is a classic aphorsim in Conan Doyle's and Detective stories. The first time I have read this quote in the " Detectve Conan" by Gosho Aoyama", i was totally impressed by the strong and logical thinking of the owner. I am a huge fan of detective story so I remember it as a charactistic of the character and a quote conveying author's mind. In reality, I am not a detective to finding the enomous truth, but in some cases, elimination skill help me to choose the most suitable conclusion in separate situation and it becomes one of my most useful skill in my life.
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Post by Le Anh Thu on Feb 20, 2016 4:17:02 GMT
Question 1I could not agree more with Dr. Gowers more about the “value of recognizing your errors”. First of all, the sensation of being sagacious when doing something right can please anyone. Everybody always hopes to make wise choices, have shrewd ideas and do everything in the way that people consider ”right”. However, how could people know one thing is right if there is no wrong in life. I believe that this is the usefulness of “wrong thing” that Dr. Gowers had mentioned. Making mistakes is inevitable. The most important thing is that you need to learn from your mistakes. Otherwise, you will not have the chance to enjoy the pleasure of being right. Dr. Gowers is a successful neurologist. I believe his key of success is that he lived his life in appreciation with both the right and wrong things. The lesion I have learned from his quote is that everyone should have the courage to accept the wrong and learn from it. Question 2The process if training your brain to think rationally and deducing logically is not a piece of cake. Some people are too emotional while other have the inclination to hold preconceptions. However, we can gradually develop that skill. In my view, we should apply rational thinking and logical deduction to ourselves first. Little things make big things happen. Starting from the smallest things such as planning what to do the next morning with a reasonable timetable or making deductions about the cost of the upcoming camping holiday is worth a try. When the brain has got used to this way of thinking, we could be able to apply it to evaluate things better. In our life we have to make a lot of decisions or judgments so before coming to a conclusion, we need to consider things carefully, have a broad view of every aspect of the circumstance and make predictions based on the information we have acquired. I think that is the way we think rationally and deduce logically. That skill is beneficial for your life if we could apply it when we study, work or simply plan our daily life. For instance, rational thinking and logical deduction help you learn better and quicker since you can draw your own study strategy. At work, making good judgments is the key to success and you can do it if you master that skill. I hope that I could develop that skill and apply it to my life. Question 3:
I am really impressed with Arthur Conan Doyle’s quote: “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important”. The reason is: It is not only true in his detective novel but also in real life. It is of no denial that little things make big things happen. It is the details that make everything more complicated. I notice some people in my life who just pay their attention to such things they call “big and worth considering” as money, career, etc… However, there are many small things in life that is important but receive not enough attention. When I came up to the quote, one thing immediately appeared in my mind: there have been many things I considered insignificant but ignoring them caused great troubles to me. Personally, I believe that taking notice of little things can make ourselves more sensitive and really help us with our work as well as improve our relationship with other people. That is why I really like this quote. Moreover, Conan Doyle’s words also inspired me to live in appreciation with any little nice thing in my life.
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Post by Le Anh Thu on Feb 20, 2016 4:50:49 GMT
Question 1I could not agree more with Dr. Gowers more about the “value of recognizing your errors”. First of all, the sensation of being sagacious when doing something right can please anyone. Everybody always hopes to make wise choices, have shrewd ideas and do everything in the way that people consider ”right”. However, how could people know one thing is right if there is no wrong in life. I believe that this is the usefulness of “wrong thing” that Dr. Gowers had mentioned. Making mistakes is inevitable. The most important thing is that you need to learn from your mistakes. Otherwise, you will not have the chance to enjoy the pleasure of being right. Dr. Gowers is a successful neurologist. I believe his key of success is that he lived his life in appreciation with both the right and wrong things. The lesion I have learned from his quote is that everyone should have the courage to accept the wrong and learn from it. Question 2The process if training your brain to think rationally and deducing logically is not a piece of cake. Some people are too emotional while other have the inclination to hold preconceptions. However, we can gradually develop that skill. In my view, we should apply rational thinking and logical deduction to ourselves first. Little things make big things happen. Starting from the smallest things such as planning what to do the next morning with a reasonable timetable or making deductions about the cost of the upcoming camping holiday is worth a try. When the brain has got used to this way of thinking, we could be able to apply it to evaluate things better. In our life we have to make a lot of decisions or judgments so before coming to a conclusion, we need to consider things carefully, have a broad view of every aspect of the circumstance and make predictions based on the information we have acquired. I think that is the way we think rationally and deduce logically. That skill is beneficial for your life if we could apply it when we study, work or simply plan our daily life. For instance, rational thinking and logical deduction help you learn better and quicker since you can draw your own study strategy. At work, making good judgments is the key to success and you can do it if you master that skill. I hope that I could develop that skill and apply it to my life. Question 3:
I am really impressed with Arthur Conan Doyle’s quote: “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important”. The reason is: It is not only true in his detective novel but also in real life. It is of no denial that little things make big things happen. It is the details that make everything more complicated. I notice some people in my life who just pay their attention to such things they call “big and worth considering” as money, career, etc… However, there are many small things in life that is important but receive not enough attention. When I came up to the quote, one thing immediately appeared in my mind: there have been many things I considered insignificant but ignoring them caused great troubles to me. Personally, I believe that taking notice of little things can make ourselves more sensitive and really help us with our work as well as improve our relationship with other people. That is why I really like this quote. Moreover, Conan Doyle’s words also inspired me to live in appreciation with any little nice thing in my life. Dear Thuy Anh, I can not agree more with you about your first question's answer. It is a matter of fact that learning from the wrong gives us more unforgettable lessons than we could imagine, so learning to accept them is benificial, right? For our second question, I am impressed that you have listed various way of applying rational thinking and logical deduction in daily life, especially in the case of study and work. I hope that you could find a way to develop and apply these two skills to your daily life. What a coincidence that the quote you chose is my favourite, too. A story line may seem insignificant, but without them the whole story would be incomplete, right? However, personally I suppose that it is important to balance our attention to both huge and tiny incidents in life instead of each individual party. Thanks for joining us
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Post by Le Anh Thu on Feb 20, 2016 7:28:14 GMT
Dear Khanh Linh, I cannot agree more with you what we can infer from the quote. How sad is that though the mistake may teach us more than our doing right, but not many people dare accept and face them, right? It is good for you that you have sensibility. However, good is not enough, right? Try some rational thinking and logical deduction exercises, you may find out more advantages that these two skills may bring. That quote is my favorite, too. You seem to be a detailed person, I gather? Thanks for joining us :* 1. From my perspective, the quote by Dr. Gowers has conveyed a very precise and meaningful message: Don't be afraid to make mistakes. Failure doesn't mean that you can't do anything, but simply that you can learn one more thing. It is an undoubted fact that the quote is really a source of encouragement. Indeed, there is a tendency that the maturer people are, the less they dare to take any risks even when those risks are truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Therefore, the quote can be what people count on when they are sitting on the fence as well as need a motivation to begin or start over. 2. I can say that I am a girl who are quite sensible. For example, although there are paramount of things that I want to do, to have, to be; I tend to choose what is the most suitable for me instead of what is believed to be the best. Also, I believe in actions, behaviors rather than sayings as from my point of view, those are the only two ways emotion can be expressed truthfully. And that is how I apply rational thinking and logical deduction into my life. 3. “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important” should be the answer for this question as it's also my way of living. I don't know whether being a Virgo girl has any impacts on this characteristic or not but I always pay attention to the details. Sometimes, my friends call me a "sensitive" girl (not in the "easy to cry" meaning, for sure...) because I can notice lots of things that are not spoken out loud. It's not that I have any special ability but it's the fact that other people overlook numerous of small but essential signs. Question 1I could not agree more with Dr. Gowers more about the “value of recognizing your errors”. First of all, the sensation of being sagacious when doing something right can please anyone. Everybody always hopes to make wise choices, have shrewd ideas and do everything in the way that people consider ”right”. However, how could people know one thing is right if there is no wrong in life. I believe that this is the usefulness of “wrong thing” that Dr. Gowers had mentioned. Making mistakes is inevitable. The most important thing is that you need to learn from your mistakes. Otherwise, you will not have the chance to enjoy the pleasure of being right. Dr. Gowers is a successful neurologist. I believe his key of success is that he lived his life in appreciation with both the right and wrong things. The lesion I have learned from his quote is that everyone should have the courage to accept the wrong and learn from it. Question 2The process if training your brain to think rationally and deducing logically is not a piece of cake. Some people are too emotional while other have the inclination to hold preconceptions. However, we can gradually develop that skill. In my view, we should apply rational thinking and logical deduction to ourselves first. Little things make big things happen. Starting from the smallest things such as planning what to do the next morning with a reasonable timetable or making deductions about the cost of the upcoming camping holiday is worth a try. When the brain has got used to this way of thinking, we could be able to apply it to evaluate things better. In our life we have to make a lot of decisions or judgments so before coming to a conclusion, we need to consider things carefully, have a broad view of every aspect of the circumstance and make predictions based on the information we have acquired. I think that is the way we think rationally and deduce logically. That skill is beneficial for your life if we could apply it when we study, work or simply plan our daily life. For instance, rational thinking and logical deduction help you learn better and quicker since you can draw your own study strategy. At work, making good judgments is the key to success and you can do it if you master that skill. I hope that I could develop that skill and apply it to my life. Question 3:
I am really impressed with Arthur Conan Doyle’s quote: “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important”. The reason is: It is not only true in his detective novel but also in real life. It is of no denial that little things make big things happen. It is the details that make everything more complicated. I notice some people in my life who just pay their attention to such things they call “big and worth considering” as money, career, etc… However, there are many small things in life that is important but receive not enough attention. When I came up to the quote, one thing immediately appeared in my mind: there have been many things I considered insignificant but ignoring them caused great troubles to me. Personally, I believe that taking notice of little things can make ourselves more sensitive and really help us with our work as well as improve our relationship with other people. That is why I really like this quote. Moreover, Conan Doyle’s words also inspired me to live in appreciation with any little nice thing in my life.
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Post by Le Anh Thu on Feb 20, 2016 7:48:20 GMT
Dear An, I can not agree more with you about what we can infer from the quote written by Doctor Gowers. About your doubt in the second question, I think not only you but me and many many other people find it hard to apply these terms into our daily life. However, we can still list our some of its potential application and implication in our life, for example getting a glimpse of people's character (whether they have good or bad intetion towards us, etc.). However, we are not good at them does not mean we cannot impove them, right? I suggest that you visit some websites that aid us to develope these two skills by daily exercises (like discovermagazine.com/2015/july-aug/16-user-guide-rational-thinking and many others). Great choices of quotes you made! Hopefully they can inspire you with this term of psychology. Thanks for joining us :* 1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ? From my perspective, the quote written by Doctor Gowers shows a significiant truth about how people react to failure. Most people will try to weasel out of the mistake. They will start blaming their faults on surrounding impacts. I myself understand that it is hard to accept the truth but sometime you have to bite the bullet and take your lumps. For instance, you’ve made a promise and failed to keep it, let’s put yourself in the other ’s shoes and see how things look from there. How would you feel? Annoying, dissapointed perhaps. What would your response be if you were them? And what action would satisfy you? For me, a sincere apology is necessary. In shot, admitting the fault puts you one step closer to dealing with it, and can often be the first step towards a successful turn-around. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life? To be honest, I am still struggling on how to apply rational thinking and logical deduction to my life. I definitely do not have a greatest mind like Doctor William Gowers or Sherlock Holmes, as well as a sharp-eyed viewer to quickly find a solution to a problem. It takes me quite a while to consider the incident carefully before reaching the conclusion. Normally, I am under the influnence by feelings during the process. Therefore, I need to complete my decision through reason after having made it through feeling. 3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why? Apart from the quote written by Gowers :"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" , another quote that I feel quite true is “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”, said by Holmes. To me, this is all about logic. With this step, you can concentrate on only one thing without having any distractions. Take a reading test for example, when you have a question that you are not sure about the answer, you can use this kind of elimination. First, start with excluding all the impossibilities, then narrowing down the remaining possibilities and finally the last one is the answer. To put it in a nutshell, if you start with everything you can think of, and then eliminate those that are impossible, you are well on your way to a solution.
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Post by Le Anh Thu on Feb 20, 2016 8:04:09 GMT
Dear Nga, I totally agree with you about what we can infer from the quote cited. I rekon that you read you article very thoroughly and it is great to perceive that. The way you use to know a person, well, is used by mostly everyone I think because I am one of them two. Besides, it is good to know another path to understand or at least, get a glimpse of what a person like, right? So if you are intersted in boosting these two skills, I suggest that you visit some websites that offer exercises that aid us to develop rational thinking and logical deduction, like discovermagazine.com/2015/july-aug/16-user-guide-rational-thinking . Great choice of quote you made! I hope that you will find it a source of inspiration for your daily life. Thanks for joining us :* 1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ? The quote, in other words, claims that though being right gives one certain satisfaction, being wrong does much more good and plays the bigger part in building one as a more mature and wiser person. This is the most important lesson of all time. What came to my mind when reading this quote was that most of us avoid thinking about being wrong from time to time for one simple reason: the feelings. People feel dreadful, depressed, embarrassing when they make mistakes and knowing that they do. On the other hand, being right gives us the feeling of in control, safe and proud. These feelings are most pleasant but it takes a wise man to not to let the feelings sink in too deep and cloud his mind with misjudgment. Mr. Holmes made it clear that he has been "blind as a mole" because off his being-right-all-the-time, but later realized his mistakes and confirm that "it is better to learn wisdom late than never to learn it at all.”. Moreover, if every one is right and all stereotyped, then what is the meaning of life? It's more like everyone look from the same window and see the exact same thing. The fact is it is not even close to that, and if it were, life would be utterly boring. With being wrong, we discover, we try to figure things out and gain knowledge, experiences and new respective during the process. This process of trying and figuring life out is the root of our productivity and creativity which makes ourselves and the world a better place. Therefore, it is clear as day that being wrong, is actually right, and it is useful to every individual to be wrong and to learn from what their mistakes. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life? There is no doubt that applying rational thinking and logical deduction to my life is one of the most challenging things to do, not to mention applying with certain method. As a normal human being, I judge people by their appearance and their action, some times their "little things". Base on what I've observe, I built up an impression storage of the person and little by little get to know him/her. This works most of the time but it does leave me confused by different info which leads to my misjudging people every now and then. Reading about rational thinking and logical deduction encourage me to actually pay attention to my way of thinking, observe others/ the situation with care and logic so as to notice the link of information. Instead on just judging by the way things look, make effort to understand and putting all the puzzles together so as to see the whole picture with out letting preconceptions fog my judgment. 3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why? “You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.” The quote really stroked me as I saw it. The more I think about it, the more I realize that I seen lots but observed little in my life. I don't usually pay attention to the surrounding environment and rather put up my defense by wearing headphones and looking at my phones. This is not the case of Mr. Holmes. He was always observing, always in touch with his environment. His mindfulness was an art. He uses his senses like a tool to connect the dots and figures things out from that. This makes me realize that our senses, including vision, touch, hearing, smell, taste are the most powerful forces. Every moment, with out being well awarded, affect our minds and play a big part in the way we make decisions. The fact is that, as we don’t pay attention, we fail to realize what it is that is guiding us at any given moment. Understanding the way the senses affects one helps me to acknowledge the power of being mindful, being aware. I know now that I need to learn to observe, not merely to see, with the whole of senses and to connect with the environment around me.
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Post by Ha Luu on Feb 20, 2016 8:08:31 GMT
1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ? What a thought-provoking quote! when i was a little girl, i put everything into either of these two categories: Right or wrong. Black or White. However, as i grew up and became mature gradually, i realized that there is not any real right or wrong and most things in the world are not either. Back to the quote, right is always pleasant but wrong is much more useful. Why? It just like the case of Thomas Edison when he invented the electric light bulb after experimenting with a plethora of materials to find out the suitable one for the filament. He said that: " I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." After all, being wrong does not mean that you fail or your time is lost, for you have learned your lesson and now you know better. It is not a failure - it is progress to become a better, wiser, smarter person. It is how we all learn. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life?
From my personal view, rational thinking and logical deduction are of great importance. Because what you think and believe about a situation leads you to feel the way you feel emotionally and to behave the way you do physically. Regarding rational thinking, for most of us, thinking rationally does not happen automatically and i was not an exception. I had to practice applying the "criteria for rational thinking" ( from the Internet and my mother's lessons) to each of my thoughts. To exemplify, the other day, one of my friends talked about my parents with some kinds dirty language. Of course at that time, i was extrememly infuriated and intended to pay her back by posting an offensive status on Facebook. Fortunately, thanks to rational thinking, i did not do so. "Does an offensive status help me give way to anger or just results in a tense situation between her and me", this rational thought leaded me to a more sensible reaction. I talked to her in secret and expressed that how hurtful her words could be. Luckily, she realized her mistake and honestly apologized me. I was able to keep a friend, not to have one more enemy. In brief, instead of taking actions based on my emotions, I use rational thinking to come up with the best solution, which can help me as less trouble as possible. About logical deduction, not only does it come in handy in Maths but it also plays a vital role in every aspect of my life. To be specific, with logical analysis, i could write an excellent essay in which my stance is supported by numerous supporting ideas as well as real appropriate examples and logic organization. Moreover, logical deduction contributed a lot to my Chess ability and helped me to be the winner of Chess Competiton of Teenagers from 10 to 15 of my province. My eloquence was also enhanced remarkably owing to applying logical deduction. On the whole, it is not much of an exaggeration to say that logical deduction is an exceptionally useful tool for my life. To conclude, applying rational thinking and logical deduction is simply about taking advantage of brain to overcome obstacles in life.
3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why?
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important,” i have a special liking for this quote because it absolutely reflects my characteristic. I always observe from the smallest things because the only way to excel is to do the little things. If everyone does the big things that challenge each of us, the difference between us must be our attention toward little things. I have noticed very carefully successful people from all walk of life. The so-called trivials mean something to them. The nonessentials seem to be essentials. Everything seems to be big. And i have found that "little drops of water and little grains of sand make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land." Furthermore, when one does the little things well, he will automatically do the big things well. Little things, undoubtedly, make the big things happen. That is the reason why "the little things are infinitely the most important".
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Post by Le My on Feb 21, 2016 5:11:17 GMT
Dear Phương, I really do agree with your point of view. Rational thinking and deduction plays such a significant role in every aspect of our life, from studying to working. Hope that you will excel yourself and master the art of rational thinking in the foreseeable future. Thank you for joining :x 1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ? It is understandable that people feel pleasant when they are right, since at that time they acknowledge that the knowlege or the way of thinking they have remained is applicable, but on the other hand, they only repeat a correct lesson they have learned before but gain no new things. In contrast, when people find themselves wrong, they will defenitely receive a lesson; Moreover, they may also get aware of the field which they lack kowledge 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life? In my case, I think rational thinking and logical deduction will assist me a lot in understanding the others’ nature through their actions so that I can assess people more easily and find a suitable way to behave towards each person. As is perceived, people are always complicated, and in the normal situation they rarely bare their heart faithfully. Sometimes the person I trusted most was indeed the one that betrayed me, while the one who seemed to be dull turned out a kind-hearted genius.Therefore, I want to study about psychology together with logical thinking to improve my communication with the others and not to be deceived. 3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why? Sometimes I am not really flexible at solving unexpected business, therefore, I put myself in the dilemma many times. That is why the moment I read the quote “The method you should adopt is this: Whenever you find yourself in the presence of a case that is not familiar to you in all its detail forget for a time all your types and all your names. Deal with the case as one that has never been seen before, and work it out as a new problem sui generis, to be investigated as such.” , I feel as if the writer is humiliating me with me weakest point, yet at the same time pave a way for me to deal with my problem. As a saying goes: “You cannot give an answer to a mathematic problem by using the way you write a poem”, neither can you solve a new problematic occurence with the same old way of thinking.
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Post by Le My on Feb 21, 2016 9:23:11 GMT
Dear Ha, Thank you for sharing your story with us. It is truely an intriguing yet inspiring experience which we can learn a lot from. Rational thinking and logical deduction is undoubtedly the key to lead a happy life, and dealing with difficult situations in life with a fine mind would definitely turn each individual into a wiser and more successful human being. I aslo could not agree with you more on your first idea. The importance of having ability to realise and correct ones mistake is undeniable. As people always say " Which does not kill you would make you stronger". Mistakes, failure though pretty unpleasan are the two very big contributors to turn us into better humans. Thank you very much for joining :x 1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ? What a thought-provoking quote! when i was a little girl, i put everything into either of these two categories: Right or wrong. Black or White. However, as i grew up and became mature gradually, i realized that there is not any real right or wrong and most things in the world are not either. Back to the quote, right is always pleasant but wrong is much more useful. Why? It just like the case of Thomas Edison when he invented the electric light bulb after experimenting with a plethora of materials to find out the suitable one for the filament. He said that: " I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." After all, being wrong does not mean that you fail or your time is lost, for you have learned your lesson and now you know better. It is not a failure - it is progress to become a better, wiser, smarter person. It is how we all learn. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life?
From my personal view, rational thinking and logical deduction are of great importance. Because what you think and believe about a situation leads you to feel the way you feel emotionally and to behave the way you do physically. Regarding rational thinking, for most of us, thinking rationally does not happen automatically and i was not an exception. I had to practice applying the "criteria for rational thinking" ( from the Internet and my mother's lessons) to each of my thoughts. To exemplify, the other day, one of my friends talked about my parents with some kinds dirty language. Of course at that time, i was extrememly infuriated and intended to pay her back by posting an offensive status on Facebook. Fortunately, thanks to rational thinking, i did not do so. "Does an offensive status help me give way to anger or just results in a tense situation between her and me", this rational thought leaded me to a more sensible reaction. I talked to her in secret and expressed that how hurtful her words could be. Luckily, she realized her mistake and honestly apologized me. I was able to keep a friend, not to have one more enemy. In brief, instead of taking actions based on my emotions, I use rational thinking to come up with the best solution, which can help me as less trouble as possible. About logical deduction, not only does it come in handy in Maths but it also plays a vital role in every aspect of my life. To be specific, with logical analysis, i could write an excellent essay in which my stance is supported by numerous supporting ideas as well as real appropriate examples and logic organization. Moreover, logical deduction contributed a lot to my Chess ability and helped me to be the winner of Chess Competiton of Teenagers from 10 to 15 of my province. My eloquence was also enhanced remarkably owing to applying logical deduction. On the whole, it is not much of an exaggeration to say that logical deduction is an exceptionally useful tool for my life. To conclude, applying rational thinking and logical deduction is simply about taking advantage of brain to overcome obstacles in life.
3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why?
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important,” i have a special liking for this quote because it absolutely reflects my characteristic. I always observe from the smallest things because the only way to excel is to do the little things. If everyone does the big things that challenge each of us, the difference between us must be our attention toward little things. I have noticed very carefully successful people from all walk of life. The so-called trivials mean something to them. The nonessentials seem to be essentials. Everything seems to be big. And i have found that "little drops of water and little grains of sand make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land." Furthermore, when one does the little things well, he will automatically do the big things well. Little things, undoubtedly, make the big things happen. That is the reason why "the little things are infinitely the most important".
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Post by Le My on Feb 21, 2016 9:57:12 GMT
Dear Chau, You really did have your point here. There is no benefit of being flattered, and it is sometimes even dangerous for people to exprience this pleasant but illusive sense of feeling. Mistake is always something that we can learn a lot from, and it is what we need for being better humans. I also find the observation on your cat and his bowl very interesting. You seem to have the hidden aptitude of observing everything ranging from the most minor one. Hope rational thinking and logical deduction would assist you more in the future. Thank you for joining :x 1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong" ? First and foremost, I would like to say that I absolutely agree with Doctor Gower. To have people recognize or praise that your opinion on something is accurate is a very satisfying feeling. But does being right really benefit us? Many psychologist have proven that always being right can also have negative effects on you because it leads up to disillusionment, disappointment, and feelings of hopelessness and resignation.When another person says that you are wrong about a subject and point out where and why you are wrong then this person’s opinion now become a constructive criticism. Through this kind of criticism, you can further improve your knowledge, your life experience and many other things. Not only that being wrong reminds us that no one is perfect and every now and then we are going to be make mistakes. But we can learn from our mistakes and strive for success. So in my perspective being wrong is not that bad. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life? As far as I know, to apply rational thinking and logical deduction to life need an ample knowledge from scientific subjects to real life experiences and these skills is not something that can be managed in a day or two. Even though I don’t have much practical knowledge to evaluate the situation like Sherlock Holmes, but sometimes, I observe the circumstance’s details to offer an action that reasonable for the situation. For example, instead of wasting time and energy, I try to observe my cat’s behavior and his bowl to see whether he was fed or not. 3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why? “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” by Sherlock Holmes along with the one in question 1 are definitely my favorite quotes from the article above. The plausibility of Holmes’s quote is beyond the shadow of a doubt. In my opinion, this quote is in regard to logical abduction. When you have to solve a problem, listing all the possibilities then extinguish those imposible, the remains would lead you to the answer. Eliminate the things that could not be possible can also reduce the distraction that keep you from learning the truth. For instance, personal biases or subjective assessment could be those improbable things blindfolded you. For some cases, reality may be hard to accept but, logically, “whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.”
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Post by Le My on Feb 21, 2016 10:34:52 GMT
Dear Quynh, I hardly have anything to add on to your points. Nobody is perfect, and making mistakes as well as willing to face them would gradually create a new but better version of ourselves. I can also see from your viewpoint that you are such a decisive and determined person who always seek for better inside yourself. We tend to always "judge the book by its cover", and this is a mistake that we should never repeat to have an objective notion about life, about people, Your favourite quote is coincidetally mine, too. So boring a life would we have without anything new and risky, right? And what we need is the finest and unbiased mind to accept changes. 1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong"?Personally, I assert that this quote is immensely powerful courtesy of the relatively painful truth it delivers to the readers. Arguing about how palatable it is to regard everything we see, we hear as being true is no longer of necessity. Simultaneously, we have to admit that being wrong plays a crucial role in our lives, as it has numerous benefits. Making mistakes helps us acquire a great deal of valuable experience, from which we can learn a lot. Besides, life must be very banal without our trial and error. We never know how thrilling it is to do things differently, regardless of the fact that it may be incredibly challenging. Also, from Doctor Gower's idea, I feel much more confident to do the things I have been very afraid of. Residing in the comfort zone is always perfect until we realize how dumb we are when going out of it. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life?Frankly, I was a relatively negative and conservative person, who frequently assumed that things should be conducted in my way. Fortunately, now I perceive that it is of paramount importance to study things thoroughly, without stereotyping. Giving my opinions about people may be a satisfactory illustration. I have always been striving not to judge others just by seeing one side of them, as I convince myself that everything happens for a reason. On the other hand, it is very demanding to think rationally and deduct logically. Therefore, I am trying my best to be more logical and justifiable. 3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why?The newsletter is incredibly impressive and influential. In particular, I assert that a notable lesson is the words of Gowers: “The method you should adopt is this: Whenever you find yourself in the presence of a case that is not familiar to you in all its detail forget for a time all your types and all your names. Deal with the case as one that has never been seen before, and work it out as a new problem sui generis, to be investigated as such.” The quote makes a strong impression on my mind, as it is truly inspiring. We can acquire a lot from trying novel things. And it also adds more colors to our lives, which we sometimes may find very disillusioned. Another justification is that taking risks and doing new things is one of my many characteristics. I firmly believe that what makes this life worth living is its unpredictability and I treasure that.
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Post by Le My on Feb 21, 2016 10:41:14 GMT
Dear Quynh, I hardly have anything to add on to your points. Nobody is perfect, and making mistakes as well as willing to face them would gradually create a new but better version of ourselves. I can also see from your viewpoint that you are such a decisive and determined person who always seek for better inside yourself. We tend to always "judge the book by its cover", and this is a mistake that we should never repeat to have an objective notion about life, about people, Your favourite quote is coincidetally mine, too. So boring a life would we have without anything new and risky, right? And what we need is the finest and unbiased mind to accept changes Thank you for stopping by :x 1. What do you think about the quote on the article by Doctor Gowers:"It is always pleasant to be right, but it is generally a much more useful thing to be wrong"?Personally, I assert that this quote is immensely powerful courtesy of the relatively painful truth it delivers to the readers. Arguing about how palatable it is to regard everything we see, we hear as being true is no longer of necessity. Simultaneously, we have to admit that being wrong plays a crucial role in our lives, as it has numerous benefits. Making mistakes helps us acquire a great deal of valuable experience, from which we can learn a lot. Besides, life must be very banal without our trial and error. We never know how thrilling it is to do things differently, regardless of the fact that it may be incredibly challenging. Also, from Doctor Gower's idea, I feel much more confident to do the things I have been very afraid of. Residing in the comfort zone is always perfect until we realize how dumb we are when going out of it. 2. How could you apply rational thinking and logical deduction to your life?Frankly, I was a relatively negative and conservative person, who frequently assumed that things should be conducted in my way. Fortunately, now I perceive that it is of paramount importance to study things thoroughly, without stereotyping. Giving my opinions about people may be a satisfactory illustration. I have always been striving not to judge others just by seeing one side of them, as I convince myself that everything happens for a reason. On the other hand, it is very demanding to think rationally and deduct logically. Therefore, I am trying my best to be more logical and justifiable. 3. Besides the quote in Question 1, what quote in the article do you like the best? Why?The newsletter is incredibly impressive and influential. In particular, I assert that a notable lesson is the words of Gowers: “The method you should adopt is this: Whenever you find yourself in the presence of a case that is not familiar to you in all its detail forget for a time all your types and all your names. Deal with the case as one that has never been seen before, and work it out as a new problem sui generis, to be investigated as such.” The quote makes a strong impression on my mind, as it is truly inspiring. We can acquire a lot from trying novel things. And it also adds more colors to our lives, which we sometimes may find very disillusioned. Another justification is that taking risks and doing new things is one of my many characteristics. I firmly believe that what makes this life worth living is its unpredictability and I treasure that.
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