Weekly Digest (170705)

Lessons learned from this week.

• I noticed how fast time past by if I was so busy, particularly in doing what I enjoyed most. So then, how can you know what you really like to do? One of the answer is if you forget about time even anything else when you do it. On the other hand, time can run so slowly. Wanna know how? Just look at your watch or clock now and see how long a minute really is. Btw, when I am writing this blog, I seems to me that I have written my weekly digest about last week just now.

• I came up with a thought on how a Christian should work differently than others. I'll write a special blog on this. I know a truth is sometimes like a bitter pill yet a healer for a sick.

• This week I spent two days as examiner and advisor in seminar of students' final projects. This is a new experience for me and I learn that finding a research topic is not an easy thing. It's like finding a pearl but it is worth our efforts when it's discovered. I also learn that this world is full of unlimited things that can be examined in researches and experiments. Many of them are lying around us. They may be the things that we see, hear or sense every day. They will show up if we make it a habit to ask the eight faithful advisors: WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW, WHY, WHY NOT, and WHAT IF. I think it's a must-have habit for anyone who wants to be a true learner. A true learner is someone who finds that life is for learning and that learning is what makes this life full of joy.

• This Friday, two high-calibre persons gave me a serious challenge. Challenge that I've been dreaming of but I'm not confident to give my best shot. I know that if I get it, my life will never be the same again. It will open many doors for me that I've never tought of before. It will elevate me to unthinkable heights, if only I'm willing to pay the price. OK, I'LL TRY MY BEST AND WON'T LET IT SLIPS FROM MY FINGERS. I'LL DO MY PART THE BEST. THE REST BELONGS TO GOD.

• Last Monday, I was called by a guy from a well-known publisher. He offered me chances to be a book writer. I said I'll think about it. I found two interesting topics to be written as books. But, when I browse the Internet today, unfortunately someone else have done it. That's fine. This world is full with unlimited possible topics. But what I learned was that I must give serious thought on becoming a serious writer, be it in fiction or non-fiction. I can write in many forms like papers, articles for newspapers, short stories, blogs, or books. I should realize the powerful impact of a well-written ideas. It's one of the way to leave my legacy to the world. Writing quality blog(s) every day, I think, will be a good start. Maybe I can start writing a research paper every month. The topic can be anything, but I want to relate it with education. The most important is the habit of documenting my ideas into quality written products that can give benefits to the readers.

• I have been less productive in writing Insight from Inside every morning. I only wrote it once this week and I felt that it contributed a lot to my productivity which, I think, is lower than last week. I'll be more serious in writing quality blogs.