AmericanAbroad

Champion of people. Science lover. Born and raised in Vietnam. College in Switzerland. Proud 🇺🇲 #Education #Technology #Psychology

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The efficiency of the California DMV is just one notch above the government agencies in Vietnam.
And probably only One Step below them in the bureaucracy level. 😅🥲

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"Physics is the foundation of Technology"-Dr Michio Kaku. Physics helped to invent: laser beams, transistors, microwaves, TV, radio, the computer, the internet, MRI scan, CAT scan, X-ray... Physics is the study of matter and energy.
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The US is great because of its system. Not because it is the richest country in the world

Freedom of thoughts are what facilitate briliant minds to come together and produce wealth. Not the other way around

We must protect ppl within the system by not turning against each other

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Psychologists advice #praises that are "process-oriented" is less #ego-threatening than "identity-oriented." So, focus on #positive behaviors and correctable levels of actions, instead of critiquing someone's world views or personal attributes! Source: Freaknomics Podcast

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Did you know the rise of #literacy started out thanks to religions? Protestantism apparently beat Christianity in producing more schools and a larger population who could read the Scripture, in the dawn of the 20th century. - Source: #Book (pictured below)

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https://t.co/qTr2asXVwg
Given the human brain simply put is the most complicated algorithm-generating programmed machine in the world, I don't see a problem with a real machine being able to express empathy & love better than some other real humans do.

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"Learning is a drug of choice."

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"When we deny a story, it defines us. When we own the story, we can write a brave new ending." - Brene Brown.🪶

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"Those who look outside, dream. Those who look inside, awake." - Carl Jung

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“If our brains were simple enough for us to understand them, we’d be so simple that we couldn’t.”

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"Healthy relationships are ones that can tolerate necessary conflicts. Cultivating that tolerance for disagreeableness, conflicts or even just arguing, is essential in relationships building."

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"Many of the things that transform our lives for the better, lie on the other side of risks and uncertainty."

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"What truly makes humans happy is not crossing goals, but... *Wait for it ... Making progress." - https://t.co/WQPbg6gE5T

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"There are always two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is."

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Impatience often stems from a disparity between desire or expectation and reality.

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83 Illustrations By Success Pictures That Might Motivate You https://t.co/gduvc4IDa0 via @boredpanda

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The mere exposure effect: The more we are exposed to something, the more we tend to like it.
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I function better "on the intersections between different disciplines, which is the most fertile ground."

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"To be born again,' sang Gibreel Farishta tumbling from the heavens, 'first you have to die.'"
— The Satanic Verse by Salman Rushdie

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"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."
— David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.