Murphy's Law
★★任何官僚組織都酷似化糞池，大塊的總是浮在最上頭。
★只有官僚可以對付官僚。
★渾水才有魚摸。
★學識最淺的人意見最多。
★自以為會說話的人最討人厭。
★每個組織總有些職位配給不稱職的人坐。
★不管你怎麼做，上司總是會修改結果。
★世上沒有老闆容得下永遠正確的手下。
★延遲是最要命的拒絕。
★招募新人表示希望壓倒經驗。
★大家都選自己最弱的一環專精。
★進度報告的長度與進度成反比。
★今天的好計劃勝過明日的完美計劃。
★任何作為總有等量的負面批評。
★話往高層愈傳愈走樣。
★不管哪個單位，總會有人知道內幕消息；這個人留不得。
★別讓上頭的人知道你比他們行。
★誰對，你可以不知道，誰是老大，你一定要清楚。
★ 1.只要有資料，誰都能做決策。
2.高明的管理者，不必足夠的資料也能做決策。
3.完美的管理者，甚麼都不知道一樣能幹。
★讓手下以為自己知道的事钜細靡遺的老闆，看不到最終目標。
★決策能找別人做就別自己做。
★人爬到的最高位階，就是無法勝任的職位。
★內部的和諧比工作效率更受重視。
★能力過人所受的阻力比無能更大。
★不妨製造已到達無能的地步的假象。
★在人類的組織裡，工作都落在最低階級上。
★人們總是用過去式說自己有空。
★工作裡最難的莫過於別管閒事。
★事情過火總是不好，所以效率也不該太高。
★居高位的傻瓜就像站在高峰上的人；他看別人渺小，別人看他也覺得渺小。
★★事情出錯還笑得出來的人，心裡已經想到代罪羔羊。
★多聽自己講什麼話會少說話。
★你說不過知道自己在說甚麼的人。
★說服不了別人，就把他們搞糊塗。
★別跟傻子爭論，旁人還以為你們是同類。
★大聲的人就有理。
★官大就多三分理。
★想吃得開就別頂嘴。
★愛吃香腸、尊重法律的人，絕對不要看這兩種東西的製造過程。
★大家都說謊，不過無妨，反正沒人聽。
★眾人皆醉而你還能獨醒，是你不了解問題。
★成功的秘訣是誠懇，只要你裝得出來就成功了。
★先拒絕再妥協。
★想在政壇上成功，常常得超越原則。
★１.証據對你不利就在法律上爭取。
２.法律對你不利就討論証據。
３.証據、法律都對你不利就震天喊冤。
2007/08/29
人生經驗法則 2
Murphy's Law
★只有官僚可以對付官僚。
★渾水才有魚摸。
★學識最淺的人意見最多。
★自以為會說話的人最討人厭。
★每個組織總有些職位配給不稱職的人坐。
★不管你怎麼做，上司總是會修改結果。
★世上沒有老闆容得下永遠正確的手下。
★延遲是最要命的拒絕。
★招募新人表示希望壓倒經驗。
★大家都選自己最弱的一環專精。
★進度報告的長度與進度成反比。
★只有官僚可以對付官僚。
★渾水才有魚摸。
★學識最淺的人意見最多。
★自以為會說話的人最討人厭。
★每個組織總有些職位配給不稱職的人坐。
★不管你怎麼做，上司總是會修改結果。
★世上沒有老闆容得下永遠正確的手下。
★延遲是最要命的拒絕。
★招募新人表示希望壓倒經驗。
★大家都選自己最弱的一環專精。
★進度報告的長度與進度成反比。
人生經驗法則 1
Murphy's Law
★★蟲罐子一旦打開，只有用更大的罐子才裝得回去。
★會出錯的事，一定出錯。
★解決方案都會帶來新的問題。
★事情任其發展只會愈來愈糟。
★隱藏的缺陷遲早會見光。
★★可有可無就是可無。
★★謊話不管給人拆穿多少次總是會有一些人信以為真。
★最不湊巧的事遲早會湊在一起。
★解釋簡單的，解決一定困難。
★開始的時候好，結束就壞。開始的時候壞，結束會更糟。
★政客說好的，其實只是可能。政客說可能的，根本就不行。
★想到壞事，壞事就發生。想到好事，發生的還是壞事。
★每當你提到某事，好的就告吹，壞的就降臨。
★一盎司的應用勝過一噸的理論。
★如果線路有兩種接法，先試的一種會燒掉保險絲。
★東西只要丟棄了，一旦找不回來你就會需要它。
★故障的零件會是最貴的那個。
★等半天的電話，才出門就打來。
★有錢就沒閒，有閒就沒錢。
★找東西要從最不可能的地方找起。
★情況再糟糕，總是可以變得更糟糕。
★不管出甚麼錯，總是有人早就料到。
★機會總是來的不是時候。
★有志者事未必成。
★樂觀者無喜可驚。
★樂觀者相信，再也沒有別的世界比我們所住的世界更好。悲觀者怕真的是如此。
★如果有兩個可能，只有不想要的那個會發生。
★別搶先，別殿後，別自告奮勇。
★好判斷來自壞經驗，經驗來自壞判斷力。
★事情總是沒時間做好，卻總有時間重做。
★如果你有一把槌子，看什麼都像釘子。
★問題走了，解決問題的人卻賴著不走。
★再小的事情都能鬧大。
★再簡單的工作都可以出錯。
★世上沒有老闆容得下永遠正確的手下。
★如果有幾件事可能出錯，出錯的一定是傷害最大的那件。
★每當一切順利就會出紕漏。
★寧可選合理的難事，也不可選不合理的易事。
★要是一切看來順利，一定哪兒疏忽了。
★意外無法可防。
★飄揚的飛塵總是就近找個眼睛沾上。
★事情幾乎都是起頭容易結束難。
★麵包落地，塗奶油一面著地的機率與地毯的價格成正比。
(待續)
★★蟲罐子一旦打開，只有用更大的罐子才裝得回去。
★會出錯的事，一定出錯。
★解決方案都會帶來新的問題。
★事情任其發展只會愈來愈糟。
★隱藏的缺陷遲早會見光。
★★可有可無就是可無。
★★謊話不管給人拆穿多少次總是會有一些人信以為真。
★最不湊巧的事遲早會湊在一起。
★解釋簡單的，解決一定困難。
★開始的時候好，結束就壞。開始的時候壞，結束會更糟。
★政客說好的，其實只是可能。政客說可能的，根本就不行。
★想到壞事，壞事就發生。想到好事，發生的還是壞事。
★每當你提到某事，好的就告吹，壞的就降臨。
★一盎司的應用勝過一噸的理論。
★如果線路有兩種接法，先試的一種會燒掉保險絲。
★東西只要丟棄了，一旦找不回來你就會需要它。
★故障的零件會是最貴的那個。
★等半天的電話，才出門就打來。
★有錢就沒閒，有閒就沒錢。
★找東西要從最不可能的地方找起。
★情況再糟糕，總是可以變得更糟糕。
★不管出甚麼錯，總是有人早就料到。
★機會總是來的不是時候。
★有志者事未必成。
★樂觀者無喜可驚。
★樂觀者相信，再也沒有別的世界比我們所住的世界更好。悲觀者怕真的是如此。
★如果有兩個可能，只有不想要的那個會發生。
★別搶先，別殿後，別自告奮勇。
★好判斷來自壞經驗，經驗來自壞判斷力。
★事情總是沒時間做好，卻總有時間重做。
★如果你有一把槌子，看什麼都像釘子。
★問題走了，解決問題的人卻賴著不走。
★再小的事情都能鬧大。
★再簡單的工作都可以出錯。
★世上沒有老闆容得下永遠正確的手下。
★如果有幾件事可能出錯，出錯的一定是傷害最大的那件。
★每當一切順利就會出紕漏。
★寧可選合理的難事，也不可選不合理的易事。
★要是一切看來順利，一定哪兒疏忽了。
★意外無法可防。
★飄揚的飛塵總是就近找個眼睛沾上。
★事情幾乎都是起頭容易結束難。
★麵包落地，塗奶油一面著地的機率與地毯的價格成正比。
(待續)
2007/08/28
投資智慧
◆心理學家是當一位美女走進房間時，卻將注意力集中於其他人身上的人。
◆快樂不需要財富與名氣兼得，只要富有就夠了。
◆快樂不是生命追求的終點，名譽才是。
◆管理階層就像一台機器，不從事創造，只是持續運作。
◆大人物只是不斷成功的小人物。
◆工作講求認真與方法，生活則需較有彈性。
◆個人生活中某種程度的平靜，來自於銀行帳戶中隨時有存款。
◆知足使窮人變富，不知足使富人變窮。
◆絕大多數的人能夠忍受不幸，但幾乎沒有人承受得起福份。
◆金錢就像第六個感官，少了它，其他五種感覺也無法充分發揮作用。
◆生活就是持續的學習謙卑。
◆一個小孩若真的很乖，母親絕不可能巴不得他趕緊睡覺。
◆在超過某種程度之後，金錢就沒甚麼意義了，重要的是遊戲本身。
◆憤怒乃瞬間的瘋狂。
◆少有人能為朋友的成功高興而不感到嫉妒。
◆我們首先要對付的最大敵人是來自內心。
◆金錢得到的尊重，永遠比美德多。
◆貪者無橫財，奢者無恆產。
◆最利害的騙子是只撒個小謊卻能讓它發揮最大的功用。
◆我們記得最清楚的事情，往往是早該把它們忘掉的事。
◆當街上血流成河之際，就是進場買進的時機。
◆連分析師都感到無聊時，就是該進場的時機。
◆狗會尊敬你，貓會鄙視你。給我一隻豬，牠只會看著你，並且把你當成同類。
◆自負之言比智慧之語引起更多議論。
◆說話只需要知識，而聆聽卻需要智慧。
◆最高超的語言技巧，便是無言。
◆兩位善於說話的人無法一起旅行很久。
◆拖延是最誠實的拒絕方式。
◆一滴蜂蜜比一加侖的膽汁吸引更多的蒼蠅。
◆快樂不需要財富與名氣兼得，只要富有就夠了。
◆快樂不是生命追求的終點，名譽才是。
◆管理階層就像一台機器，不從事創造，只是持續運作。
◆大人物只是不斷成功的小人物。
◆工作講求認真與方法，生活則需較有彈性。
◆個人生活中某種程度的平靜，來自於銀行帳戶中隨時有存款。
◆知足使窮人變富，不知足使富人變窮。
◆絕大多數的人能夠忍受不幸，但幾乎沒有人承受得起福份。
◆金錢就像第六個感官，少了它，其他五種感覺也無法充分發揮作用。
◆生活就是持續的學習謙卑。
◆一個小孩若真的很乖，母親絕不可能巴不得他趕緊睡覺。
◆在超過某種程度之後，金錢就沒甚麼意義了，重要的是遊戲本身。
◆憤怒乃瞬間的瘋狂。
◆少有人能為朋友的成功高興而不感到嫉妒。
◆我們首先要對付的最大敵人是來自內心。
◆金錢得到的尊重，永遠比美德多。
◆貪者無橫財，奢者無恆產。
◆最利害的騙子是只撒個小謊卻能讓它發揮最大的功用。
◆我們記得最清楚的事情，往往是早該把它們忘掉的事。
◆當街上血流成河之際，就是進場買進的時機。
◆連分析師都感到無聊時，就是該進場的時機。
◆狗會尊敬你，貓會鄙視你。給我一隻豬，牠只會看著你，並且把你當成同類。
◆自負之言比智慧之語引起更多議論。
◆說話只需要知識，而聆聽卻需要智慧。
◆最高超的語言技巧，便是無言。
◆兩位善於說話的人無法一起旅行很久。
◆拖延是最誠實的拒絕方式。
◆一滴蜂蜜比一加侖的膽汁吸引更多的蒼蠅。
投資管理
◆智慧之語，字字珠璣。
◆即將來臨的難關並不可怕，逐漸流逝的太平歲月才教人恐懼。
◆期待經常落空，而且總發生於最強調之處。
◆仔細考量，幾乎所有的問題最後都可歸結成財務問題。
◆命運嘲笑機率。
◆小手術就是別人正在動的手術。
◆無聊的時刻越來越少，膽戰心驚的時間卻與日俱增。
◆要找到一位在正式委託後，還能持續保持績優表現的經理人，實屬不易。
◆世上有兩種人，一種人做事；另一種人邀功。要試著做第一種人，因為這類人比較沒有競爭對手。
◆第一等人雇用第一等人，次等人則雇用第三等人。
◆身旁不需要任何唯唯諾諾的人，希望有實話實說不怕丟掉差事的人。
◆想成為偉大高貴的人，就要學習沉著穩健。
◆領導力就是讓大家去做不想做的事並且樂此不疲。
◆強者，是可以指揮、壓抑自己的人。
◆強者，是可以把敵人變成朋友的人。
◆侍者的禮儀若是周到，任何酒都變成美酒。
◆一個總是表現親切待人的人，往往對周遭事物漠不關心。
◆將陽光帶進別人生命中的人，是不可能讓自己照不到陽光的。
◆不利用時間運動的人，就得浪費時間生病。
◆做最少事情的人，看來總好像最沒時間。
◆『疲倦的商人』通常是事業不成功的人。
◆當你富有時，講求原則很容易；可貴的是當你貧困時，還能遵守原則。
◆具建設性的決策一定要由個人決定，訴諸團體反倒人多嘴雜。
◆將難作的事往後延，結果將無法完成它。
◆最差的派系，就是由一個人組成的派系。
◆你讓一個人不出聲，並不代表你改變了他。
◆總要有人扮配角、總要有人跑龍套。
◆細節瑣事締造完美；而完美卻不容半點瑣事。
◆股票經紀人就是將他人錢財拿去投資，直到這些錢都化為烏有。
◆汲汲從事諸多交易的投資大眾，只會肥了股票經紀人的荷包。
◆只要你能辦到就不是在吹牛。
◆最壞的事情，往往出於最好的意念。
◆生命就是學習謙卑的長期歷程。
◆追求卓越能激發動力，追求完美卻會打擊士氣。
◆不會跳舞的女生總是抱怨樂隊不會演奏舞曲。
◆光思考卻欠缺建設性的行動，充其量只是胡思亂想。
◆當一個人犯了錯，又不願認賬時，就會惱羞成怒。
◆決定交易時，不能和太多人討論，你必須聽從自己的判斷，而判斷是無法加以討論的。
◆猶豫不決比衝動的行為，造成更多錯誤。
◆好的公司關心競爭，優秀的公司關心客戶。
◆即將來臨的難關並不可怕，逐漸流逝的太平歲月才教人恐懼。
◆期待經常落空，而且總發生於最強調之處。
◆仔細考量，幾乎所有的問題最後都可歸結成財務問題。
◆命運嘲笑機率。
◆小手術就是別人正在動的手術。
◆無聊的時刻越來越少，膽戰心驚的時間卻與日俱增。
◆要找到一位在正式委託後，還能持續保持績優表現的經理人，實屬不易。
◆世上有兩種人，一種人做事；另一種人邀功。要試著做第一種人，因為這類人比較沒有競爭對手。
◆第一等人雇用第一等人，次等人則雇用第三等人。
◆身旁不需要任何唯唯諾諾的人，希望有實話實說不怕丟掉差事的人。
◆想成為偉大高貴的人，就要學習沉著穩健。
◆領導力就是讓大家去做不想做的事並且樂此不疲。
◆強者，是可以指揮、壓抑自己的人。
◆強者，是可以把敵人變成朋友的人。
◆侍者的禮儀若是周到，任何酒都變成美酒。
◆一個總是表現親切待人的人，往往對周遭事物漠不關心。
◆將陽光帶進別人生命中的人，是不可能讓自己照不到陽光的。
◆不利用時間運動的人，就得浪費時間生病。
◆做最少事情的人，看來總好像最沒時間。
◆『疲倦的商人』通常是事業不成功的人。
◆當你富有時，講求原則很容易；可貴的是當你貧困時，還能遵守原則。
◆具建設性的決策一定要由個人決定，訴諸團體反倒人多嘴雜。
◆將難作的事往後延，結果將無法完成它。
◆最差的派系，就是由一個人組成的派系。
◆你讓一個人不出聲，並不代表你改變了他。
◆總要有人扮配角、總要有人跑龍套。
◆細節瑣事締造完美；而完美卻不容半點瑣事。
◆股票經紀人就是將他人錢財拿去投資，直到這些錢都化為烏有。
◆汲汲從事諸多交易的投資大眾，只會肥了股票經紀人的荷包。
◆只要你能辦到就不是在吹牛。
◆最壞的事情，往往出於最好的意念。
◆生命就是學習謙卑的長期歷程。
◆追求卓越能激發動力，追求完美卻會打擊士氣。
◆不會跳舞的女生總是抱怨樂隊不會演奏舞曲。
◆光思考卻欠缺建設性的行動，充其量只是胡思亂想。
◆當一個人犯了錯，又不願認賬時，就會惱羞成怒。
◆決定交易時，不能和太多人討論，你必須聽從自己的判斷，而判斷是無法加以討論的。
◆猶豫不決比衝動的行為，造成更多錯誤。
◆好的公司關心競爭，優秀的公司關心客戶。
逆勢投資
◆老鷹不群居。
◆在戰鼓頻傳時買進，在勝利號角響起時賣出。
◆在別人沮喪拋售時買進，以及在別人貪婪買入時脫手，都需要非凡的堅定決心，但卻能獲得最高的報酬。
◆小狗隨傳隨到，貓咪則是收到召喚訊息，經過考慮後才做決定。
◆投資的基本原則就是與大眾意見相左，大家都認同的某種投資無可避免的會變得太昂貴而不吸引人。
◆人類歷史中，狂熱迷信比邪惡造成的傷害更大。
◆當大家對股市持悲觀看法時，股市必定上漲，因為市場裡就快沒有人賣股票了。
◆當大家對股市持樂觀看法時，股市必定下跌，因為市場裡就快沒有人買股票了。
◆想成為所有人的朋友，結果就會一個朋友也沒有。
◆勇氣使人站起來發言，但也讓人坐下來聆聽他人說話。
◆自大的人就像隻公雞，認為太陽升起的目的，只是為了聽它啼叫。
◆想出新點子的人，在證明行得通之前往往被視為怪胎。
◆天才創造的成果，往往為社會大眾所分享，然而身為天才所需付出的代價，卻僅是由其自行負擔。
◆最可悲的孤單，就是缺乏真正的友誼。
◆撒謊者對別人說謊，喜歡幻想的人則是對自己說謊。
◆年輕時過度禁慾，年老時常會傾向放縱。
◆有遠見是由於對許多不重要的事情視而不見。
◆在戰鼓頻傳時買進，在勝利號角響起時賣出。
◆在別人沮喪拋售時買進，以及在別人貪婪買入時脫手，都需要非凡的堅定決心，但卻能獲得最高的報酬。
◆小狗隨傳隨到，貓咪則是收到召喚訊息，經過考慮後才做決定。
◆投資的基本原則就是與大眾意見相左，大家都認同的某種投資無可避免的會變得太昂貴而不吸引人。
◆人類歷史中，狂熱迷信比邪惡造成的傷害更大。
◆當大家對股市持悲觀看法時，股市必定上漲，因為市場裡就快沒有人賣股票了。
◆當大家對股市持樂觀看法時，股市必定下跌，因為市場裡就快沒有人買股票了。
◆想成為所有人的朋友，結果就會一個朋友也沒有。
◆勇氣使人站起來發言，但也讓人坐下來聆聽他人說話。
◆自大的人就像隻公雞，認為太陽升起的目的，只是為了聽它啼叫。
◆想出新點子的人，在證明行得通之前往往被視為怪胎。
◆天才創造的成果，往往為社會大眾所分享，然而身為天才所需付出的代價，卻僅是由其自行負擔。
◆最可悲的孤單，就是缺乏真正的友誼。
◆撒謊者對別人說謊，喜歡幻想的人則是對自己說謊。
◆年輕時過度禁慾，年老時常會傾向放縱。
◆有遠見是由於對許多不重要的事情視而不見。
菜根譚
◆弄權一時、淒涼萬古。
◆路要讓一步、味須減三分。
◆◆交友須帶三分俠氣、做人要存一點素心。
◆退即是進、與即是得。
◆◆飽後思味，則濃淡之境都消、色後思淫，則男女之見盡絕。
◆原諒失敗者之初心、注意成功者之末路。
◆欲路上勿染指、理路上勿退卻。
◆◆水至清則無魚、人至清則無友。
◆風過而竹不留聲、雁去而潭不留影。
◆動中靜是真靜、苦中樂見真樂。
◆人生重結果、種田看收成。
◆只畏偽君子、不怕真小人。
◆順境不足喜、逆境不足憂。
◆文章極處無奇巧、人品極處只本然。
◆結新知，不如敦舊好、立榮名，不如種隱德。
◆大處著眼、小處著手。
◆愛重反為仇、薄極反成喜。
◆盛極必衰、否極泰來。
◆對陰險者勿推心、遇高傲者勿多口。
◆從容處家族之變、剴切規朋友之失。
◆覺人之詐，不形於言；受人之侮，不動於色；則受用無窮。
◆毋因群疑而阻獨見、毋任己意而廢人言。
◆富貴多炎涼、骨肉多妒忌。
◆功過不可少混，恩仇不可過明。
◆急流勇退，與世無爭。
◆暴富貧兒休說夢，誰家灶裡火無煙。
◆◆恩宜自薄而厚，威須先嚴後寬。
◆人情冷暖，世態炎涼。
◆登山耐側路，踏雪耐危橋。
◆美服患人指，高明逼神惡。
◆泰山不讓土壤，河海不擇細流。
◆勿仇小人，勿媚君子。
◆寧為小人所忌毀，毋為小人所媚悅。
◆◆好利者害顯而淺，好名者害隱而深。
◆讒言如雲蔽日，甘言如風侵肌。
◆過儉則吝嗇，過讓者卑曲。
◆冷眼觀人，冷耳聽語，冷情當感，冷心思理。
◆惡不可即就，善不可急親。
◆◆處逆境時比於下，心怠荒時思於上。
◆勿逞所長以形人之短，勿恃所有以凌人之貧。
◆守口須密，防意須嚴。
◆濃夭不及淡久，早秀不如晚成。
◆得趣不在多，會景不在遠。
◆山不在高有仙則名，水不在深有龍則靈。
◆◆心無物慾乾坤靜，坐有琴書便是仙。
◆隱者無榮辱，道義無炎涼。
◆去思苦亦樂，隨心熱亦涼。
◆貪得者雖富亦貧，知足者雖貧亦富。
◆春之繁華不若秋之清爽。
◆人生本無常，盛衰何可恃。
◆勿待興盡，適可而止。
◆超越口耳之嗜欲，得見人生之真趣。
◆身在局中，心在局外。
◆以失意之思，制得意之念。
◆路要讓一步、味須減三分。
◆◆交友須帶三分俠氣、做人要存一點素心。
◆退即是進、與即是得。
◆◆飽後思味，則濃淡之境都消、色後思淫，則男女之見盡絕。
◆原諒失敗者之初心、注意成功者之末路。
◆欲路上勿染指、理路上勿退卻。
◆◆水至清則無魚、人至清則無友。
◆風過而竹不留聲、雁去而潭不留影。
◆動中靜是真靜、苦中樂見真樂。
◆人生重結果、種田看收成。
◆只畏偽君子、不怕真小人。
◆順境不足喜、逆境不足憂。
◆文章極處無奇巧、人品極處只本然。
◆結新知，不如敦舊好、立榮名，不如種隱德。
◆大處著眼、小處著手。
◆愛重反為仇、薄極反成喜。
◆盛極必衰、否極泰來。
◆對陰險者勿推心、遇高傲者勿多口。
◆從容處家族之變、剴切規朋友之失。
◆覺人之詐，不形於言；受人之侮，不動於色；則受用無窮。
◆毋因群疑而阻獨見、毋任己意而廢人言。
◆富貴多炎涼、骨肉多妒忌。
◆功過不可少混，恩仇不可過明。
◆急流勇退，與世無爭。
◆暴富貧兒休說夢，誰家灶裡火無煙。
◆◆恩宜自薄而厚，威須先嚴後寬。
◆人情冷暖，世態炎涼。
◆登山耐側路，踏雪耐危橋。
◆美服患人指，高明逼神惡。
◆泰山不讓土壤，河海不擇細流。
◆勿仇小人，勿媚君子。
◆寧為小人所忌毀，毋為小人所媚悅。
◆◆好利者害顯而淺，好名者害隱而深。
◆讒言如雲蔽日，甘言如風侵肌。
◆過儉則吝嗇，過讓者卑曲。
◆冷眼觀人，冷耳聽語，冷情當感，冷心思理。
◆惡不可即就，善不可急親。
◆◆處逆境時比於下，心怠荒時思於上。
◆勿逞所長以形人之短，勿恃所有以凌人之貧。
◆守口須密，防意須嚴。
◆濃夭不及淡久，早秀不如晚成。
◆得趣不在多，會景不在遠。
◆山不在高有仙則名，水不在深有龍則靈。
◆◆心無物慾乾坤靜，坐有琴書便是仙。
◆隱者無榮辱，道義無炎涼。
◆去思苦亦樂，隨心熱亦涼。
◆貪得者雖富亦貧，知足者雖貧亦富。
◆春之繁華不若秋之清爽。
◆人生本無常，盛衰何可恃。
◆勿待興盡，適可而止。
◆超越口耳之嗜欲，得見人生之真趣。
◆身在局中，心在局外。
◆以失意之思，制得意之念。
2007/08/23
2007/08/22
達賴喇嘛人生箴言
Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama（達賴喇嘛的千禧年人生箴言）
★Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
（要記住，大愛與大成就必定也藏著極大的冒險。）
★When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
（當你輸掉了什麼，千萬不可也輸掉了教訓。）
★Follow the three Rs: Respect for self , Repect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
（謹遵「3R」原則：尊重（respect）自己、尊重（respect）別人、對自己的行為負責（responsible）。）
★Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
（要記住，得不到自己想要的，有時候未嘗不是一種幸運的事。）
★Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
（要學習規則，這樣才知道如何巧妙適當地打破規則。）
★Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
（不可以讓一個小口角傷害一段偉大的友誼。）
★When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
（一旦發現犯了錯，一定要立刻更正它。）
★Spend some time alone every day.
（每天花一點時間獨處。）
★Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
（展開雙臂放開心胸去改變，但千萬不要放掉了你的價值觀。）
★Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
（謹記住有時候沈默是最好的答案。）
★Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
（過著一個美好端正的生活。這樣當年華老去再回首時，你將會可以再度享受如此的美好。）
★A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
（家庭裡的溫馨氣氛是人生的礎石。）
★In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
（當跟所愛的人有爭執時，就事論事，千萬不要翻舊帳。）
★Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
（分享你的所知，這將是達到永生不死的方式之一。）
★Be gentle with the earth.
（要好好對待地球。）
★Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
（一年總得找一次去你未曾去過的地方。）
★Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
（最好的相處關係是你愛別人的程度，大於你需要別人的程度。）
★Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
（怎樣才稱為成功？端看你放棄多少達到這個目標。）
★Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
（唯有「愛」及「烹飪美食」才能無節制地放縱。）
★Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
（要記住，大愛與大成就必定也藏著極大的冒險。）
★When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
（當你輸掉了什麼，千萬不可也輸掉了教訓。）
★Follow the three Rs: Respect for self , Repect for others, and responsibility for all your actions.
（謹遵「3R」原則：尊重（respect）自己、尊重（respect）別人、對自己的行為負責（responsible）。）
★Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
（要記住，得不到自己想要的，有時候未嘗不是一種幸運的事。）
★Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
（要學習規則，這樣才知道如何巧妙適當地打破規則。）
★Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
（不可以讓一個小口角傷害一段偉大的友誼。）
★When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
（一旦發現犯了錯，一定要立刻更正它。）
★Spend some time alone every day.
（每天花一點時間獨處。）
★Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
（展開雙臂放開心胸去改變，但千萬不要放掉了你的價值觀。）
★Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
（謹記住有時候沈默是最好的答案。）
★Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
（過著一個美好端正的生活。這樣當年華老去再回首時，你將會可以再度享受如此的美好。）
★A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
（家庭裡的溫馨氣氛是人生的礎石。）
★In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
（當跟所愛的人有爭執時，就事論事，千萬不要翻舊帳。）
★Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
（分享你的所知，這將是達到永生不死的方式之一。）
★Be gentle with the earth.
（要好好對待地球。）
★Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
（一年總得找一次去你未曾去過的地方。）
★Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
（最好的相處關係是你愛別人的程度，大於你需要別人的程度。）
★Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
（怎樣才稱為成功？端看你放棄多少達到這個目標。）
★Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
（唯有「愛」及「烹飪美食」才能無節制地放縱。）
2007/08/21
Grip FAQs
Grip FAQs
★Eastern Forehand Grip
The Eastern forehand grip is the classic grip most often taught to beginning students, and although it has been largely displaced on the pro tours by the Semi-Western grip, it is still used by many advanced players. It places your palm on the side plane of your handle, parallel to the plane of your strings. With your wrist straight and relaxed, the Eastern grip results in a vertical racquet face when your racquet is even with your front hip. For a classic swing style, this is the most natural and physically most secure relationship between body, racquet, and point of contact. The Eastern is also the most versatile forehand grip, because you can easily tilt upward for slice or keep the racquet face vertical to hit topspin. Many players find that they can hit heavier topspin and better handle the high kick of the opponent's topspin with the more western grips, though, which accounts for the reduced popularity of the Eastern at the pro level.
★Semi-Western Forehand Grip
The Semi-Western grip places your palm on the lower right slant bevel, the plane 45 degrees clockwise (for a righty) from the plane of the strings. To counteract the resulting natural downward tilt of the racquet face, you must meet the ball slightly farther forward (at a given height) than you would with an Eastern grip, and while it's possible to hit flat, you will generally need to swing upward more sharply, which encourages you to hit topspin. The average grip among the pros now is Semi-Western, primarily because of the importance of topspin in the modern, advanced game. The Semi-Western grip does well both at generating topspin and handling the high bounces from the opponent's topspin. It is not well suited to hitting slice, and it's less comforable on low than on high balls.
★Western Forehand Grip
The Western grip places your palm on the bottom plane of your handle, a full 90 degrees clockwise from the plane of the string bed. This makes the racquet face tilt downward severely, and you must meet the ball even farther forward (at a given height) than you would with a Semi-Western grip to get the string bed into a vertical plane. The most natural swing pattern with a Western grip is sharply upward and very fast, which explains why most Western hitters generate heavy topspin. The Western grip handles high balls much better than low ones, in large part because a higher point of contact need not be as forward. It is possible for some players to hit flat with a Western grip, but doing so forces your wrist into a very awkward position. Hitting slice Western is only for the true contortionist.
★Continental Forehand Grip
The Continental grip places your palm on the upper right slant bevel, 45 degrees counterclockwise from the Eastern. This makes the racquet face tend to tilt upward, which is especially appropriate for hitting slice. You can hit flat with the Continental, but you must meet the ball in a weaker position, slightly farther back, than with the Eastern. The Continental grip can be used for both forehands and backhands, but it's rarely used anymore for forehands, because it's poorly suited to hitting topspin. It was popular until the early 1970s, when the US Open and the Australian Open stopped playing on grass and left only Wimbledon to be dominated by the low bounces for which Continental grips are best adapted.
Q. Which forehand grip is best for topspin?
A. Players who hit with a full Western grip generally hit the heaviest topspin. The Western grip almost forces one to hit topspin, because without a sharply upward motion, it's hard to get the ball over the net. A Semi-Western grip has a similar, but milder effect, allowing flatter shots, if wanted, and better handling of low balls. It's possible to hit just as much topspin with the highly versatile Eastern grip, but the most natural swing with an Eastern grip does not whip upward as much. Hitting heavy topspin with the nearly extinct Continental forehand grip might be possible, but it would put uncomfortable stresses on your arm.
Q. Which forehand grip is most versatile?
A. The Eastern forehand grip is the most versatile, comfortable for slice, flat, and topspin shots and for low to moderately high balls.
Q. Which one-handed backhand grip is best for topspin?
A. The Western backhand grip is well suited to heavy topspin, but it's too awkward for most players. The full or modified Eastern backhand grips are usually the best choice for players who want to hit heavy topspin. One can hit topspin with a Continental backhand grip, but the hand is in a weaker position to support the racquet handle under the forces exerted by the topspin stroke.
Q. Which one-handed backhand grip is best for slice?
A. The Continental grip is better suited to slice than to other spins, so it is often associated with slice, but many players overtilt with it, resulting in a more floating, less driving slice. Some players prefer the Continental on extremely low balls, and many like to keep the same Continental grip for slice approach shots and all volleys.
The Eastern backhand grips are quite comfortable for driving slices, floating slices, flat shots, or topspins.
Q. What's the best two-handed backhand grip?
A. Any grip combination that's comfortable can work well for a two-hander, but the most versatile grip combination is to have the left hand (of a right-hander) in an Eastern or Semi-Western forehand position and the right hand in a Continental backhand position. Having the right hand in a Continental or Eastern backhand position avoids the need to switch grips when you have to use that hand alone to stretch for a low or wide ball. If you're not getting enough topspin, you might try moving both hands slightly more counterclockwise (clockwise for a lefty).
Q. Should I use a Continental grip for volleys or switch grips?
A. Physically, the easiest volley grip system is to switch between the Eastern forehand (photo) and backhand (photo) grips, and many players find that they can almost always switch in time, but the Continental (photo) is easier mentally. If you can get comfortable with the Continental grip, you'll have an advantage in never having to remember to switch grips, especially in quick exchanges at the net. For some players, the Continental grip is too uncomfortable, because it does not place the hand and wrist squarely behind the impact with the ball, especially on the forehand side. It's worth some effort to try to get used to the Continental, especially for advanced players, but it's not for everyone.
Q. What's the best grip for first serves?
A. Most players do best with a Continental grip (photo) for first serves. It's well suited to the mixture of topspin and slice that accompany the typical power serve, and it can hit flatter, too. If you want a heavier kick on your first serve, you might experiment with moving your grip toward the Eastern backhand.
Q. What's the best grip for second serves?
A. For the kick second serves favored by advanced players, a grip between Continental (photo) and Eastern backhand (photo) is usually best. A Continental grip works well for second serves with a larger element of slice.
Q. What's the best grip for overheads?
A. If you'll be meeting the ball between yourself and the net, which is ideal, use either a Continental (photo) or Eastern forehand (photo) grip, whichever feels better. If you want to spin the ball in or must do so because it gets behind you, a Continental grip will be easier.
Q. Should I grip tightly or loosely?
A. On groundstrokes and volleys, grip loosely between strokes, then tighter as you start your swing. If your hand and wrist are getting tired quickly, you're likely to be gripping too tightly between strokes. If your racquet is tilting unintendedly, you probably need to grip tighter as you swing.
On serves, you'll grip loosely through most of the swing, but part of the proper swinging motion is your fingers pulling the racquet into your palm as you strike up at the ball. This will naturally tighten your grip enough before impact to ensure that you hang onto the racquet and have directional control of your serve.
Q. On which part of the handle should I grip the racquet?
A. Hold the racquet so that the lowest part of your hand is roughly flush with the bottom of the handle. Choking up on the handle defeats the intended balance of the racquet and causes the end of the handle to hit your wrist on serves. Trying to get a little more reach by having half of your hand off the handle leaves you with too little control of the racquet.
★Eastern Forehand Grip
The Eastern forehand grip is the classic grip most often taught to beginning students, and although it has been largely displaced on the pro tours by the Semi-Western grip, it is still used by many advanced players. It places your palm on the side plane of your handle, parallel to the plane of your strings. With your wrist straight and relaxed, the Eastern grip results in a vertical racquet face when your racquet is even with your front hip. For a classic swing style, this is the most natural and physically most secure relationship between body, racquet, and point of contact. The Eastern is also the most versatile forehand grip, because you can easily tilt upward for slice or keep the racquet face vertical to hit topspin. Many players find that they can hit heavier topspin and better handle the high kick of the opponent's topspin with the more western grips, though, which accounts for the reduced popularity of the Eastern at the pro level.
★Semi-Western Forehand Grip
The Semi-Western grip places your palm on the lower right slant bevel, the plane 45 degrees clockwise (for a righty) from the plane of the strings. To counteract the resulting natural downward tilt of the racquet face, you must meet the ball slightly farther forward (at a given height) than you would with an Eastern grip, and while it's possible to hit flat, you will generally need to swing upward more sharply, which encourages you to hit topspin. The average grip among the pros now is Semi-Western, primarily because of the importance of topspin in the modern, advanced game. The Semi-Western grip does well both at generating topspin and handling the high bounces from the opponent's topspin. It is not well suited to hitting slice, and it's less comforable on low than on high balls.
★Western Forehand Grip
The Western grip places your palm on the bottom plane of your handle, a full 90 degrees clockwise from the plane of the string bed. This makes the racquet face tilt downward severely, and you must meet the ball even farther forward (at a given height) than you would with a Semi-Western grip to get the string bed into a vertical plane. The most natural swing pattern with a Western grip is sharply upward and very fast, which explains why most Western hitters generate heavy topspin. The Western grip handles high balls much better than low ones, in large part because a higher point of contact need not be as forward. It is possible for some players to hit flat with a Western grip, but doing so forces your wrist into a very awkward position. Hitting slice Western is only for the true contortionist.
★Continental Forehand Grip
The Continental grip places your palm on the upper right slant bevel, 45 degrees counterclockwise from the Eastern. This makes the racquet face tend to tilt upward, which is especially appropriate for hitting slice. You can hit flat with the Continental, but you must meet the ball in a weaker position, slightly farther back, than with the Eastern. The Continental grip can be used for both forehands and backhands, but it's rarely used anymore for forehands, because it's poorly suited to hitting topspin. It was popular until the early 1970s, when the US Open and the Australian Open stopped playing on grass and left only Wimbledon to be dominated by the low bounces for which Continental grips are best adapted.
Q. Which forehand grip is best for topspin?
A. Players who hit with a full Western grip generally hit the heaviest topspin. The Western grip almost forces one to hit topspin, because without a sharply upward motion, it's hard to get the ball over the net. A Semi-Western grip has a similar, but milder effect, allowing flatter shots, if wanted, and better handling of low balls. It's possible to hit just as much topspin with the highly versatile Eastern grip, but the most natural swing with an Eastern grip does not whip upward as much. Hitting heavy topspin with the nearly extinct Continental forehand grip might be possible, but it would put uncomfortable stresses on your arm.
Q. Which forehand grip is most versatile?
A. The Eastern forehand grip is the most versatile, comfortable for slice, flat, and topspin shots and for low to moderately high balls.
Q. Which one-handed backhand grip is best for topspin?
A. The Western backhand grip is well suited to heavy topspin, but it's too awkward for most players. The full or modified Eastern backhand grips are usually the best choice for players who want to hit heavy topspin. One can hit topspin with a Continental backhand grip, but the hand is in a weaker position to support the racquet handle under the forces exerted by the topspin stroke.
Q. Which one-handed backhand grip is best for slice?
A. The Continental grip is better suited to slice than to other spins, so it is often associated with slice, but many players overtilt with it, resulting in a more floating, less driving slice. Some players prefer the Continental on extremely low balls, and many like to keep the same Continental grip for slice approach shots and all volleys.
The Eastern backhand grips are quite comfortable for driving slices, floating slices, flat shots, or topspins.
Q. What's the best two-handed backhand grip?
A. Any grip combination that's comfortable can work well for a two-hander, but the most versatile grip combination is to have the left hand (of a right-hander) in an Eastern or Semi-Western forehand position and the right hand in a Continental backhand position. Having the right hand in a Continental or Eastern backhand position avoids the need to switch grips when you have to use that hand alone to stretch for a low or wide ball. If you're not getting enough topspin, you might try moving both hands slightly more counterclockwise (clockwise for a lefty).
Q. Should I use a Continental grip for volleys or switch grips?
A. Physically, the easiest volley grip system is to switch between the Eastern forehand (photo) and backhand (photo) grips, and many players find that they can almost always switch in time, but the Continental (photo) is easier mentally. If you can get comfortable with the Continental grip, you'll have an advantage in never having to remember to switch grips, especially in quick exchanges at the net. For some players, the Continental grip is too uncomfortable, because it does not place the hand and wrist squarely behind the impact with the ball, especially on the forehand side. It's worth some effort to try to get used to the Continental, especially for advanced players, but it's not for everyone.
Q. What's the best grip for first serves?
A. Most players do best with a Continental grip (photo) for first serves. It's well suited to the mixture of topspin and slice that accompany the typical power serve, and it can hit flatter, too. If you want a heavier kick on your first serve, you might experiment with moving your grip toward the Eastern backhand.
Q. What's the best grip for second serves?
A. For the kick second serves favored by advanced players, a grip between Continental (photo) and Eastern backhand (photo) is usually best. A Continental grip works well for second serves with a larger element of slice.
Q. What's the best grip for overheads?
A. If you'll be meeting the ball between yourself and the net, which is ideal, use either a Continental (photo) or Eastern forehand (photo) grip, whichever feels better. If you want to spin the ball in or must do so because it gets behind you, a Continental grip will be easier.
Q. Should I grip tightly or loosely?
A. On groundstrokes and volleys, grip loosely between strokes, then tighter as you start your swing. If your hand and wrist are getting tired quickly, you're likely to be gripping too tightly between strokes. If your racquet is tilting unintendedly, you probably need to grip tighter as you swing.
On serves, you'll grip loosely through most of the swing, but part of the proper swinging motion is your fingers pulling the racquet into your palm as you strike up at the ball. This will naturally tighten your grip enough before impact to ensure that you hang onto the racquet and have directional control of your serve.
Q. On which part of the handle should I grip the racquet?
A. Hold the racquet so that the lowest part of your hand is roughly flush with the bottom of the handle. Choking up on the handle defeats the intended balance of the racquet and causes the end of the handle to hit your wrist on serves. Trying to get a little more reach by having half of your hand off the handle leaves you with too little control of the racquet.
Top 10 Tennis Tips To Increase The Speed Of Your Serve
After you have learned the basic tennis serve technique and have become quite consistent you feel the urge to really whack the ball and send a rocket towards your opponent. ;)
You try to hit the ball hard, use all the strength in your body and somehow the serve just doesn't seem to respond to your efforts.
In fact, it seems that it's going even slower now. ;(
Here are 10 tips to help you serve faster:
1. Loosen up! Don't grip the racquet so tight, loosen your whole body and swing freely at the ball.
2. Think 「fast」 instead of 「hard」. The tension of your body starts in your mind.
3. Exhale when you serve. That will help you release some of the tension.
4. Make a swooshing sound. Try a few serves without the ball and just listen to the sound. Remember the feel and hit the ball in the same way.
5. Don't aim! When you are learning how to serve fast, you need to let go. Don't try to serve fast and at the same time get every ball in.
6. Hit a few balls into the back fence across the whole court. There is an old program running on your brain that tells your arm how fast to move. When you change your target (dramatically), you can set yourself free from that program.
7. Throw the racquet. Take an old racquet, go to a nice lawn and throw the racquet as far as you can with a similar motion to serving or throwing a ball.
8. Rotate quickly with your body. The main energy source of your serve is body rotation. Try and consciously rotate your shoulders to increase the racquet head speed.
9. Drive with your legs. Legs add only about 10% of the racquet head speed, but that could mean more than 10 km/h if you take full advantage of the leg drive.
10. Keep a high racquet head speed even AFTER the contact. Don't accelerate only to the ball, instead try and hit through the ball focusing on fast movement for a few inches after the contact.
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SYH受聘案的情勢發展如何？
Reading：05-Aug-2007
【Card 1】: 10 of Wands/(Past influences having bearing)
【Card 2】: Prince of Cups/(Now the influences surrounding)
【Card 3】: 9 of Wands/(Future influence having bearing)
【Card 4】: 3 of Wands/(What to do)
【Card 5】: Princess of Disks/(External influences having bearing)
【Card 6】: Lust/(Hopes and fears)
【Card 7】: 10 of Disks/(Final outcome of this situation)
◆ The Interpretation：
【Card 1】: 10 of Wands
10 of Wands 它暗示一個委任某些責任的時機，因為某種的承諾和問題而不勝負荷。顯示過去這段時間當事人未三思而後行的後果。
牌義指出內心中的主要感受就是Oppression，也就是受壓抑、受壓迫的感覺。Problems with authority，Fear of professional future，leadership problems，對於“權力”的問題、未來的職場上變化帶來的恐懼、領導地位可能帶來的問題、在在都讓你有被控制、束縛的沮喪。
【Card 2】: Prince of Cups
Prince of Cups 象徵目前你的心中的欲求或想要的形式。當這張牌出現時通常會有Move forward 和 Let go截然不同的兩種心態在內心中交戰著，
Move forward的想法將會讓你走向你所欲求的，Let go則好似一種夢想、是逃離現實，算了罷的想法！
這張牌蘊涵著無窮的欲望，它作用在所有的層面上，所需要的是願望要足夠牢靠(不要三心兩意)，則這張牌的能量將會協助你達成願望、心想事成。
【Card 3】: 9 of Wands
9 of Wands 這張牌出現在和未來有關的位置上，顯示如何處理麻煩和妥協各種的請求，都將會讓未來處於壓力下的備戰狀態；未來的挑戰、考驗不定，當事人必須隨時保持接受挑戰的信念。
它同時也象徵著一股完整、獨立、由你自己所產生出來的力量。那是一種跟自己合而為一的狀態，相信你自己的能力，不想依賴別人，展現你自己內在反抗依賴的力量。
【Card 4】: 3 of Wands
3 of Wands 暗示面對一個新領域的探索，要明白自己在作什麼，而且在經過慎密的思考後，要隨時準備走下一步。
牌義顯示目前的處境中已有足夠的動力來促成改變和成長。重要的是拋棄內心中的種種疑慮和憂慮(Doubts and fears)，相信自己的能力，面對未來，所有的事將會霍然開朗的。
【Card 5】: Princess of Disks
Princess of Disks ，通常這張牌代表某個時期中的人生，被視為表現在某些人生的門檻，就像當事人目前處在重要的職業抱負的門檻上。
牌意象徵孕育中、耐心的等待。
Princess of Disks 出現在代表外在對此事件的影響的位置，暗示著雖然受外在的影響，但你已經作了一切你所能作的，現在只能等待事情以它們自己的時間和方式去發展，當時機對了、來臨了，自然就會發生的。
【Card 6】: Lust
第六張牌代表你內心的恐懼和希望。Lust 這張牌象徵著藉由你的生命力和活力，超越各種限制，將你全部的能量投放進去的勇氣。
這張牌可以代表“美女與野獸”這個神話的概念，寓言啟示粗糙的獸性能量可以運用女性擁有的特質用柔性的力量去馴化獅子。
克服內心的獸性與恐懼、憤怒與衝動，就如同克服你內心中的那頭獅子。
Lust 牌義本身就是一種慾求、渴望。顯示你正面臨內心慾望的交戰，極力的要想克服來自內心深處的那股衝動。它同時也顯示面對人生的信心，就要像牌中的美女採取行動要有耐心，外柔內剛、運用柔性的力量、言行不要表現的太急燥。
【Card 7】: 10 of Disks
這張牌的位置代表最後的可能結果，它象徵這是值得作的一個目標，讓你獲得工作上和物質上的安全感、和穩定，代表有形的成功的結局，但同時也可能付出某些代價(生活型態的改變)。
牌義暗示傳承的意味濃厚，針對此個案而言，它泛指在職務、名望、地位、各方面的傳承，顯示你能從家庭或家族獲得實質的支援。
【Card 1】: 10 of Wands/(Past influences having bearing)
【Card 2】: Prince of Cups/(Now the influences surrounding)
【Card 3】: 9 of Wands/(Future influence having bearing)
【Card 4】: 3 of Wands/(What to do)
【Card 5】: Princess of Disks/(External influences having bearing)
【Card 6】: Lust/(Hopes and fears)
【Card 7】: 10 of Disks/(Final outcome of this situation)
◆ The Interpretation：
【Card 1】: 10 of Wands
10 of Wands 它暗示一個委任某些責任的時機，因為某種的承諾和問題而不勝負荷。顯示過去這段時間當事人未三思而後行的後果。
牌義指出內心中的主要感受就是Oppression，也就是受壓抑、受壓迫的感覺。Problems with authority，Fear of professional future，leadership problems，對於“權力”的問題、未來的職場上變化帶來的恐懼、領導地位可能帶來的問題、在在都讓你有被控制、束縛的沮喪。
【Card 2】: Prince of Cups
Prince of Cups 象徵目前你的心中的欲求或想要的形式。當這張牌出現時通常會有Move forward 和 Let go截然不同的兩種心態在內心中交戰著，
Move forward的想法將會讓你走向你所欲求的，Let go則好似一種夢想、是逃離現實，算了罷的想法！
這張牌蘊涵著無窮的欲望，它作用在所有的層面上，所需要的是願望要足夠牢靠(不要三心兩意)，則這張牌的能量將會協助你達成願望、心想事成。
【Card 3】: 9 of Wands
9 of Wands 這張牌出現在和未來有關的位置上，顯示如何處理麻煩和妥協各種的請求，都將會讓未來處於壓力下的備戰狀態；未來的挑戰、考驗不定，當事人必須隨時保持接受挑戰的信念。
它同時也象徵著一股完整、獨立、由你自己所產生出來的力量。那是一種跟自己合而為一的狀態，相信你自己的能力，不想依賴別人，展現你自己內在反抗依賴的力量。
【Card 4】: 3 of Wands
3 of Wands 暗示面對一個新領域的探索，要明白自己在作什麼，而且在經過慎密的思考後，要隨時準備走下一步。
牌義顯示目前的處境中已有足夠的動力來促成改變和成長。重要的是拋棄內心中的種種疑慮和憂慮(Doubts and fears)，相信自己的能力，面對未來，所有的事將會霍然開朗的。
【Card 5】: Princess of Disks
Princess of Disks ，通常這張牌代表某個時期中的人生，被視為表現在某些人生的門檻，就像當事人目前處在重要的職業抱負的門檻上。
牌意象徵孕育中、耐心的等待。
Princess of Disks 出現在代表外在對此事件的影響的位置，暗示著雖然受外在的影響，但你已經作了一切你所能作的，現在只能等待事情以它們自己的時間和方式去發展，當時機對了、來臨了，自然就會發生的。
【Card 6】: Lust
第六張牌代表你內心的恐懼和希望。Lust 這張牌象徵著藉由你的生命力和活力，超越各種限制，將你全部的能量投放進去的勇氣。
這張牌可以代表“美女與野獸”這個神話的概念，寓言啟示粗糙的獸性能量可以運用女性擁有的特質用柔性的力量去馴化獅子。
克服內心的獸性與恐懼、憤怒與衝動，就如同克服你內心中的那頭獅子。
Lust 牌義本身就是一種慾求、渴望。顯示你正面臨內心慾望的交戰，極力的要想克服來自內心深處的那股衝動。它同時也顯示面對人生的信心，就要像牌中的美女採取行動要有耐心，外柔內剛、運用柔性的力量、言行不要表現的太急燥。
【Card 7】: 10 of Disks
這張牌的位置代表最後的可能結果，它象徵這是值得作的一個目標，讓你獲得工作上和物質上的安全感、和穩定，代表有形的成功的結局，但同時也可能付出某些代價(生活型態的改變)。
牌義暗示傳承的意味濃厚，針對此個案而言，它泛指在職務、名望、地位、各方面的傳承，顯示你能從家庭或家族獲得實質的支援。
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Your Most Important Skill
It is often said that in the game of life, patience is a virtue. In the game of tennis, patience is what separates the players from the pretenders. While players spend hours working on their "huge" serve or their "monster" forehand, they devote virtually no time developing what is undoubtedly the most important weapon a tennis player can have----patience.
Why is patience so important? Simply, because it is the more patient player who will usually win the match. As I have said, many times, tennis is a game of errors as opposed to winners with roughly 80% of all points played, at every level, being decided by someone making an error.
In his fabulous book "Intelligent Tennis," Skip Singleton describes the typical tennis match as "two players trying to give each other each game by making a series of errors until finally someone gives the match away. The winner feels like he has won the match because he was the better player, and the loser feels like he has lost because he has beaten himself. Actually, the loser just gave away the match first! Most matches are lost, not won."
"The name of the game," continues Singleton, "then becomes avoiding errors and playing consistent tennis. Even though this may be the most basic of the basics, it is forgotten time and time again. Your ultimate tactic in tennis should be consistency, no matter at what level you play the game."
Truer words were never spoken. Consistency wins and he or she who makes the most errors loses. What qualifies as an "error?" Any shot of your opponents that you don't return into the court.
A Closer Look At Errors
Basically, there are two types of errors, forced and unforced. Simply, a forced error is a mistake caused by a shot from your opponent that is simply too tough to handle, while an unforced error is one of those careless mistakes we commit where we immediately slap our thigh and say to ourselves, "how could I possibly miss that shot?"
Not surprisingly, there is a direct correlation between the number of unforced errors a player makes and their level of play. Generally, at the lower levels of the game, a vast majority of the errors are unforced. As players move up the level ladder, and develop a greater command of their strokes and strategy, most points are still decided by someone missing a shot. However, forced errors now begin to outnumber unforced mistakes. In other words, better players commit fewer unforced errors.
What causes errors? Forced errors, as I said, are caused by your opponent's strong shots and there is not much you can do except try to stay out of situations where your opponent can press you, i.e., short balls, weak second serves, etc.
Unforced errors are caused mainly by a psychological breakdown. Our mind wanders and we get sloppy without technique or, more frequently, our shot selection. I believe that a vast majority of unforced errors are the result of a player trying to hit too hard or too difficult a shot when they should simply get the ball back into play.
Unforced errors are the disease of every tennis player. A disease where there is really no 100% cure but whose symptoms can be dramatically lessened with the proper antidote. That antidote? PATIENCE!!!!!
Patient players are content to keep the ball in play, move it around, and wait for the opportunity to take control of the point. More often than not, while the patient player is waiting for that opportunity, the less patient player will lose his cool and try a low percentage shot, ending the point with either a spectacular winner or, more likely, an unforced error.
So the question arises, how do we develop patience? The answer requires a return to our tennis roots----------- drills. Drills where the goal is not to win a point but simply to keep the ball in play to a certain area of the court for a designated number of times. In other words, consistency drills.
When I was learning the game, many years ago, my lessons consisted largely of consistency drills. An example: I would walk onto the court, warm-up and my coach would say something like, "Okay, let's start off with 50 cross-court forehands beyond the service line."
I would stand in one corner, my coach would position himself in the opposite, and we would begin to rally. Back and forth, back and forth, until we hit 50 in a row beyond the service line. He never missed, I frequently did.
If I accomplished the goal, we moved on to another consistency drill. If not, we kept trying until I did--even if it took the entire hour. Was it boring? God knows, I thought so. Did it help me? Immeasurably, though it took me a while to realize it.
Aside from grooving the mechanics of my strokes, these drills trained something far more important--my mind. I developed my mental endurance by learning to keep the ball in play for an extended period of time while being able to hit it to a particular spot over and over again. This ability to hit consistently gave me a tremendous amount of confidence when I played matches. It gave me the confidence to be patient and therein lies the secret---- CONSISTENCY GIVES YOU THE CONFIDENCE TO BE PATIENT!!!!!
If you know you can keep the ball in play all day long, you've trained your mind not to rush, to be patient and wait for the opportunity to take control of the point or, more likely, for your opponent to lose their patience. One of the reasons players try to end points so quickly I believe, is that they don't have the confidence in their shots to develop a point and, as a result, will show a lack of patience by trying a low percentage shot when the situation calls for them to simply get the ball back in play.
When I began to teach and tried to get my students to work on their consistency, it wasn't two minutes into the drill before my players started rolling their eyes and complaining about "how boring these drills are." Flashback to my youth.
I would then usually change my drill because I remembered how I felt when I was forced to do those drills and I agreed, they were boring. Well, after watching many players develop the hit or miss style which is so prevalent today, I finally got fed up and went back to the basics. I began to incorporate a little more consistency practice into my lessons and sure enough, the eyes started rolling and the "boring" comments began flying out of my students mouths.
I wondered why did I, and everyone else, seem to find these drills so boring. I noticed that the players would usually complain after they'd made an error early in the rally. It was at this point that I had somewhat of a teaching revelation. I realized that when my student were saying " too boring" they were really saying "too hard." They didn't like the drills because they couldn't do them. Ah ha!!!
Once I realized this, I pressed the drills harder and interestingly, as soon as my students were able to sustain a lengthy rally the "boring" comments were replaced with "this is so good for us, we should do these more often." The consistency they developed, painstakingly in practice, developed their mental endurance which in turn made them more patient players. Where did this show up in their matches? You guessed it, fewer unforced errors.
Patience reduces errors and since the player who makes the fewest errors wins the match, those of you that are serious about improving your tennis should strive to become more patient players. Here are a few drills to get you started. They begin very basically and become more difficult as you move down the list.
NOTE: No matter how good you think you may be, start with drill number 1. You might be surprised.
DRILLS TO DEVELOP YOUR PATIENCE
1. Stand on one service line with your practice partner on the other side of the net at their service line. Simply rally back and forth with short, controlled strokes, keeping the ball going inside the service line. You should be able to consistently hit 50 in a row before moving on to the next drill.
2. Still on the service lines, stand diagonally across from each other and hit cross-court forehands in the same manner. Short, controlled swings with every ball going cross-court and landing inside the service line. Once you get 50 on a consistent basis, move on to #3.
3. Same drill, except now hit cross-court backhands inside the service line. Go for 50 and then move on.
4. Stand directly across from your partner, you on the forehand side service box, your partner on his backhand side service box. You hit forehands down the line and your partner returns with their backhand down the line. Again, with all shots landing inside the service line. Go for 50 and then move on.
5. Switch sides and do the same drill. This time you are hitting backhands down the line and your partner is hitting backhands down the line. 50 again.
Once you can consistently do these five drills from the service line, move back to the baseline and go through the sequence again. Rally using the entire court, then cross-court one way, then the other. Finally go down the line one side and then finish down the other.
When you can consistently complete all of these "consistency" drills you will be well on your way to becoming a more patient, error-free player. Get to work.
Why is patience so important? Simply, because it is the more patient player who will usually win the match. As I have said, many times, tennis is a game of errors as opposed to winners with roughly 80% of all points played, at every level, being decided by someone making an error.
In his fabulous book "Intelligent Tennis," Skip Singleton describes the typical tennis match as "two players trying to give each other each game by making a series of errors until finally someone gives the match away. The winner feels like he has won the match because he was the better player, and the loser feels like he has lost because he has beaten himself. Actually, the loser just gave away the match first! Most matches are lost, not won."
"The name of the game," continues Singleton, "then becomes avoiding errors and playing consistent tennis. Even though this may be the most basic of the basics, it is forgotten time and time again. Your ultimate tactic in tennis should be consistency, no matter at what level you play the game."
Truer words were never spoken. Consistency wins and he or she who makes the most errors loses. What qualifies as an "error?" Any shot of your opponents that you don't return into the court.
A Closer Look At Errors
Basically, there are two types of errors, forced and unforced. Simply, a forced error is a mistake caused by a shot from your opponent that is simply too tough to handle, while an unforced error is one of those careless mistakes we commit where we immediately slap our thigh and say to ourselves, "how could I possibly miss that shot?"
Not surprisingly, there is a direct correlation between the number of unforced errors a player makes and their level of play. Generally, at the lower levels of the game, a vast majority of the errors are unforced. As players move up the level ladder, and develop a greater command of their strokes and strategy, most points are still decided by someone missing a shot. However, forced errors now begin to outnumber unforced mistakes. In other words, better players commit fewer unforced errors.
What causes errors? Forced errors, as I said, are caused by your opponent's strong shots and there is not much you can do except try to stay out of situations where your opponent can press you, i.e., short balls, weak second serves, etc.
Unforced errors are caused mainly by a psychological breakdown. Our mind wanders and we get sloppy without technique or, more frequently, our shot selection. I believe that a vast majority of unforced errors are the result of a player trying to hit too hard or too difficult a shot when they should simply get the ball back into play.
Unforced errors are the disease of every tennis player. A disease where there is really no 100% cure but whose symptoms can be dramatically lessened with the proper antidote. That antidote? PATIENCE!!!!!
Patient players are content to keep the ball in play, move it around, and wait for the opportunity to take control of the point. More often than not, while the patient player is waiting for that opportunity, the less patient player will lose his cool and try a low percentage shot, ending the point with either a spectacular winner or, more likely, an unforced error.
So the question arises, how do we develop patience? The answer requires a return to our tennis roots----------- drills. Drills where the goal is not to win a point but simply to keep the ball in play to a certain area of the court for a designated number of times. In other words, consistency drills.
When I was learning the game, many years ago, my lessons consisted largely of consistency drills. An example: I would walk onto the court, warm-up and my coach would say something like, "Okay, let's start off with 50 cross-court forehands beyond the service line."
I would stand in one corner, my coach would position himself in the opposite, and we would begin to rally. Back and forth, back and forth, until we hit 50 in a row beyond the service line. He never missed, I frequently did.
If I accomplished the goal, we moved on to another consistency drill. If not, we kept trying until I did--even if it took the entire hour. Was it boring? God knows, I thought so. Did it help me? Immeasurably, though it took me a while to realize it.
Aside from grooving the mechanics of my strokes, these drills trained something far more important--my mind. I developed my mental endurance by learning to keep the ball in play for an extended period of time while being able to hit it to a particular spot over and over again. This ability to hit consistently gave me a tremendous amount of confidence when I played matches. It gave me the confidence to be patient and therein lies the secret---- CONSISTENCY GIVES YOU THE CONFIDENCE TO BE PATIENT!!!!!
If you know you can keep the ball in play all day long, you've trained your mind not to rush, to be patient and wait for the opportunity to take control of the point or, more likely, for your opponent to lose their patience. One of the reasons players try to end points so quickly I believe, is that they don't have the confidence in their shots to develop a point and, as a result, will show a lack of patience by trying a low percentage shot when the situation calls for them to simply get the ball back in play.
When I began to teach and tried to get my students to work on their consistency, it wasn't two minutes into the drill before my players started rolling their eyes and complaining about "how boring these drills are." Flashback to my youth.
I would then usually change my drill because I remembered how I felt when I was forced to do those drills and I agreed, they were boring. Well, after watching many players develop the hit or miss style which is so prevalent today, I finally got fed up and went back to the basics. I began to incorporate a little more consistency practice into my lessons and sure enough, the eyes started rolling and the "boring" comments began flying out of my students mouths.
I wondered why did I, and everyone else, seem to find these drills so boring. I noticed that the players would usually complain after they'd made an error early in the rally. It was at this point that I had somewhat of a teaching revelation. I realized that when my student were saying " too boring" they were really saying "too hard." They didn't like the drills because they couldn't do them. Ah ha!!!
Once I realized this, I pressed the drills harder and interestingly, as soon as my students were able to sustain a lengthy rally the "boring" comments were replaced with "this is so good for us, we should do these more often." The consistency they developed, painstakingly in practice, developed their mental endurance which in turn made them more patient players. Where did this show up in their matches? You guessed it, fewer unforced errors.
Patience reduces errors and since the player who makes the fewest errors wins the match, those of you that are serious about improving your tennis should strive to become more patient players. Here are a few drills to get you started. They begin very basically and become more difficult as you move down the list.
NOTE: No matter how good you think you may be, start with drill number 1. You might be surprised.
DRILLS TO DEVELOP YOUR PATIENCE
1. Stand on one service line with your practice partner on the other side of the net at their service line. Simply rally back and forth with short, controlled strokes, keeping the ball going inside the service line. You should be able to consistently hit 50 in a row before moving on to the next drill.
2. Still on the service lines, stand diagonally across from each other and hit cross-court forehands in the same manner. Short, controlled swings with every ball going cross-court and landing inside the service line. Once you get 50 on a consistent basis, move on to #3.
3. Same drill, except now hit cross-court backhands inside the service line. Go for 50 and then move on.
4. Stand directly across from your partner, you on the forehand side service box, your partner on his backhand side service box. You hit forehands down the line and your partner returns with their backhand down the line. Again, with all shots landing inside the service line. Go for 50 and then move on.
5. Switch sides and do the same drill. This time you are hitting backhands down the line and your partner is hitting backhands down the line. 50 again.
Once you can consistently do these five drills from the service line, move back to the baseline and go through the sequence again. Rally using the entire court, then cross-court one way, then the other. Finally go down the line one side and then finish down the other.
When you can consistently complete all of these "consistency" drills you will be well on your way to becoming a more patient, error-free player. Get to work.
Is It Placement Or Power You Need To Develop First?
Which one follows the other?
tennis volley placement I have said it many times, "Who doesn't like to hit the ball hard"? However, what fun is it to hit the ball hard only to consistently miss the court by a considerable margin? Well, I can answer that question for you, it is no fun at all!
When I first started playing tennis I liked to try to hit the ball hard landing maybe only half of my shots in the court. Then I got hooked up with a larger group/league of players who were considerably more experienced.
They were very consistent players and because of my tendency to place importance on power instead of placement, consistency was not my strong point.
Why they let me come back the following week, I will never know. They would just move me around the court with good placement and wait for me to hit the error. After a couple of weeks of losing my matches I had to step back and look at what I was doing wrong, I was going for too much power off of my shots and not enough control.
So I decided to try their game of placement and control. I slowed my shots down and worked on placement. Within a few weeks I was keeping up, within a few months I was winning. What I had done was concentrate on my placement and as I got more confident with my placement I started hitting the ball harder as I got better.
It is much easier to develop power after you have developed placement as opposed to developing placement after you have developed power.
In other words, once you develop placement your power will follow. You will get stronger on the court, your strokes will be more fluid and your confidence will build.
Eventually you will start hitting the ball harder and harder. It may be so slight that you do not even notice it, but your opponents will.
I feel that placement and consistency are far more important than power. If you cannot hit the ball in the court where you want, in key situations, your game will suffer. More times than not I will defeat an opponent who goes for too much on his/her shots and hits a lot of unforced errors rather than a player who moves me around on the court wisely and waits for me to hit the error.
Hitting without good placement is sloppy tennis and will get you in trouble against the better players.
If you are a power player who likes to hit the ball hard and does not care where the ball lands, take heed! Slow down, learn proper placement and technique, and let your power follow.
Eventually you will get to the point where you can hit the ball as hard as you like and you will be able to aim the ball as well as keep it in the court with much better success. By being able to combine these techniques, you will dictate more points and be in control of more matches, making you a much better tennis player.
Let's take a look at some of the key advantages of being able to place your shots.
1. Better shot selection。
2. Easier to wear your opponent down。
3. Higher percentage of passing shots。
4. Pulling your opponent off of the court。
5. More dictation of points。
6. Less unforced errors。
7. Attacking your opponent's weaker side。
8. More matches won!
Please do not think these tips refer to just your ground strokes; serves, volleys and overheads also fall into this category. Serves may be a little different in theory, I know a lot of players who just hit it hard and do not aim the ball and still are successful. However, the players who can aim and hit the serve hard do even better!
In architecture some argue that the form of a building comes before the function, and some argue that function comes before form. That is an argument that will go on until the end of time.
However, we are not designing a building, here we are designing tennis players. For this subject matter there is no argument, you must work on your placement first and let your power follow. In the end you will be a much better tennis player for taking the time to learn placement in lieu of power and let the power naturally follow after you have developed good placement of your shots.
tennis volley placement I have said it many times, "Who doesn't like to hit the ball hard"? However, what fun is it to hit the ball hard only to consistently miss the court by a considerable margin? Well, I can answer that question for you, it is no fun at all!
When I first started playing tennis I liked to try to hit the ball hard landing maybe only half of my shots in the court. Then I got hooked up with a larger group/league of players who were considerably more experienced.
They were very consistent players and because of my tendency to place importance on power instead of placement, consistency was not my strong point.
Why they let me come back the following week, I will never know. They would just move me around the court with good placement and wait for me to hit the error. After a couple of weeks of losing my matches I had to step back and look at what I was doing wrong, I was going for too much power off of my shots and not enough control.
So I decided to try their game of placement and control. I slowed my shots down and worked on placement. Within a few weeks I was keeping up, within a few months I was winning. What I had done was concentrate on my placement and as I got more confident with my placement I started hitting the ball harder as I got better.
It is much easier to develop power after you have developed placement as opposed to developing placement after you have developed power.
In other words, once you develop placement your power will follow. You will get stronger on the court, your strokes will be more fluid and your confidence will build.
Eventually you will start hitting the ball harder and harder. It may be so slight that you do not even notice it, but your opponents will.
I feel that placement and consistency are far more important than power. If you cannot hit the ball in the court where you want, in key situations, your game will suffer. More times than not I will defeat an opponent who goes for too much on his/her shots and hits a lot of unforced errors rather than a player who moves me around on the court wisely and waits for me to hit the error.
Hitting without good placement is sloppy tennis and will get you in trouble against the better players.
If you are a power player who likes to hit the ball hard and does not care where the ball lands, take heed! Slow down, learn proper placement and technique, and let your power follow.
Eventually you will get to the point where you can hit the ball as hard as you like and you will be able to aim the ball as well as keep it in the court with much better success. By being able to combine these techniques, you will dictate more points and be in control of more matches, making you a much better tennis player.
Let's take a look at some of the key advantages of being able to place your shots.
1. Better shot selection。
2. Easier to wear your opponent down。
3. Higher percentage of passing shots。
4. Pulling your opponent off of the court。
5. More dictation of points。
6. Less unforced errors。
7. Attacking your opponent's weaker side。
8. More matches won!
Please do not think these tips refer to just your ground strokes; serves, volleys and overheads also fall into this category. Serves may be a little different in theory, I know a lot of players who just hit it hard and do not aim the ball and still are successful. However, the players who can aim and hit the serve hard do even better!
In architecture some argue that the form of a building comes before the function, and some argue that function comes before form. That is an argument that will go on until the end of time.
However, we are not designing a building, here we are designing tennis players. For this subject matter there is no argument, you must work on your placement first and let your power follow. In the end you will be a much better tennis player for taking the time to learn placement in lieu of power and let the power naturally follow after you have developed good placement of your shots.
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