What About Just Living an Ordinary Life?

Anything very wrong with that? Check out this quote by William Martin: "Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes,… Continue reading What About Just Living an Ordinary Life?

A University Degree vs a Skill

Came across this funny picture. But that got me thinking... isn't this so true in our education system nowadays? I'm a mechanical engineer by training but in terms of skills, for example machining and carpentry, I'm probably years of experience behind my father, who doesn't even have a college certificate. Yes, I can probably do… Continue reading A University Degree vs a Skill