My first blog posting

I just created my blog here. I am Thomas and from Shanghai, China.

The URL is: learningb4thinking.blogpost.com

What is the meaning of learningb4thinking ?

To put it simple, learningb4thinking = learning before thinking.

It is from what was said by Hsun Tzu, an ancient chinese Confucian philosopher 2k+ years ago:

" I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study. I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place. "

(吾尝终日而思矣，不如须臾之所学也。吾尝跂而望矣，不如登高之博见也。 - 荀子 )

btw, if u got an audio version of one of his most famous articles 荀子 劝学篇, pls share with me.

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My lifelong passion is learning, leaning and thinking.

I love knowledge in all kinds of format such as books, essays, ebooks, aduibooks, blogs, lectures, speeches, etc. .... But only knowledge in 2 languages - Chinese and English, which are the only 2 languages I command.

I have a big passion in many areas of knowlege. To name some areas I have great interests:

History & Literature: Ancient Chinese Classics, Westen Classics, Ancient History, Modern History, (Auto)biography, Novels, etc.

Business: Business Strategies and Competition, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Project Management, Business Process, Biz Communication, Evangelism, Sales, Marketing, and Investment, etc.

Technology: New Technology and Trends, Computer Science and Programming, Innovation and product development, Invention and Patents, etc.