Bike ride in the dark

It is uncomfortable to sit next to a sweating biker on the bus. I think he must felt the same. 

After teaching computer architecture class, it's almost dark. I enjoyed the ride in the cool dark path with a glimpse of sunset on the monterey bay. 

Dr. Tao Recommondation Books for Stock Investment

For Beginners (0-2 years of investment experience, less than $25K in stock or fund)

• One Up of Wall Street - Peter Lynch
• How to Make Money in Stocks - William O'Neil
• Motley Fool Investment Guide - Gardners

For People have some investment experience (3-10 years of investment experience,  $26K-$250K in stock or fund)

• The Essays of Warren Buffett
• The Intelligent Investor - Graham (Buffett's mentor)
• Security Analysis - Graham
• Common Sense on Mutual Funds

For Advanced Investors (over 10 years of investment experience, $260K-$2.5M in stock or fund)

• Common Stocks and Uncommon Profit - Fisher
• Stocks for the Long Run - Siegel
• Irrational Exuberance - Shiller
• How Market Fail - Cassidy

For Experts (managing money for others and charge fees)
- You should have you own list! why are you reading this blog?

It takes scars to build character

Another defeat. After hundreds of hours of practice and thousands time of repetition. But DD did well. He performed wonderfully and did he best. There is no remorse. He got home quietly and brought the big lab out for a walk. I know he need time to lick the wounds and heal. My heart bleeds too. 

But I know every challenge in life is another chisel, if we are truly built with solid material,  we eventually become perfect sculptures. Just like whenever I saw myself in front of bathroom mirror, I was reminded David. :)

But the process of transforming from raw marble to astonishing statue is hard. It takes thousands of cut - for the boy and for his father. 

Books for higher ed educator

College unbound by Jeffery selingo

Teaching mind by roger a hank

Teaching critical thinking

"All Work, No Pay" - A book for planning and getting the most out of the internship experince

There are not a lot of choices out there and most student going thru internship without thinking much of a big picture or strategy.  This is a simple, practical book.

http://www.amazon.com/All-Work-Pay-Internship-Connections/dp/1607741687/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390280758&sr=1-2&keywords=internship

Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner

My critiera for  a good, non-text book to recommend to my students and colleagues: it has to keep me engaged even when I had two glasses of wine and sleepy.  Freakonomics is an interesting read and I can not stop it!

McCormack on Managing

Came across this book on a set of CDs in Cupertino Library.  Litsened to it during my Sunday afternoon jog through Carmel Mission Trail.  Really enjoyed it.  It is not from a business school academic who whip up a new "paradigm".  This is a straitforward, to the point book discussing crucial aspects of management.  Mcormick created IMG 30 year ago and made it the largest sport/music star management company.  He also wrot a few other book such as "Knowledges they don't teach in Harvard B-School" and "On Selling".  Might worth a look also.

In the book, he mentions a few simple to follow rules: manage other as you'd like to be managed; consistensy, show the way but get out the way, incentive matters, regularly examine and remove bureacraies, share both triumph and suffering.