13 habits of self-made millionaires, from a man who spent 5 years studying 177 self-made millionaires

13 habits of self-made millionaires, from a man who spent 5 years studying 177 self-made millionaires.

“From my research, I discovered that daily habits dictate how successful or unsuccessful you will be in life,”  Thomas C. Corley.

Corley said  all habits can be changed.

Here are a few “rich habits” of self-made millionaires that you can start developing today:

1. They read consistently: Corley writes, “Eighty-eight percent of the rich devote thirty minutes or more each day to self-education or self-improvement reading … Most did not read for entertainment … The rich read to acquire or maintain knowledge.”

Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth

Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth

“Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth” is an autobiography of Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to become the commander of the International Space Station. Through the book, with entertaining stories mixed with humor, he describes what energized his enthusiasm to achieve what he considered impossible: a pilot, a CamCop for historical shuttle launches, accomplished astronaut, and eventually probably one of his proudest moments, the commander of the International Space Station. From fixing the toilet in space, to scary emergency spacewalk, breathtaking views of earth from low earth orbit, and spine chilling moment like having a bee in the helmet while he was piloting a plane at the speed of hundreds of miles an hour, readers could enjoy what the overwhelming majority of people wouldn’t experience in their lifetime. Moreover, as the title suggests, the book also teaches us life lessons, which is why some people consider it as inspirational. Personally, I think it partly is. He shows the importance of commitment, teamwork and sense of humor.

Comet by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

Comet by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

“Comet” was a book co-written by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan in 1985 before the return of the historical comet Halley. The book offers us a spectacular ride on the comet from its origins to the point when it gets close to the Sun and heads back to where it comes from. After that, nearly everything you might be curious or might not even imagine to ask about comets will lie on the pages; the histories, myths, the physical appearances, the compositions, impacts, and future influences of these wonderful visitors from the frozen interstellar darkness. 

Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

Dragons of Eden Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence by Carl Sagan

“Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence” is my ninth Carl Sagan’s book I’ve read so far. It starts off with Sagan’s iconic Cosmic Calendar, which is helpful when we want to put our early development relative to the cosmic time into comprehensible perspectives. Next, he discussed the basic understandings of complexity of the genes and brains of human and beasts.

Murmurs of Earth: The Voyager Interstellar Record by Carl Sagan

Murmurs of Earth – The Voyager Interstellar Record by Carl Sagan

Two magnificent spacecrafts called Voyager 1 and 2 were launched into the outer space in 1977 to investigate the outer planets, like Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and their moons, which improved astronomers’ view on our Solar System. A gold-coated copper phonograph record was attached to each spacecraft as a message to possible extra-terrestrial civilizations that might encounter the spacecrafts in some distant space and time. Each record contained 118 photographs of our planet; almost 90 minutes of the world’s greatest music; an evolutionary audio essay on “The Sounds of Earth”; and greetings in almost sixty human languages (and one whale language). This book describes how and why this record came to existence, and some background information of the planets and moons.

Our Future in Space

“Like all sentient beings,” the author optimistically states, “we have a choice. We can turn inward or turn outward. So far, humans have chosen to explore and to venture into the unknown. It’s not the easy choice and sometimes it carries great risk. But it’s a bracing way to live our finite lives.”

ច្បាប់ទាំង ១៨ របស់ព្រះសង្ឃDalai Lama សម្រាប់ជីវិតរស់នៅ

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១. ត្រូវចងចាំថាសេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់ដែលប្រសើរ ភាពជោគជ័យដែលអស្ចារ្យ ត្រូវមានជាប់ទាក់ទិននឹងការប្រថុយប្រថានដែលធំផងដែរ។

២. នៅពេលដែលអ្នកបរាជ័យ មិនត្រូវបាត់បង់មេរៀននៃភាពបរាជ័យនោះទេ។

៣. អនុវត្តតាមច្បាប់ទាំងបីនេះ: ១. គោរពខ្លួនឯង ២. គោរពអ្នកដ៏ទៃ ៣. ទទួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះសកម្មភាពទាំងអស់របស់អ្នក ។

៤. ត្រូវចងចាំថាការមិនទទួលបាននូវអ្វីដែលអ្នកចង់បាន ពេលខ្លះគឺជាសំណាងដ៏អស្ចារ្យ។

៥. រៀនច្បាប់ទាំងឡាយអោយច្បាស់ ដូច្នេះអ្នកនឹងអាចធ្វើវាខុសដោយត្រឹមត្រូវ។

៦. កុំអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យជម្លោះតិចតួចប៉ះពាល់ដល់មិត្តភាពដ៏ល្អអោយសោះ។

៧. នៅពេលដែលអ្នកដឹងថា អ្នកបានធ្វើកំហុសអ្វីមួយ ចូររកដំណោះស្រាយជាបន្ទាន់ដើម្បីកែតម្រូវវា។

៨. ចូរចំណាយពេលវេលាខ្លះសំរាប់នៅតែម្នាក់ឯងជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ។

៩. ចូរស្វាគមន៍សម្រាប់ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរទាំងឡាយ ប៉ុន្តែមិនត្រូវបោះបង់តម្លៃរបស់ខ្លួនឯងឡើយ។

១០. សូមចងចាំថាភាពស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ពេលខ្លះគឺជាចម្លើយដ៏ល្អបំផុត។

១១. ត្រូវរស់នៅដោយល្អនិងមានកិត្តិយស។ ធ្វើដូចនេះ នៅពេលដែលអ្នកចាស់ជរា ហើយគិតត្រឡប់ក្រោយវិញ អ្នកនឹងអាចរីករាយជាមួយវាជាលើកទីពីរម្តងទៀត។

១២. បរិយាកាសដែលពោលពេញដោយក្ដីស្រឡាញ់នៅក្នុងផ្ទះរបស់អ្នក គឺជាមូលដ្ឋានគ្រឹះសម្រាប់ជីវិតរបស់អ្នក។

13. នៅពេលដែលមានការខ្វែងគំនិតគ្នាជាមួយនឹងមនុស្សជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ចូរដោះស្រាយតែជាមួយនឹងរឿងរាវនាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ន។ កុំនាំរឿងរាវពីអតីតកាលមកបូកជាមួយ។

១៤. ចែករំលែកចំណេះដឹងរបស់អ្នក។ វាគឺជាមធ្យោបាយមួយដើម្បីសម្រេចបាននូវភាពអមតៈ។

១៥. ចូរមានភាពទន់ភ្លន់ជាមួយភពផែនដី។

១៦. ក្នុងមួយឆ្នាំម្តង ចូលទៅកន្លែងណាដែលអ្នកមិនដែរធ្លាប់បានទៅពីមុន។

១៧. ចូរចងចាំថាទំនាក់ទំនងស្នេហាល្អ គឺជាទំនាក់ទំនងមួយដែលសេចក្ដីស្រឡាញ់របស់អ្នកចំពោះគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក លើសពីតម្រូវការរបស់អ្នកសម្រាប់គ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។

១៨. វាយតម្លៃភាពជោគជ័យរបស់អ្នកដោយអ្វីដែលអ្នកបានលះបង់ ដើម្បីទទួលបានវាមកវិញ។

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three Rs: 1. Respect for self 2. Respect for others 3. Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

បកប្រែដោយ៖ ឈុន សុភា
Translated by: Ms. CHHUN Sophea

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard P- Feynman

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard P- Feynman

“The Pleasure of Finding Things Out” is a collection of speeches, lectures, and published papers of one of the greatest physicists in the 20th century, Richard P. Feynman’s. If you have read his autobiography “Surely You Are Joking, Mr. Feynman”, you’ll be familiar with his curiosity and playful characters, cracking safes, playing pranks on colleagues, and observing his surrounding no matter how mad he might appear to other people.  “I’m not responsible for what other people think I am able to do,” he said, “I don’t have to be good because people think I’m going to be good.”

This Book Will Make You Smarter-New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking

This Book Will Make You Smarter-New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking

“This Book Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking” is the collection of essays of various scientists’, journalists’, professors’, and many educators’ answering to the editor’s question, “What scientific concept would improve everybody’s cognitive toolkit?”. The perspectives of the essays are ranging from biology, sociology, astronomy, technology, all the way to psychology.

Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

Varieties of Scientific Experience A Personal View of the Search for God

Since I first ventured into Carl Sagan’s Cosmos last year, my scientific knowledge and interest have mushroomed exponentially, which leads to my decision to read all of his books by the end of 2016. So far, I’ve finished eight books, including this one.