Day 51 · Tue, Dec 8, 2026 · Five editions

Tue, Dec 8, 2026

Five emails a day: 00:00 Night / 07:00 Morning / 12:00 Noon / 17:00 Evening / 21:00 Figures

00:00 Night · Health · Chinese classics

孔子及其弟子:Analects 14.46

孔子及其弟子《論語》· 憲問第十四·十四之四六 · Health · Decision · Growth · Character

原壤夷俟。子曰:「幼而不孫弟,長而無述焉,老而不死,是爲賊。」以杖叩其脛。

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憲問第十四·十四之四六

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What does this passage say about your body or mood today?

07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

孔子及其弟子:Analects 14.28

孔子及其弟子《論語》· 憲問第十四·十四之二八 · Health · Cognition · Character · Leadership

曾子曰:「君子思不出其位。」

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憲問第十四·十四之二八

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第05篇乘馬, Entry 1

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第05篇乘馬 · Philosophy · Wealth · Investing · Decision

凡立國都,非於大山之下,必於廣川之上,高毋近旱而水用足,下毋近水而溝防省。因天材,就地利,故城郭不必中規矩,道路不必中準繩。

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第05篇乘馬·第1则

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Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷上 11

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷上·第11条 · Leadership · Cognition · Philosophy · Learning

或因人請問,各隨分量而說,亦不肯多道,恐人專求之言語,故曰『予欲無言』。若是一切縱人欲、滅天理的事,又安肯詳以示人?是長亂導奸也。故孟子云:『仲尼之門,無道桓、文之事者,是以後世無傳焉。』此便是孔門家法。世儒只講得一個伯者的學問,所以要知得許多陰謀詭計,純是一片功利的心,與聖人作經的意思正相反,如何思量得通?」因嘆曰:「此非達天德者,未易與言此也!」 又曰:「孔子云:『吾猶及史之闕文也』。孟子云:『盡信《書》不如無《書》,吾於《武成》,取二三策而已。』孔子刪《書》,於唐、虞、夏四五百年間不過數篇,豈更無一事?而所述止此,聖人之意可知矣。聖人只是要刪去繁文,後儒卻只要添上。」 愛曰:「聖人作經,只是要去人欲、存天理。如五伯以下事,聖人不欲詳以示人,則誠然矣。至如堯、舜以前事,如何略不少見?」 先生曰:「羲、黃之世,其事闊疏,傳之者鮮矣。此亦可以想見。其時全是淳龐樸素、略無文采的氣象,此便是太古之治,非後世可及。

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卷上·第11条

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21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

Andrew Carnegie:Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, Excerpt 1

Andrew Carnegie《Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie》· Chapter I · Leadership

One Hogmanay night[2] an old wifey, quite a character in the village, being surprised by a disguised face suddenly thrust in at the window, looked up and after a moment's pause exclaimed, "Oh, it's jist that daft callant Andra Carnegie." She was right; my grandfather at seventy-five was out frightening his old lady friends, disguised like other frolicking youngsters.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17976
Chapter I, excerpt 1

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