Day 184 · Tue, Apr 20, 2027 · Five editions

Tue, Apr 20, 2027

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

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷上 6

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷上·第6条 · Health · Cognition · Action · Learning

朱子錯訓『格物』,只為倒看了此意,以『盡心知性』為『物格知至』,要初學便去做『生知安行』事,如何做得?」 愛問:「『盡心知性』何以為『生知安行』?」 先生曰:「性是心之體,天是性之原,盡心即是盡性。惟天下至誠,為能盡其性,知天地之化育。『存心』者,心有未盡也。『知天』,如『知州』、『知縣』之『知』,是自己分上事,己與天為一。『事天』如子之事父,臣之事君,須是恭敬奉承,然後能無失,尚與天為二,此便是聖贀之別。至於夭壽不貳其心,乃是教學者一心為善,不可以窮通夭壽之故,便把為善的心變動了,只去修身以俟命,見得窮通壽夭有個命在,我亦不必以此動心。『事天』雖與天為二,已自見得個天在面前;『俟命』便是未曾見面,在此等候相似,此便是初學立心之始,有個困勉的意在。今卻倒做了,所以使學者無下手處。」 愛曰:「昨聞先生之教,亦影影見得功夫須是如此,今聞此說,益無可疑。愛昨曉思『格物』的『物』字,即是『事』字,皆從心上說。」 先生曰:「然。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%82%B3%E7%BF%92%E9%8C%84/%E5%8D%B7%E4%B8%8A
卷上·第6条

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Today's question

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

07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷下 274

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷下·第274条 · Philosophy · Health · Cognition · Learning

朱本思問:「人有虛靈,方有良知。若草、木、瓦、石之類,亦有良知否?」 先生曰:「人的良知,就是草、木、瓦、石的良知;若草、木、瓦、石無人的良知,不可以為草、木、瓦、石矣。豈惟草、木、瓦、石為然?天、地無人的良知,亦不可為天、地矣。蓋天、地、萬物與人原是一體,其發竅之最精處,是人心一點靈明。風、雨、露、雷,日、月、星、辰,禽、獸、草、木、山、川、土、石,與人原只一體。故五穀、禽獸之類皆可以養人,藥石之類皆可以療疾。只為同此一氣,故能相通耳。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%82%B3%E7%BF%92%E9%8C%84/%E5%8D%B7%E4%B8%8B
卷下·第274条

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Today's question

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

12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 6, 水旱第三十六, Entry 3

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷6·水旱第三十六 · Philosophy · Wealth · Investing · Action

大夫曰:「議者貴其辭約而指明,可於眾人之聽,不至繁文稠辭,多言害有司化俗之計,而家人語。陶朱為生,本末異徑,一家數事,而治生之道乃備。今縣官鑄農器,使民務本,不營於末,則無饑寒之累。鹽、鐵何害而罷?」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E9%B9%BD%E9%90%B5%E8%AB%96/%E5%8D%B706
卷6·水旱第三十六·第3则

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Today's question

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

17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

孟子:Mencius, 離婁下 11

孟子《孟子》· 離婁下·11 · Leadership · Character · Action · Human nature

孟子曰:「大人者,言不必信,行不必果,惟義所在。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%AD%9F%E5%AD%90/%E9%9B%A2%E5%A9%81%E4%B8%8B
離婁下·11

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Today's question

What does this passage say about how you work today?

21:00 Figures · Investing · Modern investor letters

Benjamin Graham:Mr. Market

Benjamin Graham《The Intelligent Investor》· Chapter 8, The Investor and Market Fluctuations · Investing · Human nature · Decision

If you are a prudent investor or a sensible businessman, will you let Mr. Market’s daily communication determine your view of the value of a $1,000 interest in the enterprise?

Source: https://archive.org/details/the-intelligent-investor-benjamin-graham_202508
Chapter 8, p. 205, paragraph beginning “If you are a prudent investor or a sensible businessman”

Reading

The market's daily quote should not determine your view of value.

Context

Mr. Market is Graham's most famous parable: you have a moody business partner who quotes a price every day, sometimes euphoric and sometimes despondent. You may accept his offer or ignore it. The market's quote is a service, not a command; the investor must keep independent judgment.

Today's question

If Mr. Market quoted a crazy price today, would you treat it as a command or as an option?