Comments on: Ready, Fire, Aim! http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/ Award-Winning Personal Development Blog with Practical Tips to help you succeed and get the most out of life! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:04:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brilliant http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-78 Brilliant Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:46:22 +0000 http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-78 I actually think the title of this site is brilliant. SJ Yee realizes that "book smart" people as himself are often good at learning/regurgitating other people's information -- but are often deficient in coming up with their own ideas and anything requiring creative thought. Wasn't that one of the lessons of The Apprentice 3, when the "book smart" people had major problems beating people who didn't even have a college degree? Hence, "personal development"... SJ and other "book smarts" may be severely lacking in those areas, but at least they recognize that and are trying to improve. Good luck on that. I actually think the title of this site is brilliant. SJ Yee realizes that “book smart” people as himself are often good at learning/regurgitating other people’s information — but are often deficient in coming up with their own ideas and anything requiring creative thought. Wasn’t that one of the lessons of The Apprentice 3, when the “book smart” people had major problems beating people who didn’t even have a college degree? Hence, “personal development”… SJ and other “book smarts” may be severely lacking in those areas, but at least they recognize that and are trying to improve. Good luck on that.

]]> By: Ezen http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-77 Ezen Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:51:27 +0000 http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-77 I read the above comments with interest. Just what is so called "originality" & a "inspired". I guess everything we know of is a spin-off inspired plus internalized thing of each other. How else does one explain how similar each book/speaker on success sounds like the other? But this shows one thing for sure - that success principles shouldnt defer too far from each other. Hence, overlapping is inevitable. At the end of the day, the notion is true. If you are able to reproduce what you have learnt, then that knowledge becomes YOURS. The worse are those who not only never contribute, but add sarcasm to other's personal blog. Else, why is it called a blog?? hehehehheh.. Chill man, Ezen Ho www.wealth-fx.com I read the above comments with interest. Just what is so called “originality” & a “inspired”. I guess everything we know of is a spin-off inspired plus internalized thing of each other. How else does one explain how similar each book/speaker on success sounds like the other? But this shows one thing for sure - that success principles shouldnt defer too far from each other. Hence, overlapping is inevitable.

At the end of the day, the notion is true. If you are able to reproduce what you have learnt, then that knowledge becomes YOURS.

The worse are those who not only never contribute, but add sarcasm to other’s personal blog. Else, why is it called a blog?? hehehehheh..

Chill man,
Ezen Ho
http://www.wealth-fx.com

]]> By: Ling http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-76 Ling Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:45:20 +0000 http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-76 As the saying goes, great minds think alike.. no doubt authors of great minds write alike too! Looks like the lack of creativity in some places is probably due to the lack of encouragement and herm... (personal attacks as well) Practising what one preaches is what I see here.. good work. As the saying goes, great minds think alike.. no doubt authors of great minds write alike too! Looks like the lack of creativity in some places is probably due to the lack of encouragement and herm… (personal attacks as well)
Practising what one preaches is what I see here.. good work.

]]> By: SJ Yee http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-75 SJ Yee Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:51:44 +0000 http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-75 <p>Hi Kwong, there's always more than one way to look at something. I see it as a synthesis of ideas. Did anyone else come up with the same title "Personal Development for the Book Smart" before this? Well, not that I'm aware of.</p> <p> I was just describing my thought process earlier. People make use of reference points to start brainstorming new ideas. I didn't go with Rich Grad Poor Grad, I didn't go with Personal Development for Smarties nor did I go with Personal Development for Smart People (Since it was already taken). I went with Personal Development for the Book Smart, something no one else thought to use until I started my site.</p> <p> I'm quite sure Steve thought of the title "Personal Development for Smart People" after going through the same process of having thought about "Personal Development for Dummies" first. Based on your argument, that's not original as well, is it? So what's your definition of original? Is the synthesis of different ideas not original? Because most of the great inventions and ideas in this world came to being that way.</p> <p>Like I said, two people can perceive the same thing very differently. You are entitled to your own opinion but personal attacks like what you just displayed are really hitting below the belt.</p> Hi Kwong, there’s always more than one way to look at something. I see it as a synthesis of ideas. Did anyone else come up with the same title “Personal Development for the Book Smart” before this? Well, not that I’m aware of.

I was just describing my thought process earlier. People make use of reference points to start brainstorming new ideas. I didn’t go with Rich Grad Poor Grad, I didn’t go with Personal Development for Smarties nor did I go with Personal Development for Smart People (Since it was already taken). I went with Personal Development for the Book Smart, something no one else thought to use until I started my site.

I’m quite sure Steve thought of the title “Personal Development for Smart People” after going through the same process of having thought about “Personal Development for Dummies” first. Based on your argument, that’s not original as well, is it? So what’s your definition of original? Is the synthesis of different ideas not original? Because most of the great inventions and ideas in this world came to being that way.

Like I said, two people can perceive the same thing very differently. You are entitled to your own opinion but personal attacks like what you just displayed are really hitting below the belt.

]]> By: Kwong http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-74 Kwong Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:53:13 +0000 http://richgrad.com/ready-fire-aim/#comment-74 Hmmmm. So "Rich Grad Poor Grad" = ripoff of Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad Poor Dad" "Dummies to Smarties" = ripoff of John Wiley & Son's "For Dummies" series "Book Smarts" = ripoff from Donald Trump's "The Apprentice 3" "Personal Development for the Book Smart" = ripoff of Steve Pavlina's "Personal Development for Smart People" SJ Yee = No Original Ideas of His Own? Maybe not surprising, considering the <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/237482/1/.html" rel="nofollow">lack of creativity problem in Singapore</a> and at <a href="http://www.thinkcentre.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=903" rel="nofollow">NUS</a>. Maybe another reason his girlfriend left him? Sad... the last couple of decades Asians have been working hard to overcome the stereotype that what they do best is copy, and this site is currently not doing a thing to help that cause. Hmmmm. So

“Rich Grad Poor Grad” = ripoff of Robert Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad Poor Dad”
“Dummies to Smarties” = ripoff of John Wiley & Son’s “For Dummies” series
“Book Smarts” = ripoff from Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice 3″
“Personal Development for the Book Smart” = ripoff of Steve Pavlina’s “Personal Development for Smart People”

SJ Yee = No Original Ideas of His Own?

Maybe not surprising, considering the lack of creativity problem in Singapore and at NUS. Maybe another reason his girlfriend left him?

Sad… the last couple of decades Asians have been working hard to overcome the stereotype that what they do best is copy, and this site is currently not doing a thing to help that cause.

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