Wisdom I Pondered This Week
- If the path is crowded, differentiate. If the path is empty, validate.
- “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” — Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them
- “There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” — Nelson Mandela
- “In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.” — James Allen
- “Proximity to power deludes some into thinking they wield it.” ― Frank Underwood, House of Cards
Things I Learned This Week
- 皮塔餅（Pita Bread），又稱「口袋麵包」，是一種源自中東的圓形扁麵包，烘烤時因高溫膨脹，中間形成天然的空心口袋，非常適合夾入烤肉、蔬菜或起司做成三明治。
- 「猛健樂（Mounjaro/Tirzepatide）」，俗稱「瘦瘦筆」或「消脂針」，是一種模擬腸泌素中最主要荷爾蒙成分 GLP-1（飽足賀爾蒙）的藥物，能促進胰島素分泌、抑制食慾、延緩胃排空並提升飽足感，從而達到控制血糖與體重的效果。由於人體自行產生的 GLP-1 半衰期僅有1.5至2分鐘，極易被酵素分解，藥廠因此積極研發作用類似但時效更久的替代成分。常見副作用包括腸胃道不適（如噁心、腹瀉、嘔吐、脹氣）、疲倦、頭暈、落髮及「猛健樂臉」（面部脂肪流失導致衰老感），這些副作用多因胃排空變慢所致，通常在調整劑量初期最明顯，2至4週內多數會逐漸緩解。目前台灣市場上最受討論的四款相關藥物為 Wegovy 週纖達、Ozempic 胰妥讚、Victoza 胰妥善及 Saxenda 善纖達。
- 鹹豆漿是流行於長三角地區的傳統早餐，被譽為上海早餐「四大金剛」之一。以滾燙的無糖豆漿沖入含有醬油、醋、蝦皮、榨菜的碗中，利用酸鹼反應形成類豆花凝結，口感滑嫩（類似蛋花湯）、鹹香濃郁。經典配料為油條段、蔥花，也常加入菜脯、辣油增加風味。
- LMAO 是英文 “Laughing My Ass Off” 的縮寫，意為「笑死我了」、「笑到屁股掉下來」。這是一種非常常見的網路用語，用於表示某件事極度好笑，幽默程度比常見的 “LOL” (Laughing Out Loud) 更誇張、更瘋狂。
- Min-maxing (or min/maxing) is a strategic approach in gaming, business and fitness, that involves minimizing undesired traits (weaknesses) to maximize desired ones (strengths).