Maria Jasmine

2016年4月9日星期六

Barrier VS Motivation (inspired by the book: Smarter Faster Better)

Often times I find myself struggling with the activation barrier to actually go and do something. For example, it's challenging to overcome the barrier to go into the swimming pool because, for one thing, it is cold walking in the ~20 to 50 meter-long hallway between the swimming pool and locker room; for another, the process of taking a shower and drying my hair is not as comfortable and easy as doing it at home. However, the reward for doing something I have yarned for can be big. For example, I feel physically and mentally refreshed and accomplished after I reach my swimming goal. And the feeling is often carried on for days and can fuel up my work.

So now, how can I surpass the barrier and do get the thing done instead of escaping? First of all, I try lowering the "energy barrier". For example, I put a showering kit with my favorite shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion, and my own hair dryer in the locker room. Also, I bring my hair combs to make sure that I dry my hair properly and beautifully like I do at home. But this is not enough. The barrier is still high that I still try to talk myself out of not going to swim. The cold is cold; the temperature difference is a fact that I cannot control, and everyone faces it when they go swimming.

2015年12月5日星期六

撕吐司 (Chewy soft bread) -- 有影片！

天氣冷～就特別想吃東西。前幾天風超大，大到和台灣的颱風可以比擬：

天冷嘴易饞，老公對Whole Foods 那可以～～撕～～的甜鹹麵包念念不忘。對這款麵包在他心中的地位可是高～高～高！不僅要軟，要綿密，同時又要有嚼勁（這........要求也太多！）。於是乎，我和老公這陣子卯起來『研發』這種麵包的配方！

這款麵包鬆軟有嚼勁無誤，但蛋白質和奶油糖類整整比白土司高～在認真種訓練身材的人，偶爾吃吃過個癮就好嚕！

～～撕～～吐司過程如影片～

2015年11月15日星期日

結婚心得-婚戒篇

今天在實驗室等實驗時，看了一下自己的手指，想到有朋友問過我說覺得婚戒重要嗎？意義在哪？

2015年11月14日星期六

交往 MV

這幾天又重看了一年前做的交往MV，對於影片中的人事物，回憶湧現。感謝在我生命中的親人，朋友，同學，老師～

這影片是和老公一起發想完成的。從找照片，研究如何使用iMovie，如何串起故事，如何放梗，最後的配樂和過場等等。多次iteration後，終於趕出來～開心有做這影片，讓甜美的回憶能更容易在每日的忙碌疲憊中被喚醒。