French: The Most Productive People In The World

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/are-the-french-the-most-productive-people-in-the-world-2009-8

A new survey from UBS has shown that the French continue to work the least amount of hours per year in the world. Once again, the French have blown away the competition.

People work an average of 1,902 hours per year in the surveyed cities but they work much longer in Asian and Middle Eastern cities... People in Lyon and Paris, by contrast, spend the least amount of time at work according to the global comparison: 1,582 and 1,594 hours per year respectively.

Upon seeing this data, some might criticize the French for being lazy, but that misses the point completely. The real message here is that the French are likely some of the most productive people in the entire world.

Think about it. Nationmaster ranks France as #18 in terms of GDP per capita, at $36,500 per person, yet France works much less than most developed nations. They achieve their high standard of living while working 16% less hours than the average world citizen, and almost 25% than their Asian peers as per UBS. Plus, if you visit France you'll also realize that their actual standard of living is probably much higher than GDP numbers would indicate.

Thus, if one were to divide France's GDP per capita by actual hours worked, you'd probably find that the French are achieving some of the highest returns on work-hours invested. Labor Alpha, if you will.

We can actually calculate this Labor Alpha using statistics from Nation Master.

France has $36,500 GDP/Capita and works 1,453 hours per year. This equates to a GDP/Capita/Hour of $25.10. Americans, on the other hand, have $44,150 GDP/Capita but work 1,792 hours per year. Thus Americans only achieve $24.60 of GDP/Capita/Hour.

This puts the French Labor Alpha at about $0.50 GDP/Capita/Hour over the US. It may sound small at first, but add that up across millions of people, and a few decades. Now you've built a lesson for the rest of the world to learn.

Winning is not about working hard. It's about working smart... and less. As the French know well.

超時工作的定義

超時工作只能表示你的工作能力和時間管理上有問題！

如果你一個星期需要工作三十九個小時，那麼你就必須在這指定的時間裡完成應有的工作。如果你必須加班來完成它，那麼很明顯地，你的工作能力和時間管理上確實有問題。

所謂的超時工作，應該是在老闆的指示下，或是技術支援的突發狀況下，又或是個人生意尋求突破上，才合適的。

如果超時工作只是為了做一場秀給老闆看，那除了你的工作能力和時間管理上有問題以外，你的人格上也有問題！如是這樣，我建議你開個燒烤檔，生意肯定源源不絕，財源滾滾!

偶然間又再次聽到《記得》

誰還記得　是誰先說永遠的愛我
以前的一句話　是我們以後的傷口
過了太久　沒人記得當初那些溫柔
我和你手牽手　說要一起走到最後


我們都忘了　這條路走了多久
心中是清楚的有一天
有一天都會停的　讓時間說真話
雖然我也害怕　在天黑了以後
我們都不知道會不會有以後


我們都累了　卻沒辦法往回走
兩顆心都迷惑　怎麼說
怎麼說都沒有救　親愛的為什麼
也許你也不懂　兩個相愛的人
等著對方先說想分開的理由


誰還記得　愛情開始變化的時候
我和你的眼中　看見了不同的天空
走的太遠　終於走到分岔路的路口
是不是你和我　要有兩個相反的夢

兩個相愛的人
如果有了相反的夢
分開以後　能記得什麼？

是相遇時的驚心動魄
是相愛時的甜美時光
是爭執時的錐心刺骨
還是分手時的最後祝福

在分手後　搬家那天
收拾房子　打包回憶

遲來的蘋果

對女主角　是百感交集的一天
對每個愛過的人　是永遠記得的一天

Apple is now bigger than Microsoft

Apple surpasses Microsoft to grab the title as most valuable technology company, at least in terms of market capitalization.

Apple's market capital passed Microsoft's, puts Apple's market capital at $225.98 billion to Microsoft's $225.32 billion.

Shares of Apple are worth more than ten times their value ten years ago. Apple last had a higher market value than Microsoft in December 1989 but almost went out of business in the 1990s.

Microsoft, under arrogant Steve Ballmer's hands, said that they still make more profit than anybody else and that no other technology companies, including Apple, have managed to match them until now with 94 percent of computers being sold with a Windows OS.

That might change if the likes of Google, Apple and IBM manage to bring down Microsoft's twin cash cows, Windows and Office by convincing people to switch to cheaper web-based alternatives or using other operating systems.

Microsoft has been under pressure all month, as concerns have mounted about the health of the global economy, particularly in the Europe markets, which have taken a beating from an economic crisis in Greece and worries about stability in other countries, such as Italy and Spain.

Those worries, as well as concerns about the companies' prospects in the mobile device market in the U.S., have contributed to a sharp selloff that has pushed the shares down by more than 20% since Microsoft reported results for its third fiscal quarter on April 23.

The biggest corporation of all, however, remains oil giant Exxon Mobil at $278.64 billion. Considering that Apple was $50 billion behind Microsoft a mere two months ago, and the fourth generation iPhone is expected to release in June, and new iPods usually release in September, so the idea of Apple surpassing ExxonMobil this year is not totally out of the realm of possibilities.

1Malaysia. Money First. Bribe Now.

Najib promises to sign a cheque of RM5 million to resolve flood woes in Rejang Park if BN candidate Robert Lau wins.

"Let's make a deal. If you deliver me Robert Lau Jr on Sunday, I will sign the cheque on Monday."

He said he is the PM for all Malaysians. He should develop Rejang Park no matter what with no strings attached, unconditionally. This is obviously violated the election law.

"You help me, I help you."

Just because of the Election Commission has no balls to against the bloody Najib, he is now act everything above the laws.

...and what's more? Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Attorney-General just keep quiet on this matter. Bloody idiots all around the government!!!