The Triple Package by Amy Chua—4/30/2014(64
pages read)
I have been
reading about the third part of the triple package which is Impulse Control. Amy
Chua defines Impulse control as the ability to resist temptation, especially
the temptation to give up in the face of hardship or temptation to quit a
difficult task.
America
today spreads a message of immediate gratification, living for the moment. For example many people chose fast food instead
of taking the time to buy and cook food; some people chose to buy thing on
credit instead of taking the time to save money and pay for items with cash;
many chose to have party and have fun instead of studying and working for a
better future. But the most successful groups in America cultivate heightened
discipline and impulse control. For example Asians and Asian-Americans make up
more than 50% of the students at America’s prestigious Juilliard School of
Music, and 19% at Harvard, Princeton and Yale University’s. Amy Chua believes
this is because the way Asians and Asian American are raise. The parents of
these students are stricter about homework time, musical instrument practice
time and in general study time. These
students are expected spend many more hours of homework and study than other American
students and they do. Their parents also limit the time student spend having
fun. There is no such thing as hanging out with friends. They also limit
computer games time and other personal entertainments. Some families don’t even
own televisions.
“Dr. and Novelist Khaled Hosseini once was
asked What are the Qualities to get through Medical school? Discipline. Patience.
Perseverance. A wiliness to forgo sleep… the Ability to weather crises
of faith and self-confidence. Accept
exhaustion as a fact of life. Asked about the qualities required to be a
novelist, he said Ditto.”
The message of this book seems to be that America
is still the land of opportunity, and if we are willing to work hard because we
want to prove ourselves superior and have a strong self-control or because any
other reason we will be rewarded with success
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