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PVD Philosophy

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A television series by Ri4CTV on YouTube

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with Nickantony Quach and “Skydio One”,

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his first self-flying camera

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Ri4CTV presents…

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an Ri4CTV production

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an Ri4CTV film

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a film by Nickantony Quach

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PVD Philosophy – Season 1 Episode 1

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“Center of RI”

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Nickantony Quach and “Skydio One”

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Greetings! This is the voice of Nickantony Quach

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coming to you from the capitol of Rhode Island.

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Journey; that means, self discovery.

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Follow me. Check out Rhode Island while looking for

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a better way to build your ideal self.

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During the 2005 speech at Stanford University

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Steve Jobs wanted us to focus on

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what you truly want to become.

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Everything else is secondary.

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In other words, according to Steve Jobs,

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nothing is as important as your ideal self.

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Since you’re here, take a look at the center of this state.

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You’re looking at the backyard of Rhode Island State House.

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Across the street is the main train station

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We are in the city of Providence

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Providence; that means, protective care.

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I am walking on the west side of the Providence Station.

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Look! The Bird scooter is back in the city.

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Can you tell, my Skydio-one is trying its best

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to fly through the narrow space

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and keep on filming me.

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Okay, let me give this a try.

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Other people can give it a single push

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to get this thing going.

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I’m still not used to it yet.

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After several attempts,

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I have to try a small circle

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before I feel ready to take off.

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Few days ago, a guy asked me what he should do…

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when his parents do not want him to marry

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someone, they feel, incompatible.

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If you want to have a good life, you have to avoid regret.

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There are only four ways to get there.

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One of them is to pass your judgement on others,

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to measure their behavior using your metrics.

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This rule applies to parents

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who always judge their children, and vice versa.

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This is also true among friends, colleagues, and everyone else.

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By the way, ahead of me is the shopping mall Providence Place.

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On the left is the shopping mall.

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On the right is the train station.

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Ahead is the State House.

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You’re looking at the center of Rhode Island.

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Another way leading to regret is counter-commitments.

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In other words, one of the four pathways to regret is…

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to never choose one of the two decisions you need to make.

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By the way, lawmakers come here to work after 4:00 PM.

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I don’t think the state is paying them enough for their work

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To make a living, many of them hold a regular job during the day.

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Should we take advice mostly from our parents,

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mostly from our friends,

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or mostly from others?

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What should we do

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when most of their advices are opposing against one another?

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When you have such questions, you are not sure of your ideal self.

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When you have such questions you do not know

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what you truly want to become

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When you have such questions,

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you need to conceive and develop further a personal philosophy.

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Helping you to achieve that is the main reason…

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why I am using this TV series

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to tell you about the new philosophy

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created right here in Providence, Rhode Island.

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What do you see when you look at a mirror?

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If you can only see yourself as a person,

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then you did not grasp

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the first lesson in this new philosophy.

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Next time, when you look in a mirror, tell yourself that

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you are looking at a complex business of the self

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and its mission is to conceive and develop further your ideal self

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Let’s go behind this tent and check out a city park.

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It is called Waterplace Park.

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Take a look at this.

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My Skydio-one hesitates

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because it is not yet sure how safe to fly through here.

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This is the first time I attempt to

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make a payment for usinng an electric scooter.

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Okay, follow me.

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Oh, wait. I did not finish making the payment.

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According to Thumos, also known as, PVD Philosophy,

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your ideal self and your present self are two different versions of the self.

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Your ideal self is the book you truly want to write.

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Your present self is the book you’ve already written.

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If you did not like the book,

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it is because you did not write it

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using the outline prepared for your ideal self

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In other words, in that case, how you lived your life before

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was not the way towards your ideal self.

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Otherwise, your present self should already be your ideal self.

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If you do not like what you got, change what you do.

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Along the river you can see many floating fire pits, also known as, braziers.

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Each is kept above the water by three balls.

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They are all tied down to a metal shaft.

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One end of the shaft is anchored to the bottom of the river.

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The other end is pushed up by the balls on high tide.

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All braziers are, about once a month,

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filled with firewood and lit up

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between dusk and midnight,

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in tune with romantic music, to entertain visitors

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from Providence and nearby cities

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Even when many do not know what they truly want to become,

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they all want to go as fast as possible towards their ideal self.

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Not knowing all their ideals in life…

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is not the biggest roadblock towards their ideal self .

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It is not knowing how to recognize…

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either a shortcut or a roadblock when one appears along the way.

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Don’t worry. Several episodes in this TV series will show you how.

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Keep following me

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Let’s leave the Waterplace Park behind us

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and go through under here to reach the center of Providence.

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The center of downtown is on the other side of this tunnel.

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This is an outdoor ice rink in the winter.

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The redbrick building is a hotel.

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Next to it on the left is the city hall

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This is a nice view of downtown Providence.

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While you are keeping your eyes on the ball in your life,

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we are producing more and more episodes for this TV series

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to help you along the way.

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Providence; that means, protective care.

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Hopefully, you’ll find PVD Philosophy to be your Providence.

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So you know, I’m a resident of Providence,

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in Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States.

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This is where Mark Canny, a student in Psychology

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from the University of Rhode Island, and I worked together over two years

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to publish the first book of Thumos,

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which is the theoretical foundation for our TV series

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PVD Philosophy

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Remember, here is the first Thumos lesson, in PVD philosophy.

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When you look into a mirror, you should see yourself as

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a complex business of the self

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whose mission is to create and develop further your ideal self.

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More importantly, if you want to run your business of the self

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professionally and thus successfully,

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you must avoid doing it alone by yourself.

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Professionalism for a complex business

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requires at least two different minds

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capable of joint intellectual effort

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in this case, necessary for success in the making of your ideal self.

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If you do not know of anyone available

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to be your long-term mentor

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we hope this TV series, PVD philosophy

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gives you a temporary alternative

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Ri4CTV

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PVD Philosophy – Season 1 Episode 1

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“Center of RI”

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The End

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Vietnamese version of this episode is available on YouTube via the channel CTTMMD & Ri4CVN.