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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.
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