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Today's news:
1. Thai Prime Minister Setha revealed on the 28th that the country's cabinet has approved a series of visa-related policies to further promote tourism and boost economic development. The relevant policies include visa-free entry to Thailand for up to 60 days, allowing international students studying for undergraduate degrees or above in Thailand to stay for one more year to find a job after graduation, and long-term residence visas for retirees.
2. Interface News: BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust has become the world's largest original cryptocurrency fund, with total assets reaching nearly $20 billion since its listing in the United States at the beginning of this year. This ETF held $19.68 billion worth of Bitcoin on Tuesday, exceeding the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund's $19.65 billion.
3. Canalys: 16% of global smartphone shipments in 2024 will be AI phones, and this proportion will increase to 54% by 2028. From 2023 to 2028, the AI mobile phone market will grow at an average annual compound growth rate of 63%. This trend reflects the penetration of end-side generative AI technology into the overall mobile phone market.
4. TrendForce: NAND Flash industry revenue increased by 28.1% quarter-on-quarter to $14.71 billion in the first quarter. Thanks to the doubling of large-capacity Enterprise SSD orders, the average price of NAND Flash products continued to rise by 15% in the second quarter. It is estimated that its revenue will have the opportunity to increase by nearly 10% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter.
5. Omdia: It is expected that the utilization rate of large-size display panel factories will increase to nearly 90% in the third quarter. The size of LCD TVs will increase by 1.6 inches again this year and will increase by another 1.1 inches by 2025. The average factory utilization rate will remain above 82% in 2024 and will be close to 89% by 2026.
6. Jon Peddie Research: Global PC GPU shipments reached 70 million units in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 28%. Among them, desktop GPU shipments fell by 7%, while notebook GPU shipments increased by 38%.
7. General Department of Vietnam Customs: As of May 15, the total export volume this year reached $138.59 billion, a year-on-year increase of 16.1%. Commodity categories with large export growth included computers, electronic products and parts (+34.3%) and machinery, tools, and accessories (+12.8%).
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Today's Insights: Why do we need self-discipline?
1. The motivation for self-discipline comes from the heart
In our life, everyone wants to become better and stronger. But there is often a gap between what we desire to be and what we really become. We envy others for being self-disciplined, and we also require ourselves to be self-disciplined, but the true meaning of self-discipline may be vague and ambiguous to us. Maybe we want to be better in our hearts, but this desire is not strong enough to achieve it. Therefore, if we want to be self-disciplined, the key may be that we must clearly and strongly know what we really want and what kind of life we want.
2. The most difficult part of self-discipline is persistence
People often ask, how can we be self-disciplined? In fact, the problem may not be "how to be self-disciplined," but "why should we insist on self-discipline." If a person does not eat on time but cannot be self-disciplined, it seems that he can't feel anything for a while. If there is no very strong desire to accomplish something, no one may like to restrain himself. Don't move yourself in occasional efforts, and don't feel guilty when you relax moderately. When you realize that only continuous efforts and progress can make you better, you will have the motivation to persist.
3. The essence of self-discipline is to be responsible for yourself
To continue to do something, you need to constantly fight against your own laziness. But in fact, self-discipline should not always mean forcing yourself to do something, but knowing why you do it in your mind, so you actively choose to do it. Self-discipline itself is never a goal. The essence of self-discipline is the yearning for a better self and the pursuit of self-life value. You know that through self-discipline, you will have more opportunities and possibilities to realize a better life. Only when a person is responsible for himself, self-discipline is given the value and meaning it should have.
