Norms...Speaking of myself

"but in the long run we can try to change the norms whereby government workers do not even try to cheat and take advantage of the system." 

often times I find it hard to differentiate my instincts with contemplation, or it becomes my instinct to contemplate.. 

I find it hard to recognize where my instincts and norms come from, they should come from one the of places that I spent time in..

In the past, I think in Chinese, and then translate to English

Now, even working in a Chinese environment, I find myself thinking in English and then translate to Chinese. 

Is it mismatched, or rather, I find an optimal way for myself, regardless of the geographical location I'm in...

After all the mixes, I find I'm becoming more and more complicated, with more dimensions...

Well, I like to solve problems. One realization after I joined workforce is that ... difficult problems, in reality, cannot be solved in a mechanistic way. 

maybe even after finding each person's incentives...

"behavior has non-economic drivers" because the economic drivers are the same across the nation