In the latest issue (#414) of CommonWealth Magazine (天下雜誌) is an article entitled 15 Habits of Happiness. The article is based on a new book with the same title written by a 98-year-old Japanese doctor. The main idea of the book is that man is made by his habits. It introduces 15 habits of happiness as follows, which is briefly discussed in the magazine article. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Good Books’ Category
15 Habits of Happiness–from CommonWealth Magazine
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009To 曉芳
Friday, December 19th, 2008Harvard Style 上哈佛真正學到的事
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Today I came across a book in the bookstore, 上哈佛真正學到的事 (Harvard Style). It was written by 姜仁仙 (Kang In-Sun), a Korean journalist and translated by 蕭素菁. On the cover are the words as follows: (more…)
Ben’s visit & a good article worth reading
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Today Ben visited me. We had a wonderful afternoon. She showed me a book she bought during the summer vacation, Don’t Worry, Make Money, which was written by Richard Carlson, the author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series. She bought the book second-hand for NT$70. Hmm, it’s a good buy.
Ben invited me to read the 3rd chapter “Learn the Magic of Nonattachment,” which impressed her deeply. After reading it, I told her the idea Mr. Carlson tried to convey was part of my philosophy of life, which, in fact, I often conveyed to my students.
Still more reading lists for high school freshmen
Friday, August 15th, 2008
More reading lists for high school freshmen:
成功高中：
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=142821
台南一中及台南女中：
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=142571
高雄中學：
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=142276
師大附中：
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=141660
Three more reading lists for high school freshmen
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Here are three more reading lists.
麗山高中
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=140661
建國中學
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=140923
高雄鳳新高中
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=141491
Reading lists for high school freshmen
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
This webpage offers a reading list for TFG freshmen.
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=11&f_SUB_ID=23&f_ART_ID=140220
You can find another reading list made by Zhongshan Girls High School.
http://mag.udn.com/mag/campus/storypage.jsp?f_MAIN_ID=11&f_SUB_ID=23&f_ART_ID=140470
Teach with' your heart
Sunday, June 1st, 2008I’m reading the book Teach with Your Heart. It’s the Chinese version because I haven’t bought the original. It’s about how a practice teacher led a group of “impossible” students to love learning. I just started and reached the part in which the teacher guided the students to read great literary works, such as Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird (梅岡城故事) and Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (麥田捕手). She made it! They listened and were willing to say something about the story.
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Ben has finished Tuesdays with Morrie
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Today Ben (吳怡貞) told me that she had finished reading Tuesdays with Morrie (the English version). She told me that she loved this book better than The Five People You Meet in Heaven or For One More Day, all of which were written by Mitch Albom because the latter two jump around in time.
The following are the comments from Hsiao-fang on “Still more reading lists for high school freshmen” and my response. (more…)