On page 86 of the book Harvard Style, there are a list of Dos and Don’ts for college freshmen:
1. Don’t take part in too many extracurricular activities. (不要參加太多課外活動﹗）
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To College Freshmen–from the book Harvard Style
Sunday, September 28th, 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…)
The Secret
Saturday, September 6th, 2008I started to read the book The Secret the day before yesterday. Though I haven’t had half done, I’ve already got the gist. According to the book, our thoughts lead us to where we belong. If we always have good thoughts, good things will be around us. If we have bad thoughts all the time, bad things will certainly come to us. This is the law of attraction.
I like a sentence on page 21, “Your mind is actually shaping the world around you.”
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.
An article on Leadership
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Yesterday I read an article in the latest TIME. The title is “Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership.” For those who are interestd in leadership, this is a must-read article. In San-min Textbook Book 5, the third lesson is “What It Takes to Be a Good Leader.” This TIME article may serve as a good supplementary material.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1821467,00.html (more…)