unit01 The Weight of Paper纸的分量 The arrival of computer everywhere in the workplace would, some technological forecasters predicted, soon make paper a thing of the past. And guess what? Bill Gates vision of a computer on every desk has been mo...
unit02 Mirror Miracle镜子的魔力 We are all more obsessed with our appearance than we like to admit. Concern about appearance is quit normal and understandable. Attractive people have distinct advantages in our society. Studies show: Attractive c...
unit03 Lost and Found 失而复得 The weekend was over, and Begbie had returned to town, restless, and strangely unhappy. There was within him a curious sense of something lost. He unpacked his suitcase listlessly, compared its contents with the cat...
unit04 The Rules of Game 游戏规则 Italians love women. Russians love Vodka. What do Americans love? They love rules. There are thousands of books dedicated to the idea that whatever you are doing, you can learn to do it better. And they all seem...
unit05 The Theory of Cosmetic Relativity 化妆品相对论 I am the kind of person who likes to be on time for things. I like to be early. Lets say I need to catch a flight leaving at 4pm. In planning my drive to the airport, I will factor in a cush...
In 1965, a French lowyer, Andre Raffray, gambled on statistics and lost. He acquired the flat of a 90-year-old woman, Jeanne Calment, agreeing to pay her a lifetime pension of 2500 francs a month in exchange. It seemed reasonable to think Calment wou...
unit07 Motorism 汽车主义 The scene is a petrol station somewhere in England. A queue of cars streches back over a kilometer down the road. As vehicles move slowly towards the pumps, the air fills with the sound of the car horns. People are gettin...
unit08 Accident Reports 交通事故报告 A pedestrian hit me and went under my car. I turned the wheel to what I thought was enough and found myself in a different direction going the opposite way. No one was to blame for the accident, but it never...
The Voices of Time Time talks. It speaks more plainly than words. Time communicates in many ways. Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Managers in th...
The Art of Smart Guessing Several years ago, interviewing candidates for a job, I grew tired of asking What experience do you have? So I decided on a one-question quiz to find out how resourceful a thinker the new hire might be. Here it is: You are o...
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Credit can be a friend or a foe. It can be an asset or a liability. If you abuse the privilege, it can ruin future plans. If you find your debts have pile up and you feel out of control, develop a plan to help you solve the problem. Getting out of de...
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