This book was catching to me at first sight.

I finished reading it almost with no interruption. Was deeply convinced by the author's points and analysis. Leant a lot practical thoughts and skills which I needed badly at the time.

It's always one of the best books I've ever read. But for some reason, or maybe it was just a coincident, I became more and more lack of motivation to fight againt the outside world since then.

Interestingly, an e-book recommended by grandland in career forum changed me the other way around. We have quite a few books on "厚黑" on my shelves, but I never had the desire to even open them. Perhaps this book written by a Taiwanese lady just appeared to me when I needed it the most. I believe it brought me back to reality.

It looks to me that life is all about balance. Too much detail is as bad as no detail, too much soul cleansing is as harmful as a total ignorance of it. Over skilled maybe is sometimes no better than skillless. --- 'Cause we have only limited time and energy.

Stephen Covey的这本书教人细线条的观察、思考、生活，他的论点很好，讲得也很透，可是对于那些本来就很敏感细心的读者，最好留意别在这个方向上钻得过深。对我个人，朱津宁的那本讲厚黑的书，虽然翻译排版质量乏善可陈（我读的是其中译本），可它及时把我从对人类内心世界的不懈探索中拉了出来。当我终于又着眼于大处去看问题的时候，我发现那些小的、细节的、感情的、人际的关系和技巧，都更清晰、简单了。也只有回到宏观和现实以后，才恢复了从前的向上和斗志。我这样猜想：很多人更需要补Covey的课，可能是因为这世界上有雄心壮志并且一直在努力奋斗着的人更多些。

谢谢老大的精美长文。正如我敬重Covey一样，老大这样一个驰骋疆（职）场的勇士，还能够心细如发地去不断探索人类的内心世界，让人不能不心存敬意。

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• 回复：This book was catching to me at first sight. -blueswan- ♀ (106 bytes) () 10/25/2009 postreply 16:01:07

• 谢谢北京二号的点评。 -任我为- ♂ (198 bytes) () 10/25/2009 postreply 16:45:35