This was more of a psychology book rather than a self-help book. There were more contents on ¡§What is the problem ?¡ instead of ¡§How to tackle the problem ?¡ It contained a lot of description of experiments, making the book looked like the author¡s personal research history. Some contents were repetitive, e.g. the casual relationship between pessimism and depression. The reading was not light, although not hard to understand either.
Having said that, the contents showed the author was an expert in the optimism area with plenty of experience and research. He was objective. For example, the author recognized pessimism has its values, the idea of… Read more
This is a collection of 30 business-related articles published in newspaper and magazines in yr2002. Many of them in this edition are about ethics, e.g. questionable accounting practices, role conflict of auditors and financial analysts, overpaid executives etc..There are other topical subjects, e.g. influence of technology, free trade, globalisation, workplace diversity.
The editors have picked up many articles that raise insightful questions and issues. They provide ¡§behind the scene¡ information and personalities. Interesting to read casually. The stories talk little about making money or improving corporate performance. They are more about ethnics, fairness and justice… Read more
Theme: Time is limited (365days, 24hrs) to handle increasing demands in life. We can manage this by increasing our energy in four aspects: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. The key is to challenge our energy limits to expand our energy capacity, and to recover afterwards before the next challenge.
This energy management concept does give you hope after so many futile efforts in putting our life in order. The theme is intellectually sound, and the coverage (4 dimensions) is comprehensive. The tone is motivational: It encourages us to challenge ourselves, while advises us to take a break despite some societies admire hard work and busy schedule.
