It has been a long while since I’ve read a Mandarin book - which was completely worth it! The wisdom that comes within this book teaches you how to handle interpersonal relationships, overcome your weaknesses while providing different perspectives. Loves that there are plenty of anecdotes from academia, famous political, historical and spiritual figures, quotes and life lessons. All these are really perfectly summarized into easy-to-read points which you can apply in life. If you are not familiar with reading in Mandarin, try playing 30min of the audiobook before bed everyday and you’ll really feel enlightened haha
Didn't expect to finish this in an hour or so 😅 I expected the book to be more of a manual; instead, Chai told us entertaining anecdotes about the importance of communication. Talking to people can be scary, especially to strangers or someone of authority. I appreciate that the author did not treat communication as a do-or-die business; instead, he put forward a few times that it's okay if you screw up. Just like any other skills, communication requires practice.
If you're looking for a light and casual book to read, this will be the one. The contents are easy to understand and digest with simple examples. And what I love about this book is, it always made my lips curve reading each chapters.
Some tactics may not be that applicable but overally it's a very good introductory book towards managing relationships through conversations as it focuses on mindset complemented with tactics
There's one obvious lesson that everyone understands very well but tend to forget in daily lives - Many things happen to us as a result of our action.
Some people behave impatiently towards us may not be solely because of those people are impatient...but it may very well be triggered by some of our behaviors/attitudes that more often than not we don't realise. Before putting all the blames on the others, just be mindful of this. A good reminder to myself thanks to this book. 当你用一只手指向着别人的时候, 你自己的三根手指也正在指向自己