Of Mice and Men is one of Steinbeck’s masterpieces that reflect his ability to accurately transform social perceptions into narratives. It tells the story of how the protagonists George and Lennie attempt to pursue their “dre...
Let's start with a story. When 5-year-old Nancy first went to kindergarten with her mother, she spotted a painting on the wall and asked aloud, "Who made these ugly pictures?" Embarrassed, Nancy's mother looked at her daughte...
TED is an American private nonprofit that puts together speaking events focused on the topics of technology, entertainment and design. The author of TED Talks, Chris Anderson bought TED in 2001 and put all of his efforts into...
Today we will unlock the book Sprint. This book is about a trial method used by Google Venture or GV. The technique deploys repeated substitutions to drill down to determine the essential offer of new products or services in ...
The book's author, Michael Pollan, details the origin of food and the problems of modern foods through years of research on the human diet. In this book, Pollan points out that our current eating habits are generally influenc...
Helen Keller, the author of this book, was born in 1880 in a small town in the southern United States called Tuscumbia. She was able to enjoy all her senses for only 19 months, before losing her hearing and sight. …
Before we begin, we should clarify that the word “game” here does not refer to games in the traditional sense like hide and seek, or modern-day mobile and online games. Instead, the word is used to refer to worldviews, values...
Once, Reynolds and his colleagues went to a large outdoor Japanese hot spring. Since everyone was naked, they were feeling very relaxed both physically and mentally. When naked, hierarchical differences between people subside...
Interviews of successful people by a successful person are an effective way for the public to learn to follow in their steps. Under the host’s purpose driven questioning, interviewees are directed to tell their personal stori...
Maxwell is a world-renowned expert on leadership and interpersonal relationships, who has been teaching leadership for decades. He argues that individual success without leadership, like the McDonald brothers, can only achiev...
Let’s imagine a scene, where you take your daughter to a playground on a beautiful sunny afternoon. While playing on the slide, your daughter is almost slammed on the head by a boy who was impatiently sliding down after her. …
Many organizations opt to serve the meal of their leaders or their top-tier employees, before anyone else in the team. However, in the American Marine Corps, junior employees are served first, before the group of senior leade...
Bad behaviors or traits don’t just manifest on their own, there is always a trigger, a contributing factor from our childhood that makes us act a certain way. When we begin to ask ourselves ‘What happened to us?’ it helps …
Probably, few of us are complete strangers to this book. When its author, George Orwell, wrote it in 1948, combining his sharp insights and the political background of that period, analyzing humanity’s possible developmental ...
Many people see power as a subject that refers to political tactics, which has nothing to do with them. As long as we are honest with others and stay away from political games, then surely we can avoid power struggles. …
Why was Apple able to achieve such enormous success? Simon Sinek,the author of Start With Why, thinks that the reason was in fact because its founder used a brand new perspective to look at personal computers, and dared to ch...
Madame Bovary was very controversial when it was first published. From 1856 to 1857, the novel was published as a series in the French magazine Revue de Paris. Shortly afterwards, it was under prosecution by the authorities o...
The author Steven Guise was once a complacent person he’s unwilling to change despite having certain aspirations. Having tried for ten years, he was unable to develop exercising as a regular habit. Nonetheless, within two yea...
There are two things that are always difficult to achieve: ask people to put their money in your pocket, and putting your ideas into someone else’s head. They seem like two individual things, but from a marketing perspective,...
For 45 years, starting at the bottom, Robert Iger managed to become the most successful Disney’s CEO in history. Disney is the undisputed giant of the entertainment industry. Yet, Disney’s growth didn’t always go smoothly. Wh...
Regarding the debate on economic growth there has always been two sides. Some people say that we are now in an era of rapid growth characterized by informatization, digitalization, big data, 5G, etc and our potential is unlim...
Here’s a common challenge we all face at work: There are two very urgent and difficult tasks in front of you, how should you choose? A newcomer in the workplace would usually get themselves in a knot while working on …
"ShoeDog" is the nickname and self-mocking labeling for a group of enthusiasts that are obsessed with the designing, making, and improving of sports shoes.“Shoe Dog” is the autobiography of Nike founder Phil Knight. Knight ha...
People tend to believe that design only concerns professional designers. However, from writing an essay, making a resume, making a slideshow, printing personal business card, design skills are essential in our work and daily ...