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The introduction of the book American daily English notes (enlarged edition)

After reading the book of American daily English notes written by Linkun Yang[1], I think I should add my English notes to enlarge this good book. The reason why I write it is simple: 1) I have a similar English note-taking system, but I concede that his note-taking system is more intriguing, so I want to combine these two systems, to make it more intriguing and pragmatic. 2) I assume that this book will encourage people to learn English and use them into day-to-day life, like the way I benefit from this magic book. What are the functions and meaning of this book to its readers? (1) use the real world examples to encourage readers to notice, note down and use these life English. (2) study the culture of the US and find interests in this culture via these real world examples. What is my plan to write this book (or to be specific, the hub of notes) ? 1a. I try to write some literature review, to build my work under the previous great contributors' work. 2b. write it during a ...

The philosophy of ranking

In the book Decision Quality , one will be trained to have three decision making system; one of them is the quick decision. Actually, when we do the decision—big decision like choosing a school and small decision like where to eat—we rank them in our minds. So, put the philosophy to the general area, and you will find a fantastic world. For me, I have a dozen of ranking electric tables (MS Excel): 1) The beloved beliefs and values, 2) private book list for belief, value, efficiency and 3) leisure activities etc. The scores and ranks will be updated according to more information and the passing of time. Suddenly, life becomes clear and concise. And this philosophy is consonant with the last article: to complete the most important 0.1% of the to-do list items are really good enough to have a good achievement.