Day 12：The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Book	Reading Part @July 18, 2017
Stephen R. Covey	Habit 4：Think Win/Win, P216-232

Summary:

Based on thorough analysis and comparisons among six paradigms of human interaction, which are including Win/Win, Win/Lose, Lose/Win, Lose/Lose, Win, and Win/Win or No Deal, the author reveals the habit 4 "Think Win/Win" is what highly effective people are looking for.

In the long run, if it isn’t a win for both of us, we both lose. That’s why Win/Win is the only real alternative in interdependent realities.

本章节通过对人际交往的六种模式（Win/Win, Win/Lose, Lose/Win, Lose/Lose, Win, and Win/Win or No Deal）的详细解释和对比，作者引出人际领导的原则，即习惯四：双赢思维。

* Words and Expressions: *

Often they develop the basic paradigm that life is a big game, a zero sum game where some win and some lose.

zero sum game, n [singular]: a situation in which one person or group can win something only by causing another person or group to lose it. 零和博弈，又称零和游戏或零和赛局，是博弈论的一个概念，属非合作博弈。零和博弈表示所有博弈方的利益之和为零或一个常数，即一方有所得，其他方必有所失。
e.g.

Respect for this quality is deeply ingrained in the theory of human interaction, management, and leadership.

ingrained, adj, [more ingrained; most ingrained]: existing for a long time and very difficult to change; firmly established; (指习惯、字迹等)牢固的, 极难除掉的.
e.g. Compared to create a new habit, it's more difficult for him to get rid of an ingrained habit.

It’s almost as if something is being taken from them when someone else receives special recognition or windfall gain or has remarkable success or achievement.

windfall, n [count]: an unexpected amount of money that you get as a gift, prize, etc. 横财，意外之财
e.g. windfall loss 意外损失; windfall profit 意外利润；暴利
e.g. He had a windfall from the lottery.