NGAF-Chapter 3 You Are Not Special

一  问答

1 What does “entitlement” mean? Can you give an example to explain it?

It means somebody is overconfidence about themselves.For example，a formal colleague believes she is a goddess of the beauty and wisdom.As she makes mistakes，“It’s  not my business ”is her mantra.

2. What’s the point of telling Jimmy’s story?

If a person can’t face his problem，no  matter how good he feels about himself，he is weak.The true measurement of self-worth is not how a person feels about his positive experiences，but rather how he feels about his negative experiences.

3. Do you think you are special? What’s wrong with feeling you are sepcial?

Aha，before the college I think I am special，cuz I'm good at getting high marks.But as a wage-earning worker，there are so many geniuses all around us，I take my job seriously and work hard everyday.

4. If you are not special, how can we achieve greatness?

A little effort everyday，I will make a big difference.

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二 反思

In the media business that’s what gets eyeballs，and eyeballs bring dollars.

我被这句话吸引了眼球。

当下很多行业都在强调“流量即一切”，大到品牌营销小到朋友发圈。这没什么不好，打磨专业出精品，吸引眼球赚dollar。但是我脑路回旋想到了“家”这个概念。每个人都在往高处爬向大处看，貌似越来越忽视了身边最亲近的人。12月5号我八十岁的外公突发脑溢血去世，老人家平时身板硬朗打打纸牌散散步做做饭，特别突然的一下子，那个上过朝鲜战场霸气的外公，那个挑担子大气不喘的外公……我脑海里一直都有11月临时回家看望两个老人，外公特意叫来姨妈炒菜，我离开时两个老人家默默送出了好远的画面……我们关注得越来越远，却忘了亲人等我们也会越来越久。前几晚做梦梦到外公，我问他在那边过的好不好，他说还可以，还叮嘱我：好好活着！我把梦到外公的事告诉老妈，老妈说外公一直觉得你是所有孙子孙女中最贴心的，他应该是回来和你告别，外公会好好保佑你的。突然离世的亲人默默回来和我们告别，所以不要站的太高找不到回来的路，不要走得太远丢掉最疼我们的亲人，毕竟凡人的我们把亲近的人事处理好，内心充裕富足，也是一种“greatness”。

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三 字词句

1.go-getter 积极能干的人

e.g  He’s such a go-getter that full of ambitious·

2.All talk and no walk.只说不做

3.leech：水蛭；吸血鬼；榨取他人利益的人

e.g She was afraid of leeches，but ironically，his boyfriend just take her as a leech.

4.business tycoon；business magnate商业大亨

e.g Many politicians, lawyers and business tycoons live in the fast lane.