Chapter 1 Buy One, Get Two Free

I. Words & Expressions

1. slide （幻灯片）一张

2. leverage n./v. 杠杆 促使...改变 

... by identyfying oportunities, chanllenging assumptions, leveraging the limited resources ...

3. swapping pager 寻呼机

4. the lens of possibility

5. resonate v. 发出洪亮的声音 引起共鸣（resonate with sth.）

some of their experiences will resonate with you, providing insights and inspiration as you ...

6.morph into 使...变形为

the stress will morph into excitement, and the chanllenges you face will become opportunities.

II. Excerpt&Reflection

The exercises decribed above highlight several counterintuitive points.

1. opportunities are aboundant.

At any place and time you can look around and identify problems that need solving, though some are mundane.(平凡的)

2. There are some creative ways to use the resources already at your diposal to solve them.

一位成功的企业家，往往会将他所面临的困境看成是还是一种机遇和挑战，迎难而上，创造性地解决问题。

3. We so often frame problems too tightly.

面对挑战和问题时我们往往束手束脚，不能从大处着想，以更为开放式态度去面对，反而很多事情就能行了。

Actually, all prolems can be viewed as opportunities for creative solutions through the lens of possibility.

Real life is the ultimate open book exam. The doors are thrown wide open, allowing you to draw on endless resources around you as you tackle open-ended problems related to work,family, friends, and the world at large.

Life is full of false starts and inevitable stumbling. The key to sucess is the ablity to extract the lessons out of each of these expriences and to move on with that new knowledge.

Although family, friends, and neighbors will happily give us pointed advice about whta to do, it is essentially our responsibility to pick our own directions. But it is helpful that we don't have to be right the first time. LIfe presents everyone with many opportunities to experiment and recombine our skills and passions in new and surprising ways.

4. how to identufy opportunities,balance prioroties, and learn from them...

偶然看到此本书，就剁手买了，之前几天还坚持两晚看了一章节内容，中间就开始断层了，现在开始通过复习，要慢慢拾起来。

此书词汇量不大，生词较少，易懂，通读时很快就能过掉几页，文字浅显，道理易懂，关键是在生活中能够运用。

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