《The Whole-Brain Child》是近期许多微信 教育群 里热推的一本书。我也跟风儿买了一本。短短百余页的小册子，很好读。收益非浅，有点醍醐灌顶的感觉。以前代孩子中遇到的问题，似乎找到了答案。
It's always a good sign when you're mentally exhausted after reading a book, and I felt that way after completing Never Eat Alone, each chapter contains a wealth of useful information. I've considered myself to be good with people and someone with strong interpersonal skills, but this book humbled me by showing me how much I can improve when it comes to the dreaded art of "networking".
Did you make the similar mistake? My son loves Legos. To cultivate his engineering sense, I bought tons of different LEGO sets, City, The Mine, Creator, Star Wars, Technic etc. However, the problem is when the set is built, it is "dead" and becomes a display.
[English] 大家都知道－“干得累不如干得巧”。那怎么才能干得巧？这本《Your Brain at Work》书会给你一点儿启示。
My son has played chess over a year. He went to chess camps and took chess lessons. One tip is to get the right books. He read the following chess books recommended by his coach. He improved rapidly and had lots of fun. A little regret from me, I can not beat him easily any more :-)
《ScienceWiz / Inventions Kit》：儿子8岁了。他对 Lego 有与生俱来的热爱，好奇机械、爱拆东西。为了给他普及一些科技知识，除了读书外，我一直在找一本适合7－8孩子的科技动手图书。不想让他仅限于 l Lego 的拼搭，更要引导他一些基本的物理常识。
演讲技巧(Presentation skills) 在职场的重要性我就不再赘述了，想必大家都有共鸣。我在公司也陆续参加了几个有关Presentation skills的培训。虽有些帮助，但见效不太显著。
（Google前人力分析团队总监）的视频，启发很大。原来不光是PowerPoint的结果和语言组织，还有一些以前忽视的问题：
The Shortest History of Europe covers the sweep of European history in only 150 pages. Based on a series of lectures, John Hirst tells the story of what it means to be European. An easy read, highly recommended to all of us who live in what were once colonies, to remind us of our European heritage.
