Charles Murray is the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He first came to national attention in 1984 with his book Losing Ground. His subsequent books include In Pursuit, The Bell Curve (with Richard J. Herrnstein), What it Means to Be a Libertarian, Human Accomplishment, In Our Hands, Real Education, and the national bestseller Coming Apart. He received a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard and a Ph.D. in political science from MIT. He lives with his wife in Burkittsville, Maryland.
发表于2024-12-22
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For those starting out in their careers--and those who wish to advance more quickly--this is a delightfully fussy guide to the hidden rules of the road in the workplace and in life. As bestselling author and social historian Charles Murray explains, at senior levels of an organization there are curmudgeons everywhere, judging your every move. Yet it is their good opinion you need to win if you hope to get ahead. Among the curmudgeon's day-to-day tips for the workplace: - Excise the word "like" from your spoken English
- Don't suck up
- Stop "reaching out" and "sharing"
- Rid yourself of piercings, tattoos, and weird hair colors
- Make strong language count His larger career advice includes: - What to do if you have a bad boss
- Coming to grips with the difference between being nice and being good
- How to write when you don't know what to say
- Being judgmental (it's good, and you don't have a choice anyway) And on the great topics of life, the curmudgeon urges us to leave home no matter what, get real jobs (not internships), put ourselves in scary situations, and watch Groundhog Day repeatedly (he'll explain). Witty, wise, and pulling no punches, The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead is an indispensable sourcebook for living an adult life.
穆雷对读者类型的感知十分准确,整个阅读过程都像是在与他对话。除了实用的常见用词分类以外,许多人生建议都很有价值。比如1)找积累型的事业,并不要总想着在年轻的时候就取得成功,因为事业至少是一个四十年的过程,要让经验带来的快感弥补年华老去带来的失落。2)四个影响幸福的重要因素是:家庭、事业、社区、宗教。在每个因素中进行尝试,不要不曾付出努力就缺席。3)试图找一些扩大人生张力的体验,如从军两年或者去一个陌生的国家长途旅行,这样的人的成熟和见解都会比大多数同龄人高出一个水平,而非仅仅被困在中产阶级泡泡里。
评分目前公司的老板就是个jerk,不知道怎么面对。此书提供了很好的建议,安抚了我近期的焦虑。
评分几年前打了五颗星,短评“Murray的这本新出版的小书为年轻人提出了从学术到思维到人生的实用建议。例如,在和长者通信时,除非对方要求,不要直呼其名(尽管美国文化中很普遍),而要尊称。这是对的,我吃过亏。”其实不光是对资深学者了,在国内大学做过一次讲座,一个听过讲座的硕士生给我写信咨询出国的事,第一句就是Dude, how r u bro? 讲真,这效果不好。Murry还有许多小建议,比如不说center around而说center on。
评分第一章还是有些老派职场心得,第二章突变写作指南。到第三章前其实还会打个四星,但是第三章实在读不下去了
评分目前公司的老板就是个jerk,不知道怎么面对。此书提供了很好的建议,安抚了我近期的焦虑。
The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书