Because it is in Mandarin!

I usually don’t read Chinese books in the name of productivity because I want to apply what I have learnt in my job and it seems that English books allow me to apply takeaways more conveniently.

But I recently had a change of heart. I should read more Chinese books because they offer me a different way of thinking that’s not typically found in the Eurocentric world. Arming myself with multiple perspectives will only help me as a writer.

So here goes:

Book Review 友人三月赐我这本书，所以我今天抱着感恩的心阅读它，感谢他觉得我搭得上老杨的猫头鹰的智慧。 我欣赏老杨的文采，也佩服他的幽默。四方块文字的组合凸显着中华五千年文化的内涵与精华。钟爱着老杨精简地用四个字四个字把事情的阴阳两面掏出来，一点拍案叫好。我喜欢到我把他的好词好句抄下来做思维导图! 平时我爱说”想做个有故事的人”，从书中学到了”有趣的灵魂”。顿时觉得自己的会话能力有点深化！ 也很高兴学了”诗和远方”这意义深长的词汇！

I wrote key words and phrases from the book on the card. Writing in Chinese sparks joy since I don’t do that very often. Also, there is something about writing things by hand that aids the memory process.