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What is an example of something you think is beautiful?

Quora文选英语  · 公众号  · 问答  · 2017-09-19 10:00

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What is an example of something you think is beautiful?

Shanks Wang, Just a writer

Answered Aug 25

15.2k Views · 1.4k Upvotes

I was having a conversation with my Dad about his recent promotion.

Me: So how do you feel about being in charge of more people?

Dad: *Ponders for a moment* I guess the extra money is helpful.

Me: What, you don’t enjoy being a leader?

Dad: I do. But I dislike being in charge of people. Being in charge meant that people had to listen to me solely because of my position. Being a leader meant that people willingly listen to me because I inspire them. I may be in charge of more people now but I lead the exact same people as I did a week ago. Hopefully this will change in a couple of months.

*A few seconds of silence*

Dad: Being a leader is also more difficult.

Me: I guess so…

Dad: No, not in the way you’re thinking. When you are leading a team of new employees, they will inevitably leave first impressions on you. Some of them good, some bad. People naturally form biases in their minds based on these impressions. The person who left a good first impression will appear superior in whatever he does subsequently, compared to the guy who left a bad one. My job, as a leader, is to notice more of the weaknesses of employees I like and the strengths of employees I dislike.

Great leadership is beautiful.

Vocabularies:

ponder~ (on/over sth.) think about (sth) carefully and for a long time, esp in trying to reach a decision; consider(长时间地仔细)考虑(某事物)(尤指以便作出决定)、深思:

  • You have pondered long enough; it is time to decide. 你考虑的时间够长的了, 该作决定了。

solelyadv. alone; only 唯一地; 单独地、只、仅:

  • solely because of you 仅仅由於你的缘故;

  • sole:n. 鳎目鱼、脚掌;v. 给(鞋等)上底;adj. 唯一的;

bias:opinion or feeling that strongly favours one side in an argument or one item in a group or series; predisposition; prejudice 偏见、成见、偏心:

  • has a bias towards/in favour of/against 偏重/侧重/歧视;