Problem: The man behind the Apple empire died at 56 last year. He was one of the people who made Silicon Valley the capital of technological invention. Author and business consultant Jim Collins once called Jobs the "Beethoven of business". When asked what Steve Jobs will be best remembered for, many of us would name a particular product:the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbes magazine, Jobs brought the world much more than these popular devices . Here are some of the lessons he taught us:

1. The most lasting inventions mix art and science. Jobs pointed out that the team members working with Apple were trained in anthropology , art, history, and poetry. He believed this was important in making Apple's products stand out.

2. Never fear failure. Jobs was fired by the successor he himself chose. It was one of the most public embarrassments of the last 30 years in business. However, Jobs didn't hide away or try to get a new job. He _ and got back to work.

3. You can't look forward to connecting the dots--you can only look backward. This means that, however much we try to plan things ahead of time, life is always full of unexpected things. What seems like bitter pain and defeat could turn out to sow the seeds of unimaginable success in years to come. You can't connect the dots looking forward. But you have to trust that all the dots will be connected in the future.

4. Listen to that voice in tile back of your head that tells you if you're on the right track or not. Most of us simply decide that we're going to work in finance or become a doctor because it's what our parents tell us to do. Whatever your voice is telling you, it is smart to listen to it--like Jobs did.

Just as Caroline and Amy from his empire put it, "Steve was one of the most inspiring yet toughest boss ever--but who else could have built Apple? What Steve left is sure to inspire generations of creative thinkers to think differently. His influence will be felt throughout the world."
1. How many lessons does this story cover?
2. How old was the man behind Apple when he died?
3. When did he die?
4. Who called Jobs the "Beethoven of business"?
5. What does he do?
6. What will most of us remember Steve Jobs for?
7. Like what?
8. Anything else?
9. Who compiled these lessons?
10. What does he do?
11. According to Jobs, what makes Apple's products stand out?
12. Was Jobs fired by his successor?
13. What was ironic about this?
14. Did Jobs try to hide from this mistake?
15. What did he do instead?
16. Does Jobs think life is full of unexpected things?
17. What did he think pain and defeat could turn into?
18. In the past?
19. When?
20. What did he believe that you have to trust in?
Answer: 1. Four
2. 56
3. unknown
4. Jim Collins
5. Author and business consultant
6. a particular product
7. the iPod
8. the iPhone or the iPad
9. Eric Jackson
10. a reporter with Forbes magazine
11. eam members working with Apple were trained in anthropology , art, history, and poetry.
12. Yes
13. he himself chose the successor
14. No
15. He got back to work.
16. Yes
17. sowing the seeds of unimaginable success
18. No
19. in years to come
20. that all the dots will be connected in the future

Q: Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there's always a temptation to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Brooks, author of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to go against the temptation.

Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The book focuses on big questions: What has science uncovered about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren't?

To answer these questions, Brooks studies a wide range of disciplines . Considering this, you might expect the book to be a simple description of facts. But Brooks has formed his book in an unusual, and perhaps unfortunate way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.

On the whole, Brooks' story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere. These problems partly involve Brooks' attempt to translate his tale into science.

Answer the following questions:
1. what types of uses are there for science?
2. is Brooks writing clear?
A: 1. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up
2. No

Problem: Alfred Alder, a famous psychiatrist, had an interesting experience. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, "Isn't it too bad that Alfred can't do arithmetic?" He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, feeling that it was useless to try, and that he was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.

One day he became very angry at the teacher and the other students because they laughed when he said he saw how to do a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve.

Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldn't do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His anger and his new found confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good at arithmetic. He not only proved that he could do arithmetic, but he learned early in life from his own experience that, if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.

This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.
1. Is Alfred Alder good at math?
2. Was he always?
3. Did the teacher encourage him?
4. Did she have a talk with his parents?
5. About what?
6. Then did they give up on his future in math?
7. Did this effect him?
8. Try what?
9. What ending up boosting his ego?
10. Was he mad?
11. At who?
12. Why?
13. did he approach math in a new way?
14. Wny?
15. Did he learn a lesson from this?
16. What does he think people are missing when they don't succeed?
17. What did he do for a living?
18. Was the teacher wrong about his math ability?
19. What about his parents?
20. did he complete the problem that he was laughed at for?
Answer:
1. Yes
2. no
3. No
4. yes
5. that they should not expect too much of his math abilities
6. Yes
7. he felt that it was useless to try
8. To try and excel at arithmetic
9. Adler succeeded in solving a problem that none of the other student had been able to
10. Yes
11. at the teacher and the other students
12. because they laughed when he said he saw how to do the problem
13. He now worked with interest, determination, and purpose
14. Because he was determined to show them that he could do arithmetic
15. He learned that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.
16. a lack of knowledge of how to apply one's ability, a lack of confidence, and a lack of determination
17. He was a famous psychiatrist
18. Yes
19. Also yes
20. Yes