So the Chinese new year holidays ended and our life is back to normal. It might because the Lantern Festival has not arrived yet, the first week's work commencing in the new year is rather cushy and comfortable. So I have some time to read books. 

One of the books I began to read is called Simply Said by Jay Sullivan. Why I choose this book? I‘ve been thinking of polishing my communication skills since I joined the company back in 2021 for my leaders are really nice and smart people who always show strong reasoning and logic. I look up to them and I want to be like them. This book has a subhead "communicating better at work and beyond". How to communicate with colleagues from different functions is a problem I've been tackling and is haunting me for the past several month. I know in today's workplace, being an effective communicator is no longer a ‘nice’ skill for some to have, it is absolutely a required skill for everyone to possess. 

The idea at the beginning of the book is really pertinent and reasonable. To share it with you, here is what it says:

If we want to improve our ability to connect with others, to understand them and to be understood more clearly, the easiest and most effective way to do so is to focus less on ourselves and more on the other person.

This is the single most significant differentiator we can apply to our communication skills to improve our effectiveness. When we communicate, instead of thinking, “What am I trying to convey?” we should ask ourselves, “Why is he reading my email or attending this meeting? What does she hope to get out of this presentation?”

Hopefully, I can get more from this book.