Context

“以史为鉴，可以知兴替” 不仅仅是一句箴言，还是一类人与生俱来的天赋优势。当这类人认识一个新朋友，会非常想知道这位新朋友的成长历程和过往经历，因为只有这样才能真正与之交心。这类人在工作中接了一个新项目，就会很想了解这个项目的来龙去脉，因为只有掌握来龙去脉之后，才能更好地开展工作。这一类人，所具有的天赋，就是回顾（Context)

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Context

You look back. You look back because that is where the answers lie. (所在之处)You look back to understand the present.

From your vantage point(从你的有利地型) the present is unstable, a confusing clamor 喧闹of competing voices. It is only by casting your mind back把思绪带回to an earlier time, a time when the plans were being drawn up(draw a plan), that the present regains its stability.

The earlier time was a simpler time. It was a time of blueprints(蓝图). As you look back, you begin to see these blueprints emerge. You realize what the initial intentions(初心) were. These blueprints or intentions have since become so embellished that they are almost unrecognizable, but now this Context theme reveals them again.

This understanding brings you confidence. No longer disoriented(排除干扰), you make better decisions because you sense the underlying structure(核心本质). You become a better partner because you understand how your colleagues came to be (变成现在的样子)who they are. And counterintuitively(反直觉的) you become wiser about the future because you saw its seeds being sown(播撒) in the past. (see something done)

Faced with new people and new situations, it will take you a little time to(摆正姿势) orient yourself, but you must give yourself this time. You must discipline (约束/惩罚)yourself to ask the questions and allow the blueprints to emerge because no matter what the situation, if you haven't seen the blueprints, you will have less confidence in your decisions.

How to manage a person strong in context:

- When you ask this person to do something, take time to explain the thinking that led to this action.

- When you introduce him to new colleagues, ask these colleagues to talk about their background before you all get down to business.

- During meetings always turn to him to review what has been done and what has been learned up to the present time.

- He thinks in terms of case studies, that is, when did we meet a similar situation, what did we do, what happened, what did we learn?

- He can do the same in relation to your organization's culture.

▍重点词汇

clamor /ˈklamə/ n. 混乱

embellish /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/ vt. 装饰

counterintuitively adv. 违反直觉地

sown /səʊn/sow vt. 播种

discipline /ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ vt. 约束；强制要求

▍生词好句

1. 表示“埋藏答案的地方”：where the answers lie

2. 表示“优势、有利地形”：vantage point

3. 表示“回看以往”：cast your mind back to an earlier time

4. 表示“起草计划”：draw (up) a plan

5. 表示“最核心的部分”：the underlying structure

6. 表示“急于出成绩”：eager to present impressive result

7. 表示“形成”：come to be

8. 表示“未来的种子，播撒在过去”：You saw its seeds being sown in the past.

▍补充例句

1. The strength of the (this) book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.

2. And herein lies the key to their achievements.

3. From my vantage point I could see into the front garden.

4. I couldn't stand the meeting anymore. It was nothing but a confusing clamor of competing voices.

5. Now I would like to ask you to cast your mind back to the start of project.

6. Thank you for your understanding.

7. This understanding is very important.

8. Let's get straight to the underlying structure.

9. The company sold its domestic appliance division, eager to present impressive result in their annual report.

10. I love you more, because now I understand how you came to be who you are today.

11. Try to discipline yourself to write everyday.

12. The officers were later disciplined.

13. Working from home requires a good deal of discipline.

我具备一定的回看天赋，反思，回顾，案例可以使我理清当下。复盘，让我成长巨大。