Week 4 Summary:

习惯六“统合综效”（synergy），说的是整体大于部分之和，即1+1>2，是前面五个习惯的集中体现。统合综效的精髓就是判断和尊重差异，取长补短，可以很广泛的运用于学校课堂，商业领域以及日常生活中。

基于不同层次的信任度（trust）和合作性（cooperation），我们日常的沟通有3种效果：

• 最低层次的沟通（低信任+低合作）只会产生输/赢（win/lose）或者双输（lose/lose）的结果，这不是我们所乐见的；
• 中等层次的沟通是基于彼此尊重避免冲突的交流方式，倾向于采取妥协的态度，即1+1=1.5，各有得失，只能说是双赢的低级形式（low form of win/win）；
• 最高层次的沟通是基于高信任度和高合作性的统合综效（synergy），意味着1+1远大于2，如此才能达到产出和产能的平衡（P/PC Balance）。

“双赢思维”总能让我们在人际交往冲突中寻求到更合适的第三种解决方法，当然前提是彼此的情感账户余额充足，在做决定前能够运用移情聆听的方式，充分理解对方的需求。只有这样，才是实现创造性统合综效的理性环境。

习惯七（sharpen the saw）重点是让我们养成不断自我更新迭代的习惯，所谓的“磨刀不误砍柴工”就是这个道理。自我完善包括身体、精神、智力和社会情感四个方面。其中身体、精神和智力方面是和习惯一（积极主动）、二（以始为终）、三（要事第一）密切相关；而社会情感则是和习惯四（双赢思维）、五（知彼解己）、六（统合综效）相关。因此，作者建议我们每天至少“磨刀”一小时。

English Summary:

Habit 6 "synergy" is defined as the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The essence of synergy it to value differences between people from the mental, the emotional, and the psychological aspects. And the key to valuing those differences is to realize that all people see the world, not as it is, but as they are. Therefore, thinking win/win can help us to find a synergistic third alternative.

Habit 7 talks about taking time to sharpen the saw, which means that we should renew four dimensions of our nature - physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional.

Four Dimensions of Renewal

• physical dimension: involves caring effectively for our physical body-eating the right kinds of foods, getting sufficient rest and relaxation, and exercising on a regular basis.
• spiritual dimension: provides leadership to our life. It’s commitment to our value system. It can be practiced and renewed through "four prescriptions", which are "listen carefully", "try reaching back", "examine our motives" and "write our worries on the sand".
• mental dimension: mainly renewed by education, including formal and continuing education etc. Besides, reading, writing, organizing and planning can also represent other forms of mental renewal.
• social/emotional dimension: centered on the principles of interpersonal leadership, empathic communication, and creative cooperation.

Words and Expressions:

They often seem ambiguous, hit-or-miss, trial and error.

hit-or-miss, adj, [ also hit-and-miss] done in a way that is not planned or organized → random, 无计划的,无目的的,遇事现打主意的;
e.g. His parents always scolds him for treating everything with a hit-or-miss attitude.

As a teacher, I have come to believe that many truly great classes teeter on the very edge of chaos.

teeter, vi, to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall, 摇晃地站立或移动;

teeter-totter 跷跷板; also known as a teeterboard or seesaw, is a long, narrow board supported by a single pivot point, most commonly located at the midpoint between both "ends"; as one end goes up, the other goes down.

be teetering on the edge/brink of something, to be very close to being in an unpleasant or dangerous situation. 处在(灾难或危险的)边缘；濒临
e.g. Her emotion is teetering on the edge of collapse.

How much time is spent in confessing other people’s sins, politicking, rivalry, interpersonal conflict, protecting one’s backside, masterminding, and second guessing?

second guessing, vt, 1）1 to try to say what will happen or what someone will do before they do it；猜测；2）[ American English ] to criticize something after it has already happened. 事后批评，事后诸葛亮
e.g. People tend to second guessing things that are failed.

If you have a basically sedentary job and success in your life-style does not require a lot of strength, a little toning through calisthenics in addition to your aerobic and stretching exercises might be sufficient.

sedentary, adj, [more sedentary; most sedentary]

1. doing or involving a lot of sitting: not doing or involving much physical activity；(指工作等)坐着干的,案头的；(指人)不爱活动的；2) staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places; 定栖的, 定居的

A sedentary lifestyle is a type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity.
Sedentary activities include sitting, reading, watching television, playing video games and computer use for much of the day with little or no vigorous physical exercise.

His enthusiasm waned; his writing efforts were fruitless.

wane, 1) vi, to become smaller or less : to decrease in size, amount, length, or quality; 变小, 衰落, 亏缺, 消逝; 2) vi, of the moon: to appear to become thinner or less full; 月亏；衰退; [OPP: wax] wax and wane (月的)盈亏圆缺;〈喻〉盛衰; 3) n, on the wane ：becoming smaller or less; 逐渐衰落.
e.g. Her passion waned since no one support her ideas.