How did I end up like this?

Author: Ye Zhou
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: "Meng" () is a widely known idiom in contemporary Chinese society, used by people of all ages and genders. It is fundamentally neutral, and its connotation and denotation have been extending with the evolution of the times. "Meng" is interpreted in three basic ways in this book:
1. A life of compromise, lacking life goals and striving for progress, like living an aimless existence.
2. Often used as a casual greeting, a self-deprecating way to describe one's own state. The title of this book, "How Did I End Up Like This," adopts the second meaning.
3. The content of the book includes: "Ending Up Like This," "Assessing One's Finances," "This Path Is Too Dangerous to Continue," "How Did I Get Here," "Going Against the Trend," "Contradictory Behavior"; "The Roots of Meng," "9 Harmful Messages That Hurt Me," "9 Fatal Negative Phrases"; "How to Meng," "9 Shortcuts to Turning Your Fate Around," "9 Ways to Change Your Life"; "Achieving Great Success Through Meng," "8 Essential Abilities to Forge a Strong Team," "5 Means to Pursue Excellence."