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Patent US5918236 - Point of view gists and generic gists in a document browsing system - Google Patents
A system for generating and displaying point of view and generic gists for use in a document browsing system. Each point of view gist provides a synopsis or abstract that reflects the content of a document from a predetermined point of view or slant. A content processing system analyzes documents to...http://www.google.com/patents/US5918236?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5918236 - Point of view gists and generic gists in a document browsing system
Publication number US5918236 A
Application number US 08/673,306
Publication number 08673306, 673306, US 5918236 A, US 5918236A, US-A-5918236, US5918236 A, US5918236A
Inventors Kelly Wical
Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (218), Classifications (15), Legal Events (6)
US 5918236 A
1. A method for generating a point of view gist from a document comprising the steps of:
receiving at least one document comprising a plurality of paragraphs;
generating a thematic profile for the document that includes an identification of a plurality of document themes, wherein the document themes define a plurality of subject matter areas covered by the document;
analyzing the document to identify one or more paragraphs from the document most relevant to a theme in the thematic profile for the document; and
generating at least one point of view gist for the document with a slant toward the theme by selecting at least one of the paragraphs identified.
2. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising the step of displaying, in response to user input, the point of view gist for the document including the steps of:
receiving, as input from a user, at least one topic that defines a general subject matter of interest;
selecting, from the at least one point of view gist generated, a point of view gist that includes a document theme relating to the at least one topic; and
displaying, in response to user input, the point of view gist selected.
3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the step of selecting a point of view gist comprises the steps of:
mapping the topic to a classification hierarchy; and
mapping the document themes to the classification hierarchy to provide a link between the topics specified by the user, and the document theme of the point of view gist.
storing a classification hierarchy comprising a plurality of categories;
classifying at least one document in one or more of the categories;
displaying, in response to user input, a portion of the classification hierarchy that includes categories for which at least one document has been classified to permit navigation of the classification hierarchy by the user; and
displaying, in response to user input, a point of view gist that includes a document theme classified under a category within the portion of the classification hierarchy navigated by the user.
the step of analyzing the document to identify one or more paragraphs from the document comprises the step of
generating a paragraph thematic profile for the document to identify one or more paragraph themes for each paragraph; and
the step of generating at least one point of view gist comprises the step of relevance ranking the paragraphs that contain a paragraph theme corresponding to the document theme of the point of view gist.
6. The method as set forth in claim 5, wherein: the step of generating a paragraph thematic profile comprises the steps of:
generating a theme strength for each paragraph theme in each paragraph;
gene rating a theme capacity for each paragraph that measures content value;
the step of relevance ranking paragraphs comprises the step of utilizing the theme strength and the theme capacity to identify paragraphs that have the most relevant content for a corresponding document theme.
7. A method for presenting information about a document in a document browsing system comprising the steps of:
receiving input from a user to specify a topic of interest;
accessing a repository of documents, wherein a document comprises a plurality of themes that define a plurality of subject matter areas covered by the document;
storing a plurality of point of view gists for the repository of documents, wherein a point of view gist comprises at least one paragraph from the document most relevant to a theme for the document; and
displaying, in response to user request, a point of view gist for a document that includes one theme related to the topic of interest.
8. A method for generating a generic gist from a document comprising the steps of:
generating a thematic profile for a document that includes an identification of a plurality of document themes, wherein the document themes define a plurality of subject matter areas covered by the document;
analyzing said document to identify a plurality of paragraphs from the document most relevant to a plurality of themes in the thematic profile for the document; and
generating at least one generic gist for the document by selecting the paragraphs identified, wherein the generic gist includes a plurality of paragraphs from the document that include content relating to at least two document themes.
14. A computer readable medium having a set of instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the steps of:
analyzing said document to identify one or more paragraphs from the document most relevant to a theme in the thematic profile for the document; and
15. The computer readable medium as set forth in claim 14, further comprising instructions for displaying, in response to user input, the point of view gist for the document including instructions for:
16. The computer readable medium as set forth in claim 15, wherein the instructions for selecting a point of view gist comprises instructions for:
mapping the document themes to the classification hierarchy to provide a link between the topic, specified by the user, and the document theme of the point of view gist.
17. The computer readable medium as set forth in claim 14, further comprising instructions for:
18. The computer readable medium as set forth in claim 14, wherein:
instructions for analyzing the document to identify one or more paragraphs from the document comprises instructions for
instructions for generating at least one point of view gist comprises instructions for relevance ranking the paragraphs that contain a paragraph theme corresponding to the document theme of the point of view gist.
19. The computer readable medium as set forth in claim 18, wherein:
instructions for generating a paragraph thematic profile comprises instructions for:
generating a theme capacity for each paragraph that measures content value;
instructions for relevance ranking paragraphs comprises instructions for utilizing the theme strength and the theme capacity to identify paragraphs that have the most relevant content for a corresponding document theme.
20. A computer readable medium having a set of instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the steps of:
storing a plurality of point of view gists for the repository of documents, wherein a point of view gist comprises at least one paragraph from the document most relevant to a theme for the document, and
21. A document browsing system comprising:
memory for storing a repository of documents, wherein a document comprises a plurality of themes that define a plurality of subject matter areas covered by the document and for storing at least one point of view gist for the document, wherein a point of view gist comprises at least one paragraph from the document most relevant to a theme for the document;
an input control device for receiving input from a user to specify a topic of interest;
an output display for displaying information about documents; and
a processing unit, coupled to said input control device and said output display for displaying, in response to user input from said input control device, a point of view gist for a document that includes one theme related to the topic of interest.
In one embodiment, to relevance rank paragraphs for a document theme, the point of view gist processing determines whether a paragraph, as identified in the paragraph thematic profiles, conveys the document theme in question. The point of view gist processing traverses all of the paragraph theme profiles in a document to identify, for each document theme, the paragraphs that convey that theme. For all of the paragraphs that contain the theme in question, the point of view gist processing relevance ranks the paragraphs to populate the point of view gist array. In one embodiment, the point of view gist processing uses the theme weight and theme capacity of paragraphs to relevance rank the paragraphs. Specifically, a ranking value is generated for each paragraph by multiplying the theme strength (TS), for the corresponding document theme, and the theme capacity (TC) of the paragraph (i.e. TS×TC). To relevance rank two paragraphs, the ranking values are compared and the strongest and most relevant paragraph has the greatest ranking value. In this manner, the ranking value of all paragraphs, which identify the document theme in question, are relevance ranked to generate a list of the most relevant paragraphs for a document theme.
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Cooperative Classification Y10S707/99935, G06F17/274, G06F17/2775, G06F17/30716, G06F17/2755
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Executive in charge of 2012 coverage has spoken about the proposed experiment at the Edinburgh televison festival
Sun 28 Aug 2011 13.28 EDT First published on Sun 28 Aug 2011 13.28 EDT
The BBC's London Olympics plans could see 100 metres world record holder Usain Bolt appearing in 3D – if he isn't disqualified. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images
The BBC is considering plans to broadcast the 100 metres final of the London Olympics in 3D, as well as trying out a new technology that delivers picture quality said to be 16 times better than HDTV.
Roger Mosey, the BBC executive in charge of the corporation's London 2012 coverage, told reporters on the sidelines of the Edinburgh international television festival that 3D coverage for the 100m and other events was "certainly on the agenda", as part of a "limited experiment".
The event will see world record holder Usain Bolt seeking to restore some pride after being disqualified from the world championships on Sunday, following a false start.
The BBC will also test "super hi-vision", a new broadcasting technology so advanced it is not expected to be in homes for a decade. Three 15 metre (50ft) high screens will be erected around the country so that the public have a chance of seeing the imagery that Mosey said was so good it would match up with the experience of watching from the stands.
"When you sit and watch it you really get the experience of being in seat D5 in the stadium," he said. "Super hi-vision might be a better long-term prospect than 3D in some ways as it gives you the feel of being in the stadium. People are knocked out by it."
Super hi-vision screens will be erected at the BBC's Pacific Quay building in Glasgow, Broadcasting House in London and, subject to negotiations, the National Media Museum in Bradford.
The BBC is likely to broadcast the Olympic opening ceremony using the technology, which employs a single camera to capture a wide shot. It has already been tested on sports such as basketball and "big stadium events".
Mosey added that Sharp was working on an 215cm (85in) TV set using super hi-vision technology but that it was unlikely to be widely available until 2022.
The debut of super hi-vision is part of a tradition of trialling new TV technology at the Olympics. Mosey said that the BBC led the way, delivering the "first properly televised" Olympic Games when they were hosted in London in 1948.
The Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 was the first to use HDTV cameras. However, it was not until Beijing in 2008 that the BBC first broadcast in HD.
However, Mosey said that the first 3D Olympics would not amount to a "24/7 service" during the Games, partly because it would mean interrupting its HD programming.
"It is fair to say there is a trade-off between 3D and HD," he said. "We don't want to damage the mass audience that watches HD with [too much] 3D, which is viewed by a minority".
Earlier this year the BBC made its first 3D broadcast, televising the men's and women's Wimbledon tennis finals on BBC HD.

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Print Three weeks ago, the Minnesota Vikings were unbeaten and appeared to be the class of the NFC.	Minnesota hosts the Detroit Lions on Sunday looking to just stay on top of the NFC North, and will do so with a new offensive coordinator.	The past two weeks, in which the Vikings (5-2) scored 20 total points and averaged 270 yards of offense in two losses, has taken the shine off Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer's Super Bowl-hopeful bunch.	More from FoxSports
As the Vikings were getting set to prepare for Detroit (4-4), Vikings offensive coordinator Norv Turner resigned on Monday. Zimmer said he was "very, very surprised" by the move.	"He has helped me tremendously in the three years that I've been here," Zimmer said. "He has had an unbelievable career. He has been, really, my right-hand man, really, since I've been here, and he decided it was in the best interest of him to do this, and I accept the reasons; and they are personal."	Behind a faltering offensive line, the Vikings have the league's second-worst offense. Minnesota is 31st in the NFL in average yards per game (293.3) and yards per play (4.6). The offense has averaged 19.9 points per game, tied for 23rd in the league.	Tight ends coach Pat Shurmur is the interim offensive coordinator and will call the plays. Shurmur does have experience with quarterback Sam Bradford, who came to the Vikings in a trade right before the regular season began. Shurmur was the offensive coordinator and interim head coach in Philadelphia last year with Bradford, and the two were together in St. Louis as well.	"I think he's a great football mind," Bradford said. "Really just looking forward to sitting down and talking to him and trying to figure out the direction in which we're going to go...Halfway through the season, I'm not really sure if you can completely change an offense and the terminology for everyone."	Offense hadn't been a concern for the Lions, at least until Sunday's loss at Houston. Detroit had 289 yards of offense, its second-lowest output of the season in a 20-13 loss. The 13 points were a season low even as the Lions welcomed back tight end Eric Ebron and running back Theo Riddick.	Ebron returned after missing three games with ankle and knee injuries and had seven catches for a team-high 79 yards receiving. Riddick had missed two games with an ankle injury and had 56 yards rushing and 77 yards receiving with a touchdown against Houston.	"We just hurt ourselves," Ebron told the team's website. "Penalties, we just hurt ourselves. Every game we've lost, we've hurt ourselves. So, we've got to, just got to clean up our act and win."	Protecting Matthew Stafford will be an important factor against Minnesota's second-ranked defense. Stafford was sacked eight times in two losses to the Vikings last season.	"That's what they're known for, it's what they're really good at," Stafford told the team's website of the Vikings' blitz packages. "The last two times we played these guys we were a little different schematically than we are now.	"We'll be able to take a look at them this week, study them hard and work to try and find solutions that will fit us."	Detroit will also need to bring the pressure against Bradford, who has been sacked 11 times the past two weeks.	"It's something that I would like to see go down," Bradford said of the number of times he has been hit. "I don't think it's a positive thing. I don't think it's a good thing. I think we've got to figure out a way to bring that number down."	The Lions made one change, as well, trying to help their 23rd-ranked defense by acquiring cornerback Johnthan Banks from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Banks was a college teammate of Detroit cornerback Darius Slay at Mississippi State and the two were second-round draft picks in 2013.	Banks will try to resurrect his career in a new spot.	Meanwhile, Minnesota is trying to prove its season isn't slipping away.	"I do think that we hit a rough spot in the season and we need to get back on track," Zimmer said. "So, unfortunately this is just some of the things that go on over the course of a season. Obviously, the season is a long time and not everything is going to go smooth, as I've found out over the three years. So, we'll just keep trying to do the things we have to do to continue to get better."	Advertisement

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Issa's 'Fast and Furious' frustration bubbles over: Holder's truth 'is not consistent with the facts' | Fox News
This is a rush transcript from "On the Record," June 7, 2012. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Fireworks were exploding today on Capitol Hill! And it got loud. It got very loud! GOP lawmakers skewering Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast and Furious. But the attorney general's response is sparking obvious frustration, especially for House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Darrell Issa.
REP. DARRELL ISSA, HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Have you and your attorneys produced internally the materials responsive to the subpoenas?
ERIC HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES: We believe that we have responded to the subpoenas...
ISSA: No! Mr. Attorney General, you're not a good witness. A good witness answers the question asked. So let's go back again. Have you and your attorneys produced internally the materials responsive -- in other words, have you taken the time to look up our subpoena and find out what material you have responsive to it, or have you simply invented a privilege that doesn't exist?
HOLDER: You're saying internally, have we...
ISSA: Internally! Have you pulled all that information?
HOLDER: We've looked at 240 custodians (ph). We have processed millions of electronic records and we've reviewed over 140,000 documents and produced to you about 7,600.
ISSA: So 140,000 documents. How many documents are responsive but you are withholding at this time?
HOLDER: Well, we've produced 7,600...
ISSA: Look, I don't want to hear about the 7,600!
REP. ELIJAH CUMMINGS, D-MD, RANKING MEMBER: Mr. Chairman, I would beg to allow...
ISSA: The lady is out of order!
You know, I appreciate that there was hostility between the attorney general and myself. I would hope that the...
CUMMINGS: Just for the record...
ISSA: I would hope that the ranking member would understand that...
ISSA: ... that, in fact, most of it was produced by the fact that I have a great many questions and a relatively little period of time in which to get answers...
HOLDER: With all due respect to Chairman Issa, he says there's hostility between us. I don't feel that, you know? I understand he's asking questions. I'm trying to respond as best I can. I'm not feeling hostile at all. I'm pretty calm. I'm OK.
REP. TREY GOWDY, R-S.C.: If you think that you are being singled out because of political ideology or race or any other characteristic or factor when it comes to Fast and Furious, you are sorely mistaken!
REP. MIKE QUIGLEY, D-ILL.: With the greatest respect, I would say that I believe that the effort here has become politically motivated in an attempt to embarrass the administration, and that diminishes the process.
VAN SUSTEREN: So how does Chairman Issa think the hearing went? We spoke with him earlier tonight.
VAN SUSTEREN: You've had quite a morning today. Did you get what you wanted from the attorney general?
ISSA: Well, I think we got the impression that we needed to know. Will he cooperate with the request of the speaker? And it was very clear he wanted to talk about cooperation, while, in fact, clearly, he did not answer any questions about new discovery.
And you know, it's been since May 18th. Obviously, the speaker has to judge now whether or not no answer in this long a period of time means he's not going to answer questions that the speaker of the House believes are legitimate.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right. So you are -- so have pending a draft to hold him in contempt of Congress for failure to respond to the subpoena, correct?
ISSA: We do.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, and mid-May, let's get facts straight, is it that the speaker of the House, John Boehner, got involved in it in an effort to sort of persuade the Justice Department to comply.
ISSA: He asked for a very reduced, very limited, very targeted portion of all of our subpoenas in hopes that that would be sufficient. And certainly, he cut it down to the minimum we would need in order to find out how Congress was lied to on February 4th of last year.
And this is the problem we have is that the attorney general only wants to answer questions before February, when we were lied to, not about the 10 months in which they didn't come clean.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, so did you get today the answers to everything you have asked for from the attorney general?
VAN SUSTEREN: OK. And so now -- the attorney general came today. You had the little go-'round. I heard that exchange, which it got hot, right?
ISSA: Well, I think we asked questions. He wanted to not give straight answers. And I tended to cut him off so I could get to the next one. But I think even by the time we got down to Jason Chaffetz, his answer to questions were that he had superior knowledge to the verbatim reading of an email that we were able to discover.
And this has been the problem. He wants to say he has superior knowledge, he knows things, but he doesn't want to actually provide them. And Greta, the most important thing that we had today was multiple members of our committee -- both attorneys, career attorneys and members of Congress -- have read the wiretaps that were supplied to us by whistleblowers and reached the conclusion that if you read them, you knew, they knew they were gun walking.
VAN SUSTEREN: At what point? Before -- obviously, before Agent Terry was killed...
ISSA: All of them.
VAN SUSTEREN: ... in December of 2010?
ISSA: All six of them were before that, well before it, in the summer. More importantly, the attorney general didn't say he didn't see gun walking in some cover sheet. He said, I read these wiretaps, and I don't -- I do not believe you would see gun walking in them.
We've read them. I've read them. Yes, you do. You see no question at all that you know that guns are going -- being bought by specific individuals and ending up in Mexico. It's conclusive in these wiretap requests.
That to us says that he's willing to be disingenuous in live sworn testimony before the Congress. Ultimately, we can't make these documents public, but our intention now is to have additional people read them, ones that understand they're under seal, they can't be released, and reach independent decisions.
And I'm going to bet you that if I found 50 career attorneys, 50 would read it, 50 would determine that it was gun walking.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, let me cut to the chase. You used the term "disingenuous." Are saying he lied?
ISSA: Yes. Let me rephrase that. He found his own truth, and that truth is not consistent with the facts. And I say that because that's what he kept saying throughout the day, that, you know, it's not consistent with the facts. Well, the facts are these six fairly thick documents...
VAN SUSTEREN: That were leaked to you.
ISSA: That were leaked to us, that we have now read, that he never wanted us to read...
VAN SUSTEREN: Did he read them? Has he read them?
ISSA: He said he read them and he said they don't say what we believe they say.
VAN SUSTEREN: Which is why the Justice Department says you're distorting the facts, right?
ISSA: The facts that they won't release.
VAN SUSTEREN: Is there any indication how high up the authorization of the wiretaps went? Who knew about the content of the wiretaps?
ISSA: Lanny Breuer.
ISSA: Jason Weinstein.
VAN SUSTEREN: And that's -- those are -- that's the number two level under the attorney general -- under the attorney general.
ISSA: Correct.
VAN SUSTEREN: Has the attorney general said that he knew nothing about it? So are you...
VAN SUSTEREN: And you accept that.
ISSA: Yes. He said he knew nothing about it, and there was no reason for him to see wiretaps. The real question is, when did he -- when did he become aware of it? Well, now, today, he said he read the six wiretaps, and he's still not aware of it. That's where it's very troubling, is that he can say he read these documents and he still doesn't see what it seems the rest of us do see.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, you have outrage on this. Representative Chaffetz is outraged. You have this -- this outstanding subpoena that hasn't been complied with. So where's the hold-up? Either the Justice Department, the attorney general complies, or you get enforcement of your subpoena, provided your leadership, Speaker Boehner, agrees to it because I assume you can't do it -- you can't end-run the speaker.
ISSA: A floor -- a contempt floor vote is, in fact, Eric Cantor and John Boehner's decision. We have some additional tools. We're going to continue to use them. We have additional witnesses we expect to bring.
My choice at this point would be to go to contempt because I think today, the attorney general made it very clear he's not going to cooperate.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, have you asked the speaker to go forward with contempt?
ISSA: We are in a process in which I...
VAN SUSTEREN: That's sort of a slow-walk answer!
VAN SUSTEREN: I mean, what's the truth? I mean, have you asked him - - you must have -- you must have said, you know -- you've had -- you had to have conversations about...
ISSA: We've had lots of conversations and...
VAN SUSTEREN: And he says what?
ISSA: We have agreed to a process, and we're continuing that process. The timeline for that process is pretty much over. So do I believe that we're within weeks of it? Yes. Do I have some additional hearings I can hold to allow at least the public to better understand? Yes. But do I believe that we should be going to contempt and planning it, based on the fact that the attorney general clearly is not going to cooperate? Yes.
VAN SUSTEREN: All right, from my perspective, this is really a sleeper in the sense that this has been going on for a year-and-a-half. There's been an awful lot of -- I don't know if the Justice Department is right or you're right, but I certainly know there isn't a resolution. And you've got the border agent's family who wants answers.
I also know that we got answers quite swiftly with the scandal down in South America in Peru. That was within, like, a week or two. So I know -- so I know that it can be had.
So there's either -- there's either -- the Justice Department's refusing or the speaker's posturing and not letting you do this, or you enjoy subpoenaing these people, putting them on the hot seat.
Something's simply not right, I mean, because doesn't take that long not to get these answers.


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June 25, 2013, 7:00 PM EDT
A U.S. sale of $35 billion of two-year notes drew weaker-than-average demand that almost matched the lowest level since 2011 after economic data bolstered the case for the Federal Reserve to reduce monetary stimulus.
The bid-to-cover ratio, which gauges demand by comparing total bids with the amount of securities offered, was 3.05 at yesterday’s auction, compared with an average of 3.63 for the past 10 sales. It was 3.04 at the May offering, the lowest since February 2011. The yield at the sale yesterday was 0.430 percent, the highest since May 2011, exceeding the forecast in a Bloomberg survey of seven Fed primary dealers for 0.423 percent.
“It’s fair to say that people were less than willing to step up and provide sponsorship for the auction,” said Ian Lyngen, a government-bond strategist at CRT Capital Group LLC in Stamford, Connecticut. Overall demand was “relatively lackluster,” he said.
The current two-year note yield climbed two basis points, or 0.02 percentage point, to 0.41 percent yesterday in New York, according to Bloomberg Bond Trader data. The price of the 0.25 percent note due in May 2015 declined 1/32, or 31 cents per $1,000 face amount, to 99 22/32.
Treasuries fell yesterday as reports showed gains in U.S. new-home sales, durable-goods orders and consumer confidence. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said last week policy makers may reduce bond buying under their quantitative-easing stimulus strategy this year and end it in mid-2014 if economic growth is in line with their projections.
Fed ForecastsBernanke spoke to reporters June 19 after a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. Policy makers are forecasting growth of as much as 2.6 percent this year and 3.5 percent in 2014. The Fed has been buying $85 billion of bonds every month to put downward pressure on borrowing costs in its third round of asset purchases since 2008.
Indirect bidders, an investor class that includes foreign central banks, bought 35.8 percent of the two-year notes, the most since February 2012. That compared with an average 23.8 percent at the past 10 offerings.
Direct bidders, non-primary-dealer investors that place their bids directly with the Treasury, bought 7.8 percent, the fewest since April 2012, versus an average of 24.8 percent at the past 10 sales.
Two-year notes have lost 0.1 percent this year through June 24, versus a drop of 2.9 percent by the broad Treasuries market, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes. Two-year securities returned 0.2 percent in 2012, while Treasuries overall gained 2.2 percent.
The auction was the first of three note offerings this week totaling $99 billion. The government will sell $35 billion in five-year debt today and $29 billion in seven-year securities tomorrow.
The sales will raise $40.7 billion of new cash, as maturing securities held by the public total $58.3 billion, according to the U.S. Treasury.

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Rejection Proof (Audiobook) by Jia Jiang | Audible.com
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Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. Despite early success in the corporate world, his first attempt to pursue his entrepreneurial dream ended in rejection. Jia was crushed and spiraled into a period of deep self-doubt. But he realized that his fear of rejection was a bigger obstacle than any single rejection would ever be, and he needed to find a way to cope with being told no without letting it destroy him. Thus was born his "100 days of rejection" experiment, during which he willfully sought rejection on a daily basis - from requesting a lesson in sales from a car salesman (no) to asking a flight attendant if he could make an announcement on the loudspeaker (yes) to his famous request to get Krispy Kreme doughnuts in the shape of Olympic rings (yes, with a viral video to prove it).
Jia learned that even the most preposterous wish may be granted if you ask in the right way, and here he shares the secret of successful asking, how to pick targets, and how to tell when an initial no can be converted into something positive. But more important, he learned techniques for steeling himself against rejection and ways to develop his own confidence - a plan that can't be derailed by a single setback.
Filled with great stories and valuable insight, Rejection Proof is a fun and thoughtful examination of how to overcome fear and dare to live more boldly.
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This was such an enlightening little book. It goes beyond embracing fear, embracing rejection, and flows straight into embracing life: What a concept! You'll be tickled pink at how creative Jia Jiang gets in TRYING to find things to fail at. There's a positive joy in it.
The key thing is that it takes practice to be resilient, practice to find joy and confidence despite the outcome. I've read/listened to many, many (oh GOD: MANY!) self-development books on fear, and this is the only one that has humor in it. Don't get me wrong, he started off as somebody absolutely dedicated to not trying, to living his life for other people, but he blossomed in a truly magnificent way.
During each failure exercise, he analyzed and learned something new, and we can too. Personally, I have six rejection slips from agents, and the book got me thinking: What? Why so few?!? I have GOT to get out there and practice what this little book teaches.
It's a wonderful text, narrated well, and it cracked me up. Inspiring...!
No rejection here...!
Easy and quick read. Kept me engaged and created excitement. Had me view rejection in a different light. Love the Cialdini reference :)
This book demonstrates how changing one's perception of an obstacle can help overcome it.
Great book for recently unemployed/career change
If you have a friend who is struggling with unemployment or career change give this book to them. Action Cures Fear!
Surprisingly enlightening!
Rejection Proof was surprisingly enlightening! Along other things I discovered that overcoming fear and having fun are the keys to success!
This is by far the most inspiring book I've read in years. The content and narration are really excellent. I wish I could have read it earlier.
Fascinating delve into the human and rejection
It is amazing how the thought of being rejected appears to be a universal trait everyone desires to avoid; often at their own detriment. From being the last one selected for a game of kickball in the schoolyard to being unfriended on a social network as an adult, rejection is something we all have to face in our lives but most of us do not enjoy it. I have not met a person who likes being rejected or actively seeks out rejection from others, until I listened to this book. “Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection” is a journey into the author’s attempt to lessen the impact of rejection on himself, but he amazed himslef with what he discovered along the way. The book is authored by Jia Jiang and the audiobook edition is masterfully narrated by Mike Chamberlain. The book gives you a good view into the author’s life, feelings, and surprise as he sets out on a journey to be rejected at least once a day for one hundred straight days. The book is a rather fascinating dive into the world of psychology and personality, but what I enjoyed most was the openness and learning of the author himself put to the page.
If you have ever faced a personal giant in your life like rejection, you will understand the reasoning and desire for the author to see if he could rid himself of his fear and often paralyzing reaction to it. What stared off as rejection baby steps with a lone security guard soon expands to the absurd in an attempt to get rejected by a female bodybuilder. When his blog of rejection events goes viral, his entire life is turned around and upside-down. It took hard work and determination to keep up the rejection challenge but, in the end he learned not only around the human reason we all run from rejection, but he also learned about his own hidden talent to help others facing this same issue. He quickly grew into the rejection guru and quickly found fame and the spotlight which opened him up for even greater levels of rejection in his newly discovered life.
Mr. Chamberlain brought the audiobook to life by giving it personality and feeling. As fun as the book would be to read, for me it was more fun to just sit back and listen to the story unfold. I’m glad the author made sure there was a professional narrating the audiobook edition as this would also help to reduce the rejections against the book itself. The audio was crisp and clear, and I do not recall any issues with volume or other audio artifacts while listening. Even though the audiobook is rather short, at just over six hours, the narrator kept me engaged and entertained along the way.
In summary, be aware that this book does not provide a silver bullet making one rejection proof. If you are looking for that, I’m not sure one exists. However, what you will take away from this book are examples and things the author has learned along his path that may help you better cope with rejection, understanding that rejection is not always personal, and what are some of the ways to tuning an initial rejection into a “Yes”. If this at all sounds interesting, I would highly recommend you pick up a copy of this book and give it a listen.
Tips for making requests & accepting rejections
The book starts off slow as it gives the background on the author and his idea for the "100 days of rejection" experiment. It picks up after that, following a logical structure throughout the book. He tells of his many rejections (or sometimes approvals for his crazy requests) and finishes each chapter with tips, such as:
* Rejection is human. It's about what the rejector is thinking, feeling, and have going, not about you.
* Rejection is an opinion - some will say "no" and some will say "yes".
* Rejection has a number. Do it enough times, it may become a "yes." Ask why it's a "no" and modify the request.
* Be direct when making the request.
* Explain the reason for the request.
* Acknowledge doubts about your request.
* Select the right audience for the request.
* Don't assume you know the person and why that person should say "yes."
* Use rejections as lessons learned; what can you do differently to try to change a "no" to a "yes"?
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Storytelling and lessons learned.
It delivers a good balance between storytelling and lessons learned. One should be able to practice most of the learnings.
This is an excellent book, not only for entrepreneurs, but for people who are looking to grow in areas that they are uncomfortable.

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