than adventure. Ina word, only when we meet the challenges that deserve our striving can we truly make progress in One possible v ersion : The author relates to us how he realized the importance of being likable through his experience. Besides, Carnegie's book confirms him of the essence of being likable: modesty, sincerity, honesty and helpfulness. I re member clearly how I changed my attitude towards the most popular girl, Cathy. At first, I was jealous of her because of her popularity. But one incident made me admire her. As a guy pursuing uniqueness, I always wore a strange hat to school, which aroused the others' dislike. But she wrote a diary posted on our wallpaper to support my unusual behaviour. In it, she expressed her understanding and asked our classmates to focus more on my genuineness than my strange appearance. Since then, I regard her as my close friend. It is evident that to bea likable person, one needs to show interest and understanding towards others. First, be concerned with what others are passionate about. Then another significant quality for a popular person is to remember what's important to people. In addition, to gain likability, one should not plimentary words to friends unwillingly. D One possible v ersion : The author is often asked to give advice about education due to his essful thinks it is unwise to drop out and that learni