He began codifying a system of self-betterment, and set up an office near the corner of La Brea and Sunset, where he tested his techniques on the actors, directors, and writers he encountered.

他开始编撰一套自我增值的方法，在拉布雷亚和森塞特交界的地方建立了一个办公室，在那儿的演员、导演和作家们身上试验他的技术。

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He began codifying a system of self-betterment, and set up an office near the corner of La Brea and Sunset, where he tested his techniques on the actors, directors, and writers he encountered.

NEWYORKER: The Apostate