Peng would regularly peruse the I-Ching, The Art of War, and books on Chinese philosophy and traditional Chinese medicine to broaden his vision and build his cultural acumen. He found that the perspective from which he looked at things had changed, and his disposition saw a significant transformation, turning from hot-tempered to calm and mild.
平日他也涉獵易經、兵法、中國哲學甚至中醫，藉以豐富視野，累積文化底蘊。他發現，自己看事情的角度不同了，性情也明顯轉變，從暴躁變得平和冷靜，這是他以前完全無法想像的。