Oxford University has a theory called "Grey Man Theory": its leading academic attitude is "opposing blind efforts", and you should be smart if you don't work hard; Or face up to your limitations and accept a fourth-class degree. If you work hard to get a better degree, you will be regarded as a "grey man". This is the worst name in the Oxford University dictionary. If you are a talent in a certain field, Oxford University fully supports your research in this field. If you don't have this talent, you have to make up for it through hard work. Such people are called gray people. This kind of gray man is wasting his life, because even if you try harder, you will never reach that height in your life. You may go from one to three, but you will never reach ten in your life. Hawking is really a genius. His thinking in a day may be more effective than your thinking in a year.

Actually, it's not that we are not smart enough. Maybe our specialty is not here. For example, if Hawking studies genetic engineering, he may become a "grey man". As the saying goes, when God closes a window for you, he will open another window for you. Don't grab that door. Maybe your life exit is in a nearby window. Go find it.

We often say: "After listening to many theories, I still can't walk well in my life." In fact, the problem is not in theory, nor that you are not working hard enough, but that you are working hard blindly.

The internet age has aggravated our anxiety, so we must become elites. Everyone can become a great god after learning PPT and get a promotion and salary increase after listening to English courses, but the fact is probably that your efforts are largely just paying for the talents of others.

? Luo Zhenyu once mentioned the theory of "gray people", but he didn't make it clear enough. I have studied the relevant materials with great significance and found that this word can be described as incisive. Although it is a bit extreme, it directly points out the reasons why many people have worked hard but have no results.

The academic attitude dominated by the grey man theory is "opposing blind efforts". In other words, if you work hard without a certain talent, you will be regarded as a "gray man" and become the worst nickname in Oxford vocabulary. In fact, the important thing is that you can't reach the height you want no matter how hard you try. Others may understand the meaning in a few seconds, but it will take you months to understand it.

? I believe some people will say: isn't that just to let ordinary people lie down and quit? In fact, any theory has two sides, Einstein's theory of relativity. We try to understand from the other side that everyone should find what they are good at, and it is easier to achieve success by fostering strengths and avoiding weaknesses, rather than developing in an all-round way like a slogan, because it is impossible to achieve all-round development.

In a word, after careful consideration, I understand the true meaning of the "grey man theory", and as a person, I still agree with it.