The "barrel theory" can inspire us to think about many issues, such as the importance of team spirit building. In a team, it is not the person with the strongest ability and the best performance that determines the strength of the team's combat effectiveness, but the laggard with the weakest ability and the worst performance. Because the shortest board plays a role in restricting and restricting the longest board, it determines the combat effectiveness of this team and affects its comprehensive strength. In other words, we must try our best to make the short board reach the height of the long board or keep all the boards "high enough" in order to give full play to the role of the team and fully embody the team spirit. The same is true for a person. Sometimes the factor that determines personal growth and progress is not necessarily your strengths, but the extent to which you have overcome your shortcomings, reduced the loss of your weaknesses to your strengths, brought your strengths into play, improved your ability and quality, and made progress and development.
In recent years, there has been a research upsurge of "anti-Koninkin's law" (also known as the new barrel theory), and its principle has been widely used in the construction of organizations and enterprises and the cultivation of all kinds of talents. This theory reveals the mystery more systematically and comprehensively: the longest wooden board of a barrel determines its characteristics and advantages and becomes the commanding height in a small range; For an organization, with distinctive features, it can jump out of the rules of the game of large groups and establish its own kingdom. It is more reasonable to base one's performance on one's own superior resources in fostering strengths and avoiding weaknesses; For individuals, they can give full play to their strengths, stand out with their own advantages and unique abilities and qualities, and become the best among their peers. The new Kannikin's law introduces eight evolutions on the basis of the original theory: the water storage capacity of a barrel also depends on the diameter of the barrel; When each board is the same, the water storage capacity of the bucket also depends on the shape of the bucket; The final water storage capacity of the bucket also depends on the use state and mutual cooperation of the bucket; The dynamic evolution of barrel theory: the evolution of water in barrel theory: the amount of water stored in a barrel also depends on the degree of cooperation between plates; The amount of water stored in the bucket also depends on the thickness of each board; The amount of water stored in the bucket also depends on the area of the bottom of the bucket.
Whether it's Kangnigin's law or the new barrel theory, it is a systematic study of the relationship between the whole and the individual, between the whole and the part, and between the pros and cons of things, so as to find out the key links that affect the development of things, thus making scientific and feasible development plans, promoting the transformation of things into positive aspects, and achieving the best and optimal performance. The individual's ability and quality is also a complex whole. We should also make full use of the new barrel theory as a guide to constantly improve our ability and quality in our study, work and life practice. Specifically, it is "to know yourself correctly, come up with feasible methods, take active actions, and constantly sum up and improve". Know yourself correctly: "Those who know themselves are clear, and those who win are strong". It is the most difficult to know yourself correctly, especially to know your own shortcomings, which often leads to the phenomenon of "black under the lamp". Just like the stains on other people's faces are obvious at a glance, the black spots on their faces are hard to see. It's easy to see your strengths and weaknesses, but it's hard to find your weaknesses. Sometimes, I often have to compare with others. If I want something that others have but I don't, I often let the river of life slip away quietly and get nothing in regret and sorrow. Life is picturesque and should be colored by ourselves, but the actual situation is often: we hope to get what we don't have but forget what we have; Pursue the distance but ignore the side. Life itself is like the moon is round and round, and the sea rises and falls. How can people be perfect and have everything? No matter how tough a person is, there are weaknesses, and no matter how knowledgeable a person is, there will be knowledge that he does not understand; Everyone has his own advantages, but there are also some shortcomings. Everyone has his place in society. Don't be jealous or disappointed when others succeed. Let's think calmly: what is suitable for my personality, or what can give me the best and noblest things a chance to compete fairly? Know yourself correctly and plan your life with the viewpoint of splitting into two; In other words, we should stick to our strengths and correct our shortcomings. We should not be carried away by our achievements, nor should we lose heart when we encounter setbacks.
The ancient Greeks once regarded "knowing yourself" as the highest wisdom of mankind. There is a proverb written on the gate of Apollo Temple: "Know yourself". We also often say that "people are expensive and self-aware." People's understanding of themselves, like people's understanding of the object world, needs a process of understanding and learning, not as simple as looking in the mirror. At the same time, in our daily life, we are often in various judgments and discussions. Some people praise you, others criticize you, accuse you and even discriminate against you. In all these discussions, can you correctly distinguish which is the real "you" yourself? Have you learned useful nutrition from these comments and discussions to enrich yourself and transform yourself? Or lost the spirit of autonomy and independent personality and drowned in other people's comments? It can be seen how important it is to know yourself objectively, thoroughly and accurately. So, how can we know ourselves correctly? First, accept yourself happily. People's understanding of themselves is not an abstract concept. They often have an emotional attitude, accompanied by feelings of self-evaluation, that is, whether they are good or bad, satisfied or dissatisfied with themselves. See if a person's attitude towards life is rejection or acceptance. If we want to know ourselves correctly, we should adopt an accepting attitude towards ourselves. In other words, people should not only fully understand and correctly understand everything about themselves, but also frankly admit and accept it. They should not deceive themselves, reject themselves, reject themselves or even resent themselves for no reason. Secondly, we should consciously control ourselves. The fundamental difference between human behavior and animal behavior lies in the consciousness of human behavior. Many Tessa have mentioned that it is a basic principle to control yourself with reason. Confucius emphasized self-cultivation and self-denial. Plato put forward: "Temperance is a kind of order, a control of happiness and desire." When developing and revising these theories, many thinkers in later generations also unanimously emphasized the binding role of reason on individuals. It is of great significance to know yourself truly and accurately and learn to control yourself.
To understand yourself by using the "new barrel theory", we must really understand our position and role, where we are, and what the leaders and the masses are evaluating; It is necessary to clearly understand your level of ability, how much knowledge you have, your actual working ability, and especially how hard it is to implement it yourself; We should recognize our own advantages and specialties, which aspects are better than others, which aspects can play a role and make achievements; We must clearly understand our weaknesses, shortcomings, obvious shortcomings and factors that affect and restrict our development; We should also fully understand our moral cultivation and conduct, see if we have close relationship with leading comrades, whether we have sincere friendship, what other aspects are missing, etc., and then formulate targeted measures to seriously solve them to make ourselves more mature. Just as "the ruler is shorter and the inch is longer", each of us has his own advantages and disadvantages, and both "long board" and "short board" exist objectively. From the perspective of quotient, a person's qualities include IQ, EQ and adversity quotient. Each quotient is like a plank, which constitutes a person's comprehensive quality. A person's comprehensive ability is composed of n ability boards. The level of comprehensive quality depends on the water storage capacity of "capacity bucket", and the water storage capacity of "capacity bucket" depends on the level of "knowledge board". In short, it is necessary to fully understand whether the bottom plate (foundation) has thickness, what is the long plate (dominant length), what is the short plate (weakness), whether the hoop is tight, whether there is moth and leakage (strict requirements, whether there are shortcomings or mistakes). Recognizing yourself is the beginning of progress and the prelude to development.
Come up with feasible solutions: solutions are the key to solving all problems. Take measures to solve the problem. There is a dialogue about learning to pick fruits from trees by yourself, which is very meaningful. The wise man said there was a fruit on the tree. Is there any way you can get this fruit? Someone said, "One way is to stand under a tree and wait for the wind to blow the fruit down." The wise man said, "But it depends on the weather, which is beyond our control." Someone said, "One way is to find a stick and knock the fruit down with it." The wise man said, "But sticks can't be found anytime and anywhere, which is beyond our control." Others said: "There is a way, that is, learn to climb trees and pick fruits." The wise man said, "Learn to climb trees, and you can do it through your own efforts." When the wind blows down the fruit, it is equivalent to giving your fate to heaven; It is also unreliable to knock the fruit down with a stick, because we can't guarantee that we can find the stick at any time. Therefore, don't rely entirely on others to do anything. Only through your own efforts, constantly improve your skills, improve your skills, and really learn to "climb trees" is the best way to get the fruits of success in life. In fact, there are many ways to pick the fruit from the tree. You can get the fruit by moving the ladder, shaking the trunk vigorously, or smashing it with something.
Then, using the principle of "new barrel theory", what methods are there to guide and improve our ability and quality? Combined with previous work, study and life practice, there are the following learning methods. The first is the contact information. Apply theory to guide practice. The image metaphor of Chairman Mao's integration of theory with practice is "targeted". "Arrow" is an arrow, "target" is a target, and the arrow should be aimed at the target. We should learn to use Scientific Outlook on Development's "arrow" to shoot the "target" of ability and quality, and achieve "three aims": to study the gaps and problems in ideological understanding, truly lay a solid theoretical foundation, and improve cognitive ability, especially thinking level; In view of the contradictions and problems existing in the work, study hard, master the thinking of planning work, and master the practical methods and skills of implementing work-related injury identification; In view of the outstanding problems in the work style construction, we should study hard and form the habit of telling the truth, doing practical things, being resolute, efficient and fast. The second is the method of combination. Grasping learning and strengthening quality must adhere to the unity of universality and particularity. Combination is to combine the requirements of superiors with personal responsibilities, to combine the current ability and quality of individuals with the motivation to seek development and progress, and to come up with plans and methods for learning, practice and improvement. In combination, we should work hard to grasp the "three unifications": the unity of thorough understanding and clarification, the unity of macro and micro, the unity of main lines and key points, and work hard against the weaknesses of our own abilities and qualities to achieve the goal of making full use of each other's strengths and complementing each other's weaknesses and coordinating sustainable development. The third is the method of infiltration. To realize the combination of theory and work, we must find ways to connect. Infiltration is to connect and communicate, that is, to find a bridge between theory and practice. This bridge is also called carrier and gripper. For example, the "two cycles" (practice-cognition-) mechanism explored and summarized by some cadres in practice, the "four modernizations and one traction" (internalization, transformation, strengthening, deepening and problem traction) learning method, and the "five readings and one exchange" (guidance, intensive reading, marking, discussion reading and regular exchange) learning method are all integrating theory with practice. The fourth is the method of supervision. It is through self-supervision and inspection to ensure the effective implementation of learning. Learning is a long and arduous process, and we can't do it overnight, let alone just do the last one without doing the next one. We must persist and persist for a long time. Give yourself pressure and urge yourself, just like checking and urging others, be meticulous and strict, don't forgive yourself easily and let yourself go easily. As long as we insist on "three lights and five more chickens" and "clothes are getting wider and wider, people are gaunt for Iraq", we can learn something, we can succeed, we can "suddenly look back, but that person is in the dim light" and we can stand out from the crowd.
Take active action: the future is not a dream, the key lies in action. Say 1000, say 10000, it depends on how you do it. A dozen words are not worth an action. Talk less and do more, and say nothing after doing it. Learning is a meticulous process, and we can't just rely on rules and regulations, let alone shouting slogans. As a cadre, you can't be as open-minded as Tao Yuanming. Try it a little, and you can't really understand what it means and get the method. Therefore, in learning, we must put the knowledge points in place, one is one, and the other is two. As the saying goes, "if a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first", and a good learning method will get twice the result with half the effort. Solid and lasting action is an important way to achieve your set goals. There is no shortcut to improve one's ability and quality, only down-to-earth actions can reach the other side of the ideal.
We live in a world where contradictions are everywhere, and we encounter all kinds of problems every day; We are living beings in a contradictory world, and we are full of contradictions. The essence of the problem is to learn well and improve the quality under the guidance of the "new barrel theory". It is necessary to make practical moves, work hard, and solve the main contradictions, and we must not lose sight of one thing and lose sight of another. Comrade Mao Zedong pointed out in On Contradictions: "In the development of complex things, there are many contradictions, one of which must be the principal contradiction, because its existence and development stipulate or influence the existence and development of other contradictions." "If there is a complicated process of two or more contradictions, we must try our best to find out its main contradiction, seize this main contradiction, and all problems will be solved." In the practice of solving contradictions, we should not be "giants of language and dwarfs of action". Whatever you do in life, be true. High-rise buildings rise from the ground, laying a solid foundation first; The towering trees fight the wind and rain, and the foundation is the first; Xiaomi bowed his head and smiled at the thatched grass, and the rich boy was the first; People with lofty ideals should make contributions first and enrich themselves first. To this end, the first thing is to find the practical measures under the gap. It is necessary to find out the existing gap and take effective measures to eliminate or narrow the gap between personal ability and quality and their own work, with the requirements of superiors, with the expectations of the masses, and with advanced individuals. Don't act on impulse, don't act on passion Action is the mother of success. "If everything is prepared, it will be established, and if it is not prepared, it will be abolished." What should be established and what should be abolished? That is, "speak first, then speak, and don't stop; Standing in advance is not sleepy; Not guilty before standing on the line; The road in front of the station is not poor. " The next practical measure is to take concrete and feasible plans and measures according to the contents that need to be supplemented urgently, the correct methods to be adopted and the effects to be achieved, and urge yourself to implement the work of improving learning and improving quality, without wasting time and energy and going through the motions to ensure actual results. The second is to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses. Weaknesses are "shortcomings" and "bottlenecks" that affect the quality of personal growth and progress, that is, their obvious weaknesses. For example, some gay organizations have rich experience and insufficient grassroots experience. We should work harder at the grassroots level and accumulate some practical experience in doing grassroots work and mass work, no matter how hard it is. Some comrades have rich experience at the grass-roots level, but they are not experienced in office work. Efforts should be made to improve the quality of the work of the organs, especially the "three links" ability of writing, handling affairs and holding meetings, including the ability of coordination and communication. Those with strong theoretical knowledge but weak practical ability should make great efforts to enhance their execution and ability to solve practical problems. Those with strong practical ability but not solid theoretical foundation should learn more theories, broaden their horizons, increase their knowledge and improve their thinking level, and so on. Only by grasping these "short boards" all the time, lengthening and tamping them, can the "long board" really play its role. As the saying goes: "Perseverance can open the stone." Weaknesses are getting stronger and stronger, and difficulties are the bright spots. Third, pay attention to practice and seek benefits. The purpose of learning is to apply, and optics does not have to be "empty-handed or artificial" and has no practical significance. Only by applying the learned knowledge to the practice of changing ideas and guiding work, improving ideological and moral level, improving work efficiency and obviously improving practical work ability can learning be active and effective, and the sweetness and charm of learning can be truly tasted, so that learning can develop to a higher level and become a "booster" for individuals to achieve their careers and create a better future. The benefits of learning are reflected in the improvement of the ability to understand, analyze and solve contradictions, the improvement of the taste of being a man and doing things, the higher evaluation of leaders and the masses, and the better reputation.
In short, through hard and solid study and practice, we should realize the transformation from the compulsion of leaders to conscious and active learning; From hiding in a small building and studying behind closed doors to studying widely in society; From piecemeal learning to planned and hierarchical systematic learning; From making progress every year and feeling good about yourself to studying twice every day; From the general study of drawing circles and commenting, it has become a word-for-word study; From the study of using theoretical science books as hypnotics to the study as hungry as eating and drinking water, learning has become a conscious behavior, a part of work, life and even life, and will accompany us all our lives.
Constantly summing up and upgrading: Half a century ago, when reviewing the course of our party's continuous victory, Comrade Mao Zedong said meaningfully that we "make a living by summing up experience". This sentence is absolutely true. Two people are also studying and doing the same thing. When a person finishes learning, he is finished. If a person has finished studying and sorting out, he will think about things, where and why, and think more clearly. After several years, the level and level of the two people are very different. Obviously, people who are good at summing up are "winning a battle and going further". The general always grew up in good soldier. When he is not satisfied with the repetition of shooting and dropping bombs, he is good at summing up experience and lessons, and his understanding of combat gradually rises from perceptual to rational. When he has a strategic vision and is good at grasping the superb level of the war situation, he becomes a general. Numerous facts show that a good summary is of great benefit. Always "look back" and sum up experience correctly, so as to better "look forward" and move forward, and constantly overcome mediocrity and move towards success. Feng Yi, a "tree general" in history, is a general who is good at fighting big battles, evil battles and winning battles. Whenever he wins a major war, he always stays away from the hustle and bustle, sits under a big tree and summarizes the success or failure of the war and thinks about the way to play the next battle. He is deeply appreciated by people, regardless of personal gains and losses, and he is therefore immortal. This is exactly what the ancients said: "The more people, the more people." .
A good summary helps to grasp the regularity of study and work. The development of things has its inherent regularity, and our understanding of regularity always follows the path from the outside to the inside and from the shallow to the deep. Deepening the understanding of regularity depends on practice and summary. Only by attaching importance to summary can we abstract experience and principles from individual cases and form ideas and methods with universal guiding significance. If you don't pay attention to summing up, you don't know where the experience is if you succeed, and you don't know what the lesson is if you fail. In the long run, you will fall into a state of blind obedience, and your work can only wander at a low level. A good summary helps to enhance the sense of crisis in study and work. The process of historical development will not always be smooth sailing, and the sense of hardship is indispensable at any time. Only in peacetime can we effectively deal with all kinds of risks and challenges on the road ahead. Summary is self-analysis and self-reflection on one's own work and thoughts, analyzing successes and failures, gains and losses, experiences and lessons, and finding out existing problems and deficiencies, which can consolidate advantages, correct shortcomings, correct mistakes and make clear directions. You can't run without talking about your grades, nor can you talk about problems. A good summary is conducive to enhancing the foresight of work and study. The purpose of summing up experience and lessons is to guide practice, promote work, find "ways" and "prescriptions" for further study and improvement, do a good job in the future, apply the summarized good experiences and methods to practical work, and implement the problems and deficiencies found in the rectification actions.
At the same time, summing up should consciously sum up experiences and lessons. Experience is the inspiration for success, lessons are the reflection of mistakes, and experience and lessons are valuable wealth. To sum up, a unit and a person must have achievements and shortcomings. If you have achievements, don't be complacent and blindly optimistic. If there is a problem, you can't blame others or feel sorry for yourself. On the contrary, you should seriously consider it. You should sum up your own experience to guide your future work practice and find out the causes of the problems as a warning for your future work. We should sum up our own and others'. By other's faults, wise men correct their own. If we can truly take other people's experience as our own experience and take other people's lessons as our own, we can avoid detours in our work. Therefore, we should learn from others in a modest spirit, extract a new way suitable for the actual situation of our unit from the experience of predecessors and others, and analyze the lessons of failure from the mistakes of predecessors and others as our own "warning and ringing the bell." We should sum up the concrete and abstract. To know and understand the importance of summary and induction from a higher level, we should not only summarize tangible concrete things, but also summarize intangible abstract contents. We should not only sum up the gains and losses of our work, but also sum up our working methods and leadership skills, as well as our experiences and lessons in the application of policies and regulations, the handling of difficult problems, the combination of principle and flexibility, and the grasp of the law of development and change of things. Only in this way can the summarized things be more substantial and valuable. It is necessary to grasp the facts and pay attention to rational thinking. Summary is inseparable from the understanding and mastery of facts, but it is more important to think rationally about specific problems by using the positions, viewpoints and methods of scientific theory. Only in this way can we continuously enhance the consciousness and scientificity of implementing various policies, systems and regulations in our work and grasp the initiative in our work. Be good at summing up in practice, improving in summing up and making progress in improving.