Murphy's Law is not a psychological effect, but a mathematical reasoning, proposed by Edward A. Murphy, also known as Murphy's Law and Murphy's Theorem.

"Murphy's Law" After Reading 1

I think most people may be a little unfamiliar with the title of this book. Let me first introduce what Murphy's Law is. .

Murphy's Law is what Edward Murphy once said: If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of the chosen ways will lead to disaster, it will definitely Someone has to make this choice, and that person is often you.

Presumably many people have many questions in their lives: Why do things always go against our "wishes"? Why are there always so many things that go against our wishes? Why are there these things in life that make people laugh and cry? , ridiculous things? These things all happen because of Murphy's Law, and the book "Murphy's Law" covers the aspects of workplace, social interaction, negotiation, decision-making management, management, wealth, investment, friendship, love, consumption, health It humorously reveals Murphy's Law in many aspects such as education, life, etc., and can help us avoid the invisible trap of "taking the weird" in life, so as to learn and live more efficiently.

Each article in this book is an example plus a solution to prove the point of each article. It makes people read an academic book without feeling boring, but instead feel lively and interesting. . In this book, the article that impressed me most is about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory, also known as the "Basic Hierarchy of Needs Theory." Thoughts after reading? This theory divides needs into five types, from low to high: physiological needs, safety needs, emotional and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.

Maslow believes that people are animals with dreams, and only by doing competent and interesting work can they achieve their needs for self-realization. However, people often work hard every day to achieve their dreams, but in the end they lose themselves and forget their original intentions. Why is this? This is because we have been trapped by the life in front of us. If we want to pursue our dreams, it means losing the existing comfortable life. In the end, if we fail, we will have nothing. People are afraid of failure. They have Forgot the life before when I had nothing.

Some of the philosophies of life contained in this book may seem chaotic, but it is these combinations that create Murphy's Law.

Reflections after reading "Murphy's Law" 2

Confidence, not afraid of authority

Know yourself, understand your opponents, and influence others. After reading "Murphy's Law", I benefited a lot. It talks about how to control life, such as: the laws of human nature, the laws of interpersonal relationships, etc., which benefited me a lot.

The sentence that I remember the most is: when a person is small, his words are light, and when he is noble, his words are strong. This is a sentence from Liu Xie's "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons" in the Southern Dynasty, which illustrates that if a person is humble, his words will have little impact, but if a person is noble, his words will have an impact.

Confidence is a powerful tool to break through the negative "authority effect". As long as we have self-confidence, we will not be afraid of authority. Similarly, the following is a thought-provoking true story that came to my mind:

A tutor went for a walk every day after dinner. Before the walk, he would leave a question for a student. On this day, the student found two questions left by the teacher, and he quickly finished them. Later, he found a question in the teacher's book: "How to draw a positive ten with a compass and an unmarked ruler?" Heptagon?" Late at night, he thought hard and finally found the answer. Later, the teacher was very surprised when he saw the answer, because the question was very difficult. That student was Gauss.

Just imagine, if Gauss had known that it was a difficult problem in mathematics, he might not have found the answer so quickly. This story tells us not to be afraid of authority, but to be confident! For example: When I was learning to cook, don’t find it difficult, just remind myself, do it seriously, and finally complete this dish? Stir-fried beef.

In life, you must be confident, hold your chest high, and don’t be afraid of authority. Authority is not scary. As long as you are serious and work hard, and don’t think about how difficult this is, then give up.

Be confident when doing things and don’t be afraid of authority.

Reflections after reading "Murphy's Law" 3

Reading process: I bought this book online after seeing a recommendation from a certain news source. When the book arrived, I was in time to attend a training class in Xiamen , I finished reading this book during the training period. The book is relatively easy to read overall. It is not difficult to finish, but the content is very thought-provoking and requires careful consideration. Many of the contents were of great help to me, explaining many phenomena in life and answering many of my doubts. Shared here.

About this book: "Murphy's Law" must be known to everyone. The definition of Baidu Encyclopedia: Murphy's Law is a psychological effect proposed by Edward Murphy, also known as Murphy's Law.

The original sentence of Murphy's Law is: If there are two or more ways to do something, and one of the choices will lead to disaster, someone will make this choice. The bottom line is: if there is a chance that things will go bad, no matter how small the possibility, it will happen. But this book is not as simple as introducing Murphy's Law, but 39 classic laws, rules and effects such as Murphy's Law, Locke's Law, Barrel Law, and the 80-20 Rule. And it focuses on how to use them to explain phenomena in life and guide our work and life. It is recommended that all adults should read it. As the preface of the book says: "Whether you know these laws and regulations or not, they all play a decisive role." In this case, why not understand and apply them early.

A few thoughts: As mentioned earlier, this book is similar to a book on life rules, so it cannot be fully absorbed in a short time. It is more suitable as a desk book or pillow book to read from time to time. Read carefully. Here I will just briefly introduce a few laws and regulations that have deeply touched me, and I hope they can inspire everyone's thinking.

1. Chain effect: As the saying goes, "Those who are close to vermillion are red and those who are close to ink are black." In psychology, this phenomenon is called "chain effect", which refers to the growth of people. Interactions and the impact of the environment on people. The article mainly analyzes the chain effect of negative energy generated by office complaints. One sentence in it touched me very much: "People who complain always feel that they feel better after complaining, and their colleagues will definitely stand on the same front as them." , to defend yourself against injustice, but the result is that your colleagues will only think that you are petty, irresponsible, narrow-minded, and vindictive, and they will gradually alienate you." After reading it, I quickly reflected on myself, and I must avoid becoming that kind of "unsavory" person without knowing it.

2. Projection effect: Projection effect refers to the tendency to attribute one's own characteristics to other people. That is, the cognitive impairment of judging oneself and others. For example, a kind-hearted person will think that others are kind; a person who often plots against others will feel that others are plotting against him, etc. The most classic case of this effect is the allusion between Su Dongpo and Foyin about Buddhism. This allusion is also used in the article, but what really touched me was an application case cited in the article: When a company recruits people, if it wants to understand the true purpose of the job seeker, , often design problems like this. Question 1, what is the main reason why you applied for this company? Question 2, what do you think is the main reason why other candidates come to apply? Obviously, the second question is to examine the psychological projection of job seekers. Job seekers will generally base their decisions on their own To infer others' inner thoughts, the answer is often the job seeker's inner thoughts. After reading it, I took a breath and thought about it. If I didn't understand this effect in advance, could I have guaranteed not to fall into the second "trap"? But having said that, expressing one's thoughts is not a bad thing. If you want to fundamentally solve the problem, you still need to improve your moral character. Mastering "defense" methods is only a temporary solution.

3. Convict Ship Theory: This theoretical story comes from the 18th century. When the U.S. government hired private ships to transport prisoners long distances to the new colony of Australia, it implemented a method to solve the problem of high prisoner mortality during transportation. Under the new system, ship owners will no longer be paid based on the number of prisoners transported on board the ship, but on the number of prisoners who actually arrive in Australia when the ship is disembarked. There is no doubt that the problem has been solved perfectly, which shows the importance of the system or method. This impressed me the most. In reality, many things are like this. When the number of fouls is particularly large (including a particularly large number of fouls or one person committing multiple fouls), we must consider whether there is a problem with the system or method. Only in this way can the crux of the problem be found, and then the problem can be solved fundamentally.

Two points of explanation: 1. There are many versions of Murphy's Law, but the core content is similar. Only the number of laws listed or the extended content are different. You can buy any one to read. . 2. Everyone knows that the reason why laws can be called laws is because of their universal applicability, and they are often universally applicable. Therefore, we need to continuously expand their connotations, combine them with our own thinking and summary, and constantly give them new meanings.

Comments after reading "Murphy's Law" 4

"Murphy's Law" mainly explains the most representative potential psychological effects in psychology. Starting from aspects such as self-awareness and economic management, the author elicits many insights that have an impact on modern people's work and life, and explains each seemingly profound and obscure law and rule clearly. It is a very useful revelation for readers to correctly understand "Murphy's Law". Reading this book can help people expand their cognitive psychology, improve their way of thinking, and improve their life and work structure. Here are some of my thoughts after reading them, which I would like to share with you:

1. Why do some questions always arise in life? In fact, this means that we have become aware of "Murphy's Law"

1. The road to realizing your dreams is longer than you think

"Murphy's Law" tells us that nothing is as simple as it seems on the surface, and it is very difficult to actually realize it. Difficult.

Therefore, no matter what we do, no matter how difficult it is, we must persist and never underestimate our ability to realize our dreams. Dreams must be precipitation and accumulation, and require daily effort.

2. The entrepreneurship you think is not as simple as it seems

For college students to start a business, what is needed is to accumulate a certain amount of social experience and rationally look at their own funds, projects, and related projects. It is possible to realize the ideal of starting a business only after solving problems such as abilities, strengths, weaknesses and so on. Giving up is the biggest failure, including giving up your original intention and career. Therefore, having entrepreneurial talent also requires entrepreneurial ability, connections, good business strategies and a little bit of luck.

3. The more cautious we work, the more mistakes we make

If we are worried about a certain situation happening, it is more likely to happen. Therefore, we must plan our work to a certain extent. Separate important things from secondary things, and then complete the important things first according to the plan, and then improve the unimportant things to make them as perfect as possible. But don’t be perfectionistic. It is a good thing for us to be good at summing up shortcomings that will benefit our future development. We must not avoid the mistakes we have made, correct our work attitude, and humbly ask colleagues and leaders for advice to make our work go further.

2. "Murphy's Law" does not passively tell us that it is difficult to succeed in anything

1. If you manage your finances, your finances may not take care of you

"Murphy's Law" tells us: "Everything will always take more time than you estimate." It warns us to be patient when doing things and to withstand the early boring. This is not only used in daily life, but also Use it for anything. Investment is an art that requires us to reserve sufficient professional knowledge, unique vision and objectivity in looking at things. Therefore, we must remain rational when investing, conduct sufficient analysis of the market, ensure that we have sufficient understanding of the industry in which we invest, keep pace with the times, avoid herd mentality, learn to think independently, and promote investment. Really get what is called success.

2. You were worried about losing love, but you really lost it

For love, it means trusting the other person. We often say: "Once unfaithful, you will not tolerate it a hundred times." Maintain The best way to trust the other person is to maintain your loyalty in a timely manner, have enough love for your significant other, communicate in a timely manner, so that the two people can maintain a sense of responsibility for their relationship, be responsible for each other's relationship, and not be impatient. Just say break up.

3. Destiny is naughty. If you want to go east, it will go west.

"Murphy's Law" tells people that every solution will give rise to new problems. Things are always dialectical. I remember Romain Rolland said, "People often feel that the preparation stage is a waste of time. Only when a real opportunity comes and you are unable to grasp it, do you realize that not being prepared is a real waste of time." In fact, being prepared for danger in times of peace should be A required course for everyone. Listen quietly, think quietly, cultivate our ability to think independently, spread our thinking, and constantly explore and shape our core competitiveness.

3. The key to "Murphy's Law" is that it explains why small concepts cannot be ignored

1. Take strict precautions to avoid small-probability errors

First of all, improve your vigilance, find out the "accidents" hidden in the dark in advance, and take preventive measures before they happen. Secondly, make necessary psychological preparations for possible "accidents". Thirdly, since "accidents" are inevitable, we must learn to accept them calmly. In short, find out "accidents" beforehand and face "accidents" bravely. Working hard to solve "accidents" is the correct attitude when we face "accidents".

2. Respond to emergencies calmly and actively transform "pessimistic Murphy's Law"

To calm down emotions and find reasons; handle emergencies in an orderly manner; and seek help from others . At the same time, you must adjust your mentality to avoid making impulsive choices; make plans for the future and have a new understanding of your future.

After reading "Murphy's Law" 5

From the first day it appeared, Murphy's Law has been proven to be the best explanation for things going wrong. It tells us that humans are prone to making mistakes. Inherent weaknesses, no matter how advanced the technology, mistakes will happen, and the more sophisticated we are at solving problems, the more serious the troubles we will face. If you think about it more deeply, accidents and mistakes are inevitable. Life is always accompanied by mishaps, surprises and being caught off guard. It seems that ups and downs are the main theme, but in fact it is an expanding process of "from 0 to 1" experienced by oneself. So what is the expansion? Zeng Xiaotao's translation of "Murphy's Law" spans 32 subjects, including politics, class, design, sports, etc. Some are positive and some are too radical and refutational. Like most books, A benevolent person sees benevolence and a wise person sees wisdom. They cannot be regarded as the same. Some of what is recorded in the book are inferences from Murphy's Law, and some are principles summarized by other great people, which are collected into nearly a thousand pieces and are called Murphy's Law. This article only elaborates on a few relevant empiric laws that have a deep impression, which is really just an introduction to the topic.

1. Clark's First Law: If a distinguished and old scientist says it is possible, he is almost certainly right; if he says it is impossible, he is probably wrong. Von Braun Advice: I have learned to say "impossible" very carefully.

2. Mo Jin’s motto: If you are not sure, predict that the trend will continue.

3. Olivier’s Law: Experience is something that is not available before it is needed.

4. Jones’s Law: When you repeat the same mistake, experience makes you admit it.

5. Yang’s Law of Bureaucracy: Rotten wood supports the big tree.

6. Meade’s Law: Everything you encounter has been encountered by everyone you know.

7. Schneider’s Law: Nothing can be accomplished overnight.

8. Simpson’s Law: Winning or losing doesn’t matter until the final failure.

9. Cape’s Law: The best way to regain your youth is to repeat the stupid things you have done.

10. Higdon’s Law: Correct judgment comes from painful experience; and experience comes from wrong judgment.

Going to the bottom of it, various famous quotes, disciplinary theories, lessons learned from the past, etc., and even "Murphy's Law" are a summary of the word "experience". It is impossible for people to walk through two identical rivers, but everyone's life experience is different, but they can summarize the same theory of empiricism. After peeling off the cocoon, the word experience gradually becomes more true and cannot be ignored.

What is experience? Where does it come from? Baidu gives two definitions: one is knowledge or skills gained from multiple practices, and the other is personal experience. Personally, I think these two meanings are reasonable explanations for the two issues. Some friends will say that my experience comes from the meaning gained from talking with others, but what others tell me may not be my own personal experience. There is nothing wrong with this.

So how to make better use of experience? The answer to this question is somewhat similar to twenty-four billies. It is possible that a person will have nearly ten or nearly a hundred kinds of ideas. As time goes by, As time goes by, one by one they are denied and affirmed again, and in the end it is not clear which one is the best. It is called Hegel's dialectics, and the philosophy of the great man has been misinterpreted in this way. The Illuminati, a mysterious organization founded in 1776, has been trying to claim to formulate a new world order based on Hegelian dialectics, but it has been in vain for centuries. Therefore, only what is truly suitable for you is the best choice. The answer to this question is also a pool of water. If a person is not thirsty, it is useless no matter how much he drinks.

See clearly and bearishly, and play life. Starting from actual work, we should also guard against arrogance and impetuosity, recognize the advantages and disadvantages, expand experience, blindly complain about system shortcomings, and ignore the importance of experience. What you see clearly and belittle is your self-evaluation. Related adjectives include arrogance, selfishness, arrogance, etc. No one can hide it from yourself, unless you are deceiving others. Game Life is borrowed from the previous article "Life is Beautiful Because of Minimalism". Don't be too extreme. The empiricism referred to in this article is not philosophical empiricism. It simply means that experience and knowledge cannot be ignored. The word experience in English is, experience. As a noun, ex represents ex, former boyfriend and girlfriend, and is closely related to people. When we face an accident, we always describe it as blank, "bang", sudden freeze, etc. These are all human reactions and manifestations of blank experience. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. Simpson's law just illustrates this point. Before the final failure or success, winning or losing is experience.