1845, Thoreau, an American scholar, ran to Walden Lake, built a hut and lived alone for two years and two months. He said, I am willing to go deep into life, absorb the essence of life and live a practical and simple life. Eliminate all things that don't belong to life neatly, push life to a dead end, and use the most basic form, simple, simple again, simple again.
The watch worn by Li Ka-shing has been worn for more than ten years. A Citizen watch, market price 1000 Hong Kong dollars. His glasses, worn for more than ten years, were changed because of the increase in strength, but the frame was not changed.
Jobs believed in "less is more" all his life. At that time, he was less than 30 years old, and there were surprisingly few household items. A picture of Einstein, a Tiffany lamp, a chair and a bed. For what furniture to add, everything is a careful choice.
These successful people in our eyes have everything we envy. They have been doing subtraction all their lives, and they are handy in reducing burdens and reducing pressure.
1. Do subtraction to avoid unnecessary social intercourse.
In today's society, many people are busy socializing all day, which seems to be very fulfilling, and it seems that eating with rich and powerful people is very decent. The essence is chronic suicide. Socialization not only wastes valuable time, but also the consequences of overeating are well known, and may even add extra troubles to your breathing.
Tu Lei said that a man who is busy socializing is an unsuccessful man in his career.
The latest issue of Qipa said that a guest once said that if I ask you for help, it means that I respect you and I don't ask you to reply to me immediately. You can say you're sorry, I'm very busy, and I won't reply to you until two hours later. The other person stood up and shook his head and said to him, you must have never experienced such a moment. I don't even want to move my fingers when I'm bored. You see, we really need to reduce unnecessary social activities and don't wronged ourselves because of face.
The value we spread actually comes from our own value. Only by making yourself valuable can we change everything. Instead of being keen on your coming and going, eating, drinking and having fun, it is better to spend more time alone and really grow up.
2. Do subtraction, compare with others less, and only compare with your own yesterday.
Everyone has a different starting point. Someone was born with a golden key. Some people have struggled all their lives. Still barely making ends meet. Some people are clever, others are clumsy. Therefore, comparing others can only increase your troubles. This is compared with myself yesterday. As long as we are better than ourselves yesterday, then we are winners.
There is a saying that is ridiculous. Generally, their own products are full of competitors all day. People who think about intrigue to please the emperor all day are usually not beautiful enough.
Just like in our speech training camp. Although there are many people, everyone is different. Maybe you didn't win the championship, but as long as you are trying to surpass yourself, you are your own champion.
Step 3 do subtraction to reduce desire
As the saying goes, contentment is always happy. Some people pursue happiness on the basis of being happier than others. This goes against the original intention of happiness. In fact, happiness is all-encompassing. Maybe you don't have a gorgeous and comfortable villa, but you have a bosom lover. I have no right to respond to everything, but I have good friends who live in harmony and are like brothers. Maybe you don't have much money, but you have a healthy body. A healthy body is the dream of many rich and powerful people.
In recent years, Liu Huan has gradually faded out of our sight. What's he up to? In his words, I listened to it for a while, which turned my life around. After turning the corner, I found that there should be more than just singing in life. There is something as important as singing. What really matters is family, health, tranquility and happiness.
If you want to be happy, you must reduce your desires. Don't blindly compare with others and pursue vanity. There are still many things we can't change, such as birth. If we can't change the status quo, then we will change our mood. As carefree as Tao Qian, I saw the peace of Nanshan. Shi, this old lady is crazy, so let it be.
Low desire, less troubles, naturally eat well and sleep well. Subtract, subtract, subtract things that interfere with our body and mind from our life list again and again. Let the program of life be concise and clear, and let what we can do better stand out. The so-called value of life is nothing more than doing what suits you best seriously and without regrets.