I am Zhuo Yan, let’s learn together for life, day 128.

The road to success is not crowded, because there are very few people who can persevere. Giving up is the easiest choice and the one with the least growth. Many people fall behind on the road to success and end up on the road of inaction. As time goes by on any road to success, there will be fewer and fewer companions. On the road to success, pass five levels and defeat six generals. Keep persisting and upgrading. There are not many people who can reach the end of success with you in the end. Maybe we can slightly modify the word "the winner is king" and change it to "the one who remains is king."

The 80-20 Law

In 1897, Italian economist Pareto, when studying the wealth distribution of British people, found that 20-year-old British people owned 80% of the wealth in society. The remaining 80 people only have a mere 20% of wealth. Pareto further studied the situation in other regions and countries and found that this situation was a common phenomenon. This is the "eighty-eighth rule" that became popular later.

In the 28/20 rule, the 28/20 rule is at work in every measurement scale. A person of 20 has 80% of wealth, and the wealth distribution of those 20% is in line with the 28/20 rule: a person of 4% has 64% of wealth.

The process of success is also in line with the 80-20 rule. The process is indeed very difficult. It requires a lot of time and energy to train in terms of psychology and physical fitness. In this process, 80 people were eliminated. The remaining 20 people went to pursue success. Some were eliminated in the middle because they did not study enough, some were eliminated because of fear of failure, some were eliminated because of negative influences, some were eliminated because of lack of physical fitness, some were eliminated because they thought they had changed their paths midway... Finally, 80 were eliminated. people. Therefore, 96 people are eliminated on the road to success, and only 4 people can succeed.

What you will look like in the future is hidden in your current efforts. If you want to succeed, you must be a stickler for those 20! If you want to be more successful, you must be a stickler for those 4!

Success is constantly moving from 80 to 20

What is considered successful in this life? Everyone may have a different definition. Some people choose to be rich, some choose to have power; some choose to be famous, some choose family harmony; some choose to have a happy love, some choose to make scientific research progress; some choose to be compassionate and do good, and some choose to have inner peace...

In fact, these There can be a measurement standard: if you are among the top 20 in your chosen field, you will be considered successful. Choose the rich. When your wealth enters the top 20, you will be considered successful. Choose those who have advanced scientific research. If your research exceeds 80 people, you will be considered successful. The other options are the same. If you say, I am already 20, but I don’t feel successful. Then you can also enter 20 out of 20, which is the top 4.

The so-called success means constantly moving from 80 to 20. As a saying goes, success is constantly going from two to two.

The 80-20 rule can also be used to guide our daily thinking and actions and help us get into 20.

When you know that 80% of your business comes from 20% of your customers, you should dedicate your 80% of your enthusiasm to these 20% of key customers. 80% of your marketing expenses, your time, your gifts, your concern and greetings should be put on them.

When you know that 80% of the company’s destiny comes from 20% of your decisions, you should focus mainly on strategy, talent and core business, and stop spending time caring about the company’s trivial matters.

When you know that 80% of your performance is determined by 20% of your work, you should give up the mentality of seeking perfection in everything.

You should first clearly distinguish what is the key work and what is the secondary work, and then focus 80% of your energy on the key work.

When you know that 80% of your results come from 20% of your time, you will be more patient. Success is not linear, but occurs after a long period of accumulation. You have to spend 80 hours to lay the foundation and only get 20 points in return. You have to wait until the last 20 hours to win back the 80 points.

You know, most of Buffett's tens of billions of dollars of wealth were acquired after the age of 66.

Genius is the person who repeats the most times

After repeated attempts, the success rate will increase from 1 to 63. A university professor gave students this question: If the success rate of something is 1, then what is the approximate probability of succeeding at least once if you try it 100 times? There are four alternative answers: 10, 23, 38, 63.

After more than ten minutes of heated discussion, most people chose 10, a few chose 23, a few chose 38, and the highest probability of 63 was not chosen.

The old professor was silent for a moment, then smiled and announced the correct answer: The success rate is 1, which means the failure rate is 99. Calculated based on repeated attempts of 100 times, the failure rate is 99 to the 100th power. It is approximately equal to 37, so the final success rate should be: 100-37=63.

The whole class was in an uproar, and the students were shocked. They didn’t expect that if they tried one thing repeatedly, the success rate would miraculously rise from 1 to 63!

Since ancient times, successful people are not more lucky than ordinary people, but just more perseverant than ordinary people. As the saying goes, the master leads the way, and cultivation depends on the individual. No matter how good and practical the methods you learn are, you must continue to practice and understand them on your own in order to be effective. Only in this way can you change yourself and realize your dreams.

Tell another story about Plato:

Socrates was a famous philosopher in ancient Greece. Many people came to learn from him. One day, a student asked him in class: "How can I become as knowledgeable a scholar as you?" Socrates did not answer directly, but said: "Today we only do one of the simplest things, and stretch our arms as far as possible." Throw it forward, and then throw it back as much as possible." Socrates demonstrated the action, and then said: "From today on, everyone will do it 300 times a day. Can you do it?" The students all laughed and thought: So. What simple things are impossible?

A month later, Socrates asked the students: "Who persisted?" 90% of the students in the classroom raised their hands.

A year later, Socrates asked the students again: "Please tell me, who persisted in doing this simplest arm swing today?" Only one student in the entire classroom raised it Hand, he was Plato who later became a famous philosopher.

One minute on stage, ten years of hard work off stage. If you want to learn a skill, you must practice it constantly. What is Henglian? Just practice every day and keep practicing. Regarding Henglian, I have a "fishing theory". I divide people who learn skills into three categories: the first category is those who only dry the net but do not fish, that is, they do not practice optics; the second category are those who fish for three days and dry the net two days, and they are very energetic at the beginning. , but can't persist; the third category is people who fish every day, these people can practice persistently.

If you want to master a skill, you must be a fisherman every day, so that you can move from quantitative change to qualitative change and have strong abilities. The key to constant practice is to be patient, not impatient, and not bored. Generally speaking, constant training will go through three stages: freshness, boringness, and habituation. It feels fresh and fun to practice at the beginning, but it will feel boring and monotonous if you continue practicing. At this time, you need to be patient. If you don't give up and persist to the end, you will form a habit. If you don't practice, you will feel uncomfortable.

Practice over and over again is useful, but not fun. In the process of repeated practice, it is inevitable that you will feel bored and anxious. So, how to eliminate anxiety? Use reason to defeat emotions. When you don’t want to practice anymore, tell yourself that this is the key moment to temper yourself. You cannot retreat. If you retreat now, all your previous efforts will be wasted.

If you want to succeed, you must be patient, endure boredom, and repeat it over and over until it forms a habit. Boredom is the darkness before dawn. If you persist a little longer, you will see the brilliant morning glow! As Aristotle said, human actions are always repeated, so excellence is not a single action, but a habit.

How you live your day is how you live your life. When you persist in doing something, even the simplest thing, I believe you will eventually achieve it to the extreme! Of course, in real life, the prerequisite for persistence is the correct direction.

If you are going in the right direction, you are not afraid of a long journey; but if you are going in the wrong direction, stopping in time may be the wisest choice. So, if you choose the right career, use your undying enthusiasm and insist on making it the best it can be!