[Celebrity Growth Story Kai-Fu Lee] The courage to give up is also a kind of wisdom 2008-3-8 10:26:18 Xinhuanet read 745 times Source: City Express If Kai-Fu Lee had not made the decision that day, he would not be here Such achievements in the field of computing; if not for the decision that day, he might just be a lawyer in a small town in the United States who is neither successful nor happy. That year he was admitted to Columbia University to major in law. Columbia University is a liberal arts institution. Its legal major is ranked among the top three in the United States, and practicing law after graduation will be a promising and prestigious career. However, he gradually discovered that he did not really like law. When taking professional classes, he could not lift up his energy at all, and even wanted to throw boring textbooks at the professor. At this time, he came into contact with and fell in love with computers, and programmed crazily every day. Teachers and classmates were very surprised by his "not doing his job properly". Finally, one day in his second year of college, he made a major life decision: he gave up the credits he had completed in the law department more than a year ago and transferred to the unknown computer department of the school. At that time, computers were still a new thing, the computer science department at Columbia University had just been established, with less than 30 students, and there were no so-called "computer scientists" in the society. From a respected lawyer to a "computer worker" with an uncertain future, this makes people who know him feel very confused. Friends advised him to think carefully, but he thought to himself: You only have one life, and you should not waste it on areas that you are not interested in and have no sense of accomplishment. Working in a job without passion for your whole life will cost you more. So, he resolutely completed the complicated procedures for changing majors. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the computer field, he felt like a fish in water, and his whole body and mind were full of passion. Later, he entered Carnegie Mellon University and continued to study for a master's and doctoral degree in computer science, and received a doctorate in computer science. The "speech recognition system" he developed won the Most Important Invention Award from American Business Weekly. He joined Microsoft in 1998 and founded Microsoft Research Asia. In 2000, he was promoted to Microsoft's global vice president, making him the highest-ranking Chinese person in Microsoft's senior management. In 2006, he served as Google's global vice president and president of China. He is Kai-Fu Lee. To this day, he still sighs with emotion when he tells people that he gave up the law major and chose the computer major in college. Sometimes, having the courage to give up is also a kind of wisdom. Giving up represents an end and a beginning. When the previous path is not suitable for you, it is better to bravely give up on it and make a new choice. Then, another beautiful scenery may appear in your life. lt;/FONTgt;