"How nice, we have a place in this world. I don't know why we should be a short passer-by in this world, but sometimes it feels like we have a purpose. " Einstein revealed this, but he went on to say, "I always feel that it is really stupid for a person to blindly think about the general meaning of life or the reason for his existence."
-"Where is the meaning of life? 》
Many people don't know what they want, let alone what they should give up. Because "choice" means not only "freedom" but also "restriction". When you "choose" something, it means that you will "give up" everything else, which "limits" your infinite possibilities.
Life seems to have infinite possibilities, but only by choosing your own limitations in infinite possibilities and working hard on narrow land can you achieve something.
-"A Traveler's Blame"
3. In fact, all roads lead to Rome, and every road is very successful; There is nothing wrong with the road itself. The question is how to get there.
On the journey of life, we have "serial self" because of "serial choice". What matters is not what you choose today, but what you do for your choice in the future.
-"Where is the first wrong step? 》
4. The philosopher Kierkegaard said: "A captain knows his whole voyage before going to sea; But a soldier can't get orders until he reaches the far sea.
"Captain" and "Warrior" are two different roles in the voyage of life.
Some people are like "captains". When they set sail for life, they already have a clear destination, a clear life chart and know where they are going. As long as he follows the map, he can usually reach the promised land.
Most people may like to be a "captain" because it means that his life is predictable and stable. What matters is how he chooses the right chart before sailing. But in fact, few people can become a "complete captain" without modifying their nautical charts.
The life of a "warrior" is irreversible and drifting. However, it is precisely because of this unpredictability that life is full of surprises, such as "there is no way for mountains and rivers to be suspicious, and there is another village."
If everything is expected, what fun is there in life? -"Captain and Warriors"
The Greek philosopher Socrates said, "Know yourself." Before "being yourself", you must first "know yourself" and know your roots or materials, talents or interests.
If a person's career choice can meet his own endowment and interest, he will have almost half the happiness in life. Because of his talent, he has more acute absorption and learning ability than others in that field; And interest makes him willing to spend more time on that job than others; This is likely to be more outstanding than others. Even if the future is not very good, work itself is a kind of self-pleasing entertainment.
Just as people can't "invent" the meaning of life and can only "discover" it, we can't hide at home and "invent" our interest by thinking, but must "discover" it from various practical contacts. When you find it, just like a Honda car, there will be a "drum sound" in your heart, calling you and urging you to move forward. -"Listen to the drums of your own life"
6. The work itself is not romantic, what is romantic is his motivation. It is shrewd, not romantic, for a person to write a poem praising love in order to win the literary prize; But it is romantic, not stupid, for a person to walk into a factory for love and ideals. -"Life is legendary because of romance"
7. There is a famous saying: "Anyone who seeks his own life will lose his life." This is a paradox of life. If a person is too focused on himself and only wants to get what he doesn't want to pay, then he will lose himself; A person who sets out to pursue himself is often the one who begins to lose himself. Only when we forget ourselves and respond to people or things with "the whole self" can we have a "self" and our true uniqueness and meaning of life can be revealed. -"Life is enriched by giving"
8. Life needs a guide, and the ideal guide is to make us look forward to climbing the mountain, inspire our ambition that "a promising person is also one" and guide us without asking us to be his "shadow". -"Mountain Climbing Needs a Guide"
9. Rome was not built in a day. The grandeur and beauty of Rome are accumulated by the remains of each historical stage. Buildings in each historical stage have their own different styles and functions. Individually, it may seem thin or even boring, but it is the cornerstone of Rome's ultimate grandeur and beauty.
The stages of life are the same, and each stage has its own characteristics and tasks.
Dreams are like a rich banquet, fascinating. But you don't have to rush to eat, because there is usually a big banquet in the evening. Now is the morning of your life, and it is the stage for you to prepare the big banquet materials at night. -"phased tasks"
10, even if your qualifications are no matter how good, it is a worthless rough jade if it has not been tempered. If you are inferior to others in a certain respect, and believe that diligence can make up for it, and you are willing to spend more efforts to practice than others, it will become a good habit, then one day when things change and the situation becomes favorable to you, this good habit will make you stand out.
-Musicians and professional basketball superstars
1 1, fast, is by no means "shortening" the time it should take to complete a job, but investing "more" time every day in order to finish it in a shorter time. This speed is not sloppy, but fast and good. -"The True Meaning of Fast"
12, we usually only notice someone's sudden success, but seldom know how much unknown hard work and long work are hidden behind this "sudden".
Sometimes it's urgent Truly valuable success usually comes from hard and long-term efforts, just like a clam treating a grain of sand. Only by accumulating over time can it become a precious pearl. Pearls made by rapid pearl breeding or pearl making are only fakes and have no value. -"The Formation of Pearls"
13, everyone has creative potential, but not many really make it blossom and bear fruit. Because most people are too lazy to even show their creativity. Everyone has potential creative enemies in his heart, and the biggest enemy to stifle a person's creativity is "habit", that is, thinking, choosing and acting in an existing, fixed and rigid mode, just like reaching for tea and making a living.
Habit, of course, gives us a lot of convenience, but since it is an "old" coping mode, it is of course the least creative way.
To be a creative person, you must go beyond the existing model.
Many people can't get rid of their usual way of thinking and solving problems, because habits make us feel as comfortable as old shoes or toothbrushes. Trying new methods, new experiences and new life is like changing new shoes or a new toothbrush. At first, you will always feel uncomfortable and strange, but sooner or later you will get used to it. Life can be "renewed, renewed and renewed" only by repeatedly breaking the old and establishing the new.
-"Breaking old habits and creating creative life"