1. Zu Ti

Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty was a naughty boy who didn't study when he was a child. When he entered youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve his country without reading, so he began to study hard. He read books extensively, gained rich knowledge, and made great progress in learning. At the age of 24, he was recommended to be an official, but he refused and still studied hard.

Later, Zu Ti and his good friend Liu Kun served as the main book of Sizhou. He and Liu have deep feelings. They not only often lie in the same bed, but also have the same ideal: to become a pillar of the country. Once, in the middle of the night, Zu heard the cock crow in his dream. He woke Liu up and said to him, "How about we get up and practice sword when we hear the cock crow?" Liu agrees. So they get up every day after the cock crows and practice swords.

year after year, without interruption. After a long period of hard study and training, they finally became versatile and appreciated by the emperor. Zu was named General Zhenxi; Liu became the viceroy and realized their desire to serve the country.

2. Edison

One day, Edison was working in the laboratory. He handed his assistant an empty glass bulb without the lamp socket and said, "Measure the capacity of the bulb." He bowed his head to work again. After a long time, he asked, "What's the capacity?" He didn't hear the answer, but turned to see the assistant measuring the circumference and inclination of the light bulb with a soft ruler, and took the measured figures and fell on the table to calculate.

He said, "Time, time, why do you take so much time?" Edison came over, picked up the empty light bulb, filled it with water, gave it to his assistant, and said, "Pour the water in the measuring cup and tell me its capacity at once." The assistant read out the numbers at once. Edison? Said, "How easy it is to measure. It is accurate and saves time. Why didn't you think of it?"? Still counting, isn't that a waste of time? "

3. Lu Xun

An important secret of Lu Xun's success is to cherish time. When Lu Xun was studying in a private school in Shaoxing City at the age of twelve, his father was seriously ill, and his two younger brothers were still young. Lu Xun only often went to pawn shops, ran pharmacies, and had to help his mother with housework. In order not to affect his studies, he had to make accurate time arrangements. Since then, Lu Xun has been squeezing time almost every day.

in Lu Xun's eyes, time is like life. Americans say that time is money. But I think: time is life. If you waste other people's time for no reason, it is actually tantamount to killing people for money.

4. Chen Jingrun

Chen Jingrun, a famous mathematician, cherishes time very much. He once worked out a work schedule for himself, making full use of every minute of 24 hours a day. Even when walking on the road, he is reading his back. This is how he mastered the words in four foreign languages: English, Russian, French and German.

5. Qi Baishi

Qi Baishi is a famous painter and calligrapher in China. He cherishes time very much and never wastes it. He has always encouraged himself with an epigram, which is: "Don't teach for a day." How can I be considered as not being idle in a day? He set a standard for himself, that is, he should draw with a pen every day, and draw at least five pictures a day. Although he is over 9 years old, he still insists on doing so.

On one occasion, Qi Baishi's family, friends and students came to celebrate his 9th birthday. In a festive atmosphere, he stayed busy until late to send the last guests away. At this time, he thought, five paintings have not been finished today, so he should finish painting before going to bed, so he picked up a pen and painted. Because of excessive fatigue, it was difficult to concentrate, and he didn't go to rest until his family repeatedly discouraged him.

The next day, Qi Baishi got up early. His family was afraid that he would be exhausted and urged him to rest more. But Qi Baishi said very seriously, "There were many guests yesterday, so I didn't paint. Today, I have to make up for yesterday's leisure!" After that, he painted seriously again.