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I once had a classmate. After she failed the college entrance examination, she was not too depressed. Instead, she quickly adjusted her state at an astonishing speed and devoted herself to repeating her studies. She once described it as the most difficult period of her life. On the one hand, she had to face opposition from her family, disapproval from friends, and disapproval from the outside world; on the other hand, she had to withstand the pressure from study, constantly checking for omissions and filling in the gaps, entering a period of crazy preparation.

For a whole year, she got up at 5:30 every morning, hid the book under the quilt, turned on the flashlight, memorized words over and over again, memorized classical Chinese again and again, and memorized cell structures one after another. , photoelectric effect and chemical equations. It was quiet at that time, except for the snoring of her roommates, and she could even hear her own heartbeat. As the day grew brighter and orange light shone in from the window, she had already prepared her homework for the day in advance. She spent most of her day in class, reviewing, and studying tactics. She had to run to the toilet, grab a meal, and walk like a forced march to fight. Studying regularly, intensively and against time made her forget about day and night, weekends and holidays, and even the countdown to the college entrance examination. Later, she got admitted to the university of her choice.

I once asked her: "Have you never felt very painful and frustrated, and have you never worried about what might happen if the results were not ideal?" She told me: "You are always sentimental about the past failures. It will only increase worries. It is meaningless to worry too much about the uncertain future. "Only by calming down, not being impatient, not panicking, and putting efforts into every moment can we be safe. When the clouds open, the moon shines brightly.

Perhaps many people have this kind of confusion. When they fail, are confused, and cannot see hope, they always think before and after. They are afraid of hardship and suffering, and are afraid of an unsatisfactory outcome. As a result, time was wasted in the vacillation, and no real efforts were made. In fact, as long as you bury your head, like a tree, keep digging deep into the soil, cultivate bit by bit, accumulate bit by bit, go from quantitative change to qualitative change, never tire of repetition, never lose confidence, then success is not far away from you. .

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In the past three years of writing, I have a great feeling, that is, those once excellent authors have changed several times in my circle of friends. In fact, they did not become silent, nor did they lose their talent, nor did they lose their love for words, but they became impetuous.

In the past, she would focus on thinking about good topics, accumulating good words and improving writing skills. Later, she racked her brains every day to think about how to keep up with the trend of making money and how to attract fans of the platform. To make it more sticky, how to create a highly read headline. But the reader's eyes are sharp. In a short time, she completely consumed all her capital and overdrawn her talents. In the end, she returned to the starting point step by step, disappearing from everyone. When she looked back and realized that she had deviated from her original direction, she felt regretful. Based on her understanding, if she had continued writing seriously, she might have realized her dream of being a writer by now. But where in this world is there any regret medicine for sale?

In fact, the road to success is not only full of thorns, but also full of temptations. Many people may be able to grit their teeth and survive difficulties, but it is difficult for them to stick to their original aspirations amidst fame and fortune. In this process, people who fail are usually prone to self-aggrandizement, wandering minds, and being stymied by the sweetness in front of them. Those who win in the end can always resist external interference, determine the goals in their hearts, and move forward step by step. Effort is like digging a well. Only by constantly pushing hard, digging, and digging deeply can you find the source of water. Half-heartedness, impatience, and half-hearted efforts will only accomplish nothing in the end.

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An older reader told me that he had a relative whose family was poor when he was a child. Although he had top grades, he was forced to return home and become a farmer after graduating from junior high school. However, he has always been very motivated and very diligent. He not only has to seize the time to finish the work in the fields every day, but also takes time to learn from his teachers. After two years of hard work, he became an electrician. Later, because of his good skills, he was hired by a factory.

Many of his colleagues at that time would do less if they could go to work every day. They would not worry about anything if they could not take responsibility. They would play cards and drink to kill time after get off work.

But he just didn't. Usually in the factory, when faced with drawings that couldn't be drawn, circuit faults that couldn't be eliminated, and lines that couldn't be adjusted, whether he asked for advice from others or studied on his own, he had to understand it thoroughly. For five years, he was almost the first person to arrive and the last person to leave in the factory. Later, he felt that he had reached a bottleneck period, so he applied for an adult college and systematically studied electrical knowledge.

Several years later, he learned the complex circuit operations of controlling weak currents and strong currents, and passed the exam for a senior technician certificate. Finally, he moved to a large company as the director of the engineering department. At that time, many colleagues around him thought he was lucky. But no one knows how much hardship he endured, how many overtime shifts he worked, and how many nights he stayed up during these ten years of hard work. You must be able to sit on the bench, endure loneliness, and endure grinding, only then can you achieve the good results you want.

Because behind all the brilliance, there must be many hardships invisible to others; before all the envied glory, there must be countless hours of obscurity; every one minute of wonderful performance on stage, It’s all the result of ten years of hard work in the audience. People who really work hard know how to calm down and settle down, and use their efforts day after day and year after year to counterattack life inch by inch.

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Working hard is something that looks easy but is extremely difficult to do, because as long as you are willing, you can fight immediately at any time. But many people will give up halfway, start without end, and waste all their previous efforts. If you want to have the last laugh, win at the end, and become a winner, you need to do the following three things.

First, withstand failure. Many people, after experiencing several setbacks, begin to look forward and backward, fearful and unable to work hard without distraction. In fact, as long as you don't get discouraged, depressed, or discouraged when you fall, and do what you need to do and overcome the difficulties that need to be overcome in a down-to-earth manner, you will definitely have a chance to stand up.

Second, be able to withstand temptation. Along the way, there will always be many obstacles that will make you feel miserable. But after crossing this hurdle, difficulties become stepping stones. Some obstacles will make you feel comfortable, comfortable, and relaxed temporarily. If you accidentally lose your mind, the so-called shortcuts will become a stumbling block.

Third, be able to endure loneliness. There is never a shortage of smart people in this world, but there is definitely a shortage of those who can still move forward bravely when there is no dawn, who still have the perseverance to see through the clouds when they are confused, and who can still grit their teeth and persevere until the end in difficult times.

In fact, time will never let down anyone who is determined to work hard. All you have to do is bury your head, bend down, and fight with all your strength. If you work hard enough and spend enough time, the beauty you want will eventually fall into place, come naturally, and arrive as promised!

(Source: People’s Daily Online WeChat official account)