I often hear this saying: "Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles; traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading countless people; reading countless people is not as good as showing the way by a famous teacher; and being guided by a famous teacher is not as good as enlightening yourself." Some people only talk about famous teachers showing the way, and some people talk about it all. It seems that without famous teachers showing the way or one's own enlightenment, one cannot succeed, emphasizing a certain point one-sidedly. This leads to a misunderstanding: what is the use of reading, and what is the use of doing more! I think these sentences should be read together. If a person wants to achieve success, he must read more and read good books. "Books have their own golden house", "Books are the ladder of human progress", books are the crystallization of human wisdom, they can enlighten people, there are many things like a good book changing one's thoughts and thus changing one's destiny. . It can be seen how important books are to a person's growth. I have read a lot of books and learned a lot of theories, methods, and techniques, but if I don’t apply them in my life and work, it will not play any role in promoting the development of our society. The reason why the theory that reading is useless is becoming popular again is because many college students have learned a lot of knowledge but cannot effectively combine it with real practice and cannot produce benefits. As the old saying goes, "learn what you have learned and put it into practice." Traveling thousands of miles means action and practice. Only by doing more can you build your own confidence and truly master the skills and methods you have learned.
What is the purpose of mastering these skills and methods? Just to serve humanity. Each of us is not an isolated person. Human attributes are social and we must deal with the people around us. Everyone has their own ideas, knowledge, experiences, and experiences, which are all manifestations of wisdom. Reading countless people means dealing with more and different people, so that you can understand people's nature more clearly, absorb everyone's strengths, discard their shortcomings, and use them for your own use, thereby continuously improving your social skills and insight. .
We have learned a lot, done a lot, and dealt with a lot of people. Why are we still confused? If we cannot get out of such confusion, we will be confused, slowly lose our way, and give up what we are pursuing. At this time, it is very important to have the guidance of an expert. He can help you clarify your thoughts and find the key points, so that we can know our direction more clearly and hit the road more easily!
Reading thousands of books, traveling thousands of miles, meeting countless people, and being guided by famous teachers are all external and external factors. The most important thing is to turn these external wisdom into our own. Something, this is "enlightenment". "Enlightenment" means thinking, understanding, and internal causes. A successful person must be a person who is good at thinking, so there is the book "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill. Human progress is the result of thinking.
If a person wants to achieve something, it must be like this: read thousands of books + travel thousands of miles + read countless people + show the way from famous teachers + realize on his own