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But there is a man who takes "clumsiness" as his philosophy of life and insists on practicing it all his life. He said, "The stupidest person in the world can surpass the smartest person in the world." This man is Zeng Guofan, a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty.
I have read Zhang Hongjie's Biography of Zeng Guofan these two days, and I have benefited a lot. I am excited about Zeng Guofan's struggle and upgrade, and moved by his clumsy fighting spirit.
At the same time, it also makes me introspect: many things are eager for success, and I want to return without hard work, but I don't know that only hard work can grind iron into needles.
Zeng Guofan's starting point is very low. His ancestors were ordinary people for hundreds of years. He was admitted to the scholar with seven mediocre qualifications, but his personality still has many problems.
But he was able to advance by leaps and bounds all the way, from a fool to a saint, and became the most accomplished person among the celebrities of his time.
The secret of Zeng Guofan's upgrading and transformation is very simple, that is, two words: Shang Zhuo.
He knows that he is dull by nature and gives full play to his advantages. Never take shortcuts and do things step by step; Never play with people's hearts and pay attention to "sincerity". The strategy of leading troops to fight is to "fight hard and fight in secret."
Bringing the clumsy spirit to the extreme is the greatest secret of his success in life.
So how did Zeng Guofan complete the road of upgrading with a clumsy spirit, and how did he change from a stupid person to a saint?
Next, Xiaoya tells from three aspects. I believe Zeng Guofan's experience and philosophy of life will certainly inspire you.
Zeng Guofan 14 years old took part in the imperial examination with his father, and suffered repeated defeats and wars like his father.
Zeng Linshu/Kloc-failed the exam 0/6 times and was teased by fellow villagers when she was a child. Zeng Guofan also failed six times, replacing his father as the laughing stock of fellow villagers.
When my father was admitted to the scholar for the seventeenth time, he was unknown on the list, even on the black list, and was accused of "hanging the certificate", saying that he was not good at arts and sciences.
It is a great shame to be criticized in public for not understanding arts and sciences, which greatly dampened Zeng Guofan's self-esteem.
Frustrated and sad, he did not give up the imperial examination, but shut himself in his study to analyze the reasons for his failure.
The first reason is that he feels stupid. Although he is ambitious, he doesn't have a clever brain to match it.
So he thinks that only superman's efforts can make up for the lack of revenge.
Zeng Guofan wants to find out the reasons for his past failures. He put his reference file and model file together and compared them repeatedly to see where he was.
After seeing the difference between himself and others' articles, Zeng Guofan realized that his articles were too formal and lacked the holistic view and momentum, so he worked hard on the holistic view and momentum of his articles.
In another imperial examination, he seemed to get through the second pulse of Ren Du, found the knack of writing articles, made him play well, got his wish, and was admitted to a scholar.
Then they regrouped, won the exam the next year, and then continued to take the Jinshi exam and passed smoothly.
Why did Zeng Guofan fail in the previous six scholar exams, but he failed in the later exams? Some people say that it is because he summed up the experience of the method and learned to be clever, rather than just using stupid kung fu.
Actually, it's not. He can successfully pass the Juren and Jinshi examinations, relying on solid basic skills. You can't get into the three realms without solid basic skills, and the practice of basic skills can't be separated from the stupid kung fu when you were a child.
Zeng Guofan studied with his father since childhood. His father's teaching method is "don't read the first sentence, don't read the last sentence, don't finish this book, don't touch the next one."
From the age of eight, his father taught him tirelessly, from morning till night, until he understood.
It is these stupid kung fu skills that enabled Zeng Guofan to lay a solid foundation, winning the juren, Jinshi and Hanlin exams behind him and becoming the pride of the whole Xiangxiang.
So this is why people who seem clumsy and hard-working succeed, while some talented people are ignored.
Because clumsy people know that their intelligence is still shallow and they have no proud capital, so they can settle down and do things with humility and perseverance.
Because clumsy people have experienced many setbacks since childhood, they have accumulated a higher adversity quotient, strong anti-strike ability, and the more frustrated they are, the more brave they are;
Because clumsy people don't know how to take shortcuts, they will only step by step and lay a solid foundation for future success.
Zeng Guofan, who was admitted to the Imperial Academy, was in high spirits. Before he left, his great-grandfather told him earnestly: "Your officials are inexhaustible, and your talents are good. It would be better not to be proud. "
But after entering Beijing, Zeng Guofan fell into a deep sense of inferiority. Because the academician courtyard has gathered elites from all walks of life, they are distinguished, scholarly and loyal to Confucianism.
Zeng Guofan speaks Hunan dialect with a rustic face, like a country bumpkin who has never seen the world.
More than that, he hasn't read any other books except the four books and five classics necessary for the exam. Compared with others, he is ignorant and vulgar.
At this time, Zeng Guofan also found himself with many bad habits and personality problems.
First of all, he is impetuous and can't sit still. The Hanlin Academy is very leisure. He basically goes out every day to make friends and let himself fly. For more than forty days, he did nothing but write a few letters and an article.
The second problem is his arrogance and low self-cultivation. Although he is new here, he is in a state of inferiority.
But after he made friends with three or five friends, his arrogance was exposed, and he often quarreled with others and said nothing.
The third problem is hypocrisy. In the face of friends, he is always insincere in praise, and he can have several faces to people.
The last one is lewd. He said that when he saw a beautiful woman, he couldn't help but look more and envy his friend's peach blossom.
In fact, Zeng Guofan seemed to be in his twenties at that time. He liked to watch beautiful women and hoped to have an affair with friends.
This kind of psychology is normal, but Zeng Guofan regards it as a scourge.
Zeng Guofan has such high demands on himself because he has set a grand lifelong goal: to be a saint.
"If you are not a saint, you are an animal." This is Zeng Guofan's brave words.
A saint is a person who is perfect in every way. It is not easy to do it completely. At the suggestion of Tang Jian, Zeng Guofan decided to open the road to advanced saints by keeping a diary.
Tang Jian suggested Zeng Guofan learn from the Japanese to keep a diary. When writing a diary, he must first hold a heart of awe and never let go of every detail of the day and every thought that flashed through his mind.
In this way, Zeng Guofan kept a diary every day, carried out necessary things according to the plan in the diary, constantly reflected on his words and deeds, and sent the diary to his friends for them to supervise him.
After a period of persistence, his learning efficiency has been greatly improved, and his temperament has also changed greatly. Once he commits delusions and sexual thoughts, he strongly blames himself and will never spare himself easily.
Thirty-year-old Zeng Guofan learned from these mistakes and decided to make a makeover. He began to learn to be a saint by keeping a diary. Until he was 62 years old, he still reflected and blamed himself in his diary.
He kept a diary for more than 30 years, recorded honestly, reflected seriously, and persisted in practicing the planned items in the diary. It is the introspection and transformation bit by bit, carried out step by step, that successfully transformed him from a vulgar hillbilly into an extraordinary figure with lofty aspirations, virtue and talent.
Zeng Guofan's metamorphosis also gives us enlightenment: no matter how humble his background is, how mediocre his qualifications are, and how many shortcomings he has, as long as he has an upward heart and sincerely wants to improve himself and correct his bad habits day after day, he will constantly improve his temperament and sentiment and eventually become a shining superman in his heart.
Zeng Guofan's road to promotion after he arrived in Beijing was extremely rapid. "He moved seven times in ten years and jumped ten levels in a row."
But as I said before, Zeng Guofan was born in an ordinary family and had no hard relationship in officialdom. He was all thumbs and did not know how to be flexible. Why is such an official colleague promoted so quickly?
This is entirely due to Zeng Guofan Superman's self-management ability. Because the most important thing in the academician courtyard is to prepare for the big exam, and only after passing the big exam can there be a chance of promotion.
In order to better cope with the surprise attack of the Hanlin exam, Zeng Guofan made twelve strict remedies for himself.
First, get up early every day and never stay in bed.
Second, sit quietly for half an hour every day.
Third, read ten pages of classics and ten pages of history books every day, and never read the next one until you finish reading this one.
Fourth, be careful what you say and do.
The fifth is to control desire and diet.
Sixth, find a notebook and write down the inspiring things you chat with your friends every day.
Seventh, do several articles and poems regularly every month.
Eight is to practice writing for half an hour after breakfast every day.
The last rule is not to go out and chat with friends after dark.
This is the 12-point rule that is strict with self-discipline, which Zeng Guofan does every day. If things are delayed, he will certainly introspect and blame himself.
Over time, he not only practiced good handwriting, but also broadened his knowledge and made full preparations for the Hanlin exam. Therefore, he can achieve unexpected good results in the Hanlin exam, gain the appreciation of Bole Zhang Mu, and have the opportunity of rapid promotion all the way.
Zeng Guofan's advanced way inspired me a lot. When our workplace is not satisfactory and the boss doesn't attach importance to it, we will always fall into the mood of not being able to play our talents.
I feel that I have never met Bole, and no one has seen the hardships. Maybe I will be so moderate all my life.
In fact, the truth is often not that there is no Bole, but that you are not a swift horse that can gallop thousands of miles.
Maybe your qualifications are average, maybe your efforts are wrong, but the most important thing is that you don't work hard enough. Your efforts may be only one tenth of those of those who work hard.
Speaking of mediocre qualifications, Zeng Guofan is also a clumsy and slow person.
But with an indomitable tenacity, he worked tirelessly day after day through strict introspection training for himself.
Didn't you also successfully pass the imperial examination, complete the advanced officialdom step by step, and finally become the greatest man of your contemporaries?
So when you feel that your qualifications are average and you have accomplished nothing, when you feel that life is gloomy and you can't see hope, when you are deeply self-doubt and can't find your goal,
You can look at this biography of Zeng Guofan. Zeng Guofan tells you from personal experience:
Nothing is predestined, only man can conquer nature. As long as you work hard, even the fragile seedlings can grow into towering trees.