1

The habit of reading is to find an interest in learning, which can be devoted to one's mind during leisure time.

There are endless books to read, and many books are not worth reading once, so you must choose carefully. In particular, do not develop the habit of reading new books in pursuit of fashion.

There are two basic points in reading methods: first, read a book worth reading at least twice. The first time is to read quickly to focus on the general idea and characteristics, and the second time to read slowly to evaluate the content with a critical attitude; second, read When reading a book, you must take down the outline and your own opinions. This will not only help you remember, but also force you to be careful and stimulate your thinking. For other methods, you can experience it yourself and find a method that suits you.

Two

Idle sorrow is the most painful. Worry comes and goes, life is still the same life, and the world is still the same world.

So, the method and purpose of life lies in what Mencius said is "exerting one's nature" and finding the pleasure of life from the middle of movement.

Three

Half of the joy of life comes from activities, and the other half comes from feelings. Feeling can also be said to be appreciation, but appreciation is only one aspect of feeling. The so-called appreciation is to be able to find interest in life. The ability to appreciate interesting things is partly due to talent and partly due to cultivation.

Most people cannot feel the fun, mostly because their minds are too busy and not empty, so they are ineffective. The so-called tranquility refers to the emptiness of the inner world, not the silence of the physical world. The more ethereal your inner world is, the less you will feel that the physical world is silent, and the less you will feel that the physical world is noisy. The cultivation of quietness can not only make you appreciate the fun, but also be of great help in studying and doing things. In the hectic and disruptive trend of life, be able to cope with it gracefully, take a break from the busyness, and learn to be still in the midst of the chaos.

Four

The Chinese people have too much mentality of bees hatching maggots. They only encourage people to "like me and like me". For example, if I like to talk about state affairs, I will despise your reading; you like to read. , just despise me for talking about state affairs.

Constitute a special class of its own, and regard society as a class to be transformed by me. This kind of academic pretense has long been used by people thousands of miles away, so why talk about social movements? Before young people talk about patriotism and revolution, they should always silently recite "A gentleman seeks for himself!"

五

Customs hold the greatest authority on the cross streets. There are two types of customs, one is legendary tradition and the other is fashion. Legend respects the old and fashions follow the new. Although the old and the new are different, if they blindly follow them without thinking, they are basically the same. Society is authoritarian and oppressive, and does not allow me to stand up for justice.

The most terrifying thing about a society is not the superficiality and despicability of the people, but the people who are not superficial and despicable without being in a superficial and despicable environment.

Six

In the universe of morality, there are few true sages. In the universe of science, absolute truth is hard to come by. In the universe of art, there are few perfect writers. In the universe of love, there are only true lovers. It is even rarer. Therefore, the purity of love depends on the level of personality. Most people misunderstand love and often change their feelings when circumstances change. This is love in the name of love, but in reality it is indulgence.

Seven

Building knowledge and doing career can only be regarded as the second thing in life. The first thing is life. The so-called life is to enjoy, to appreciate, and to cultivate vitality.

Knowledge must first be broad and then profound. "Be knowledgeable and keep promises" is really a wise saying. For example, Adam Smith was the founder of economics, but he taught literature in college. He was as good as Russell in mathematics, philosophy, and politics. Most Western universities are good at several subjects at the same time.

Eight

Studying literature is like studying painting. You can copy notes and sketch from life. Sketching is naturally more important, but it cannot be purchased and sold in one go. The brushwork and artistic conception must be understood from the temporary notes when you first learn. The so-called pre-posting requires more reading, but reading is only a preliminary step. To truly learn composition, you must also pay special attention to sketching. If you want to sketch from life, you need to be diligent in writing descriptive and narrative essays. Once you have done these two kinds of essays, it will be easy to write an argumentative essay.

Nine

In a purely rational world, there can only be law but not morality. Even if we talk about morality, it is morality based on reason, not morality on the heart. The former is forced by external forces , the latter is motivated by sincere feelings, and the morality of asking reason but not heart can only restrain human beings but cannot bring them happiness.

Although norms are different from facts, they cannot but be based on facts. The problem is that ordinary people often formulate norms not based on facts but based on their own wishes.

10

The tragedy of the stage is born from the resolution of conflicts, while the tragedy of life is mostly born from the unresolved conflicts. There are many people in the world who stand on the wrong road, only hesitating and worrying, unwilling to give up anything, so they cannot take anything. There are also many people in the world who have taken one road but still keep thinking about that road, which inevitably leads to wasted time.

These problems all lie in "cannot get rid of", which is the origin of the tragedy of life. Decide on a goal, concentrate on going there, and ignore everything else. This is the secret to success and the secret to avoiding worries.

The art of writing lies in knowing what is missing, and the same is true in life. You must know what is missing.

Eleven

The more science advances, the greater human beings’ ability to conquer the environment becomes. The greater the ability to conquer the environment, the greater the happiness in life. But it is also prone to fraud. Difficulties are getting fewer and fewer, and the more humans take things too easy, the more they do something frivolous and careless, and the difficult and outstanding achievements become more and more rare.

The students, scholars and revolutionaries I know are too easy-going, too superficial and rough, too unable to go deep, too intolerant of hardship, too similar to American travelers who come and go to read " Mona Lisa.

Twelve

Live according to the nature given by nature, like plants, trees, insects and fish, life itself is the method, life itself is the purpose.