1. Balzac wrote diligently

The French writer Balzac cherished time very much and spent all his time on writing. His creative schedule is: "Work from midnight to noon, that is, sit in an armchair for twelve hours, working hard to revise and create. Then proofread the proofs from noon to four o'clock, have dinner at five o'clock, and go to bed at half past five." He rested and got up to work again at midnight."

He devoted all his energy to work and became a veritable "workaholic". Balzac wrote so fast that his ink bottle had to be refilled every three days and ten pen tips were used.

He has created more than 90 novels such as "Eugenie Grandet" and "Petro Goriot", becoming a prolific writer and enjoying a high reputation in the world. The reason why he established himself as a writer is inseparable from his cherishing time and diligent writing.

2. Dong Yu studied in "San Yu"

Dong Yu, courtesy name Jizhi, has dull qualifications but loves to learn. He is good at studying "Laozi" and annotating "Laozi"; he is also good at "The Chunqiu Zuo Shi Zhuan", and he also uses red and black pens to make annotations to distinguish similarities and differences.

Some people were learning from him, but Dong Yu refused to give advice, but said: "You must read it a hundred times yourself." He also said: "Read it a hundred times, and its principles will naturally become clear." Said: "We are also eager to learn, but we just can't find the time."

Dong Yu said: "We should use the 'three excess' to study." Someone asked what "three excess" means , Dong Yu explained: "Winter is the spare time of the year, night is the spare time of the day, and rainy days are the spare time for farming!"

3. Xu Yuanchong: Xiang Steal some time at night

In the CCTV program "The Reader", Mr. Xu Yuanchong, a 96-year-old translator, gave me a clear answer. Such an old man has dedicated himself throughout his life. After giving him a career as a translator, he still works late every day, even at 2 or 3 in the morning.

4. Ji Xianlin’s “listening with one ear”

The reason why Ji Xianlin, a master of Chinese studies, was able to grow from a poor peasant boy to a world-renowned scholar was by cherishing time and being diligent. gold. Diligence makes up for weakness. He cherishes time to an almost harsh degree. Ji Xianlin makes use of the "leftover scraps" of all time, in meetings, planes, trains, cars, and even bicycles, especially when walking, thinking non-stop in his mind.

After becoming a celebrity, Ji Xianlin was often troubled by various meetings that had nothing to do with academics. For scholars who cherish time like gold, this is extremely miserable.

However, Ji Xianlin has his own secret recipe. He said that when attending these meetings, he only listens with one ear, closes the other ear, and concentrates his energy on conceiving ideas in his mind. , write articles.

Even when he was sick and hospitalized, Mr. Ji Xianlin always stretched out his left hand habitually when giving infusions, leaving his right hand to write articles. Throughout his life, Mr. Ji cherished time like gold, worked hard to improve himself, and learned both Chinese and Western knowledge, which can be regarded as a model for future generations.

5. Lu Xun who cherished time

Lu Xun, our great thinker and writer, cherished time very much. He has a wise saying: Time is life, and wasting other people's time for no reason is actually tantamount to seeking wealth and killing.

Lu Xun really cherished his time as much as his life. He spent the time that others drank coffee and chatted on working and studying. Lu Xun also used various forms to encourage himself to cherish time, study and work hard.

When he was in Beijing, there was a couplet hanging in his bedroom and study room, which collected two lines of poems by Qu Yuan, the great ancient Chinese poet. (I am afraid that the pelicans and gulls will sing first) (I am afraid that the spring will come again and the cuckoos will crow early again).

There is also a photo of Mr. Fujino, the Japanese teacher Lu Xun admired most, hanging on the wall of the study. Lu Xun wrote in "Morning Blossoms Plucked at Dusk": "Whenever I am tired at night and want to be lazy, I look up and catch a glimpse of his dark and thin face in the light, as if he is about to say something in a measured tone, which suddenly makes me realize my conscience. , and gained more courage,

then he lit up a cigarette and continued to write some words that were deeply hated by 'gentlemen' and others." Lu Xun used the couplets and photos of getting along day and night to urge himself to hurry up. time.

It is precisely because of this spirit of cherishing time and cherishing life that Lu Xun, in his 56-year-old life journey, extensively covered many fields of natural and social sciences, translated more than 10 million words in his life, and left a lasting legacy. Give future generations a valuable cultural heritage.