A British philosopher once said: Actions form habits, habits form character, and character determines destiny.
If you want to change yourself, the most effective way is to act immediately. Implemented actions can help you prove your results better than thoughts floating in your mind.
Some people always say that now is not the time, you can wait until...
However, when everyone around you has gone to the front to pick fruits, waiting for you to start again, You will find that all the fruits along the road have already been picked.
Some things cannot be done until the right time, place, people and people are in place.
Piling up too many small things will increase the psychological cost. Get rid of the small things that need to be dealt with first, and relieve the inner pressure, and then you can deal with the big things calmly and focused. In this way, our project schedule can be reduced line by line.
Sometimes what holds us back is not how difficult the task is, but the fear in our hearts that we are always worried about not being able to write well.
I remember that a senior writer once told us that if you read more books, you will naturally be able to write something. Don’t be afraid of not being able to write well. Rather than perfect, we need to complete it first. .
African female writer Dambisa Moyo once said: The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago, and the second best time is now.
There is a very popular entrepreneurial method on the Internet called "Lean Entrepreneurship", which mentions the concept of "minimum viable product", which uses the least resources, is produced as quickly as possible, and can be basically executed It is a functional test product used by users. Entrepreneurs send this minimum viable product to users as quickly as possible to experience it, obtain feedback, and then optimize it.
Equivalent to the completion of research on a new product, before it is put on the market, a small number of customers must be invited to conduct trial research. After listening to and collecting the opinions and suggestions of users, adjustments and improvements will be made, and finally mass production will be launched. to be closer to consumers’ needs.
In the basic writing class, the teacher will assign homework for every class. Some students complete it with high efficiency, while some students are too busy to start or pursue perfection, which creates a dilemma. .
At this time, the teacher will give us a piece of advice: complete it first, then perfect it, and make a little progress every day.
Management guru Peter Drucker said: "The saddest thing is to do the wrong thing in the most efficient way." Therefore, in order to avoid just working hard without looking up at the road. the consequences caused.
There are three key points in the lean entrepreneurial approach:
1. Eliminate the consciousness of "perfectionism" and complete the planned tasks first. After completion, allocate time to modify or adjust. Improve slowly.
2. Let go of your "inferiority and restraint". Don't be afraid to listen to other people's opinions because of a lack of self-confidence, and don't be embarrassed to ask people because you are thin-skinned. This is an interactive society where people interact with each other. The friendship between us is established through your coming and going.
3. Stop losses in time and change direction when appropriate. Not all efforts must be rewarded. We must maintain the courage to be able to afford to lose and to dare to get up again after falling.
There is a function in photoshop called "Layer", which divides the task into three operating modules: pictures, text, and typesetting, which focus on working layers with the same attributes without affecting other work areas. Finally, In working environments with different attributes, gradually fill in the content and process and modify it.
This method is also applicable to writing, splitting an article into three parts: argument, framework, case and material.
First, write the argument. Think about the logical relationship between the general argument and the sub-arguments, and realize the layer-by-layer progressive structure between the sub-arguments;
In fact, the framework. Before we write the first draft, we first set up the framework so that our thinking does not stray from the topic, and then we can speak freely about different parts. If the direction is right, we will not write in vain.
Finally, cases and materials. As long as the ideas in the first two steps are straightened out, then focus on collecting case materials. Firstly, it will save time and cost and improve efficiency. Secondly, the materials will be classified so that there is a direction to follow and no confusion will be caused.
German thinker Benjamin once said: To write a good prose, you need to go through three steps, one is musical, when it is conceived; one is architectural, when it is built; and finally One is textile, when it is woven.
It is equivalent to a person consisting of three parts: mind, body, and bones. Finally, he becomes a complete person by absorbing nutrients, water, food, and knowledge.
There is a kind of failure in life, which is called rigid thinking mode. From childhood to adulthood, adults have taught us to read more and study hard in order to get good grades.
But in reality, due to inertial thinking, we rely on a process-based way of working. We follow the script and do exactly what the book says. When we change an object, we are in trouble again and do not know how to resolve it. .
I remember when I was learning to drive, the instructor often said that I was most afraid of meeting dull students. They only followed the steps and didn’t understand why they were doing what they did. When entering the examination room, if the environment is changed, some candidates will fail and fail to pass the examination.
In "Jianjin", the author Cai Tong suggested that in order to truly accumulate wisdom, the following two points must be achieved:
First, think before acting.
Before doing everything, we need to think about three questions: what do I want to do, what is its use, and what does it have to do with me.
When you clearly understand the object, meaning, and relationship of the action, you can carry it out with a purpose, instead of acting blindly. After you finish it, you don’t know what you have done and how it will help your growth.
Second, reflect after action.
Some people, including me, have always been confused as to why the books they have read feel like they have never been read. They have heard many truths and read many guides, but still cannot explain a single truth. Not a single famous quote.
Because human memory is limited, if there are too many knowledge points in a book, the information that can be stored in the memory will be lost quickly.
The "long and short half-life" theory mentioned two days ago, the more frequently you repeatedly strengthen your memory, the lower the chance of forgetting. On the contrary, if you read it once quickly and do not review it again, If you don’t extract the main points of summary, you will forget them very quickly.
Therefore, no matter what you do, develop reflection after action, summarize key points, and review knowledge points until it becomes your own habitual thinking, then the books you have read will become your wisdom.
Not to mention how difficult it is to change yourself. We cannot jump directly from zero to one hundred percent. We can only change a little bit every day. It is not until one hundred days that you can see the huge changes in yourself. But the prerequisite for any success is immediate action.