In recent years, the country has paid more and more attention to education and proposed to build world-class institutions of higher learning. How do you understand such a policy? Does it mean that going to a prestigious school and having a high degree of education are necessary for a person to succeed?

Feng Lun, a successful person and famous entrepreneur, expressed his views in his book "The Fierce Years". Feng Lun believes that academic qualifications are actually just a stepping stone. Someone once asked him to rank his ideals, character, abilities, and academic qualifications. If it were you, how would you arrange it? Feng Lun's ranking is as follows: ideals are the trump card, character is the gold medal, ability is the silver medal, and academic qualifications can only be ranked last.

Feng Lun made an interesting analogy for this. He said that academic qualifications are like a woman’s beauty. It may be a bit of an advantage at the beginning, but as you go on, you will need more real ability to gain recognition and opportunities. If you think about it carefully, it’s true. Who has worked for many years and still talks about the school they graduated from? Therefore, ability is far more important than academic qualifications. But ability alone is not enough, because character often gets in the way of a person's success.

For example, many people were hailed as "child prodigies" and "high-IQ teenagers" when they were young, but not many actually achieve great achievements as adults. This shows that they only have an outstanding skill or Talent, but it is still impossible to succeed if you are not smart in other aspects.

Finally, why is idealism the trump card? Because ideals are actually determined by a person's values. Only in the correct direction will it be easier to approach the target. When a person has correct values, no matter what situation he encounters, he will have a relatively good mental state to face it, and can use his own abilities to change it. At this time, academic qualifications will play a minimal role.

In real life, are there still few successful entrepreneurs after graduation? Bill Gates, Jobs, Dell, Zuckerberg... Therefore, the idea that "a degree determines life" must be broken. Only by breaking this limitation of thinking can we find a broader path.

Although academic qualifications are not important, studying is important. Feng Lun is well-known among entrepreneurs as a lover of reading. He has always believed that reading has a profound impact on a person's values ??and vision. Many people have asked him, what kind of book should he read? The author believes that the following three kinds of books are most worth reading:

First of all, they are classics from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

The reason is very simple. These handed down works have withstood the test of time. In these books It contains the author's great soul and the essence of thought. Reading such a book is like communicating face to face with a great figure. For example, Laozi's "Tao Te Ching" is a good book worth reading over and over again.

Second, it is the most useful book for you now

Does that mean that if you want to start a business, you should read more books on management, and if you want to have a happy family, you should read more books on marriage and love? ? On the contrary, the author believes that those theoretical books cannot solve any practical problems at all. Take work as an example. For example, if your partner's relative engages in malpractice in the company, and your partner comes to beg you, what should you do? Your best friend is your boss, but he secretly takes kickbacks. How should you respond? There are no ready-made answers to these things in books.

On the contrary, there are some stories with tragic plots and challenges to human nature that are of great reference value, such as "The Godfather", "Young and Dangerous", and some spy novels. Because you always have to deal with people when doing things, only by understanding people's hearts and understanding human nature can you know how to deal with setbacks and difficulties.

Here is a little story: Wang Shi’s son ran out of prison after committing a crime and wanted to ask Wang Shi for money. It would be illegal to give it to him, but it would be unreasonable to deny it. What would you do if it were you?

What Wang Shi did was to give Fa Xiaoer money and then ask him to surrender. Later the man was caught and the police asked him where the money came from. He said the money was given by a friend who asked him to use it on the way to surrender. How about it? Is this handling method reasonable and reasonable while taking into account the law and adhering to principles?

Third, they are books that can activate the brain and expand thinking

Such as science fiction novels. You can also read tabloids and magazines. When it comes to reading newspapers, most people basically go directly to the sections that interest them. How do you think the author reads the newspaper? His order is to read gossip first, then social news, then finance, real estate, and finally current affairs.

Because this kind of reading arrangement allows the brain to receive some unconventional information first and get some stimulation, which can broaden the thinking space. For example: social news usually contains case narrations, and you can learn criminal investigation knowledge. This way, if you go to court with someone, you will not know nothing about how to collect evidence.

From the above point of view, it is not difficult to find that Feng Lun pays more attention to knowledge and ability than academic qualifications. Academic qualifications are at best a stepping stone, while knowledge and ability are important conditions for a person to succeed. If you want to acquire knowledge and abilities, reading is undoubtedly a good way.