It is better to act recklessly than to act skillfully

A philosopher wants to drive a cow into the bullpen. No matter he pulls hard in front of him or whips him hard from behind, the cow will live or die. Not entering the pen. A passing farmer saw it, smiled and pulled a handful of grass from the ground and put it in front of the cow's mouth. Unexpectedly, the cow followed the farmer and walked into the cattle pen.

At the same time, if One day you are walking on the street and see a man trying to open the huge lock on the door with a big iron rod. You will definitely think that this man is either a robber or a fool. Indeed, using a strong iron rod to open a lock will only break the lock, but a light key can open the lock effortlessly because it understands the lock's mind. The same is true when we do things. Doing it recklessly with all your strength is often not as effective as doing it skillfully.

Being reckless means doing things regardless of method and reality. It is like using an iron rod to open a lock. Not only will it fail to open the lock, but it will damage the lock. The so-called "losing your wife and losing your troops". There is a proverb in Finland: "It is better to spend a day thinking carefully than to spend a week working recklessly and in vain." The famous Chu Overlord in history was "powerful to overwhelm the mountains and the world is full of energy". But such a brave Xiang Yu ended up alone and committed suicide by the Wujiang River, which is sad and lamentable. Xiang Yukong had great strength, but he refused to study the art of war and did not listen to his advisers' dissuasion. He only wanted to fight blindly. Most of his tragedy was that he lost to the cunning Liu Bang because he only knew how to act recklessly. There is also a proverb among Chinese people, which is a truth summed up by ordinary people based on the actual life: "If you chop firewood without following the pattern, the person who chops wood will die from exhaustion." Because of this, you should not just do things recklessly, but learn to do things skillfully.

Skillful work means being able to understand the situation, act cautiously, and use strategies skillfully, that is: knowing yourself and the enemy, you can win every battle. Just like opening a lock with a key, if you find out the inside of the lock and use the appropriate method, you can easily open the lock. In history, there are many battles in which a small number defeated a large number, and the weak defeated the strong. Such as the battle of "Burning Red Cliff" that is much talked about by people. Cao Cao was obviously bullying and aggressive, but Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, after analyzing Cao Cao's incompetence in water warfare, cleverly "sent", "serial tactics" and "bitter flesh tactics", and finally took advantage of the east wind to win this critical moment that laid the foundation for the Three Kingdoms. An important battle. If Soochow and Shu were to confront Cao Cao head-on, I'm afraid they would be locked in a deep lock on the two Qiaos. This is why people say that people who can play chess "don't look at the three moves and don't pinch the pieces." Qiaoqian requires people to think more and never jump to conclusions about situations they don't understand. This is what a wise person does.

Looking back at history, we rarely see great people getting up early and coming home late, working recklessly regardless of efficiency. Most of the people who can achieve great things are those who are calm and have strategies and plans to achieve their goals. These people are usually able to grasp the rules, grasp the key points, concentrate their efforts on one point to break through, and get twice the result with half the effort. This is the essence of skillful work. People often say: "Three-year-olds think before they do something, and sixty-year-olds think about it before they do it." Yes, "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers." We need aggressive people, but it is not just about the bravery of ordinary people. . Only with good strength and good mind, courage combined with skillful work can we achieve glory.

There is a proverb in the Soviet Union: "With skill you can catch a lion, but with recklessness it is difficult to catch a cricket."

"What key opens what lock? Find out the situation before taking action. It's usually such a simple rule to do things - it's better to do it skillfully than to do it recklessly