The gap between people lies in the cognitive level, and your cognitive level determines the height of your life. To put it bluntly, we have been paying for our cognition all our lives.

If the cognitive level is low, the things people encounter will be very complicated and difficult. The higher the cognitive level, the easier things people encounter.

We often care about what others think of us, but we often ignore what we think of ourselves. This is the psychological self-awareness ability.

Laozi once said, those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear. The winner is strong and the loser is strong. What we are talking about is the problem of self-cognitive ability.

The higher the cognitive ability, the easier it is to see your own weight, so you won't misread and misjudge yourself, and you won't have unnecessary inferiority or arrogance. People with low cognitive ability are self-righteous, lacking in judgment and curiosity. I always feel that I am right and never take the initiative to learn.

Why can't you live your own life? Just because your cognitive ability is limited.

So how can we improve our cognitive ability?

First of all, we should understand that cognitive ability has three levels.

First, the attitude level is the view, the same thing, the same environment. Some people show a state of development, positive, and see the cognition of opportunities. On the contrary, some people are negative, complain and only see problems.

Second, the thinking level, that is, the concept. Your idea has a higher dimension, a broader vision and a deeper level, which determines whether you can stand on a higher footing.

Third, the logical level, that is, the practical level. People with high logical ability can quickly sort out the target path, quickly decompose and refine the target steps and achieve the ultimate goal. People with low logical ability can't distinguish priorities and do things at sixes and sevens.

After understanding the above three cognitive levels, let's take a good look at how to improve our cognitive ability.

1. Reading, the only way to succeed is to read a lot of high-quality books.

2. Learn from better people. The higher the cognitive level of the people you contact, the faster your cognitive ability will improve.

Only by working with talented people and getting along with talented people can you continue to grow and surpass yourself in the past.

Finally, I quote the philosopher Schopenhauer: The biggest prison in the world is people's thinking consciousness.

Only by constantly improving your cognition can you meet better people and see better scenery.