Self-learning has always been a specialty of a minority. 自学一直是少数人的专长。What we call “upgrading our own operating system” is actually the process of repeatedly self-learning. Why do people have to have the ability to self-learn? Everyone has different reasons. I will share my own reasons. 我们所说的“升级自己的操作系统”，其实就是反复自我学习的过程。为什么人必须有自学的能力？每个人都有不同的原因。我将分享我自己的原因。 Many years ago, I heard someone say, “Teachers are the […]
The entire “New Life – Seven Years is a Lifetime” is based solely on an analogy that our thinking system is like a computer’s operating system and needs continuous upgrades – since the “manufacturer” does not provide such a service, we have to keep upgrading ourselves… 整个《新生活——七年是一生》完全基于一个类比，我们的思维系统就像电脑的操作系统，需要不断升级——既然“厂家”不提供这样的服务，我们就得不断升级自己……I am not the first to compare the human […]
Sometimes, we need to learn how to switch modes, while at other times, we need to learn how to shift focus. When a new phenomenon occurs or a new trend emerges, the majority of people’s mindset is typically: Wow! This thing is amazing! How can I make use of it? 有时，我们需要学习如何切换模式，而在其他时候，我们需要学习如何转移焦点。当新现象发生或新趋势出现时，大多数人的心态通常是：哇！这东西太神奇了！我怎样才能使用它？ For example, in the […]
Professor Karl Weick at the University of Michigan has told a fascinating experiment: Putting a group of bees and flies into the same glass bottle and laying the bottle flat with the bottom facing the window, to see what happens. The hardworking little bees that are skilled at flying continuously buzz around the bottom of […]
When people achieve success in something, there are usually two factors at play: 当人们在某件事上取得成功时，通常有两个因素在起作用：Skill 技能Luck 运气From this perspective, success can be expressed by a formula: 从这个角度来看，成功可以用一个公式来表示：Success = Skill + Luck 成功=技能+运气Here, luck could be either good or bad. 在这里，运气可能是好的，也可能是坏的。In different activities, the proportions of these two factors can vary greatly. We can draw a line, with skill […]
In films by director Jiang Wen, there are always many interesting lines. When I saw this, I suddenly thought that “Serendipity” can be directly translated as “惊喜” (jīngxǐ), although it lacks a layer of meaning. In reality, it is still more natural than “意外的好运” (yìwài de hǎoyùn), because “惊喜” is a term that has already […]
The ability to solve problems is the most important skill in life. The welfare of every person’s life (over several generations) depends entirely on it. There are problems everywhere in life, big and small. When faced with problems that cannot be solved, it brings about worry and suffering. Similarly, when faced with problems that others […]
Many years ago, one day, I finally got a hold of the then-banned book “Animal Farm” and read it in one go, closing the book with a sigh. My thoughts were numerous, and then I couldn’t resist reading it several more times… later on, I even copied it. Then I entered the “naive crazy salesperson […]
After graduating from university with an accounting degree, I went into sales. Why? Because I didn’t really grasp the concepts of accounting (you see, there are things I can’t learn). Another reason is that sales is an entry-level job, especially “front-line sales” – as long as you are willing to work hard, you can do […]
When I was very young, around fourteen or fifteen, one day my father told me a story and then asked me a particularly simple and direct question. He said, “Xiaolai, by now you know quite a few people. Do you consider them all your friends? Let me ask you, if one day you were in […]