Economic Wisdom to Apply in Your Twenties

Chapter 5 Prologue
Prologue Section 4 A successful life is a series of right choices
There was an elderly bachelor on a plane, leaning inside, and sitting to his right was a handsome young man.Due to a temporary glitch, the plane was delayed from departure time.After takeoff, the captain apologized to the passengers and announced that there will be free drinks for everyone immediately.

When the glamorous stewardess arrives with a trolley, the Bachelor asks her for a glass of juice.The stewardess then asked the young man if he wanted a glass of juice too.The young man deliberately teased, saying: "No, thank you! I'd rather have a relationship with you than drink juice!"

As soon as the bachelor heard it, he immediately returned his juice to the stewardess and said, "Miss, I just didn't know there was another option!"

If the airline really provides the opportunity to fall in love with the flight attendant, the moment the bachelor decides to pick up the juice, his opportunity cost has already appeared-he has lost the opportunity to fall in love with the flight attendant, and the original flight attendant may become his wife.

If there is a gain, there must be a loss. The so-called fish and bear's paw cannot have both.Adam Smith once said: The king would envy the farmer basking in the sun by the roadside, because the farmer has a sense of security that the king will never have.And the peasant would envy the power of the king.As long as a choice is made, anyone will face such a situation: choose one thing, and you will inevitably give up the other.

In a person's life, there is only one thing that cannot be chosen by oneself - one's own origin.Everything else is by choice.Life is just a series of choices, starting with which outfit to wear when you wake up in the morning, you are choosing; where to eat at noon, you are choosing again; girls have many suitors, when considering marriage, In the end which man is more suitable for you, you have to choose; when a boy is looking for a job, he has to choose from a number of large companies.The above choices are big or small, but all the daily and monthly choices add up to affect the outcome of your life.

One choice is right, another choice is right, and the correct choice is continuously made, and finally a successful result is produced; one wrong choice, another wrong choice is made, and the wrong choice is continuously made, and finally a failure result is produced. result.If we want to have a successful life, we must reduce the chance of making wrong choices and reduce the risk of making wrong choices.This requires clarifying in advance what the result we want in life is, and clarifying what the result we want in life is another choice in itself.

Choices determine our state of life.Today's life is determined by our choices three years ago, and our choices today will determine our lives three years later.We should choose to contact the latest information and understand the latest trends, so as to better create our own future.You know, our life is only three days, yesterday, today, tomorrow.Our today is determined by our yesterday, and our tomorrow will be determined by our today.

What is selected determines the outcome of the selection.Where there is choice, there is change.Everyone has their own shortcomings and strengths, weaknesses and strengths, and only through continuous learning and change can they become an outstanding and professional person.Change begins with ourselves, don't try to change others, in the process of change, the first thing we have to overcome is ourselves.Getting rid of bad habits and developing good ones is a key.

In your life, you have missed many opportunities for success because you did not make the right choices.If you can see the future, what price are you willing to pay? If you can see the future, can you seize the opportunity? What stocks should you sell but haven’t sold? What commodities should you buy but haven’t bought? What opportunities should you buy? Grasp and miss? How many opportunities can you encounter in your life? This era may be your last chance. Please pay attention to rationality when choosing the present.

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