Chapter 1
give stress an outlet
Sometimes, pressure is a tonic, which can prompt us to drive the wheel of life forward, so as to write wonderful life poems.And sometimes, stress is a demon, which makes many people fall into the abyss of failure and lose the courage to face life.Perhaps, everyone does not want to experience the pain under pressure, right?Then, please unload your burden immediately and live a more comfortable life.
Those who can rest are better at working
In the fast-paced modern life, work seems to be the foundation of our existence.In order to get more salary or get promoted as soon as possible, many people are so busy that they are exhausted and suffer from various occupational diseases.Just ask, is it worth it?These people seem to have forgotten the ultimate purpose of work - which is a better life.What's the point of working if you sacrifice your health or life itself for your work?You know, only those who can rest will work better.Only those who arrange their work and entertainment life in an orderly manner can experience the joy of life.
Once, the general manager of the American Pacific Railway Company went out by the company's special railway car.He was busy writing a telegram on the train when the train driver came to him and asked him something.He was still immersed in his work, and he didn't even have time to look up at the driver, so the quality of the conversation with the driver can be imagined.Seeing the working status of the manager, the driver persuaded: "Don't make yourself so tired, please pay attention to rest." After speaking, he left.
After listening to the driver's words, he was very disturbed and felt that what the driver said made sense.So, I wrote this sentence on a card: "Why should life be too busy, leave some time for yourself."
In the fierce competition, everyone moves forward with all their strength, so there are countless people who are busy with their careers.Being busy is inevitable, but people who are only busy are unwise.The way of civil and martial arts, one piece and one relaxation.There must be a degree of tension, blindly tense is making things difficult for yourself, because you keep your strings tense all the time, and they will break over time.
After busy work, leave some time for yourself, so that you can fully relax, stay away from the hustle and bustle and impetuosity, so that you can see your past clearly, reflect on your present, and plan your future.The French thinker and philosopher Rousseau attaches great importance to dialogue with himself, because he believes that it is of great significance to life.
Work is work, rest is rest, work and rest are not to be confused.You know, rest is for better work.People who only focus on work will lose a lot in their lives.Despite this, most people still haven't sorted out work and life. In their minds, they always think that people who "tired on the five-foot podium" and "seriously ill due to overwork" are worthy of respect and role models for learning. .Public opinion guides often praise this approach, which invisibly strengthens people's subconsciousness, encourages people to overdraw their lives, work hard, and finally affects people's health.
There is a limit to life, and it is reasonable to race against time, but the premise is to ensure the healthy existence of life, so it is wise for us to pay attention to the combination of work and rest.Although life is not short-lived, there will always be gloomy moments. Therefore, only by fully enjoying life after work and maintaining good health can we realize our own value while experiencing the essence of life.
Mr. Johnson's assistant is receiving a large client of the company.The customer was in a hurry and wanted to see Johnson. The assistant said, "I'm sorry, the manager is on vacation. You can come back in five days."
"5 days? Is there a mistake? Such a big business needs to be discussed, how can he still be in the mood for vacation?" The customer said angrily. "Before the manager left, he repeatedly told me that I hope no one will disturb him in the past five days." The assistant replied calmly.
The customer couldn't bear it anymore and called the manager.Then I said to Mr. Johnson on the phone: "Dude, do you know how much less money you will make if you take 5 days off? Do you think it's a good deal?"
"I can earn an extra US$5 by working 1600 days, but my life expectancy will be shortened by 4 years. How can you make a profit?" Mr. Johnson said calmly on the phone.
The client didn't know what to say...
When there is a conflict between work and physical health, how should we choose?Johnson's choice has told us the answer.Johnson understands the importance of rest. Rest is to accumulate strength so that he can better devote himself to work and career.Being exhausted is not worth the candle. It will not only reduce work efficiency and quality, but also waste rest time in vain.
One should not be too lazy, nor too diligent, blindly keeping oneself busy may be fruitful, but after being busy, there may be a large blank space, and life will lose its direction.I always hear others describe myself as "like a spinning top that never stops, spinning and spinning", the premise of spinning is to have a direction, don't be a spinning top that is beaten by others.Let yourself know to stop and think while turning, and think about the next goal.
It is true that our pace of life is very fast, but being nervous will put a lot of pressure on our minds.In the face of pressure, if you want to cope with it freely, you must learn to relax and learn to sneak in.People who really know how to live will arrange their work and life in an orderly manner, so that they can work well and live in peace.Combining work and life ingeniously will enjoy the joy of life and the essence of life.
Life is a balance, please don't let it get out of balance.When you are busy, find a time to live a leisurely life, sum up the past, and control tomorrow and the future.Life becomes full because of work, and life will be more colorful when there is rest after work.
Light up the heart lamp
Life is alive, only if you know how to live will you live a wonderful life, and you will not be in vain in the world.It is true that work is important because it is the means by which we earn a living, but a person's life cannot be exhausted by work.Learn to combine work and rest, relax and relax, and learn to enjoy life after busy work.Only in this way can the cost of work be guaranteed - good health, a positive attitude towards work, and a steady stream of passion for work.
work and be happy
Do you always complain about your job: the salary is not high, the treatment is not good, there is no allowance, you have to worry about the last bus in the morning, and you even suffer from the boss's nameless fire from time to time?Do you feel that this kind of life is like living in hell, that there is nothing worse in the world than your own work?We spend a third of our lives working.If you think that work is a vampire that feeds on you, and always puts yourself in the victim's position, then you will never be happy, and life is a cup of bitter wine and bitterness that you have to drink. The last moldy cake.If this is the case, then forget it, why don’t you put on makeup and beg on the street, look at the people who are in the same hurry as you used to, use your last dignity to satisfy your laziness, in exchange for possible "well-fed" and "freedom" .
Do you think your job is really that boring?Compared with 25 years of letter delivery? For 25 years, day after day, year after year, the same action of delivery has been repeated, with no regrets or complaints, always full of enthusiasm like the first day I took office.One month, one year, or even five years, most people can do it, but how many 5 years can a person have in his life?Kamenosuke Shimizu from Tokyo, Japan won the Japanese "Lifetime Achievement Award" for this trivial work that many people even dismissed.
For ordinary Japanese citizens, this honor is simply out of reach and unattainable. Many social elites, young talents, and upper-class people will not be able to obtain it for their entire lives. This is an honor that they value more than life. awards.What surprised the Japanese was that the recipient of this honor was such an ordinary low-level person!It is such a simple and boring job, but he can regard the storm, severe cold and heat as normal with the fullest emotion, and deliver the letter to the recipient on time.And what is the power that helps Kamenosuke Shimizu create extraordinary myths in ordinary positions?It must be that unquenchable passion.Send messages and greetings from afar to everyone who is waiting, watching them smile, happy and gratified, the satisfaction of completing the mission is something that cannot be given by anything else.
How much happiness can't be described by the dignity of the job, sitting in the office with a high salary and busy with various documents, will the high-level people who are revered by tens of thousands of people be happy?Will you be happy watching hundreds of millions of funds double in your hands?Or, will you be happy if you show up at the party in a luxury car and enjoy the envy of everyone?Obviously not, Shimizu Kamenosuke's happiness comes from the recipient's smile, from the satisfaction of bringing happiness to others, and this kind of satisfaction can only be found in his work, which is not a kind of work for him. Torment is the source of his happiness and his value, so he can stick to his post.
Although Kamenosuke Shimizu deals with letters all day long, it is people who give him happiness. In the end, the interaction with people is humanized.What if you were face-to-face with numbers or files day and night?That must be suffocating.Some people think so.Will it suffocate people?Investment guru Harbitt told us, of course not.
Harbitt's job is to find suitable projects in the vast sea of numbers, looking for profitable investments.In this field, he is a bright pearl.The busyness of investment work is unimaginable to outsiders. It can be said that you are working all the time. Even if your body stops, your brain will keep spinning.For Harbitt, he and his work are the relationship between body and soul.Can spirit and flesh be separated?cannot.Can he be separated from work?cannot.With such a tight work schedule, what should I do with my hobbies?What about your own leisure?Don't you feel tired and nervous?Harbitt said, "I don't think there is anything else to do besides work. I don't have many interests and hobbies. When my friends have fun from some hobbies, I always have fun from work. .Yes, I think I can get pleasure from work. For example, when we finish a job, we will be filled with a sense of accomplishment. At the same time, it is also a kind of proof that I have the ability to do such a complicated job. work."
When he and his work are integrated, all the work is his interest, the working time is the leisure time, and the sense of accomplishment after completing the work is the best medicine to relieve fatigue and tension.Harbit shows us what is the perfect combination of interest and work, what is pain and happiness.Pain is physical exhaustion, and joy is great psychological enrichment.It turns out that pleasure and work have never been incompatible, and they can work very well together.Every minute and every second of work is the beating of happy cells, and every moment of work is the germination of happy seeds.At this time, what workers feel is not fatigue, but an endless source of motivation.
According to a survey, our fatigue at work does not come from the body, but from the mind, from the boredom of work. This kind of boredom, tediousness, and anxiety of not being able to do it makes us quickly fatigued at work.Psychologists once did an experiment like this:
Divide 18 students into two groups of 9 people each.The students in the experimental group did what they were not interested in, and the students in the control group did what they were interested in.It didn't take long before the students in the experimental group began to make small movements, and soon there were voices complaining about headaches and back pain, while the students in the control group were working hard.This experiment tells us that only by devoting all our energy to the things we are interested in can we give full play to our own subjective initiative and mobilize our enthusiasm.
Facts have proved that finding joy in work or creating fun in work can not only improve work efficiency, eliminate work tedious fatigue, but also bring opportunities for promotion.
There was once an ordinary worker named Walker. When he first entered the factory, his job was just like the workers in Chaplin's "Modern Times", constantly screwing screws, day after day, no change, no change. waves.He complained, complaining about himself.However, these negative emotions did not bring him any help in work, but made him more negative and tired.When changing jobs and resigning have become a matter of course, he can only make himself active by creating fun at work, so as to resist the anxiety and boredom caused by work.A screwdriver competition with colleagues worked quickly, making the job a lot more interesting and motivated Walkerley, who was soon promoted to a new position, eventually becoming a factory manager at a train factory. long.
If there is no transformation after death, if he is still the young man who keeps moaning, if he is still muddling through in his own post, then the later Walker is at best a qualified screwdriver, and there will be no later ones. Achievement.It can be seen how important creating fun for work is to a person's life, and it is enough to change the trajectory of a person's life.So, stop complaining endlessly when you can't change the status quo. What you have to do is to open up a new world, for yourself and for the future.
Light up the heart lamp
Everyone comes to this world by accident, but work is inevitable, and happy work is not taken for granted.To paraphrase a very popular saying: the world is not short of beauty, but the lack of eyes to discover beauty.In reality, happiness is not mysterious, and work is not depressing. Uncover their mysteries, and you will find another sky.This blue sky is enough for you to fly freely!
Do what you like
Benjamin Franklin once said: "There are two kinds of people in the world. They have basically the same health, wealth and enjoyment of life, but the result is that one kind is happy and the other is troubled." "In fact, the bitterness and joy of life are our own feelings about life.At the same time, we can choose to feel this way.Look at the busy people around, some people are running around endlessly in order to grab more.One day this kind of person may achieve a lot, but the process of excessive pursuit does not make him happy, because this thing itself is not what he likes to do.They are just chasing blindly for material desires and money, thus depriving themselves of the joy of life of doing what they like.
Conrad is a priest in the Bronx, New York.One day Conrad went to preside over the dying confession of a dying patient at the parish hospital.In the hospital, he heard a passage from the patient: "God! I like music very much, especially singing. My greatest wish is to sing all over the United States. I am very grateful to the gift of God for allowing me to realize this wish. Now, I There is nothing to repent of. All that is left is to thank, thank God, that you have given me a life of joy, that you have allowed me to feed my 6 children with your singing. When my life is ending , I feel that I have no regrets in dying. Now, please benevolent priest, tell my children, let them remember: Do what you like, and your father will always be proud of them."
This was the last words of a wandering singer, and Father Conrad was surprised because he was a black singer and his only possession was a guitar.His job is to sing wherever he goes. For 40 years, he has persistently used his bleak western songs to infect audiences in exchange for a well-deserved reward.
The vagabond singer couldn't help but remind the priest of the confession he had presided over for a rich man five years ago.The confession of this rich man is actually very similar to that of this vagabond singer.He said to Father Conrad: "I have liked racing cars since I was a child, and I started studying them when I was very young. Later, I kept researching, improving them, and operating them as I grew up. I have never left racing cars in my life. I'm perfectly content with my life of inseparable hobby and work, leisure and interest, and I've made a lot of money out of it, and, good God, I've got nothing to repent of."
These two dying confessions made Father Conrad deep in thought.Finally, he wrote a letter to the newspaper.The letter wrote: "How can a person live a life without regrets? I think two things are enough. The first is to do what you like; the second is how to make money from it. To the money."
The two principles of no regrets summarized by Father Conrad have become the creeds believed by many Americans.Only by doing what you like can life be full of fun; only by finding ways to make money from it can you obtain solid material security.Doing these two points will actually achieve a double harvest in material life and spiritual life at the same time.
Everyone has his strong and weak points.Only by doing what you like can you give full play to your strengths, make your life more exciting, and make your life more meaningful.Don't compare yourself with others at will, don't be troubled by the troubles and depression in your heart, concentrate on doing what you like, and enjoy your own life quietly, so that we will be more confident in ourselves, and our life and career will be better. more successful.
Arnold's father was the owner of a laundry shop. He hoped that his son would inherit his father's business, so he let his son work in the shop.Arnold was not interested in working in the laundry, but faced with his father's nagging teachings, he still had to work.In this way, Arnold dealt with work listlessly every day.Even sometimes, Arnold couldn't even cope with it, and often neglected his duties.Seeing Arnold's work status, his father was very angry and disappointed, thinking that his son was not enterprising and had no ambition.
One day, Arnold couldn't stand it anymore, so he told his father that he didn't like the laundry job, and he wanted to work in a machinery company. "Are you going to start all over again?" Arnold's decision angered his father.However, Arnold still insisted on his choice.
Arnold finally walked into the machinery company and put on his greasy, coarse work clothes.In fact, the work of a machinery company is much harder than that of a laundromat. Not only is the labor intensity higher, but the working hours are also longer.But it's something Arnold loves to do and he enjoys working every day.He also took engineering as an elective, studying various mechanical devices.When his father died, he had become the president of an aircraft company.
In the story, Arnold gave up his father's foundation, bravely chose the things he likes, gave full play to his strengths in the things he liked, and finally achieved his own career.Maybe, without his insistence on what he likes, he followed his father's arrangement to take over the laundry. Not only could he not work happily, but he couldn't run the laundry well.Maybe when his father died, he was faced with the bankruptcy of the laundry.
There are no two identical leaves in the world, and you are the only one in this world.We must learn to choose the things we like and the things that are most suitable for us to play to our strengths in this society where the division of labor is becoming more and more refined.Of course, while choosing, you must also learn to give up, giving up things that are not of interest and not your major.Only by identifying your own position can you adjust all aspects of yourself to the best state, so as to accomplish and do great things well.
So how can you choose what you really like?Maybe sometimes we ourselves have hesitated, not sure whether the current thing is right for us.This requires you to keep trying. Only by constantly exploring your interests in practice can you find what you really like.Here are a few suggestions that might help you:
1 think calmly
Give yourself time and space to be alone, let your heart be completely quiet, and calmly think about what you like.
2 rational analysis
Starting from your own conditions, rationally analyze your own strengths, weaknesses and environmental conditions, and formulate a work plan that suits you according to your own and environmental conditions.
3 try bravely
Good choices are half the battle.A brave attempt will be the real key to success.Therefore, it is also very important to be brave enough to try to do what you choose according to your own conditions.Practice is the only criterion for testing truth, and trying is a necessary way to judge whether you are suitable for this job.
4 Timely action
As long as you confirm which things are suitable for you after trying, you must act in time for the rest, and hesitation will only let the opportunity slip away quietly.Therefore, facing the things you like, you must seize the opportunity to act quickly and set sail bravely.
Light up the heart lamp
Faced with all kinds of helplessness in life, maybe for a better life, or just to maintain the status quo, everyone is busy all day long, forgetting to think and forget about themselves.In fact, no matter when and where we are, each of us should give ourselves some space and time to think calmly: what is it that we are after?After all, is the thing you are busy doing right now what you like to do?Some people may ask, is there really a choice?The answer is yes, the choice is always in your own hands.Return to yourself, find what you like, and you will find the true happiness of life.
don't have to be the best
There will always be such a kind of people around us: in study, in order to enjoy the honor brought by No.1, they insist on fighting for their heads and blood; ; in life, in order to be the one who lives the best life, they disguise themselves all the time.We can't help but ask: are they really happy?
It is unrealistic to pursue a perfect person in everything. If a person is too demanding on himself, the result will only inflict invisible pain on himself, and eventually he will lose happiness due to excessive psychological burden.The person standing at the highest place is under pressure from all directions while enjoying the boundless scenery.What we need to realize is: there is no absolute first, and the best one may not be the final winner.
The person who stands in the first place enjoys the scenery for a while, but may not win the victory for the rest of his life.While rushing to the top, they are also prone to lose their way and be satisfied with the status quo, thus stagnating their progress.On the road of life, we are always trying to make our life better.But after becoming the number one, people will become fragile, prone to stagnation, and get used to the kind of pride of being a master. Once they fall, it may be difficult to get up again.And the person who comes in second is always working hard, always leaving room for himself to rise, so as to constantly surpass.
There is a taxi company that is facing the danger of bankruptcy due to too many redundant staff and lax work attitude of the employees.When their cars are in the hands of renters, they will be ridiculed as "cars driven by fugitives" just because of the dirtiness of the car surface, which has become notorious in the local area.Despite this, the market share of this taxi company is still not low, ranking second in the car rental industry, but it is far away from the No.1 taxi company, and No.3 has also followed closely thereafter.
Faced with such a situation, the company hired Mr. Haber, who is known as the "God of Management", as the president.After Haber took office, he first adopted heavy punishments and rewards within the company, so as to improve the service level and service awareness of employees, and then decided to spend a lot of money to advertise the company's image.
Later, they invited Mr. Jackson, a well-known advertising guru in the advertising industry.After some investigation and planning, Mr. Jackson came to a conclusion: Let Mr. Haber confess to the whole society that the company ranks second in the car rental industry.And Mr. Haber couldn't understand: secondly, why do people still rent our cars?Mr. Jackson's answer: We try harder.
Mr. Haber accepted this advertisement, and confessed to the whole society: "I am poor, so I work harder." This sentence not only reminds the company's employees at all times, but also allows customers to see a company that is working hard.At the same time, Mr. Haber's phone number is posted on all the company's vehicles, and you can communicate with him directly if you have any comments.He always said to all customers: "We are second, so we have to work harder." It didn't take long for the company's performance to rise rapidly, and it was close to the first place.
Mr. Harper's success is because he readily accepted Jackson's suggestion, admitted his own shortcomings, and always used "secondary" to spur himself and the company's employees.
The person who stood in the first place won a battle, but in order to win this victory, he resorted to despicable means, hurt others, and pushed himself to the sharp edge of the knife.Maybe in the dead of night, every scar is vivid, and even I feel thrilling.Everyone needs to set a height for himself, to pursue, to work hard, so as to make his life more fulfilling.But the premise is that you must have a clear conscience, and the final height is not important.Life is a play, and we in the play will inevitably have flaws and limitations, but if we try our best, the play will be wonderful.
Those who stand in the first place always have to face a lot of pressure.If they want to stand at such a height forever, they must accept the challenge.During the Three Kingdoms period, Li Kang, a Wei man, had an article "On Destiny", discussing the relationship between state governance and the way out for scholars. There is a saying in it, "If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; if it is piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent; Behavior is higher than that of others, and everyone must be against it." Regarding such expressions, the folks have long said that "big trees attract the wind" and "the rafters that are in the early stages rot first", and the reason is the same.When you choose the number one position, you also choose pressure. In order to hold on to this number one position, you will exhaust yourself physically and mentally.
Life is supposed to be full of ups and downs. In the arena of life, we don't need to win every game. Even the best athletes will make mistakes, and the worst athletes will also have shining points.All we need to do is to try our best to be ourselves, cherish every opportunity to challenge ourselves, and have a clear conscience when we reach the end of the game.The result of the game is actually not important, no matter how good the result is, it will become history.
Someone who does everything best is unrealistic.We must be aware of our own lack, admit this lack, accept this lack.No matter what we do, we need to reach a certain height, but we don't try hard to surpass a certain height.To be the second person, give yourself a space to rise; to be the second person, let your tired heart find a safe haven; to be the second person, let your own field More different colors.Such a life is also perfect.
"Book of Changes" said: "A gentleman hides his utensils in his body and moves them when he waits." The most difficult thing is not having this utensil, but having this utensil, but not thinking about not having this utensil, the sharpness will only harm people and will not be beneficial.If horns grow on the forehead, others will be hurt. If the horns are not smoothed, others will cut them off with force. If the horns are broken, there will be many injuries.The sharp edge is the horn on the forehead, which hurts others as well as oneself.
There are always such people around us, they are sharp in their work and speech, and they can always become the most active group on the conference table and in the office.I thought that my eloquence could attract the attention of my leaders and colleagues, but I didn't expect to feel too frivolous and unstable.Over time, this group has become a piece of cake before meals.And the other kind of people, they seem mediocre, and they don't speak much. They just keep nodding from the sidelines, ask some questions when appropriate, and occasionally raise an idea, which is refreshing.This is the main dish, lukewarm, just right for everyone.They're not inarticulate, they're just unwilling.They know how to move freely in the workplace, strive to stand out in everything, and bluntly say that showing their edge will only create resistance.
People always have a lot of ideas, jealousy is human nature.When you see someone who is better than yourself, jealousy begins to germinate.It's just that some people are flamboyant, while others are restrained.The result of being public is to push yourself to the knife edge of everyone, and the person who is restrained will quietly achieve a double harvest in career and interpersonal relationship.So why do you want to be the person who pushed yourself to the knife?Be humble in everything, lower your posture, and be more generous when you have credit, then you will have less resistance at work and more motivation.
In the workplace, there will always be people who go to great lengths to be the best.Even after resorting to many despicable means, he was lucky enough to get an official position, but his former partners and friends have become strangers, and he has become a loner.When you sit where you want, unexpectedly the people, things and things around you have undergone tremendous changes, and those people who are unknown and down-to-earth behind the scenes will one day shine and replace you with their strength .
"It's not cold at a high place" is an old saying, which superficially means that when a person stands at a very high place, he will feel very cold.In real life, it is true.The man standing on the high ground has to bear the cold from all directions.While he chose to stand on the highest point, he also chose to be precipitous with no obstacles on all sides, easy to attack but difficult to defend.Those who can be calm in high places are only temporary superficial phenomena.In the deepest part of the human heart, there are somewhat lonely and unwilling to be lonely blood.
It is not easy to be the first, and the way of being willing to be the second is actually a clever workaround.
Light up the heart lamp
Life is a stage, no matter how you are or what you do, you can only make your life more perfect if you know how to stop and exercise restraint. Pursuing the best in everything will only make you physically and mentally exhausted.
be smart, don't work hard
Some people pay a lot, but gain little, because they only work hard but forget to think; some people pay little, but the effect is remarkable, because they know how to think and learn to be smart.
Many people always do things blindly, without thinking, only desperately.Unknowingly, I always use "quantity" to measure "quality", thinking that the more I invest and give, the more I gain, the more successful I am.In fact, we may not be able to get the most satisfactory results after wasting a lot of time, energy and property.On the contrary, more thinking can make us get twice the result with half the effort.
Huang Rong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a clever and clever character.There was such a plot: Huang Rong was pinched by a huge sea clam, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break it.At this time, the clever Huang Rong had an idea, grabbed a handful of fine sand and put it into the clam shell, and the clam opened the clam shell by itself—because fine sand is what clams are most afraid of.
As long as you grasp the key to the matter, maybe you don't need to spend much effort, and the problem can be solved easily.Therefore, when we start to do anything, we should learn to think, know how to plan, grasp the key to things, and find targeted methods.In addition to working hard, you also need to work smart.Skillful work not only reduces the amount of labor, but also can achieve twice the result with half the effort.This is crucial to both corporate management and personal development.And how to be "smart", many people are at a loss.
If a person wants to work smartly, he must think carefully before doing one thing. How can we do it: spend the least time without wasting too much property?What can be done to get the most out of it?Just like we do a math problem, when we find an easy way to solve the problem, we can easily solve the problem in a short time.If we keep thinking hard, we may not be able to answer it no matter how much time and energy we spend.
McKinsey & Company, a well-known consulting company in the world today, has a famous "elevator test" method when recruiting employees.They will ask the applicant to give a project presentation to the CEO of a Fortune 500 company with a prepared 400-page presentation. At this time, they will create a little surprise. When the speech just started, the CEO Mr. Guan received an important call and needed to leave.At this point, the candidate should take the elevator downstairs with the CEO, and in just 2 minutes before the CEO gets into the car, the candidate has to convince the CEO to pay $1000 million for the project.If the applicant can do it, then he may get the position of a senior consultant with an annual salary of $100 million at McKinsey & Company.
It can be said that McKinsey's approach is very capable of testing the applicant's thinking ability.Only smart candidates can get this position, and those "desperate Saburo" who only know how to do it are doomed to miss this position.
Under the condition of low temperature and no gravity in space, ink pens cannot be used by astronauts freely.So NASA spent a lot of money on the research and development of a very remarkable achievement at that time-a pen that can write at low temperature and without gravity.The Russian astronauts solved this problem simply and easily.They use pencils instead.They replaced costly research and development with their own clever thinking.In addition to working hard, smart people know how to think proactively.
Therefore, our work requires not only hard work, but also active thinking.We should save time and money by freeing up time to think, plan, and prioritize.Finally enjoy the benefits of working smart.
Some people always feel that they have paid a lot, but the effect is always worse than others.And some people have achieved results that others cannot achieve with very little energy, and completed the heaviest tasks in a very short time, because they know how to think, rather than desperately.Just working hard can no longer meet the requirements of this era, nor can it bring about the achievements imagined.The ability to be smart and smart will give you more time to enjoy life while reaping the best results.Therefore, the society prefers people who know how to work smart, rather than old scalpers who can only work hard.
Therefore, we must learn how to work smart, know how to cultivate our own way of thinking, and constantly improve our ability to work.This requires a different approach.
1. Love your job.Think of work as a kind of fun and enjoyment, rather than being unhappy in the burden.Only in this way can you make your thinking flow more smoothly and maintain the best working condition.
2 It is very important to have a plan in doing things.If you don't have a plan, you will never succeed in anything you do.A well-known broker believes that "doing things without a plan" is the reason why many companies fail.In fact, having a plan in doing things is not only a habit of doing things, but also an important factor in whether a person can achieve success.To make a good plan, you need to consider things carefully, work selectively, and know how to choose.In this way, work efficiency is improved, and you can experience the rhythm of work, so that you will not feel that work is a kind of hard labor.
3 to know how to choose.A person must have the ability to afford and let go.When faced with a choice, you can make a decisive decision to avoid unnecessary waste.
4 Think before you act.No matter what a person does, there are certain limitations. We need to look at the problem from a different perspective, think about it beforehand, so that we can be unimpeded in the process, and have a clear conscience afterwards.When we solve a problem, we often only consider the problem from our own perspective, but forget to think in another way.Those who know how to think from the perspective of others are the ones who really know how to "work smart".
5. Good interpersonal relationship can make the work more comfortable. "One fence has three villas, one hero has three gangs", stupid people use favors to make money, and smart people spend money to earn favors.Once a person enters the society, he will definitely need the help of others, use the strength of others to build himself, and use the strength of others to achieve life.Good interpersonal relationships can make your work and life flow smoothly.
6 Treat speaking as an art.A person who can talk is like a fish in water.Speaking is not only an art, but also a skill.If you speak good words, you can do good deeds.When talking with people, leave room for them, learn to praise, understand humor, understand them with reason, and move them with emotion.Well said, things are naturally smooth and effortless.
Finally, learn from the summary and find a better way to work.As the saying goes, "Learning the new by reviewing the past", people who can work smart are because they are good at thinking and summarizing. By summarizing and discovering the defects in the previous work, they can avoid the same mistakes again, avoid detours, and their efficiency will naturally improve.
Be a caring person, let "smart" replace "desperate", you will find that life and work are a kind of enjoyment.
Light up the heart lamp
If you only work hard, but forget to take time to think, then you will waste more time and energy; only those who know how to actively think about problems can find the crux of the problem and solve all the problems!
Learn to simplify things
Many times, we feel that some things are too complicated to handle.As everyone knows, we lack the wisdom to simplify things.
Edison was busy working in the laboratory and asked his assistant to measure the capacity of an empty light bulb.After a while, he asked the assistant what the capacity was, and found that the assistant was seriously measuring the circumference and slope of the bulb with a tape measure, and was still calculating carefully on the table. "The capacity of the light bulb can be easily calculated." Edison said, picked up the empty light bulb, filled it with water, "pour the water in the light into the measuring cup, and tell me the capacity." The assistant suddenly realized, and soon Just measure the capacity of the bulb.
Edison has made great contributions to mankind, and invented more than 2000 kinds of inventions in his life.The reason why he has such a high achievement is because he has the spirit of assiduous study and the wisdom to simplify complicated things.Through countless personal experiences, he found a way to deal with things: grasp the essence of things and deal with problems in a simple way.The assistant thought too complicated to measure the capacity of the light bulb, so that he did not come to the result for a long time.But Edison knew the key to the matter itself, and he was able to remove the details and easily measure the capacity of the light bulb.
John Reid, chairman of Citibank, said: "The more refined the strategy, the easier it is to be thoroughly implemented." British Occam's "Occam's razor" has become the principle of many business management, it tells us when dealing with things To grasp the essence, don't be imprisoned by some tedious details.In fact, simplicity is the best weapon and one of the most effective ways to succeed.
Rocket expert Kuzolev encountered difficulties in rocket manufacturing. He didn't know how to solve the rocket's thrust problem, so he couldn't sleep or eat.Seeing his wife, he said without hesitation: "Is this difficult? It's like eating steamed buns. If one is not enough, add another. If it is not enough, continue to increase." Hearing what his wife said, Kuzolev's eyes lit up, and he came up with the idea The solution to the problem is to bundle the three rockets together for a relay, and finally the experiment was a success.
Here in Kuzolev, a simple idea led to a major success of the experiment.Therefore, when doing things, don't think things too complicated. Complicated ideas and methods sometimes make people go into dead ends and become a stumbling block to success, thus slowing down the speed of problem solving.Success is actually very simple, as long as you use a simple method to solve the problem is the true meaning of success.
It is true that it takes wisdom to handle one thing simply and effectively, but as long as you persist in doing it, you can form a habit of simplifying things, and then the more you do it, the easier it is to do. The slogan of "Kodak" is "As long as you click, I will do the rest", and the slogan of "Baidu" is "Baidu, you will know". Their simple and catchy language left a deep impression on people. The impression is very easy to be remembered, thus achieving a very good advertising effect.These are examples of simplification.
An examiner interviewed three interviewers and asked a question like this: "What is 10 minus 1?" The first interviewer said self-righteously: "Equal to 9 is consumption, equal to 12 is business, and equal to 15 is trade." .” The second interviewer said let it be a few.Only the third interviewer said it was equal to 9 directly.As a result, the third interviewee was accepted.The examiner concluded: "The principle that our company pursues is: Cannot complicate simple problems."
The performance of the first two interviewers may win a certain amount of appreciation, because they thought about this question very well and made a simple question difficult and difficult.And the third interviewer bravely stated a result that everyone knows, he did not complicate the simple question.
We often say "big things are turned into small things, and small things are turned into small things", which means to simplify complicated things.Learning to simplify can improve the work process, let us grasp the key points of the problem and improve work efficiency.The employees of PepsiCo have always followed the "Tricy's Law". "Tricy's Law" means that the difficulty of doing things is proportional to the square of the steps to be completed.Therefore, its employees minimize work steps in their work.Omitting some links in the work reduces the degree of difficulty of the work, thereby saving time and improving work efficiency.
Today, when we pay attention to speed and efficiency, we can't just look for trouble.When dealing with problems, be simple and simple, and don't let yourself be busy with unnecessary small details.Try to simplify complex issues instead of complicating simple ones.Mastering the way and method of doing things, paying attention to efficiency and rhythm are what we must always remind ourselves.
A child is trying to get hazelnuts from a bottle, and he reaches into the bottle to grab a handful of hazelnuts.But when he tried to take his hand back from the bottle, it got stuck.He didn't want to lose Hazelnut, but he couldn't get his hands out either.When he was in a dilemma, his father came over and said to him with a smile: "Son, put down some of the hazelnuts in your hand, so that you can not only get the hazelnuts, but also take your hands back."
In our work and life, we may encounter similar things. When dealing with problems, we accidentally reach a dead end, and we are in a dilemma because we don’t know what to do next.After reading this child's story, we may get some enlightenment: when solving problems, don't just immerse yourself in the existing results, you can look at the problem from another angle, or take a period of time to relax yourself, so that perhaps the originally complicated things It becomes simple.When dealing with a very important matter, you can divide it into several small and easy-to-do steps, instead of grabbing at the eyebrows and beards, and finally making things a mess, and you have no clue.
I often hear this sentence: "Life is much more complicated than you think." Is it true?Life is actually very simple, and so is life.To live is to be born, to live.Everyone understands this truth.But in real life we see it so complicated. "Life is so tiring", countless people will sigh.You know, how you treat life, life will treat you.If you live simply, you will feel that life is simple.If you imagine life is difficult, you will be tired of life.People who keep a simple state of mind at all times will live out their true and free selves and become their own masters.
Simplifying complexity is a kind of wisdom and an attitude towards life.Only by learning how to simplify things can it be easier to experience the joy of work and life, and also the joy of success.
Light up the heart lamp
To deal with anything, simplifying is always the wise choice.Avoid detours in doing things, grasp the essence of things, and prescribe the right medicine, so that unnecessary tedious details can be omitted, and success can be achieved quickly.
(End of this chapter)
give stress an outlet
Sometimes, pressure is a tonic, which can prompt us to drive the wheel of life forward, so as to write wonderful life poems.And sometimes, stress is a demon, which makes many people fall into the abyss of failure and lose the courage to face life.Perhaps, everyone does not want to experience the pain under pressure, right?Then, please unload your burden immediately and live a more comfortable life.
Those who can rest are better at working
In the fast-paced modern life, work seems to be the foundation of our existence.In order to get more salary or get promoted as soon as possible, many people are so busy that they are exhausted and suffer from various occupational diseases.Just ask, is it worth it?These people seem to have forgotten the ultimate purpose of work - which is a better life.What's the point of working if you sacrifice your health or life itself for your work?You know, only those who can rest will work better.Only those who arrange their work and entertainment life in an orderly manner can experience the joy of life.
Once, the general manager of the American Pacific Railway Company went out by the company's special railway car.He was busy writing a telegram on the train when the train driver came to him and asked him something.He was still immersed in his work, and he didn't even have time to look up at the driver, so the quality of the conversation with the driver can be imagined.Seeing the working status of the manager, the driver persuaded: "Don't make yourself so tired, please pay attention to rest." After speaking, he left.
After listening to the driver's words, he was very disturbed and felt that what the driver said made sense.So, I wrote this sentence on a card: "Why should life be too busy, leave some time for yourself."
In the fierce competition, everyone moves forward with all their strength, so there are countless people who are busy with their careers.Being busy is inevitable, but people who are only busy are unwise.The way of civil and martial arts, one piece and one relaxation.There must be a degree of tension, blindly tense is making things difficult for yourself, because you keep your strings tense all the time, and they will break over time.
After busy work, leave some time for yourself, so that you can fully relax, stay away from the hustle and bustle and impetuosity, so that you can see your past clearly, reflect on your present, and plan your future.The French thinker and philosopher Rousseau attaches great importance to dialogue with himself, because he believes that it is of great significance to life.
Work is work, rest is rest, work and rest are not to be confused.You know, rest is for better work.People who only focus on work will lose a lot in their lives.Despite this, most people still haven't sorted out work and life. In their minds, they always think that people who "tired on the five-foot podium" and "seriously ill due to overwork" are worthy of respect and role models for learning. .Public opinion guides often praise this approach, which invisibly strengthens people's subconsciousness, encourages people to overdraw their lives, work hard, and finally affects people's health.
There is a limit to life, and it is reasonable to race against time, but the premise is to ensure the healthy existence of life, so it is wise for us to pay attention to the combination of work and rest.Although life is not short-lived, there will always be gloomy moments. Therefore, only by fully enjoying life after work and maintaining good health can we realize our own value while experiencing the essence of life.
Mr. Johnson's assistant is receiving a large client of the company.The customer was in a hurry and wanted to see Johnson. The assistant said, "I'm sorry, the manager is on vacation. You can come back in five days."
"5 days? Is there a mistake? Such a big business needs to be discussed, how can he still be in the mood for vacation?" The customer said angrily. "Before the manager left, he repeatedly told me that I hope no one will disturb him in the past five days." The assistant replied calmly.
The customer couldn't bear it anymore and called the manager.Then I said to Mr. Johnson on the phone: "Dude, do you know how much less money you will make if you take 5 days off? Do you think it's a good deal?"
"I can earn an extra US$5 by working 1600 days, but my life expectancy will be shortened by 4 years. How can you make a profit?" Mr. Johnson said calmly on the phone.
The client didn't know what to say...
When there is a conflict between work and physical health, how should we choose?Johnson's choice has told us the answer.Johnson understands the importance of rest. Rest is to accumulate strength so that he can better devote himself to work and career.Being exhausted is not worth the candle. It will not only reduce work efficiency and quality, but also waste rest time in vain.
One should not be too lazy, nor too diligent, blindly keeping oneself busy may be fruitful, but after being busy, there may be a large blank space, and life will lose its direction.I always hear others describe myself as "like a spinning top that never stops, spinning and spinning", the premise of spinning is to have a direction, don't be a spinning top that is beaten by others.Let yourself know to stop and think while turning, and think about the next goal.
It is true that our pace of life is very fast, but being nervous will put a lot of pressure on our minds.In the face of pressure, if you want to cope with it freely, you must learn to relax and learn to sneak in.People who really know how to live will arrange their work and life in an orderly manner, so that they can work well and live in peace.Combining work and life ingeniously will enjoy the joy of life and the essence of life.
Life is a balance, please don't let it get out of balance.When you are busy, find a time to live a leisurely life, sum up the past, and control tomorrow and the future.Life becomes full because of work, and life will be more colorful when there is rest after work.
Light up the heart lamp
Life is alive, only if you know how to live will you live a wonderful life, and you will not be in vain in the world.It is true that work is important because it is the means by which we earn a living, but a person's life cannot be exhausted by work.Learn to combine work and rest, relax and relax, and learn to enjoy life after busy work.Only in this way can the cost of work be guaranteed - good health, a positive attitude towards work, and a steady stream of passion for work.
work and be happy
Do you always complain about your job: the salary is not high, the treatment is not good, there is no allowance, you have to worry about the last bus in the morning, and you even suffer from the boss's nameless fire from time to time?Do you feel that this kind of life is like living in hell, that there is nothing worse in the world than your own work?We spend a third of our lives working.If you think that work is a vampire that feeds on you, and always puts yourself in the victim's position, then you will never be happy, and life is a cup of bitter wine and bitterness that you have to drink. The last moldy cake.If this is the case, then forget it, why don’t you put on makeup and beg on the street, look at the people who are in the same hurry as you used to, use your last dignity to satisfy your laziness, in exchange for possible "well-fed" and "freedom" .
Do you think your job is really that boring?Compared with 25 years of letter delivery? For 25 years, day after day, year after year, the same action of delivery has been repeated, with no regrets or complaints, always full of enthusiasm like the first day I took office.One month, one year, or even five years, most people can do it, but how many 5 years can a person have in his life?Kamenosuke Shimizu from Tokyo, Japan won the Japanese "Lifetime Achievement Award" for this trivial work that many people even dismissed.
For ordinary Japanese citizens, this honor is simply out of reach and unattainable. Many social elites, young talents, and upper-class people will not be able to obtain it for their entire lives. This is an honor that they value more than life. awards.What surprised the Japanese was that the recipient of this honor was such an ordinary low-level person!It is such a simple and boring job, but he can regard the storm, severe cold and heat as normal with the fullest emotion, and deliver the letter to the recipient on time.And what is the power that helps Kamenosuke Shimizu create extraordinary myths in ordinary positions?It must be that unquenchable passion.Send messages and greetings from afar to everyone who is waiting, watching them smile, happy and gratified, the satisfaction of completing the mission is something that cannot be given by anything else.
How much happiness can't be described by the dignity of the job, sitting in the office with a high salary and busy with various documents, will the high-level people who are revered by tens of thousands of people be happy?Will you be happy watching hundreds of millions of funds double in your hands?Or, will you be happy if you show up at the party in a luxury car and enjoy the envy of everyone?Obviously not, Shimizu Kamenosuke's happiness comes from the recipient's smile, from the satisfaction of bringing happiness to others, and this kind of satisfaction can only be found in his work, which is not a kind of work for him. Torment is the source of his happiness and his value, so he can stick to his post.
Although Kamenosuke Shimizu deals with letters all day long, it is people who give him happiness. In the end, the interaction with people is humanized.What if you were face-to-face with numbers or files day and night?That must be suffocating.Some people think so.Will it suffocate people?Investment guru Harbitt told us, of course not.
Harbitt's job is to find suitable projects in the vast sea of numbers, looking for profitable investments.In this field, he is a bright pearl.The busyness of investment work is unimaginable to outsiders. It can be said that you are working all the time. Even if your body stops, your brain will keep spinning.For Harbitt, he and his work are the relationship between body and soul.Can spirit and flesh be separated?cannot.Can he be separated from work?cannot.With such a tight work schedule, what should I do with my hobbies?What about your own leisure?Don't you feel tired and nervous?Harbitt said, "I don't think there is anything else to do besides work. I don't have many interests and hobbies. When my friends have fun from some hobbies, I always have fun from work. .Yes, I think I can get pleasure from work. For example, when we finish a job, we will be filled with a sense of accomplishment. At the same time, it is also a kind of proof that I have the ability to do such a complicated job. work."
When he and his work are integrated, all the work is his interest, the working time is the leisure time, and the sense of accomplishment after completing the work is the best medicine to relieve fatigue and tension.Harbit shows us what is the perfect combination of interest and work, what is pain and happiness.Pain is physical exhaustion, and joy is great psychological enrichment.It turns out that pleasure and work have never been incompatible, and they can work very well together.Every minute and every second of work is the beating of happy cells, and every moment of work is the germination of happy seeds.At this time, what workers feel is not fatigue, but an endless source of motivation.
According to a survey, our fatigue at work does not come from the body, but from the mind, from the boredom of work. This kind of boredom, tediousness, and anxiety of not being able to do it makes us quickly fatigued at work.Psychologists once did an experiment like this:
Divide 18 students into two groups of 9 people each.The students in the experimental group did what they were not interested in, and the students in the control group did what they were interested in.It didn't take long before the students in the experimental group began to make small movements, and soon there were voices complaining about headaches and back pain, while the students in the control group were working hard.This experiment tells us that only by devoting all our energy to the things we are interested in can we give full play to our own subjective initiative and mobilize our enthusiasm.
Facts have proved that finding joy in work or creating fun in work can not only improve work efficiency, eliminate work tedious fatigue, but also bring opportunities for promotion.
There was once an ordinary worker named Walker. When he first entered the factory, his job was just like the workers in Chaplin's "Modern Times", constantly screwing screws, day after day, no change, no change. waves.He complained, complaining about himself.However, these negative emotions did not bring him any help in work, but made him more negative and tired.When changing jobs and resigning have become a matter of course, he can only make himself active by creating fun at work, so as to resist the anxiety and boredom caused by work.A screwdriver competition with colleagues worked quickly, making the job a lot more interesting and motivated Walkerley, who was soon promoted to a new position, eventually becoming a factory manager at a train factory. long.
If there is no transformation after death, if he is still the young man who keeps moaning, if he is still muddling through in his own post, then the later Walker is at best a qualified screwdriver, and there will be no later ones. Achievement.It can be seen how important creating fun for work is to a person's life, and it is enough to change the trajectory of a person's life.So, stop complaining endlessly when you can't change the status quo. What you have to do is to open up a new world, for yourself and for the future.
Light up the heart lamp
Everyone comes to this world by accident, but work is inevitable, and happy work is not taken for granted.To paraphrase a very popular saying: the world is not short of beauty, but the lack of eyes to discover beauty.In reality, happiness is not mysterious, and work is not depressing. Uncover their mysteries, and you will find another sky.This blue sky is enough for you to fly freely!
Do what you like
Benjamin Franklin once said: "There are two kinds of people in the world. They have basically the same health, wealth and enjoyment of life, but the result is that one kind is happy and the other is troubled." "In fact, the bitterness and joy of life are our own feelings about life.At the same time, we can choose to feel this way.Look at the busy people around, some people are running around endlessly in order to grab more.One day this kind of person may achieve a lot, but the process of excessive pursuit does not make him happy, because this thing itself is not what he likes to do.They are just chasing blindly for material desires and money, thus depriving themselves of the joy of life of doing what they like.
Conrad is a priest in the Bronx, New York.One day Conrad went to preside over the dying confession of a dying patient at the parish hospital.In the hospital, he heard a passage from the patient: "God! I like music very much, especially singing. My greatest wish is to sing all over the United States. I am very grateful to the gift of God for allowing me to realize this wish. Now, I There is nothing to repent of. All that is left is to thank, thank God, that you have given me a life of joy, that you have allowed me to feed my 6 children with your singing. When my life is ending , I feel that I have no regrets in dying. Now, please benevolent priest, tell my children, let them remember: Do what you like, and your father will always be proud of them."
This was the last words of a wandering singer, and Father Conrad was surprised because he was a black singer and his only possession was a guitar.His job is to sing wherever he goes. For 40 years, he has persistently used his bleak western songs to infect audiences in exchange for a well-deserved reward.
The vagabond singer couldn't help but remind the priest of the confession he had presided over for a rich man five years ago.The confession of this rich man is actually very similar to that of this vagabond singer.He said to Father Conrad: "I have liked racing cars since I was a child, and I started studying them when I was very young. Later, I kept researching, improving them, and operating them as I grew up. I have never left racing cars in my life. I'm perfectly content with my life of inseparable hobby and work, leisure and interest, and I've made a lot of money out of it, and, good God, I've got nothing to repent of."
These two dying confessions made Father Conrad deep in thought.Finally, he wrote a letter to the newspaper.The letter wrote: "How can a person live a life without regrets? I think two things are enough. The first is to do what you like; the second is how to make money from it. To the money."
The two principles of no regrets summarized by Father Conrad have become the creeds believed by many Americans.Only by doing what you like can life be full of fun; only by finding ways to make money from it can you obtain solid material security.Doing these two points will actually achieve a double harvest in material life and spiritual life at the same time.
Everyone has his strong and weak points.Only by doing what you like can you give full play to your strengths, make your life more exciting, and make your life more meaningful.Don't compare yourself with others at will, don't be troubled by the troubles and depression in your heart, concentrate on doing what you like, and enjoy your own life quietly, so that we will be more confident in ourselves, and our life and career will be better. more successful.
Arnold's father was the owner of a laundry shop. He hoped that his son would inherit his father's business, so he let his son work in the shop.Arnold was not interested in working in the laundry, but faced with his father's nagging teachings, he still had to work.In this way, Arnold dealt with work listlessly every day.Even sometimes, Arnold couldn't even cope with it, and often neglected his duties.Seeing Arnold's work status, his father was very angry and disappointed, thinking that his son was not enterprising and had no ambition.
One day, Arnold couldn't stand it anymore, so he told his father that he didn't like the laundry job, and he wanted to work in a machinery company. "Are you going to start all over again?" Arnold's decision angered his father.However, Arnold still insisted on his choice.
Arnold finally walked into the machinery company and put on his greasy, coarse work clothes.In fact, the work of a machinery company is much harder than that of a laundromat. Not only is the labor intensity higher, but the working hours are also longer.But it's something Arnold loves to do and he enjoys working every day.He also took engineering as an elective, studying various mechanical devices.When his father died, he had become the president of an aircraft company.
In the story, Arnold gave up his father's foundation, bravely chose the things he likes, gave full play to his strengths in the things he liked, and finally achieved his own career.Maybe, without his insistence on what he likes, he followed his father's arrangement to take over the laundry. Not only could he not work happily, but he couldn't run the laundry well.Maybe when his father died, he was faced with the bankruptcy of the laundry.
There are no two identical leaves in the world, and you are the only one in this world.We must learn to choose the things we like and the things that are most suitable for us to play to our strengths in this society where the division of labor is becoming more and more refined.Of course, while choosing, you must also learn to give up, giving up things that are not of interest and not your major.Only by identifying your own position can you adjust all aspects of yourself to the best state, so as to accomplish and do great things well.
So how can you choose what you really like?Maybe sometimes we ourselves have hesitated, not sure whether the current thing is right for us.This requires you to keep trying. Only by constantly exploring your interests in practice can you find what you really like.Here are a few suggestions that might help you:
1 think calmly
Give yourself time and space to be alone, let your heart be completely quiet, and calmly think about what you like.
2 rational analysis
Starting from your own conditions, rationally analyze your own strengths, weaknesses and environmental conditions, and formulate a work plan that suits you according to your own and environmental conditions.
3 try bravely
Good choices are half the battle.A brave attempt will be the real key to success.Therefore, it is also very important to be brave enough to try to do what you choose according to your own conditions.Practice is the only criterion for testing truth, and trying is a necessary way to judge whether you are suitable for this job.
4 Timely action
As long as you confirm which things are suitable for you after trying, you must act in time for the rest, and hesitation will only let the opportunity slip away quietly.Therefore, facing the things you like, you must seize the opportunity to act quickly and set sail bravely.
Light up the heart lamp
Faced with all kinds of helplessness in life, maybe for a better life, or just to maintain the status quo, everyone is busy all day long, forgetting to think and forget about themselves.In fact, no matter when and where we are, each of us should give ourselves some space and time to think calmly: what is it that we are after?After all, is the thing you are busy doing right now what you like to do?Some people may ask, is there really a choice?The answer is yes, the choice is always in your own hands.Return to yourself, find what you like, and you will find the true happiness of life.
don't have to be the best
There will always be such a kind of people around us: in study, in order to enjoy the honor brought by No.1, they insist on fighting for their heads and blood; ; in life, in order to be the one who lives the best life, they disguise themselves all the time.We can't help but ask: are they really happy?
It is unrealistic to pursue a perfect person in everything. If a person is too demanding on himself, the result will only inflict invisible pain on himself, and eventually he will lose happiness due to excessive psychological burden.The person standing at the highest place is under pressure from all directions while enjoying the boundless scenery.What we need to realize is: there is no absolute first, and the best one may not be the final winner.
The person who stands in the first place enjoys the scenery for a while, but may not win the victory for the rest of his life.While rushing to the top, they are also prone to lose their way and be satisfied with the status quo, thus stagnating their progress.On the road of life, we are always trying to make our life better.But after becoming the number one, people will become fragile, prone to stagnation, and get used to the kind of pride of being a master. Once they fall, it may be difficult to get up again.And the person who comes in second is always working hard, always leaving room for himself to rise, so as to constantly surpass.
There is a taxi company that is facing the danger of bankruptcy due to too many redundant staff and lax work attitude of the employees.When their cars are in the hands of renters, they will be ridiculed as "cars driven by fugitives" just because of the dirtiness of the car surface, which has become notorious in the local area.Despite this, the market share of this taxi company is still not low, ranking second in the car rental industry, but it is far away from the No.1 taxi company, and No.3 has also followed closely thereafter.
Faced with such a situation, the company hired Mr. Haber, who is known as the "God of Management", as the president.After Haber took office, he first adopted heavy punishments and rewards within the company, so as to improve the service level and service awareness of employees, and then decided to spend a lot of money to advertise the company's image.
Later, they invited Mr. Jackson, a well-known advertising guru in the advertising industry.After some investigation and planning, Mr. Jackson came to a conclusion: Let Mr. Haber confess to the whole society that the company ranks second in the car rental industry.And Mr. Haber couldn't understand: secondly, why do people still rent our cars?Mr. Jackson's answer: We try harder.
Mr. Haber accepted this advertisement, and confessed to the whole society: "I am poor, so I work harder." This sentence not only reminds the company's employees at all times, but also allows customers to see a company that is working hard.At the same time, Mr. Haber's phone number is posted on all the company's vehicles, and you can communicate with him directly if you have any comments.He always said to all customers: "We are second, so we have to work harder." It didn't take long for the company's performance to rise rapidly, and it was close to the first place.
Mr. Harper's success is because he readily accepted Jackson's suggestion, admitted his own shortcomings, and always used "secondary" to spur himself and the company's employees.
The person who stood in the first place won a battle, but in order to win this victory, he resorted to despicable means, hurt others, and pushed himself to the sharp edge of the knife.Maybe in the dead of night, every scar is vivid, and even I feel thrilling.Everyone needs to set a height for himself, to pursue, to work hard, so as to make his life more fulfilling.But the premise is that you must have a clear conscience, and the final height is not important.Life is a play, and we in the play will inevitably have flaws and limitations, but if we try our best, the play will be wonderful.
Those who stand in the first place always have to face a lot of pressure.If they want to stand at such a height forever, they must accept the challenge.During the Three Kingdoms period, Li Kang, a Wei man, had an article "On Destiny", discussing the relationship between state governance and the way out for scholars. There is a saying in it, "If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it; if it is piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent; Behavior is higher than that of others, and everyone must be against it." Regarding such expressions, the folks have long said that "big trees attract the wind" and "the rafters that are in the early stages rot first", and the reason is the same.When you choose the number one position, you also choose pressure. In order to hold on to this number one position, you will exhaust yourself physically and mentally.
Life is supposed to be full of ups and downs. In the arena of life, we don't need to win every game. Even the best athletes will make mistakes, and the worst athletes will also have shining points.All we need to do is to try our best to be ourselves, cherish every opportunity to challenge ourselves, and have a clear conscience when we reach the end of the game.The result of the game is actually not important, no matter how good the result is, it will become history.
Someone who does everything best is unrealistic.We must be aware of our own lack, admit this lack, accept this lack.No matter what we do, we need to reach a certain height, but we don't try hard to surpass a certain height.To be the second person, give yourself a space to rise; to be the second person, let your tired heart find a safe haven; to be the second person, let your own field More different colors.Such a life is also perfect.
"Book of Changes" said: "A gentleman hides his utensils in his body and moves them when he waits." The most difficult thing is not having this utensil, but having this utensil, but not thinking about not having this utensil, the sharpness will only harm people and will not be beneficial.If horns grow on the forehead, others will be hurt. If the horns are not smoothed, others will cut them off with force. If the horns are broken, there will be many injuries.The sharp edge is the horn on the forehead, which hurts others as well as oneself.
There are always such people around us, they are sharp in their work and speech, and they can always become the most active group on the conference table and in the office.I thought that my eloquence could attract the attention of my leaders and colleagues, but I didn't expect to feel too frivolous and unstable.Over time, this group has become a piece of cake before meals.And the other kind of people, they seem mediocre, and they don't speak much. They just keep nodding from the sidelines, ask some questions when appropriate, and occasionally raise an idea, which is refreshing.This is the main dish, lukewarm, just right for everyone.They're not inarticulate, they're just unwilling.They know how to move freely in the workplace, strive to stand out in everything, and bluntly say that showing their edge will only create resistance.
People always have a lot of ideas, jealousy is human nature.When you see someone who is better than yourself, jealousy begins to germinate.It's just that some people are flamboyant, while others are restrained.The result of being public is to push yourself to the knife edge of everyone, and the person who is restrained will quietly achieve a double harvest in career and interpersonal relationship.So why do you want to be the person who pushed yourself to the knife?Be humble in everything, lower your posture, and be more generous when you have credit, then you will have less resistance at work and more motivation.
In the workplace, there will always be people who go to great lengths to be the best.Even after resorting to many despicable means, he was lucky enough to get an official position, but his former partners and friends have become strangers, and he has become a loner.When you sit where you want, unexpectedly the people, things and things around you have undergone tremendous changes, and those people who are unknown and down-to-earth behind the scenes will one day shine and replace you with their strength .
"It's not cold at a high place" is an old saying, which superficially means that when a person stands at a very high place, he will feel very cold.In real life, it is true.The man standing on the high ground has to bear the cold from all directions.While he chose to stand on the highest point, he also chose to be precipitous with no obstacles on all sides, easy to attack but difficult to defend.Those who can be calm in high places are only temporary superficial phenomena.In the deepest part of the human heart, there are somewhat lonely and unwilling to be lonely blood.
It is not easy to be the first, and the way of being willing to be the second is actually a clever workaround.
Light up the heart lamp
Life is a stage, no matter how you are or what you do, you can only make your life more perfect if you know how to stop and exercise restraint. Pursuing the best in everything will only make you physically and mentally exhausted.
be smart, don't work hard
Some people pay a lot, but gain little, because they only work hard but forget to think; some people pay little, but the effect is remarkable, because they know how to think and learn to be smart.
Many people always do things blindly, without thinking, only desperately.Unknowingly, I always use "quantity" to measure "quality", thinking that the more I invest and give, the more I gain, the more successful I am.In fact, we may not be able to get the most satisfactory results after wasting a lot of time, energy and property.On the contrary, more thinking can make us get twice the result with half the effort.
Huang Rong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a clever and clever character.There was such a plot: Huang Rong was pinched by a huge sea clam, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break it.At this time, the clever Huang Rong had an idea, grabbed a handful of fine sand and put it into the clam shell, and the clam opened the clam shell by itself—because fine sand is what clams are most afraid of.
As long as you grasp the key to the matter, maybe you don't need to spend much effort, and the problem can be solved easily.Therefore, when we start to do anything, we should learn to think, know how to plan, grasp the key to things, and find targeted methods.In addition to working hard, you also need to work smart.Skillful work not only reduces the amount of labor, but also can achieve twice the result with half the effort.This is crucial to both corporate management and personal development.And how to be "smart", many people are at a loss.
If a person wants to work smartly, he must think carefully before doing one thing. How can we do it: spend the least time without wasting too much property?What can be done to get the most out of it?Just like we do a math problem, when we find an easy way to solve the problem, we can easily solve the problem in a short time.If we keep thinking hard, we may not be able to answer it no matter how much time and energy we spend.
McKinsey & Company, a well-known consulting company in the world today, has a famous "elevator test" method when recruiting employees.They will ask the applicant to give a project presentation to the CEO of a Fortune 500 company with a prepared 400-page presentation. At this time, they will create a little surprise. When the speech just started, the CEO Mr. Guan received an important call and needed to leave.At this point, the candidate should take the elevator downstairs with the CEO, and in just 2 minutes before the CEO gets into the car, the candidate has to convince the CEO to pay $1000 million for the project.If the applicant can do it, then he may get the position of a senior consultant with an annual salary of $100 million at McKinsey & Company.
It can be said that McKinsey's approach is very capable of testing the applicant's thinking ability.Only smart candidates can get this position, and those "desperate Saburo" who only know how to do it are doomed to miss this position.
Under the condition of low temperature and no gravity in space, ink pens cannot be used by astronauts freely.So NASA spent a lot of money on the research and development of a very remarkable achievement at that time-a pen that can write at low temperature and without gravity.The Russian astronauts solved this problem simply and easily.They use pencils instead.They replaced costly research and development with their own clever thinking.In addition to working hard, smart people know how to think proactively.
Therefore, our work requires not only hard work, but also active thinking.We should save time and money by freeing up time to think, plan, and prioritize.Finally enjoy the benefits of working smart.
Some people always feel that they have paid a lot, but the effect is always worse than others.And some people have achieved results that others cannot achieve with very little energy, and completed the heaviest tasks in a very short time, because they know how to think, rather than desperately.Just working hard can no longer meet the requirements of this era, nor can it bring about the achievements imagined.The ability to be smart and smart will give you more time to enjoy life while reaping the best results.Therefore, the society prefers people who know how to work smart, rather than old scalpers who can only work hard.
Therefore, we must learn how to work smart, know how to cultivate our own way of thinking, and constantly improve our ability to work.This requires a different approach.
1. Love your job.Think of work as a kind of fun and enjoyment, rather than being unhappy in the burden.Only in this way can you make your thinking flow more smoothly and maintain the best working condition.
2 It is very important to have a plan in doing things.If you don't have a plan, you will never succeed in anything you do.A well-known broker believes that "doing things without a plan" is the reason why many companies fail.In fact, having a plan in doing things is not only a habit of doing things, but also an important factor in whether a person can achieve success.To make a good plan, you need to consider things carefully, work selectively, and know how to choose.In this way, work efficiency is improved, and you can experience the rhythm of work, so that you will not feel that work is a kind of hard labor.
3 to know how to choose.A person must have the ability to afford and let go.When faced with a choice, you can make a decisive decision to avoid unnecessary waste.
4 Think before you act.No matter what a person does, there are certain limitations. We need to look at the problem from a different perspective, think about it beforehand, so that we can be unimpeded in the process, and have a clear conscience afterwards.When we solve a problem, we often only consider the problem from our own perspective, but forget to think in another way.Those who know how to think from the perspective of others are the ones who really know how to "work smart".
5. Good interpersonal relationship can make the work more comfortable. "One fence has three villas, one hero has three gangs", stupid people use favors to make money, and smart people spend money to earn favors.Once a person enters the society, he will definitely need the help of others, use the strength of others to build himself, and use the strength of others to achieve life.Good interpersonal relationships can make your work and life flow smoothly.
6 Treat speaking as an art.A person who can talk is like a fish in water.Speaking is not only an art, but also a skill.If you speak good words, you can do good deeds.When talking with people, leave room for them, learn to praise, understand humor, understand them with reason, and move them with emotion.Well said, things are naturally smooth and effortless.
Finally, learn from the summary and find a better way to work.As the saying goes, "Learning the new by reviewing the past", people who can work smart are because they are good at thinking and summarizing. By summarizing and discovering the defects in the previous work, they can avoid the same mistakes again, avoid detours, and their efficiency will naturally improve.
Be a caring person, let "smart" replace "desperate", you will find that life and work are a kind of enjoyment.
Light up the heart lamp
If you only work hard, but forget to take time to think, then you will waste more time and energy; only those who know how to actively think about problems can find the crux of the problem and solve all the problems!
Learn to simplify things
Many times, we feel that some things are too complicated to handle.As everyone knows, we lack the wisdom to simplify things.
Edison was busy working in the laboratory and asked his assistant to measure the capacity of an empty light bulb.After a while, he asked the assistant what the capacity was, and found that the assistant was seriously measuring the circumference and slope of the bulb with a tape measure, and was still calculating carefully on the table. "The capacity of the light bulb can be easily calculated." Edison said, picked up the empty light bulb, filled it with water, "pour the water in the light into the measuring cup, and tell me the capacity." The assistant suddenly realized, and soon Just measure the capacity of the bulb.
Edison has made great contributions to mankind, and invented more than 2000 kinds of inventions in his life.The reason why he has such a high achievement is because he has the spirit of assiduous study and the wisdom to simplify complicated things.Through countless personal experiences, he found a way to deal with things: grasp the essence of things and deal with problems in a simple way.The assistant thought too complicated to measure the capacity of the light bulb, so that he did not come to the result for a long time.But Edison knew the key to the matter itself, and he was able to remove the details and easily measure the capacity of the light bulb.
John Reid, chairman of Citibank, said: "The more refined the strategy, the easier it is to be thoroughly implemented." British Occam's "Occam's razor" has become the principle of many business management, it tells us when dealing with things To grasp the essence, don't be imprisoned by some tedious details.In fact, simplicity is the best weapon and one of the most effective ways to succeed.
Rocket expert Kuzolev encountered difficulties in rocket manufacturing. He didn't know how to solve the rocket's thrust problem, so he couldn't sleep or eat.Seeing his wife, he said without hesitation: "Is this difficult? It's like eating steamed buns. If one is not enough, add another. If it is not enough, continue to increase." Hearing what his wife said, Kuzolev's eyes lit up, and he came up with the idea The solution to the problem is to bundle the three rockets together for a relay, and finally the experiment was a success.
Here in Kuzolev, a simple idea led to a major success of the experiment.Therefore, when doing things, don't think things too complicated. Complicated ideas and methods sometimes make people go into dead ends and become a stumbling block to success, thus slowing down the speed of problem solving.Success is actually very simple, as long as you use a simple method to solve the problem is the true meaning of success.
It is true that it takes wisdom to handle one thing simply and effectively, but as long as you persist in doing it, you can form a habit of simplifying things, and then the more you do it, the easier it is to do. The slogan of "Kodak" is "As long as you click, I will do the rest", and the slogan of "Baidu" is "Baidu, you will know". Their simple and catchy language left a deep impression on people. The impression is very easy to be remembered, thus achieving a very good advertising effect.These are examples of simplification.
An examiner interviewed three interviewers and asked a question like this: "What is 10 minus 1?" The first interviewer said self-righteously: "Equal to 9 is consumption, equal to 12 is business, and equal to 15 is trade." .” The second interviewer said let it be a few.Only the third interviewer said it was equal to 9 directly.As a result, the third interviewee was accepted.The examiner concluded: "The principle that our company pursues is: Cannot complicate simple problems."
The performance of the first two interviewers may win a certain amount of appreciation, because they thought about this question very well and made a simple question difficult and difficult.And the third interviewer bravely stated a result that everyone knows, he did not complicate the simple question.
We often say "big things are turned into small things, and small things are turned into small things", which means to simplify complicated things.Learning to simplify can improve the work process, let us grasp the key points of the problem and improve work efficiency.The employees of PepsiCo have always followed the "Tricy's Law". "Tricy's Law" means that the difficulty of doing things is proportional to the square of the steps to be completed.Therefore, its employees minimize work steps in their work.Omitting some links in the work reduces the degree of difficulty of the work, thereby saving time and improving work efficiency.
Today, when we pay attention to speed and efficiency, we can't just look for trouble.When dealing with problems, be simple and simple, and don't let yourself be busy with unnecessary small details.Try to simplify complex issues instead of complicating simple ones.Mastering the way and method of doing things, paying attention to efficiency and rhythm are what we must always remind ourselves.
A child is trying to get hazelnuts from a bottle, and he reaches into the bottle to grab a handful of hazelnuts.But when he tried to take his hand back from the bottle, it got stuck.He didn't want to lose Hazelnut, but he couldn't get his hands out either.When he was in a dilemma, his father came over and said to him with a smile: "Son, put down some of the hazelnuts in your hand, so that you can not only get the hazelnuts, but also take your hands back."
In our work and life, we may encounter similar things. When dealing with problems, we accidentally reach a dead end, and we are in a dilemma because we don’t know what to do next.After reading this child's story, we may get some enlightenment: when solving problems, don't just immerse yourself in the existing results, you can look at the problem from another angle, or take a period of time to relax yourself, so that perhaps the originally complicated things It becomes simple.When dealing with a very important matter, you can divide it into several small and easy-to-do steps, instead of grabbing at the eyebrows and beards, and finally making things a mess, and you have no clue.
I often hear this sentence: "Life is much more complicated than you think." Is it true?Life is actually very simple, and so is life.To live is to be born, to live.Everyone understands this truth.But in real life we see it so complicated. "Life is so tiring", countless people will sigh.You know, how you treat life, life will treat you.If you live simply, you will feel that life is simple.If you imagine life is difficult, you will be tired of life.People who keep a simple state of mind at all times will live out their true and free selves and become their own masters.
Simplifying complexity is a kind of wisdom and an attitude towards life.Only by learning how to simplify things can it be easier to experience the joy of work and life, and also the joy of success.
Light up the heart lamp
To deal with anything, simplifying is always the wise choice.Avoid detours in doing things, grasp the essence of things, and prescribe the right medicine, so that unnecessary tedious details can be omitted, and success can be achieved quickly.
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