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Rediscovering the Joy of Reading: A Refuge in Busy Lives
During the break, I cleaned up the house and found a few unopened books on the bookshelf. When were these books purchased? I was a little confused for a moment. The contents of these books include ancient culture, historical allusions, and interstellar exploration. I remembered that this was a book I bought three or four years ago. At that time, my life was relaxed and comfortable. In my spare time, I would buy some books and read them. There was no utilitarianism or purpose. I just followed my interests. Later, due to sudden changes, I was overwhelmed by the problems around me every day and couldn’t take care of reading.…
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Unlocking Wisdom: Master Deep Thinking for Success and Fulfillment
You may have also lamented: There are some peers around you who appear to be extremely mature and profound in their thinking and decision-making. They can always make wise choices in life and work, and they seem to always be able to solve complex problems easily. But you are still troubled by daily trivial matters and superficial problems, and it always seems difficult to get to the core of the problem. Their excellence is not accidental but stems from a key ability: deep thinking. This ability enables them to go beyond daily surface problems and explore the deeper causes and mechanisms of things, thereby making more informed and effective decisions.…
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Reading: A Paradoxical Journey of Escaping and Facing the World
It is still somewhat daunting to proclaim myself as an exceedingly ordinary educator, replete with biases, folly, hubris, self-delusion, and conceit that may befall anyone. Typically, I do not possess any pastimes. Reading serves as my means to while away the hours and combat the void. However, my reading experiences merely reflect my personal journey. Certain individuals deem reading as lacking in usefulness, a squandering of both time and finances, thus embracing a contemporary form of anti-intellectualism. Conversely, some individuals excessively venerate wisdom and propel knowledge to unprecedented heights, succumbing to intellectualism. In my estimation, both perspectives may be flawed. Anti-intellectualism constitutes a foolish prejudice, while intellectualism is an equally…
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Samuel Johnson’s Timeless Wisdom on the Art of Conversation and Knowledge Acquisition
We talk to people non-stop every day: we chat with other parents when we pick up and drop off our children, with clients, bosses and colleagues at work, with our children and spouses at home, and with our parents when we have time. We’re all master conversationalists – a lot of the time is cliche, polite, and most of the time beating around the bush, probing, dodging. An article in The New Yorker said: “Our society is full of bad talk these days, in part because it provides more interesting content on the Internet and on TV. Talk is not chat (too noncommittal), not debate (too much) arguing), not…
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The Secret to Success Lies in Your Off-Work Hours
Einstein once said: “The difference between people lies in their spare time, spare time produces talents, as well as lazy people, drunkards, card fans, and gamblers. This not only makes the difference in work performance, but also distinguishes the high and low life realms. ” To do the math for everyone, there are 168 hours in 7 days a week. After you work 8 hours a day and sleep 8 hours a day, you have 56 hours left in a week. Some people use this time to study, exercise, and improve themselves; others use it to eat, drink, and have fun, squandering and disposing of it at will. One day…
