Do the right thing from the beginning, and don’t give up halfway.
We know that some things are good. Persevering in them will benefit both others and ourselves, but why do we always spend three days fishing and two days drying the net?
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Of course we know that
exercise can enhance vitality,
solving problems can increase execution ability,
reading and studying can enhance thinking ability,
years of hard work can enhance willpower.
Sometimes, it’s not that I don’t want to persevere, but that I am defeated by the trivial repetition day after day in the process of perseverance. Anyone who can persevere has overcome the inertia inherent in all human beings, and they are all powerful characters.
Western philosopher Aristotle told his students that if they wanted to succeed, they only needed to do a simple action - waving their arms. The students found it incredible, but out of respect for the teacher, they still did it.
A year later, Aristotle asked the students who insisted on waving their arms to raise their hands. As a result, only one person raised their hands. He was a later important figure in the history of Western philosophy - Plato .
A simple action that persists for a year is enough to eliminate many people, let alone insisting on making the most correct choice?
If you make the most correct choice from the beginning, just like tying a button from the first one, you can avoid the trouble of misalignment, improve efficiency, and make things better. This is just an idealization. situation, but it is worthy of our infinite approach as a goal.
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It is always easier to give up, stop, and stand still than to persevere, move forward, and persevere.
A process of persistence, for oneself, is a process of constantly fighting against one's own inherent weaknesses; for everyone, it is a process of eliminating others in the process of moving forward.
"With one leap, the horse cannot take ten steps; if the horse rides ten times, the merit lies in perseverance. If you persevere, the rotten wood will not break; if you persevere, the gold and stone can be carved." ( Xunzi "Encouragement to Learning")
Persevere stupidly Well, time will tell you the answer.
Living life in a hazy way is far better than cherishing and managing time carefully.
Because the results will eventually prove: whether time brings you compound interest or regret.
Taking nature as our teacher, in the movement and changes day after day, the mountains and seas are especially flat, the seas turn into mulberry fields, the setting sun is almost dusk, and the morning glow is infinitely beautiful.
Nature never stops for a moment. While humans are sleeping, it is moving. It is moving in places that humans cannot see or feel.
The same is true for the long river of time. No wonder the ancients sighed: "The dead are like a man, and he does not give up day and night."
Household appliances and electric vehicles will gradually deteriorate if they are not used for a long time, which is in line with the law of use or disuse. The same is true for
people. Only by constantly developing, changing, and adjusting and improving can we break the law of failure to advance or retreat.
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Persistence is another name for self-discipline and hard work.
Lu Xun once said, where is the genius? I spend the time that others spend drinking coffee on working.
Whether you are a great writer or an ordinary person, as long as you can exert your self-control and subjective initiative, work hard to the point of exhaustion, and work hard to the point of being unable to do anything, you will be able to achieve your goals with sincerity and achieve success.
Be friends with time, let time witness your progress, and let the years polish you into a shining golden light.
How to persist is a question.
First, we must have the habit of starting well and ending well and the vigilance to be cautious and end at the beginning. Whether you are a person or do something, the original intention is easy to get, but it is always hard to find. You must have the consciousness and ability to bring the end to an end, and never end within your own capabilities.
The second is to understand that life is one stage adjustment after another. Adjustment is crucial. There is no perpetual motion machine in the world, and we cannot tighten the strings too tightly all day long without being able to rest. After a long time, things are not done, and people can no longer hold on.
The third is to integrate into the environment, ask for help and understand sharing.
Geniuses are rare. Most people know what they are learning and acquire it the day after tomorrow.
A person may go very fast, but a group of people may not go far.
A drop of water may be too small, but when it merges into the river, it can also rush forward with great momentum.
A person’s power is limited after all, and it is inevitable to give up when you can’t hold on. However, when you have people who work together, a common vision, expectations, and feelings, you will inject strong motivation into persistence, and you will no longer You are alone, surrounded by comrades and partners. You are not fighting alone, but as a team.
Therefore, if you find your own circle and inspire lasting fighting power, persistence will no longer be difficult, but will become meaningful and sustainable.
