Habits & Long-Term Practice · Action & Getting Things Done
Action & Getting Things Done · Habits & Long-Term Practice
5 reflections
《Work Is Life》 When committing to a career, how should we understand its relationship to everyday life?
When body, mind, and soul unite and enter the present, wisdom appears. Anyone entangled in the past or worried about the future will suffer. While suffering, one cannot enter the present; without entering the present, wisdom can never appear. I would rather everyone under heaven betray me than betray anyone under heaven. Those who accomplish great things must endure grievances ordinary people cannot endure and experience things ordinary people cannot experience. Without such a heart, do not set a great ambition.
Ordinary people find work and life in conflict; great achievers integrate work and life. Work is life, and life is work, so those seeking great achievements must make accomplishing their work life’s greatest joy.
《Growth》 Why does change from the familiar to the unfamiliar often come with discomfort?
What is the core of a person’s growth?
One word: “break”
Without breaking, nothing new can be established
When is training most painful?
The threshold of advancement is painful
Advancement is certainly painful, but its result is certainly joyful
Because you are changing from the old, shabby Huashan sword technique to the unsurpassed Nine Swords of Dugu, and because the Nine Swords of Dugu are less
familiar than the Huashan technique, your results may be worse than before. In the end, what we compete on is who dares face pain and holds
firm conviction.
Growth is the process of moving from awkwardness to ease.
When pressure is greatest, efficiency may be highest;
When busiest, you may learn the most;
When most comfortable, failure often begins;
When cold reaches its extreme, the sun is about to arrive.
Growth depends on diligence, not time;
Time is for use, not wasting;
Affection depends on cherishing, not fate;
Money depends on investment, not accumulation.
《Preserve, Break, Establish: An Upward Spiral》 After preserving what we have accumulated, how can innovation establish a new starting point?
Preserve: hold on to the present
Break: innovate
Establish: a new foundation
《Long-Term Results Come from Daily Repetition》 For long-term results, which small actions deserve daily repetition?
Long-term results come from repeated small actions, not a one-off sprint.
《Keep a Rhythm for Important Things》 How can important but nonurgent things avoid continual postponement?
Protect important but nonurgent things through a fixed rhythm, records, and review.