one A young friend in the writing circle often communicates with me. He has a good writing style and is full of talent. But after two years of writing, I'm still a fan. The popular money is mediocre. Come to me for advice. I said that writing is too personalized and has no good suggestions, but one thing is to find an example. The guy asked me who my role model was. I said the name of a self media writer. The other party was surprised: "Mr. Xu, do you admire him? His articles are all spring noodles. They are not interesting. They write thousands of words every time and answer some readers' questions..." I said, "but you know what? People write an article every day for 15 years. How many people can do it? That's what I admire." two The writer, a friend of my MBA Professor, met several times in Shenzhen five years ago and knew the situation better. He not only writes, but also manages the business. For more than ten years, I got up on time at 6:00 every day, ran, wrote, read and worked until 10:00 in the evening, drank a glass of wine and slept. It is this mechanical and boring daily life that supports him to become a leader in the field of we media. And the most interesting thing is that once I asked him, how is this extreme self-discipline cultivated? He replied to me in surprise: it's not self-discipline, it's just a way of life. I was shocked at that time. The human purgatory we couldn't bear was actually a corner of someone else's toilet. It was so daily that there was no need to mobilize. In fact, I've seen many excellent people, which seems to be the case: After the league construction, he still rushed back to the company to sit at the desk and make a report; Holidays are still endless writing; No matter how late it is, you must finish typing the last reply before you can sleep safely. The diligence and self-discipline of these masters do not require additional subsidies, the mobilization of willpower, the drying of the circle of friends, self touching, self persuasion and coercion. Their self-discipline is completely a cruising state. It is continuous, stable and free from stumbling. Naturally...... Presumably, this is the watershed between experts and mediocres. three In other words, the young man who consulted me had a total of more than 40 articles in two years. Although some of them were of good quality, they still couldn't afford the title he wanted. Those articles, like scattered points, are very irregularly distributed on both sides of the horizontal axis of time. Sometimes you can't publish one article in two months, and sometimes you can publish five articles in a week. This rhythm with a great gap must also correspond to his state of mind. Sometimes he walks in the clouds, leisurely Nanshan, and sometimes he hesitates and is full of chicken blood. This should also be the norm for most people? Always swam between boiling blood and muddling along. The small belly in the mirror annoys you like fire, makes a poisonous oath, makes a keep, and basks in the circle of friends for 3 days. Then, there is no more...... Your narrow knowledge makes you feel ashamed. You spent a lot of money on buying books. Half a year later, the hinge always stays in the preface...... The boss's evil face makes you feel enough. You want to dominate your destiny, so you signed up for a dozen online courses and studied for 20 minutes. You feel physically and mentally tired. Well, eat two chickens and make up for it...... How many people are not like this? After setbacks, he abused himself. As soon as the wind passed, the clouds were light and the mountains were green. This kind of scene, blindly staged, is like Sisyphus pushing a boulder, pushing up and rolling down, endless cycle and endless. Many people, however, are full of ambition. If they want to rely on this passion, they can exchange it for the top of their life. How can it be so cheap? four There are two forces in the world, one is like bright fireworks and the other is like deep still water. The former is short and gorgeous, and the latter is endless. As the writer said earlier: "Writing seems to spell talent, but in fact it spells stability. If this is your profession, you can't rely on inspiration to maintain it. Just like a baker, the guests are waiting at the counter, but you say, sorry, I don't have inspiration today, so I can't do it..." People with some writing experience should understand the meaning of this sentence. Everyone will have inspiration. Who doesn't have a special experience or unique point of view? A perfect match, a beautiful article can come into being. But the hardest thing is stable output. That means, no matter the mood is good or bad, wind and rain, headache, aunt visiting, child puppy love...... You have to leave everything behind and plunge into the sea of words. I forget both things. It's like this every day. Therefore, as long as the word "every day" is added to anything, it will be old and powerful. Just like Haruki Murakami, he gets up at 4:00 every morning, runs 10 kilometers, and then writes 4000 word articles. For decades, he has remained unchanged. Many people say Murakami has a talent for writing. Alas, people don't have to spell talent at all, okay? This kind of self-discipline and stability is enough to crush most people. On the contrary, before writing, the public writers first adjust their mood, choose a comfortable environment, take a few deep breaths, make a cup of coffee, and then keep building themselves: "I'm going to start writing. I'm going to start writing now. I must write an article today!!" Just a moment ago, wechat flickered frequently, chicken comrades called, and Taobao arrival notice. Well, let's stop here today, then choose a good day and continue to struggle...... You see, this is the difference between a master and a mediocre. As a saying goes: A writer can't write without inspiration, which is called professionalism. five Not only in the writing circle, but also in the business world. This kind of continuous self-discipline is almost standard. Look at Li Ka Shing. No matter what time you go to bed, you will get up at 5:59 in the morning; Then read the news, play golf for an hour and a half, go to the office and work at one go for a lifetime; Jobs, not to mention, when he was young, began to get up at 4 a.m. every day and finish his day's work before 9 o'clock. He was self disciplined like a Swiss clock; Lei Jun, a Chinese entrepreneur star, is a persistent model worker, but he always looks up at the mountain. Once, when he visited Samsung Group in South Korea and talked about the traffic jam in Seoul during the peak period, several vice presidents of Samsung were very numb and said they were not interested. After questioning, I learned that these vice presidents have been coming to the company at 6 a.m. and returning home at 10 p.m. for decades. They often see the night scenery of Seoul, but rarely the hustle and bustle of Seoul. Lei Jun was also shocked and sighed: there is really no casual success. So, what is the terrible thing in this world? People who are better than you are more diligent and disciplined than you. So, what is the most terrible thing in the world? These excellent and diligent people always feel that they are too light on themselves and their level of diligence is too low. This reminds me of the lines in the movie "the true story of ah Fei": There is a kind of bird that has no feet. It can only fly and fly all the time. When it is tired, it sleeps in the wind. This kind of bird can only go to the ground once in its life. That time is when it dies. six Maybe you will question and say that the reason why those big people are diligent is that they have to do it in that position. I think we should look back: it is because of their conscious and continuous diligence that they can be sent to that position. Therefore, if you are in the workplace, small talk and poor family, then continuous self-discipline and diligence are one of your few ways out. One of my leaders in the top 500 was similar to my age, so when he first arrived, I was a little dissatisfied. But his diligence made me scared. I came early in the morning and didn't leave until 10 p.m. and the boss kept telling me. The most unforgettable thing is that a year-end summary meeting was held in other places of the company. Everyone was drunk and filthy. At the end of the banquet, all kinds of nostalgic appointments were made, either at the stall or in the bar. But the leader, who returned to the hotel to complete the materials, called me in the middle of the night to ask me the data. I was convinced at that time. If I were the boss of the top 500, who would be the leader instead of him? Therefore, we often hold our hair and ask again and again: I used to work hard, why is it not me who was promoted? In fact, the difference is here. Your diligence is always the past perfect tense, while others' diligence is the present continuous tense and forever present continuous tense. seven I know what you want to say: "what overwork death, what work life balance". I just want to answer two points: 1、 As far as the diligence of most people is concerned, it doesn't deserve the glorious title of "death from overwork"; 2、 Life is a choice. If you choose comfort, don't force your mediocrity. Think of a passage from the movie farewell my concubine: Xiao mangzi took Xiao Dou to watch famous actors sing opera. He asked with admiration: "When can I become a corner?" The master said, "man, you have to do it yourself."