This is relatively simple, because you only need to do one thing, such as reading for half an hour every day, or spending 1 hour every day learning new skills and so on.
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Personality weakness is deeply rooted in human nature, formed over time, and sometimes even integrated with the human brain.
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It is normal for friends to have sage aspirations. After I went to Beijing, I met too many people and colleagues in imperial academy. They are all followers of Neo-Confucianism, with puritanical moral enthusiasm, strict self-requirements, sincerity and seriousness to people and firmness to the world of mortals.
? Such an environment made Zeng find the ideological core of why he exists, and then issued the grand wish of "being sage inside and king outside" ~
In addition to learning the diary of reflecting on the details of Woren, I also learned a second extremely important method. Some time ago, I had a feeling that people are the product of the environment, we adapt to it through interaction with the environment, and finally adjust it unconsciously. It's the same here What Zeng Guofan learned is that "teacher-friend clamping" comes from the internalized version of the methodology of his mentor, Hirohito. The working method is as follows:
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In the 13th year of Daoguang, Woren established the Zheng Xue Society and held regular classes. Participants write their manners, speeches and even thoughts in the "diary" every day, exchange comments with each other, and meet in one of the participants' homes for about ten days to evaluate the gains and losses face to face. At that time, the discussion was mainly about Wang Xue, and this kind of "class meeting" lasted until the twenty-second year of Daoguang, reaching ten years.
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The above is one of the things that Zeng Guofan's other mentor did. Woren is also working hard day after day, and the detailed reflection records reached more than 30 when practicing ~
? After this method is improved into your own, send the diary to your friends, ask for advice, exchange ideas and improve your self-cultivation ~
Among them, I received a lot of good feedback, such as Warren's comments.
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Since our generation has learned this, we should strive to advance, improve our own spirit, sweep away all idle thoughts, entertainment and words, concentrate on one thing, throw ourselves into it, settle down and ensure that another person comes out. This is the progress of kung fu.
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? The following are some suggestions: cherish leisure time, continue to concentrate, link practice with work and life, have a firm goal, and must reshape yourself. Such experience and cognitive guidance inspired Zeng and lit up his mind ~
I put my words online and often get feedback, so I especially cherish the feedback from my heart ~
Inspired by my peers, guided by my tutor and combined with my own practice, I have developed some habits that I will stick to for a lifetime.
First, get up early, get up before dawn every day and never stay in bed.
Many people around practice getting up early. One of them went to bed at 9: 30 in the evening and got up at 5: 00 in the morning to write. I practiced this year on June 5438+1October 8, and I have been in a stable state since then ~
A man got up at six o'clock in the morning and ran for four years. He's still a beauty, Niu ~
Getting up early is something I have been trying to do recently.
The second is to sit still. Sit quietly for an hour every day. Let your heart calm down. I saw an elder mention three secrets of your cognitive growth: meditation, brain gymnastics, practicing efficient and focused use of the brain, and interest, so that you can immerse yourself in one thing, that is, the state of flow. I write things by myself, reflect on my own thinking, think about the results, live and deal with people, and it is easy to enter such a state, which helps us digest the "nutrients" in everything that happens.
After sitting quietly, I am in a good state, and my efficiency, intelligence and physical strength are at their peak. I can do everything, which is in line with the "energy saving" afterwards ~
The third is learning. Read ten pages of classics and ten pages of history books every day. No matter what problems you encounter, they will not change. Don't touch the next book until you have finished reading it. The key node here is system knowledge, which is still very important today. Only systematic and systematic knowledge networks can truly belong to available tools, and fragmented knowledge is probably only suitable for talking about it ~
The fourth is to be cautious. Always be vigilant when you don't talk nonsense, and be careful in every word. This is because of its outgoing and lively nature. It should be noted that my own words are very heavy promises, such as making ideas come true and promising to go all out ~
The fifth is to preserve health, save effort and abstain from eating. This is a point that has been deeply touched recently. I talked to a person two days ago: I am worried that I am sick and I have countless thoughts every day. I think about something in my dreams at night. It's exhausting. Obviously, I've lost weight. It comes from willpower and is consumable. I gradually realized that many of them are consumptive, patient, mental and physical, which requires us to save energy, such as working two hours a day: putting the most important work on.
Sixth, I will tell one in every after-dinner diary, specifically to remember all kinds of enlightening things that my friends said when chatting. Learn something new every day, learn something new every day, and feel something, which is also an essential element for brain growth ~
Seventh, write several articles and poems every month, and have a fixed task. This is also my own practice. Write something every day and reflect on it ~
Eight is to practice calligraphy. Write for half an hour after breakfast every day.
The last rule is not to go out at night. Don't go out to chat with friends when it is dark. This is also a necessary condition for "getting up early" and a prerequisite for "fitness" ~
? After years of imperial examination, he became a Beijing official at the age of 30. In Beijing, Zeng's spirit was baptized by "rich nutrition", which inspired him to establish a sage's ambition from Mr. Yang Ming's thought. Later, he transferred to Neo-Confucianism with Wu Ren, a great Confucian scholar and another Confucian celebrity at that time, and developed a puritan penance method, so his highest pursuit developed into "being a saint inside and being a king outside" ~
In the process of continuous self-cultivation, the first thing is to give up smoking addiction (heavy smoker) for many years, then use Confucianism to guide your's communication, take the initiative to reflect after the relationship with good friends breaks down, then let go of yourself and invite you to dinner to apologize, and the relationship will be restored. After realizing that the way of being a saint can't happen overnight, practice and cultivate "forgiveness" ~
【 "One day strong forgiveness, every day strong forgiveness; Forgive one thing and forgive everything. Over time, it will gradually become natural. With self-cultivation, it is smooth and safe; If it involves the world, it is harmonious and detailed. " At first, I was forced to do it myself. Over time, it became a part of my personality. If a person can't force himself, he will accomplish nothing. ]-Zeng Guofan
Zeng's knowledge of imperial examinations, psychology, Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism. Coupled with his abnormal practice and extreme demands on himself, he bravely grew up in the Hanlin Academy, and under the encouragement of his peers and the guidance of his mentor, he evolved his own way of being a saint. His methods and methodology are classified as: perseverance ~
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When a mortal does something, he must devote himself wholeheartedly and persevere from beginning to end. Don't change your mind, think like this, sit on this mountain and look at that mountain. A man without perseverance will accomplish nothing in his life.
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This is the wisdom developed by his practice, which he will follow all his life and his achievements will be connected by constancy ~
? In fashionable terms, it is a kind of compound interest thinking, a long-term and time-saving friend who keeps paying every day ~