Of course, some people have provided us with powerful examples.
Here I want to say three people, one is Franklin; One is that Li called the beast; The other is Charles Munger. These three people, the first and the third, are all Americans, but they live in different times. The other is from China.
What I want to say here is how he became a writer.
Franklin became a writer, but there was no master to guide him. By chance, he saw a publication, The Observer. I found all the articles in this publication excellent. So I came up with the idea of learning to write such an article by myself.
Franklin's writing methodology 1.0
The first strategy he adopted was to read a few articles, then write down clues about the original text himself, and then restore the original text according to his own clues. Of course, it may not be exactly the same, but it can be rewritten in your own words.
However, soon, he felt that this method was meaningless, because his purpose was not to copy the original, but to write his own good articles and his own wonderful articles, which were as interesting as the original, with meticulous descriptions and wonderful words.
So he upgraded his writing method.
Franklin writing methodology 2.0
The way for him to upgrade is to write his own articles directly, write articles with similar views in journals, and then compare them with articles written by others in The Observer, find out the gap, see where his problems are, and then make adjustments.
At this time, he found that his vocabulary was poor, so he upgraded his writing method again and thought about how to practice vocabulary and rhythm.
Franklin's writing methodology 2. 1
The method he adopted was to rewrite the article of New Observation into poetry. Everyone knows that poetry must pay attention to diction, rhythm and sonorous rhythm of recitation, which forces him to learn to express. When writing, I always rack my brains to think of words that I don't usually think of.
Franklin's writing methodology 2.2
He has a new way to rewrite those poems into prose. From poetry to prose, it is closer to those expositions. This method, on the one hand, accumulates a lot of vocabulary, on the other hand, practices the expression of the article, which is closer to the observer's article.
In addition, Franklin upgraded his writing method to 3.0.
Franklin still found some articles in the Observer. He used a word to record each sentence as a clue, and then he messed up the order of these words. Then after a period of time, use these words to restore the sentences of the article, and finally, restore the logic of the original text. This method can exercise his logical ability. When he finds that what he wrote is different from the order and logic of the original text, he will correct it himself.
In this way, Franklin cultivated himself into a famous writer in American history through his own efforts.
In the whole process, we saw Franklin improve step by step and become a master of writing through deliberate practice without the guidance of his master.
The person we are going to talk about next, the net name is Professor Li. I am 25 years old and have become the vice president of Baidu.
How did he do it?
His growth experience is more powerful proof that he has actually become a very powerful person, and there is no need to find a master to teach him face to face.
One of his favorite things is thinking.
Thinking seems to be something that everyone can do. Indeed, everyone has the ability to think, but you will find that most people's thinking is only a superficial one, and most people are even too lazy to think deeply. Li called it a beast of thinking. If one word is used to describe it, it is "addiction". He is addicted to thinking. Moreover, he thinks that thinking is very important and meaningful. And many people don't think so. Most people think that thinking is also important, but you don't have to indulge in it.
Let's see what he thought when he was in middle school.
Middle school students have nowhere to release their hormones, so fighting is one of their favorite sports. Sometimes it's not that you want to fight, but that others will fight you, so the result of not fighting is being beaten.
When Professor Li was in middle school, he was neither the tallest nor the best. But he likes thinking.
Some people may ask, what's the use of thinking? Will people wait until you have finished thinking about it?
I believe many people will think that thinking is useless for fighting. Professor Li, on the other hand, thinks that thinking is the basis of improving fighting skills, not physical strength.
So he bought many books about fighting, all kinds of fighting, Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do, and so on, and began to imitate cats and draw tigers and practice fighting.
Then I felt that the artist was courageous and began to fight with others. Of course, it turned out that I was beaten by someone else.
Most people stop here, feeling that reading and fighting have been proved useless, which is also where Li called the beast awesome. Instead of stopping, he kept reading, looking for unreasonable and reasonable places to improve, and practiced deliberately over and over again. As a result, he became one of the best soldiers in the school.
I know that Li Jiaoshou started with an article he wrote, The Difference between a Monthly Salary of 3,000 and a Monthly Salary of 30,000. This article has exploded the circle of friends and established Li Jiaoshou's position as a marketing copywriter. Then pay attention to his official WeChat account and start reading his articles. Later, after reading the book "Top Students in Friends Circle" by Ma Song, I learned more about Professor Li.
20 15 September, Professor Li wrote an article called "Why you have 10 years of experience, but you can't become an expert". In this article, he let us know what he thinks deliberate practice is.
Deliberate practice is actually a process of putting yourself in the learning area and constantly ravaging it.
There is a model in the field of psychology, which is represented by three concentric circles, one is the study area, the other is the comfort area and the other is the panic area.
In the comfort zone, people encounter all the knowledge and skills they know, so there are no obstacles, and the biggest advantage of this zone is comfort, and the worst disadvantage is comfort. People don't want to leave because of comfort. Because of comfort, people stagnate. Because of comfort, they may eventually become poison and a hotbed of destruction.
The field of study is to have unknown knowledge to learn. The characteristic of this area is discomfort, but this discomfort can be improved through our own efforts, and finally we can learn new knowledge and skills. Once learned, this area becomes a comfort zone, and you need to jump out and continue to move yourself to a new learning area.
The panic zone is a completely unknown area, and there are no clues to learn. This area is beyond our control. Many people feel that they can't do anything when they first join the work. At this point, they are in a panic zone.
The study area is actually eating into the panic area, turning the panic area into a study area and finally becoming a comfort area.
Most people's thinking routine is: in the study area, through efforts to master knowledge, into the comfort zone, it is over. This idea is very dangerous, and it is likely to be a self-destructive stagnation.
Let's see how Professor Li puts himself in the study room.
Usually, when solving a problem, we just need to find the answer. Professor Li won't stop until he finds more than five answers.
For example:
Li Jiaoshou told a case in one of his courses, which was the promotion of an aromatherapy machine. This aromatherapy machine is a small, portable, sleep-promoting and fragrant aromatherapy machine.
For example, the advertising strategy put forward by this aromatherapy machine manufacturer is to give you five-star sleep.
Do we think it's a five-star sleep when we see this aromatherapy machine? Of course not, so this advertising strategy is obviously wrong.
Then, if we say that this aromatherapy machine is cheap, we can get the best sleep enjoyment with very little money, can we? First of all, people have no idea about this aromatherapy machine. No matter how cheap you are, people may not accept it.
Besides, five-star sleep, who knows? What is a five-star sleep?
Professor Li's question is, how far is aromatherapy from sleep?
The concept of aromatherapy is often used in SPA. What is the relationship between SPA and sleep?
SPA may not be directly related to sleep, but it is directly related to relaxation. The usual SPA publicity has implanted the concept of relaxation in people's minds.
And does relaxation have anything to do with sleep?
We know that office workers are very nervous at work every day, so there must be a need to relax. Some people will drink after work, and some people may play games. This may be a relaxation method found by office workers, and they use aromatherapy machines when sleeping, so this relationship chain is reasonable. It'll go well. A hard day's work makes it difficult for you to fall asleep, and aromatherapy will accompany you to relax and sleep peacefully. This logic is correct.
The analysis of this process is actually a thoughtful thinking process, thinking about the distance between products and users, and how to make up and bridge this distance.
Li Jiaoshou believes that deliberate practice means a decline in short-term efficiency, which is why most people are too lazy to practice deliberately.
One thing happened when he was at school, that is, he wanted to write a notice. He could have finished it in a few words, but it took him an hour. Why?
Because he just read the book "The Principle of Golden Pagoda" recently, he thought of writing a notice with this book. Of course, if you have to apply the structured thinking method to write the notice, if you have not practiced it before, you will naturally spend more time, but he thinks it is very worthwhile. Finally, he used the golden pyramid principle to write this notice.
Another time, a classmate was going to eat, and he began to analyze where to eat with the decision-making theory he had learned. This is cross-border application. Charlie Munger, whom we will mention next, is a master of cross-border application.
Li Jiaoshou has a famous saying, I don't know if he came up with it himself or read it in other books. It doesn't matter. This famous saying goes like this:
Why do others stop thinking? Because I think I already understand. And why does Li Jiaoshou continue to think? He wants to know the reasons behind things, the reasons behind them, and the 100,000 reasons behind them.
If you continue to think and get to the bottom of it when others are holding back, it will be difficult for you to stand out. It's hard not to be the vice president of Baidu.
The third person to be mentioned, Charles Munger, is Buffett's partner and Buffett's brain trust.
Why did Charles Munger become the brain trust of Warren Buffett?
Charles Munger has a theory called multiple thinking mode, which was invented by him.
What is the multiple thinking mode? It is to apply the essence of different disciplines to the investment field. Munger believes that the essence of human knowledge can be applied to any field, and of course, the economic field is no exception.
We read the book Charles Munger's Wisdom: Grid Theory of Investment. From the catalogue, we can see which subjects Munger is studying.
Most importantly, these subjects are completely self-taught.
Charles Munger said:
Peter Kaufman. Poor Charlie's Collection: A Record of Charles Munger's Wisdom Proverbs. "
Isn't it wonderful? A god-like figure in the investment world has never taken a course in business or economics.
Just because you haven't taken a class doesn't mean you haven't studied economics.
He studies by self-study.
Therefore, I would say that to be a great person, you don't have to have a great teacher. But what is needed is that you can practice deliberately.
Interestingly, Franklin was actually Charlie Munger's idol. Now it seems that Charles Munger is a fan of Franklin.
There is Newton's equilibrium theory in physics, including static equilibrium and dynamic equilibrium. In economics, alfred marshall is the main advocate of the concept of dynamic equilibrium in economics. Marshall gave an example about equilibrium theory:
Munger believes that the equilibrium theory of physics is of great guiding significance to economics, but it also has limitations, so it needs the support of other disciplines. He thinks:
Excerpt from: Peter Kaufman. Poor Charlie Collection: Charles Munger's Wisdom Proverbs.
Therefore, he should not only care about and study physics, but also study chemistry, biology, psychology and other disciplines, and establish a multivariate model to deal with and deal with economic problems and stock market problems.
From the above three examples, we can get the same conclusion:
Even if you don't have to worship a famous teacher, one can still become a very powerful person through learning.
So when they become very powerful people, what are their similarities and differences?
* * * The same characteristic is thinking. They are all willing to think. As we all know, the weight of the brain accounts for 5% of the body weight, but the energy consumed is 20% of the total energy, so people naturally don't like thinking for the sake of biological self-protection.
Because I don't like thinking, I can't go deep into everything, so I don't want to practice in the study area deliberately. Naturally don't want to think about it.
Another common feature of * * * is that everyone is building their own models, their own models to deal with and solve problems through thinking. The significance of establishing a model lies in simplifying things and solving problems through simple and feasible routines.
After the model is established, the most important thing is to update and upgrade the model dynamically to adapt the model to the changing external environment. For example, Franklin constantly upgraded his model, Professor Li established the top ten models of needs to cultivate those marketing elites, and Charles Munger established his own multi-thinking model with multidisciplinary knowledge.
Therefore, to be a great person can be achieved through study, thinking and deliberate practice.
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