Someone asked:
"Which underlying capability is important, but easy to overlook?"
One of the high-ranking replied, "Cognitive." ”
The so-called cognitive force is the ability of subjective consciousness to react to objective things; and the difference in cognitive power also determines the vast differences in life.
The higher the cognitive ability, the closer the response to the objective world is to the essence of things, and the clearer the angle of view and the way of handling the problem.
The writer Uncle Liang said:
"Cognitive abilities determine what is right, which is 100 times more important than doing things correctly."
How far a person can go, in the final analysis, depends on his "high cognitive" ability.
The higher the cognitive ability, the more like to suffer
Pianist Lang Lang, since childhood, likes to "beg for self-inflicted pain".
At the age of three, Lang Lang entered the piano world and has since maintained at least one to two hours of training a day.
After the age of seven, he increased the time to play the piano to at least 6 hours a day, and even holidays never stopped.
Later, Lang Lang went abroad to study music, and the daily practice time was fixed, so that the school made an exception to extend the opening hours of the piano room for him.
After becoming famous, even if the itinerary is full, he still insists on playing the piano for two hours a day.
Because of this kind of "self-pleading", Lang Lang's piano performance can always maintain a super high standard.
To dissipate in happiness and grow in sorrow.
On the road of suffering, Lang Lang could see through and went a long way.
I once read a sentence on the Internet:
"The mediocre avoid pain, the excellent are not afraid of suffering, and the outstanding seek their own suffering."
Truly excellent people practice in suffering.
The higher the cognitive ability, the more like to suffer.
To endure suffering is not to have the ability to suffer, but to have a different insistence on one thing and one way of life than ordinary people.
Such a person can control desires, maintain self-discipline, break through conventions, and jump out of inherent thinking.
They understand their goals and can follow through to achieve the results they want.
The only constant in this world is change itself.
In this life, only by eating enough bitterness can people enjoy enough sweetness.
Instead of passively bearing the wait, it is better to take the initiative to break through and grasp the initiative.
Only when a person cannot bear it and is unable to bear it by ordinary people can he get it from ordinary people!
The higher the cognitive ability, the more you understand your "ignorance"
Wang Shi, the founder of Vanke, was invited to teach at the university.
Although Wang Shi on the podium talked about it, he himself obviously felt powerless and his words did not meet his expectations.
As an entrepreneur, Wang Shi's life is occupied by work, and there is almost no time for himself to recharge and study.
He once said:
"I am a 'worker, peasant, and soldier cadet.' I always feel that I haven't studied enough, especially in Vanke's more than 30 years.
If you have the opportunity to go to the outside world to see, to study abroad, to receive systematic knowledge training. ”
In 2010, at the age of 59, Wang Shi accepted an invitation from Harvard University to study for further study.
Because of the language problem, in the first year of Harvard, Wang Shi bluntly said "very bad."
In order to catch up with the teacher's progress, he spent the night reading books, so that in that year, Wang Shi's eyes were almost broken, the astigmatism was severe, the eyes were congested, and the retina hardened.
Later, recalling the experience, he said:
"Studying at Harvard is like 'purgatory,' harder than climbing Everest."
Socrates said, "I don't actually know anything, but the only thing I know is that I don't know." ”
In this life, people are always paying for their own cognition.
The more cognitively capable people are, the more they can accept their ignorance instead of thinking they are omnipotent.
Constantly contacting things that you have never touched can better drive yourself to keep moving forward, to learn to think, and to upgrade your cognitive ability.
Just like a picture of the circle of friends some time ago:
The more you read, the more you can see the world clearly, and understand that the world is not only black and white, but also many gray areas.
The higher the cognition, the more you can see through the essence of things, even if you are occasionally confused, you can also spy on hope.
Don't take what you already know as the whole thing, and don't think you know everything.
Learning, though bitter, is the only cure for "ignorance";
Acknowledging "ignorance," while painful, is also the best motivation to move forward.
The higher the cognitive ability, the wider the thinking
I have seen such a sentence:
"People who spend a second to see through the essence of things, and people who spend a lifetime can't see the essence of things, are doomed to completely different fates." 」
The higher a person's cognitive ability, the higher he can see and go far.
He can stand at a higher level, analyze the direction and change of things, and understand the stakes in them.
This is what we call having "macro thinking".
A friend once told such a story.
In the early days of entrepreneurship, my friend had blocked a supplier with a partner.
The reason is that when the company's finance remits money to the supplier, it is sloppy to send thousands of dollars to the other party.
This was not a serious matter, and the friend did not blame the finance after knowing it, but went to the relevant person in charge of the supplier to communicate.
As a result, the other party believes that this is the mistake of the friend's company, they do not want to manage, will not be responsible, and said that "a few thousand yuan of more remittance should be used to pay their own tuition."
This attitude made the friend very angry, and together with the partner, he broke off the cooperation with the supplier.
And this matter has slowly spread in the circle of peers, and many companies that cooperate with it have also canceled their cooperation one by one.
Because of thousands of pieces, not only lost the order, but also made them unable to survive in the industry, and finally could only apply for bankruptcy.
People who only care about the immediate interests and do not know how to coordinate the overall situation cannot go far.
The ancients: "Stand tall and look far."
At any time, no matter what problems you face, open the pattern and know how to think through.
Only by improving one's cognitive ability can a person look at things more comprehensively, learn a multi-dimensional way of thinking, be targeted, and have better development.
The higher the cognitive ability, the more able to start from the bottom
I saw a very interesting interview question before:
"What if there are 5 glasses of water and 6 leaders?"
Someone replied: "Sorry leader, I'm late, punish yourself with five cups!" ”
Another person replied:
"Put the cup in the middle of the leader, let them choose freely, and divert the problem."
It seems to be a difficult question, but behind the test is the degree of matching of the candidate for the position.
Candidates who can understand the essence of the test questions at the first time can easily win the interview.
This is what we call "starting from the essence".
In this age of information, everyone is receiving countless messages all the time.
Learn to discern from it, absorb what you want, and discard what is useless to yourself.
Only by seeing through the essence of things and learning to start from the bottom can we stand out in the era of crowded talents.
Remember yang Chenyu, the most handsome college entrance examination winner?
With a score close to full marks, he easily entered the dream Tsinghua University and was admitted to the Tsinghua Wisdom Class, which is known as the "tip of the top student".
As a class specializing in cultivating talents in Chinese engineering intelligence, the students around Yang Chenyu are either computer majors or "gods" who have won gold medals in informatics competitions.
However, he had never been exposed to relevant knowledge, and such a gap made him very worried for a while.
However, the result is that Yang Chenyu not only adapts to the rhythm of the classroom, but also does not lag behind other students in learning.
The reason why Yang Chenyu can maintain his excellence is not only his enthusiasm for learning, but also because of his methods and skills in learning courses.
As long as you grasp the underlying principle of things and find the best option for the problem, everything will be solved.
The real master is also in the challenge after challenge, grasping the key points, getting to the point, insight into the essence, and constantly growing.
For example, the interview question mentioned above: ordinary people will only observe the question, while the master is good at insight into the real core point behind the question.
When thinking about problems, only by peeling off the appearance of things, starting from the essence, and then pushing up from the essence layer by layer, can we produce subversive creativity.
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There is a sentence in Les Misérables:
"Where the feet cannot reach, the eyes can reach; where the eyes cannot reach, the spirit can fly."
Improve your cognitive abilities and be a high-cognitive person.
Learn to find yourself and try more possibilities in life.
Recognize your own ignorance and maintain the ability to learn throughout your life.
Learn to think holistically and not get stuck in the fly camp dog.
Be good at grasping the key points and not being lost in the chaos in front of you.
Upgrade your thinking and push the boundaries.
High cognitive ability, like a key to open the door of the world, allows you to reach your destination one step faster.
A person who learns to find rules from small things and knows how to plan ahead naturally has more possibilities.
Light up in the watch, with everyone to encourage.