Author:Tao Ji (Columnist of Fushu)
There is a phenomenon in nature:
Fish in the ocean rely on swim bladders to float freely in the sea.
But sharks that are born without swim bladders can only swim non-stop in order not to sink themselves.
Over time, the shark's body muscles have become stronger and stronger, and its physique has become stronger, becoming the "overlord of the sea".
This is known as the "shark effect".
Everyone has their own shortcomings and their own strengths.
However, the existence of shortcomings does not represent the upper limit of our lives.
Really powerful people know how to explore their own longboard and turn disadvantages into advantages.
When you have a "long board thinking", you can continue to strengthen yourself and find your own highlights.
What determines the upper limit of a person is not a short board
The mathematician Chen Jingrun, with a wooden personality, is very bad at words.
After graduating from Xiamen University, he was assigned to teach at Beijing No. 4 Middle School.
Despite his deep knowledge in mathematics, his dialect was heavy and his ability to express himself poorly, and when he stood on the podium, he was too nervous to teach fluently.
Later, at the National Mathematics Paper Reading Conference, Chen Jingrun needed to go to the stage to read his own paper.
But when he walked to the stage and faced the large number of spectators watching him, he was once again so nervous that he could not speak.
In the end, Chen Jingrun had to pick up the chalk and write the paper on the blackboard, and his mentor read the paper for him.
Chen Jingrun's introverted and taciturn, often not understood, also brought more or less troubles to his life.
However, all this did not prevent him from continuing to study mathematics.
He proved the Goldbach conjecture of "1+2", achieving achievements that are difficult for others to achieve.
In life, have you ever felt this way:
Seeing others shining in a certain field, I can't help but feel envious.
Always entangled in their own shortcomings, afraid that they will drag themselves back.
But in fact, there is no need for us to be too harsh on ourselves.
In this world, gold is not barefoot, no one is perfect, and no matter how powerful people are, they also have their own shortcomings and disadvantages; No matter how good people are, there will be moments of failure and wall encounters.
Many times, it is not your shortcomings that determine your ceiling.
If you are good enough, those insignificant flaws can no longer affect you in the slightest.
Life is short, and you can't have both worlds.
Learn to avoid deficiencies and face up to your own advantages, in order to be able to go steadily and far on the road in the future.
Really powerful people know how to cultivate their strengths
Zhang Yiwu, an expert in business management training, once said: "The really powerful people pursue not perfection, but excellence." ”
In this world, no one can be perfect in everything and do everything perfectly.
But if you can master and maximize one thing, it is enough to open up the gap with others.
In a limited time, deeply cultivate their own strengths, strengthen their own longboard, in order to be able to send out their own unique light in the world they love.
Julia, the protagonist of the movie "Delicious Relationship", is based on Julia Child, a foodie who influenced the United States and even the world, and she was the first food star to appear on a TV show.
Julia majored in history while studying, loved to write, and dreamed of becoming a writer.
After graduation, she went to the advertising department of a furniture company to work as a copywriter.
But she soon discovered that she didn't like copywriting, and she felt that she had a lot of talent and couldn't find a place to use it.
Later, Julia was sent to work in France, and by chance, she came to a fine dining restaurant.
She enjoyed a delicious meal in the restaurant – fat and juicy shelled oysters, fried bream on the outside and tender on the inside, fresh and crisp vegetable salad and a bottle of Pori water white wine.
Julia said it was this delicious meal that made her suddenly open up.
In order to learn to cook systematically, at the age of 37, she enrolled in cooking school courses and learned from many top chefs.
Julia of the past, always content to chase pleasure, the game of the world.
But since she started learning to cook, she has found her true joy, studied so intensely that she didn't know that time flies.
After Julia returned to China, she promoted food to the whole country, and Americans who did not attach importance to food before this were deeply influenced by her and learned to cook and taste food.
At the age of 50, she launched the food show "French Chef", which not only showed her superb cooking skills, but also released her extraordinary acting talent.
People live in the world, everyone has shortcomings and flaws, but also has their own talents and strengths.
Many times, we are not good at things, even if we put in a lot of effort, it is difficult to reach the level of walking with the master.
But if you stay in the field you love, you can play your strengths to the extreme.
The most rare thing for a person is not to always pursue perfection and be proficient in everything, but to cultivate in the field where he is good at.
When you concentrate on yourself, spend your limited time on your existing advantages, your efforts and efforts will not be wasted, and under the compound interest of time, you will reap the fruits that belong to the abundant.
Find your own longboard to stand out
The American writer Mark Twain used to do business many times in order to make ends meet.
At first, he planned to buy a batch of typewriters, but he was deceived and lost $190,000.
Later, he started a publishing company, but he did not know how to do it, and he was not good at business, and he lost nearly $100,000.
After a while, Mark Twain not only lost the fees he had worked hard for many years, but also owed a lot of debts.
Mark Twain's wife, knowing that her husband had no business talents, encouraged him to start again.
Mark Twain followed his wife's advice and soon got rid of the pain of failure and returned to writing.
He calmed down and immersed himself in creation, and achieved brilliant achievements in literature.
The greatest sobriety of being a person is to be able to recognize yourself.
Recognize their own disadvantages and shortcomings, find their own strengths, not overestimate themselves, and do not demean their own strength too much.
When a person can do what he is good at, he will be more willing and capable of doing things well, and he will be more able to achieve his goals.
On how to play your own longboard, there are the following suggestions:
1. Give up the obsession with perfection
In life, some people want to develop themselves in an all-round way and make a difference in every field.
However, everything wants to pursue perfection and perfection, and in exchange for it, it is often only mediocre.
After all, everyone's time and energy are limited.
Only by knowing how to make trade-offs and working hard accurately and effectively can we play to the extreme in a field.
When you let go of your obsession with perfection and calm down to do a good job, you will reap satisfactory results.
2, the courage to trial and error, timely turning
Many times, we are afraid to try new things and habitually stay in areas that we are familiar with.
However, if you don't take a step, it is difficult to find what is really suitable for you.
If you can keep an open mind and have the courage to go down a different path.
Turn in time after trial and error, and grow in circuitous ways.
In this way, you can better explore the most suitable areas for yourself and maximize your advantages.
3. Deep ploughing in the field of love
Think back to it, there is always one thing in your life:
Don't need to be pushed by others, take the initiative to do it;
When doing this, attention will be highly concentrated and enter a state of flow;
In the process, your body and mind will feel happy, and the results will often be satisfactory.
There is a saying that goes well: "Your love is where your talent lies." ”
Only by deepening in the field of love can we exchange a full sense of achievement and have a unique core competitiveness.
Matsushita Konosuke once said: "The key to success in life lies in managing your own personality strengths, which can add value to your life, otherwise, you will depreciate your life." ”
In this world, there are always people who are dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses, and their clothes are covered with flowers; There are always people who run into walls and are stuck.
However, even ordinary people will have their own shining points.
Only with a clear goal of accurate efforts, deep cultivation of their own love and strengths, in order to live freely and brilliantly.
Like, may you not be obsessed with perfection, not entangled in shortcomings, focus on running your own longboard, and shine in the field you are good at.
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