Did you know that almost all the misfortunes of ordinary people are caused by the loss of precision?
The fear of things in human beings is not because of the fear of the thing itself, but because of the fear of ambiguity.
We humans are afraid of ghosts because ghosts are a very vague thing. All those who claim to have seen ghosts are undoubtedly in a very vague environment, either dimly lit or as if they were seeing an apparition at a distance. It is precisely because of the vague nature of ghosts that people feel frightened. Think about it, if ghosts were a very clear existence, like cats and dogs everywhere on the street, would we still be afraid of ghosts? Of course we wouldn't be afraid.
There is a fable called "The Donkey of Qian", and the same is true.
"Qian" is a place name in the Tang Dynasty, and this place has a characteristic, that is, there is no such animal as "donkey". A good man pulled a donkey and put it at the foot of the mountain, and happened to be bumped into by a tiger. The tiger was taken aback when he saw the donkey, because it had never seen such a behemoth as a donkey. Then the donkey barked, and the tiger thought that the donkey was going to bite it, so he fled in fright. Later, after several days of trial, the tiger found that the donkey had no skills and could only kick with his hooves, so he rushed up and bit the donkey's throat.
In this story, the tiger is very afraid of the donkey at first, because the donkey is a vague thing to the tiger. After a few days of contact, from vague to clear, the tiger is no longer afraid of donkeys.
The same is true of people, who are not motivated by the fact that they are afraid of the task itself, but because they are afraid of the ambiguity of the task.
For example, when you first join a company, you may feel fear and anxiety about what you do, but after a few months of familiarization, this fear disappears, precisely because the work becomes clear from vagueness.
Another example is a person who has never been an anchor before, and is afraid of starting a live webcast. A person who has never started a business will have a fear of starting a company, all because everything is too vague.
If he knows exactly how to run a company from start to finish and how it makes a profit, then he will never panic again.
So, how do we think about how we can improve the accuracy of problem solving?
In Buddhism, there is a term called "harmony of all affinities," which means that the occurrence of an event is a combination of factors. If all the elements are in place, this will happen naturally.
In our daily lives, we often feel that we can't do something with all our might, precisely because the factors that make it happen are not complete. If all these elements are in place, this will happen even if you have no effort.
So, instead of focusing on the goal, we should focus on the elements that make up the goal.
For example, when many people are doing self-media, they are always thinking, "Why is the article I wrote not a hit?" and "How can I make a hit video?"
Those who can really make a hit tend to focus on the finer elements. The questions they ask are, "How do I get a good title for my article?", "What examples should I use to prove this?", "What footage should I use to edit this video clip?", and so on. Because they understand that as long as the elements of a popular style are gathered, then it will naturally be a popular article or video. On the other hand, if those elements are not in place, no matter how much you desire and expect, it will not help.
In the same way, if you want to open a brick-and-mortar store that makes money, you also need to gather all the elements of a money-making store. For example, the geographical location should be good, the purchase channel should be cheap, the service should be thoughtful, the store reputation should be maintained, and so on. For this reason, there is a very good way of thinking, and that is the "goal splitting method".
To put it simply, it is to break down a big goal into more specific small goals, and then continue to disassemble for the small goals until it can be actually operated.
For example, if you want to open a restaurant, then it can be broken down into the following parts.
Purchase channels, store location, decoration style, menu research, word-of-mouth maintenance, etc. In order to find a cheap source of goods, you may have to run some wholesale markets to do research. In order to find the right location to open your store, you may have to look at the streets to observe the foot traffic. In order to maintain your reputation, you may want to do a good job of service and promotions, etc.
Leave the big goals behind like this and go to the small goals one by one, and when you complete the small goals, the big goals will be accomplished.
In short, to be a strong person, we must have enough power to act. And the lack of action is largely not a matter of interest or self-confidence, but a lack of precision in your goals. If a person who wants to make a fortune knows exactly which steps to complete to make a lot of money, and a person who wants to be in perfect shape knows exactly which exercises to do to develop eight-pack abs, then his mobility will be as powerful as the space shuttle. In order to improve the accuracy of the goal, we can try to split the goal and then complete the small goal bit by bit. When all the elements that drive something to happen are integrated, you don't have to force it, and it just happens.