Before we talk about the Ulysses Contract, let's talk about the importance of the goal.
We fought resolutely in the Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in Shangganling, and the Americans completely lost their temper and could only honestly return to the negotiating table.
During this period, Li Desheng commanded the troops to go up and first conduct investigations and studies to solve the problems of ammunition supply and logistical food supply. Due to the heavy artillery fire of the US army, the transportation distance was not far, but the losses across the artillery line were heavy. Everyone held a meeting of Zhuge Liang, brainstormed, and quickly found countermeasures.
For the transportation of ammunition, the "first dispersed and then concentrated" method is adopted, specifically every 50 meters to set up a special person responsible for transportation, the use of cat ear holes to temporarily store ammunition, in the enemy shelling interval quickly transported to the next section, so that the relay race effect is good.
For the food supply, the method of "first concentrating and then dispersing" is adopted, specifically the cooking staff of each company are gathered, and the meals are prepared and then dispersed to the front line, which is also very effective.
The same is the supply of materials, different materials to take the opposite way to deal with, to achieve good results, the key is to have a clear goal, winning is the fundamental purpose, for this big goal, step by step to achieve small goals, this is the "goal unchanged method change".
Everything revolves around the goal, which is a necessary condition for doing a good job in work and life, and it is also an efficient practice. Of course, the premise is that you have to have a goal, there will be a process of action, otherwise it is "stepping on the watermelon peel, sliding to where it counts"!
The feasible approach is that the above Shangganling Campaign, which transports materials, gives inspiration, compares the goals to be achieved with the current difficulties, and adopts the appropriate way to try, one does not matter, let's change the other, the process is work and life. Later, the great man said that in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, it was a good way to dig holes and store materials, and it was also a good way to gradually realize it.
Look again at the story of the Ulysses Covenant. After winning the Trojan War, the hero Ulysses returns from the sea, passing by a kraken occupying the island, which sings beautifully but will cause the hearer to hit the reef and sink the ship to death. Ulysses was eager to hear the Siren's song, but knowing that the temptation would lead the ship to the reef, he asked the sailors to tie themselves to the mast, and no matter what he asked, not to deviate from the course, while the sailors blocked their ears and did not hear the song.
In this way, Ulysses heard the Siren's song, but did not die at the bottom of the sea, and achieved his goal.
This story shows that people are self-aware, and between reality and reason, in order to achieve their goals, they sign a good contract for themselves, and then unswervingly implement it.
This Ulysses contract is also called the self-contract, which is that after you have a goal, you feel that your willpower is not enough, you know that you can't do it, and you have to control yourself through the contract, which is essentially self-management.
For example, we know that exercise is important, but if we can't stick to it, we can participate in team activities, supervise and motivate each other, and achieve goals.
In fact, we have all used this method consciously or unconsciously, but we have used it without knowing it, so we need to look back on the success of the past, consciously remain aware, and insist on doing it.
For example, in order to read the famous book "Zimbardo General Psychology" that has completed more than 650 pages, enthusiastic friends formed a sharing group, regularly took turns to share the progress, and finally took a year and a half to complete, experiencing "one person walks fast, a group of people go far".
For another example, in order to encourage the family to copy the "Book of Poetry", a family progress group was formed, and it was agreed to copy a poem every day and send it to the group to supervise each other, which was not easy, and it was necessary to know that one poem per day would last for nearly a year.
The Ulysses Contract is all about collective power, it's about reminding each other, and it's about the social support system. A lot of times, don't talk about willpower, this is useless, none of us are superhuman willpower, the important thing is to offer help, or ask to be helped.