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The term "star chasing" is a term that is believed to be familiar to everyone, this word was born at about the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, and is used to describe the crazy pursuit of people, especially fanatics, for people with outstanding abilities in certain unique fields. For a long time, this term has been used to pursue some entertainment stars.
The correct "star-chasing" behavior can actually play a certain guiding role for young people, especially minors, and can set a good example for them in behavior and values.
However, in the past few years, with the intervention of capital forces in the mainland entertainment market, many so-called "stars" have been artificially "created", supported by capital, "artificially" in charge, and it is difficult to guarantee whether they can comply with discipline and law, let alone guide young people.
For example, in May this year, a talent show put the basis for voting on a certain brand of milk packaging, many fans in order to give their support to the so-called "stars", at the expense of a lot of money to buy a lot of milk, but after voting, the milk itself has no use value, so boxes of milk are dumped.
After this incident was exposed, many sectors of society condemned it. Since then, a clichéd topic of "what kind of star should young people chase" has been brought up again.
Just in October 2021, a news item brought this topic to the forefront again, that is, the twenty-five-year-old Feng Lei became the youngest doctoral supervisor in the School of Computer Science of Chongqing University. At the age of 25, when many master's students have not yet graduated, how did Feng Lei become a doctoral supervisor?
How is the "youngest doctoral supervisor" "refined"?
As we all know, if you want to go to a general university as a teacher, a doctoral degree is the most basic "threshold". If you want to graduate with a doctorate, you need to go through four years of undergraduate study, two to three years of master's study, and at least three years of doctoral study, and this is already the smoothest situation without postponing graduation. So why can Feng Lei complete these studies at a young age of 25?
This is because in addition to the normal academic system in China, there are some academic systems such as "master's and doctoral degrees" and "direct doctoral degrees", which are used to cultivate students with outstanding abilities and who can make significant contributions to a certain scientific research field, help them shorten their study time, graduate quickly, and enter specialized scientific research fields to concentrate on scientific research. Feng Lei is a PhD student at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, so his student career has reduced a lot of time costs compared to other people who have also experienced the same experience.
In addition to academic qualifications, there are also very strict requirements for scientific research achievements to become a university professor, and it is generally difficult to become a university professor without enough papers. In addition to Feng Lei's "shortcut" in the academic system, his achievements are also very outstanding. His paper, Pointwise Binary Classification with Pairwise Confidence Comparisons, was presented at the 38th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML).
Chongqing University said that the conference is recognized as the top international academic conference in the field of machine learning and enjoys an extraordinary reputation in the academic community. At the same time, this is also the first time that the School of Computer Science of Chongqing University has the opportunity to publish an academic paper at the conference as the first unit, which is a breakthrough for zero. The first author and corresponding author of the paper are Feng Lei.
With superhuman talent and achievements, Feng Lei was able to complete such incredible achievements at such a young point in time. Although Feng Lei's success is created by certain conditions, this is also what he has exchanged for his hard work. So on the one hand, there is no need for us to complain about ourselves: we are also working hard for our own lives, but we are different from Feng Lei; at the same time, we should work hard: Feng Lei has been so much ahead of his peers, and he is still struggling, and we should work harder.
Find the "star" that corresponds to the chase, and you will also improve.
Maybe some people will scoff at it - find an "idol" and you will progress? It is true that this kind of thing is not 100% successful, but the so-called "star chasing" is also like finding a beacon for yourself on the road of sailing, so that your direction is more clear.
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant), a famous French novelist and writer, wrote countless works in his lifetime, inspired the minds of many people, but also took Gustave Flaubert as the "star", and painstakingly worshiped the teacher three times to become his disciple, and then was guided by Flaubert, which greatly improved his writing ability.
Karl Heinrich Marx, one of the three great teachers of the social sciences, the famous thinker and revolutionary, and his comrade-in-arms Friedrich Engels were also teachers and friends throughout their lives, and Engels devoted his life's energy and property to the pursuit of career with his "star" best friends; in China, a hundred years ago, there was a group of young people who walked in the forefront of the world in their thinking, and they pursued the "stars" in their minds. In the footsteps of Mr. Cai Yuanpei, Mr. Li Dazhao and Mr. Chen Duxiu, they continued their unfinished business, and finally founded the Communist Party of China and found the road to national salvation.
"Chasing the star" is never negative, just look at the "star" you are chasing, whether it is really worth it.
Such a young and promising young and outstanding young person as Feng Lei is enough to become a typical person to become a guiding light on the way forward for young people. First of all, Feng Lei's integrity and hard-working temperament are very important for young people to learn at present, no matter what kind of career they are engaged in, a healthy and industrious temperament is always a prerequisite. Feng Lei did not go astray on the road of scientific research, but responded to the call of universities in time and returned to China in time, which can be described as a wise move.
Secondly, Feng Lei's learning ability is also necessary for many young people. China's college entrance examination system is a very necessary means of selecting talents, but it also leads to many students being under too much pressure and having no intention of studying at the university level. Feng Lei, on the other hand, has always been studying hard and has never stopped. Young people should learn from him that only by constantly absorbing new knowledge can they get ahead of others.
Finally, after overnight fame, Feng Lei did not "inflate" because of this. Like the previous mathematical genius Wei Dongyi, high-frequency media exposure has not led to changes in his life, unlike some so-called "Internet celebrities" who pursue "traffic realization", what they are pursuing is what they are really interested in and the country needs to do on their own, and the exposure rate in front of them cannot shake their determination. This spirit of indomitable mind is something that young people should learn.
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The author | Tommy
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参考资料：Bruk, A., Scholl, S. G., & Bless, H. (2018). Beautiful mess effect: Self–other differences in evaluation of showing vulnerability. Journal of personality and social psychology, 115(2), 192-205