1) The person who steals from himself, Bailey is a famous jewel thief in the 1920s. All the people he stole were wealthy and upper-class people. He is also an art connoisseur, so he is known as a "gentleman thief". Bailey was arrested for theft and sentenced to 18. After he got out of prison, reporters from all over the country came to interview him. One of them asked an interesting question: "Mr. Bailey, you stole many rich families." I want to know who has suffered the most? "

Bailey said without thinking, "it's me."

The reporters burst into laughter. Bailey went on to explain: "With my talent, I should be able to become a successful businessman, a great enjoyment of Wall Street, or a member who has made great contributions to society;" But unfortunately, I chose to be a thief and became the person who stole the most from myself-as everyone knows, I spent a quarter of my life in prison. "

In fact, many people stole it themselves. Why do people do such stupid things? This is because they don't really know themselves and don't know what their value is.

2) The donkey's experience: A fable tells that the donkey crossed the river with salt on his back, slipped by the river and fell into the water. When the salt melted, the donkey stood up and felt much more relaxed. The donkey was very happy and gained experience. Later, once, it carried cotton on its back, thinking that it would be the same as last time if it fell again, so it went to the river and deliberately sank until it drowned.

Why did the donkey die? Because it doesn't treat experience correctly, because it mechanically applies experience. Truth goes beyond one step, which is a fallacy.

(experience)

3) Lions and Buffalo: The wilderness is vast, and a group of buffaloes are drinking water by the stream. At this time, the lions are lurking in the grass next to them. Soon, several lionesses rushed out, hundreds of buffaloes dispersed in a hubbub, and wolves swarmed. Lions used to deal with buffaloes: a lioness grabbed a very strong buffalo's ass tightly, and the other quickly rushed in front of the cow and attacked from the front to the back. Finally, the lion in front saw an opportunity, avoided the sharp corner and bit the cow's mouth. The mouth of a cow, especially its nose, is the life gate of a cow. In this way, it was deadlocked twice until the cow was exhausted and fell to the ground. The lion twisted the cow's neck and sealed its trachea, causing it to die. When the lion killed a buffalo, what were hundreds of buffaloes doing? They watched the fire on the other side not far away. What a terrible scene it would be if their anger and horns burned at the same time! But they chose to run for their lives, hoping to achieve their selfish goals. It was not me who was bitten by the lion.

How is the division of the law of the jungle formed? I have seen hedgehogs defeat wild dogs against enemies ... courage is sometimes stronger than strength. Some tragedies seem inevitable, others seem avoidable, but they are repeated year after year, which is the root of sadness.

(courage)

4) Revelation of the torch: A businessman meets a mountain thief, and the businessman immediately runs away, and the mountain thief is in hot pursuit. The merchant went into the cave, followed by robbers. In the dark, the businessman was caught by the robber, and all his money, including the flashlight for lighting, was taken away by the robber. Each of them is looking for an exit. Caves crisscross like an underground maze. The robber lit the torch and could see clearly around him, so he wouldn't hit the wall or trip, but he just couldn't get out of the cave and eventually died of exhaustion. In the dark, the businessman stumbled against the wall from time to time, but because he was in the dark, he could keenly feel the light coming from the hole, and he finally climbed out of the cave against the light.

Most things are like this. Many people in the dark stumble towards success, while others are often lost in the light in front of them and have no chance of success all their lives.

(depressed)

5) Learn to choose: In the yard, a donkey will eat grass, and there are piles of grass on the left and right sides of the donkey. Unexpectedly, the donkey is in trouble. Should we eat this pile or that pile first? The donkey hesitated and starved to death. A story in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio is even more intriguing. Two shepherds walked into the mountains and the wolf's den and found two wolf cubs. They each climbed a big tree with one in their arms, and the two trees were dozens of steps apart. After a while, the old wolf came to look for the child. A shepherd boy pinched his ear in a tree, which made the wolf growl. The old wolf heard the sound and scratched and bit under the tree in disgust. At this time, the shepherd boy on another tree grabbed the little wolf's leg, and the little wolf roared. The old wolf heard the sound and ran away in a hurry ... So the old wolf kept running between the two trees, and finally he was exhausted.

The donkey starved to death and the wolf was exhausted. The reason is the same: they have no choice. Aren't people all the same? Every moment of a person's life is actually spent in choice. Some people say that the greatest pleasure in tasting life is to make a choice, and the greatest pain is to make a choice, so everyone should learn to choose.

(select)

6) Valenda mentality: Valenda is a famous American tightrope walker who unfortunately slipped and died in a major performance. His wife said afterwards, I know there must be something wrong this time, because he kept saying that this time is too important to fail and must not fail. In the past, every time he performed successfully, he only thought about walking the tightrope itself, regardless of everything it might bring. Later, people called the mentality of focusing on the work itself, ignoring the meaning of things, and not being swayed by considerations of gain and loss "Warren mentality".

(concentrate)

7) Make a quick decision: Dr. Wang An, a computer celebrity in China, claimed that the biggest education that influenced his life happened when he was six years old. One day, when Wang An was playing outside and passed a big tree, something suddenly fell on his head. Reaching out and grabbing it, it turned out to be a small sparrow that needed feeding. Wang An decided to take it home to feed. When he walked to the door, he suddenly remembered that his mother didn't allow him to keep small animals at home. He had to gently put the sparrow behind the door and hurried into the house to ask his mother's permission. The mother made an exception and agreed to her son's request. Wang An excitedly ran behind the door, only to find that the sparrow had disappeared. A black cat is trying to wipe its mouth. Wang An was sad for a long time. From this incident, Wang An learned a lesson. As long as it is what you think is right, you must not be indecisive, and you must act immediately. People who can't make a decision certainly have no chance to do something wrong, but they also lose the chance to succeed.

(decisive)

8) In a difficult situation: Florence, a world-famous swimmer, swam across the English Channel in 1950, trying to create another miracle, so she swam from Cadling Island to California and was shipwrecked. When she struggled in the sea for more than 60 hours, because of the fog, she couldn't see the coast near 1 sea. She felt very tired, so she got on the boat and finally fell short. She said that if she had seen the coast, she would have the confidence and strength to swim to the finish line. Two months later, although it was also foggy, after more than 60 hours of hard work, she understood that it was not far from the coast, and this time she succeeded.

(Insist)

9) Qi Huangong phenomenon: Qi Huangong relied on Guan Zhong to take the lead in governing the country, which was his respect for the sages. However, there is another little-known aspect, that is, he likes the little people who lift the sedan chair and shoes. A little man named Shu Diao was originally the "blessing" of Huan Gong, that is, "Toy Boy". The second one is Yi Ya. Huan Gong once joked that he didn't know what human flesh tastes like. The next day, Yiya killed her 3-year-old son and steamed it for Huan Gong. The third is Fang Zi, originally Wei's son, who was hacked by Qi and sent by Wei as a hostage.

When Guan Zhong was seriously ill in bed, he especially warned Huan Gong that after his death, Shu Diao and other three people must be expelled from the palace, otherwise the world would be in chaos.

After Guan Zhong's death, Qi Huangong listened to Guan Zhong and sent three people out of the palace one by one. But when he left the villain, Huan Gong didn't want to eat, fidgeted, lacked excitement and lived a boring life, so he called three people back to the palace.

At that time, Qi Huangong was old and faced with the problem of establishing protected areas. Shu Diao, Yi Ya and Fang Kai strongly advocated the eldest son inheritance system. Later, Qi Huangong fell ill. In order to excuse the king's name, they erected minks and surrounded the palace with high walls, leaving only a small hole for Huan Gong to eat and drink, all by the little eunuch. Soon he didn't even send food. Huan Gong died tragically of hunger and thirst. After the death of Huan Gong, the sons were busy fighting for the throne, and it was not until six or seven days later that the funeral was issued at the suggestion of the old minister. At that time, Huan Gong's body had rotted, and the outdoor was covered with insects and maggots, which smelled bad.

Throughout the ages, countless heroes have made the same low-level mistakes, which is the so-called "Qi Huangong phenomenon".

(Shen Xiao)

10) The new discovery depends on deep thinking: in 1898, Oscar and Hoon have found that if the pancreas of a dog is removed, the dog will suffer from diabetes. This discovery was recorded in the medical journal at that time. However, that's all. They didn't think further about why this happened, nor did other biologists and doctors think about it. However, Banting, a Canadian doctor, read this record and began to think: There will be a substance in the pancreas that controls the sugar content in the blood of animals, including people, so what substance is it? How to extract it? Wan Jin really used his brain. He works as a doctor in a remote rural area. Without experimental conditions, he returned to his alma mater, the University of Toronto, where famous scholars gave John help. At first, John heard that a young man wanted to study incurable diabetes. He thought Wanjin was great. He rejected Wan Jin's request. However, Banting was excited by his own thinking. He was not discouraged. When the school laboratory was free, he asked the teacher to allow him to borrow it again. John refused again and only gave Banting two months. Ban Ting experimented with ten dogs. He took off the dog's pancreas, mashed it, extracted the liquid and injected it into the dog with diabetes. The sugar content in the sick dog's blood dropped rapidly. He tried it again with cattle, and the result was still the same. When the holiday came, John went back to school and listened to Wan Jin's experimental report. At first, he did not believe it. Wanjin carried out experiments and finally discovered pancreatin, which is very important in the history of medicine and biology.

This incident tells us that if we lack scientific thinking, even if we reach the door of scientific discovery, we still can't enter the hall of scientific discovery.

(thinking)

1 1) The most profitable site: Tan Dun is a young man who likes playing the piano, but when he first arrived in the United States, he had to buy works of art to play the piano in the street to make money. Fortunately, Tan Dun and an acquaintance of a black pianist got to the entrance of a commercial bank, a good place to earn the most money. After a period of time, Tan Dun made a lot of money as an entertainer, so he bid farewell to the black piano player, because he wanted to go to college for further study and also wanted to rank among the ranks of superb musical literacy and piano skills. ...

Ten years later, Tan Dun once passed by a commercial bank and found his old friend, the black pianist, still playing the piano in the "most profitable place". "Ah, where are you playing the piano now?" Tan Dun answered the name of a famous concert hall, but the black pianist retorted, "Is the front door of that concert hall also a good place? How did he know that ten years later, Tan Dun was already an internationally renowned musician? He is often invited to perform in famous concert halls instead of playing the piano at the door!

Will we stick to the "most profitable site" like the black pianist, or even be complacent and complacent? Will our talents, our potential and our future be ruined in vain because we are obsessed with "the most profitable site"? People should know how to get out in time and leave the seemingly most profitable place; People should summon up courage, keep learning, and create another peak in life!

(groundbreaking)

12) lion and elephant: the lion is very arrogant in the forest kingdom. For some unknown reason, a mouse came to flatter him: "The Lion King is famous far and wide, and all the animals have long been fascinated by you, but the elephant disrespects you and says you have a false reputation."

Hearing this, the lion was furious: "What elephant boy? I'm going to teach him a lesson now and let him know the power of this king. "

So the lion swaggered forward to challenge the elephant and did not forget to bring his beautiful lover-porcupine.

In the face of the lion's provocations, the honest elephant finally couldn't bear it. He rolled the lion in the air with his powerful nose, threw it to the ground, and then kicked it into a meat pie.

Usually hegemony is not necessarily the greatest strength. Being king is to conquer the weak.

(self-knowledge)

13) Don't compete with mice. Once, a weasel competed: once, a weasel challenged a lion to fight it out. The lion decisively refused. "Why," said the weasel, "are you afraid?"

"Very scared," said the lion. "If I promise you, you will get the honor of fighting the lion. As for me, all the animals will laugh at me for fighting with the weasel. "

If you argue with someone who is not the same person, you will waste a lot of resources, lower the expectations of others, and inadvertently improve the level of the other party. Similarly, the greater a person's interest in trifles, the less he is interested in big things, and the less things to do and practical problems he encounters, the more people care about trifles. Wei Jian said: "The art of wisdom is the art of knowing clearly what to ignore." Don't be disturbed too much by unimportant people and things, because "the secret of success is to stick to your goals."

(wise)

14) people who can't walk back: once, the author wanted to nail a picture in the living room and asked his neighbors for help. The picture has been hung on the wall and is about to be nailed. The neighbor said, "This is not good. It is better to nail two boards and hang pictures. " The author followed his neighbor's advice and asked him to help him find the saw. He must put a handle on the file before he can find the saw to take it. So he picked up an axe and went to a bush on the edge of the campus to look for young trees. Just as he was about to cut down the tree, he found that the axe was too rusty to use, so he had to sharpen it. ...

Of course, the author nailed the painting to the wall at the same time. When I saw the leader again in the afternoon, it was in the street. He is helping the carpenter pull out a heavy chainsaw from the hardware store.

There are many kinds of people in life who can't go back. They think that to do one thing well, we must do the previous thing, and to do the previous thing, we must do the previous thing. They go upstream and return to zero until they forget their original purpose. Such people look busy and work hard from morning till night, but in fact they don't know what they are busy with.