A reader said that he was not doing well at the moment and was in adversity, so he asked me if it would be useful for me to read "Mao Xuan". Because he saw many people on the Internet saying how magical "Mao Xuan" was, he wanted to read it.
I replied to him that "Mao Xuan" is not readable by ordinary people, but when you read it, you will find that many of the articles are very useful. As for dealing with adversity, the main thing is what kind of mentality you use to face it, and "Mao Xuan" can also let you correct your mentality. So I analyzed three points for him, hoping that he would really listen.
In the article "The Present Situation and Our Tasks", there is a sentence like this: "When dark clouds appear in the sky, we point out that this is only a temporary phenomenon, that the darkness is about to pass, and that the dawn is ahead. You can read this sentence a few more times than if you just look at it.
Your present adversity is like a sky full of dark clouds, but you must believe that the darkness before you is only temporary. After all, the road of life is ups and downs, no one can have a smooth life in life, in addition to believing that the status quo can be changed, it is to use this confidence to do practical things, with your efforts and determination to break through the darkness, to help yourself out of adversity as soon as possible.
With confidence, it is necessary to have a clear goal, and we cannot see others follow the trend in everything they do or keep looking for an outlet, just like the "so-called opportunism" said in "Strengthening the Party's Unity and Inheriting the Party's Traditions", "The so-called opportunism means that this thing is done when it is advantageous here, and that thing is done when it is advantageous there, without a certain principle, without a certain constitution, without a certain direction, he is like this today, and he will be like that tomorrow." ”
Don't believe the lie that pigs on the tuyere can fly, you don't have sufficient preparation and previous accumulation, and you won't be able to catch it when a good opportunity comes. Instead of looking around, it is better to choose a goal and do your best to achieve it, even if it has not been achieved yet, there is a lot of accumulation.
These accumulations are the resources you rely on to survive in the future, and they are also the capital for you to get out of adversity.
In "Mao Xuan", there is an investigative method, a global view, and a realistic approach, but I think the most suitable way for you to deal with adversity is to do one thing at a time. There is a sentence in "Some Questions on Leadership Methods" that you can refer to: "In any one region, there cannot be many centers working at the same time, and only one center can work at a certain time, supplemented by other secondary and tertiary work." ”
When you summarize why you're in trouble, is there one rule that you do too much and don't focus enough on one thing? I see a lot of people who can't do things, they do several things at the same time for a period of time, and they want to catch everything, but none of them achieve more than 80 points.
But when you go all out to do something, you can achieve 90 points, 100 points, are you still afraid that you won't be able to do it, and you are afraid that you won't be able to make money? The reason is very simple, it depends on whether you are ruthless in cutting all the unimportant work and being good at one thing.
You see, just use the three points of "Mao Xuan" to deal with the current adversity. It doesn't say any big truth, it's just sentences that you can use directly and are easy to understand, simple and clear, without a word of nonsense. In fact, there are many similar points in "Mao Xuan", and if you have time, I still recommend that you read it from beginning to end.