Determined but not sharp, what does it mean to be unsuccessful for a long time?

Persistence is the key to determination, not to be tall, and perseverance is the key to career success, not to be eager for success.

From: On the Body by Zhang Xiaoxiang in Song Dynasty.

Zhang Xiaoxiang once said in the Song Dynasty, "If you are determined, you will not be sharp, and you will not be happy for a long time." Everyone wants to succeed, and it is a good thing to aspire to success, but some people have small plans in their hearts and always fantasize that they can succeed quickly and easily without blowing off dust.

In reality, they think too much and do too little. They are uneasy and work hard at their posts. They want to do this today, and they want to do that tomorrow.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Liang Qiu said to Yan Zi, "I can't catch up with your talent until I die." Yan Zi said: "I have heard of such a situation: if you do it seriously, you will often succeed;" If you keep walking, you can often get there.

There is no difference compared with others, but I often do not idle and often walk nonstop. One minute on stage, ten years off stage. Things in the world, haste makes waste, and any brilliant and well-informed display in front of people comes from long-term efforts and struggle.

Throughout the ages, there are countless examples of putting time and energy into your favorite career and finally achieving success. Darwin wrote the Origin of Species for more than 20 years, Goethe wrote Faust for nearly 60 years, and Cao Xueqin wrote A Dream of Red Mansions, which he read for ten years and added and deleted five times. ...................................................................................................................