Enlightened at the age of 6, 10 began to read history books and literary masterpieces. 1 1 years old, his grandfather Li asked him to finish the History as a Mirror, and warned: "Now some people just browse the outline and other books to save trouble, thinking that everything is fine. I don't think this is worth taking. " These words made Gu realize that reading and studying is an honest thing and must be treated seriously and faithfully. Gu Qin was diligent in reading, and he adopted the measures of "self-examination reading": First, he set himself the number of volumes that must be read every day; Secondly, he limited himself to copying the books he finished reading every day. After he finished reading Purple Tongzhi Sword, one book became two books. Third, ask yourself to take notes and write down your experiences every time you read a book. Some of his reading notes were later incorporated into the famous book Rizhilu; Finally, every spring and autumn, he will review the books he read in the first half of the year, read them silently, and ask people to read them aloud. If differences are found, he will check them immediately. He stipulated that he would spend 200 pages a day like this and never rest until he finished reviewing. ?
2. innuendo stealing light from the wall
During the Han Dynasty, Kuang Heng was very studious as a teenager. As his family is poor, he has to do a lot of work during the day to earn money. Only at night can he sit down and read. However, he can't afford candles, so he can't read when it is dark. Kuang Heng was heartbroken at this time-wasting behavior, and his heart was very painful. ?
His neighbor's family is very rich. At night, light candles in several rooms to make them bright. One day, Kuang Heng summoned up his courage and said to his neighbor, "I want to study at night, but I can't afford candles. Can I borrow an inch of your house? " Neighbors have always looked down on people who are poorer than their family, so they said viciously and sarcastically, "Since you are too poor to buy candles, what books are you reading?" Kuang Heng was very angry, but he decided to read the book well. When Kuang Heng came home, he quietly cut a small hole in the wall, through which the neighbor's candlelight came in. With this faint light, he eagerly began to read books and gradually finished reading all the books at home. ?
After reading these books, Kuang Heng felt that his knowledge was far from enough, and his desire to continue reading more books was even more urgent. ?
There is a big family nearby with many books. One day, Kuang Heng rolled up his bedding and appeared in front of a big house. He said to his host, "please take me in, and I will work for you at home for free." Just let me read all your books. " The host was moved by his spirit and agreed to his request to borrow books.
This is how Kuang Heng studied diligently. Later, he became the prime minister of the Han and Yuan emperors and became a famous scholar in the Western Han Dynasty.
3. The irony of hanging beam
Sun Jing of the Eastern Han Dynasty used a rope to tie his hair and the other end to the beam every night when he was studying. Every time he lowers his head, the rope will wake him up, and then he will continue to study. Later, he became a famous politician and strategist.
During the Warring States Period, Su Qin was always looked down upon because he failed to find a job in the State of Qin. So he decided to fight for breath. From then on, he studied hard and forgot to eat and sleep. Whenever it's quiet at night, Su Qin is already dizzy and always wants to sleep. He immediately stabbed his thigh with an awl, and people who felt pain woke up and eventually became a famous strategist, diplomat and strategist.
4. Smell the allusion of chicken dancing
Zu Ti in the Jin Dynasty was a naughty boy, who didn't study when he was a child. When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve his country without studying, so he began to study hard. He read widely, gained rich knowledge and made great progress in his study. At the age of 24, he was recommended to be an official, but he refused and still studied hard.
Later, Zu Ti and his good friend Liu Kun served as the state master book. He and Liu have deep feelings. They not only often lie in the same bed, but also have the same ideal: to become the pillars of the country. Once, in the middle of the night, Zu dreamed that a chicken crowed. He woke Liu up and said to him, "We heard the cock crow, so how about getting up and practicing sword?" Liu agrees with this. So they get up every day after the cock crows and practice swords. Year after year, without interruption. After a long period of hard study and training, they finally became versatile and appreciated by the emperor. Zu was named General Zhenxi; Liu became the viceroy and realized their desire to serve the country.
5. Stories of other celebrities forming good habits
Because the great revolutionary Marx has the habit of studying hard and being good at learning, the great book Das Kapital can be published.
Leonardo da Vinci, an artist, has strong perseverance and developed the habit of hard training. Before the birth of the Mona Lisa, he painted hundreds of eggs.
Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher, practiced calligraphy since childhood and finally became a generation of famous artists.
Qu Yuan studied hard in the cave. When Qu Yuan was a child, he hid in a cave and secretly read the Book of Songs, regardless of the opposition of his elders. For three years, he familiarized himself with 305 Poems of the Book of Songs, and gained rich nutrition from these folk songs, eventually becoming a great poet. ?
Li Ningyuan is an ordinary gymnast. But he has a good habit: he insists on training for more than 10 hours every day, and every time he trains, he must break through a movement difficulty, otherwise he will not leave the training hall. He finally succeeded. He won three gold medals alone at the Los Angeles Olympic Games.
The importance of forming good habits:
An Indian proverb says, "sow an act and reap a habit;" Sow a habit and reap a character; Sow a character and reap a destiny. " Behavior becomes habit, habit develops character, and character determines fate. It turns out that the cornerstone of fate is the habit-forming behavior.
Laozi said: "People should be everywhere, the land should follow the sky, the sky should follow the Tao, and the Tao is natural." China's philosophy of life with natural inaction had a great influence, but it was also seriously distorted by many people. Many people regard the distorted philosophy of "let nature take its course and do whatever it pleases" as their philosophy of life, and let their bad habits become natural and drift with the tide. In fact, Laozi pays most attention to introspection and self-cultivation, and he has been struggling to explore the true meaning of Tao all his life. Laozi's way of life should be understood as "habit". The natural way is natural habit, and the way of life is human habit. Habit becomes nature, and Tao becomes nature.
Zhou Shiyuan is an expert in studying habits in China, a famous motivation expert, behaviorist and authoritative coach of habit formation in China. As an advocate of "habits change fate", Mr. Zhou Shiyuan's suggestion is that when people think of habits, they either associate them with trivial matters and pay no attention to them, or they are afraid of paying, being afraid of being long and being afraid of pain. These are all because people don't see the value of habits. In fact, once you form a good habit, it means that you will enjoy the benefits it brings to your life.
Habit is either the best servant or the worst master. Habit is the slave of all great men and the accomplice of all losers. You can gain wealth by habit, or you can be destroyed by habit. People should control their habits, and never let them control them.
The secret of all success is self-restraint. If you learn to control yourself, then you have the best teacher.
The principle of cultivating self-control is to form good habits of self-control. Because only habits will produce your truly eternal values.
A good life is better than good habits. Form good habits in the first half of your life, and good habits will take care of you in the second half.