What is behind the joke that the emperor used a golden hoe?

After reading this joke, I remembered a story:

Do you have any feelings after listening to these two stories? My feeling is that people are always limited.

About our limitations, we can find 10 thousand examples: for example, the book always says "specific historical period"; You can't see behind you; Summer insects are far from ice; The more you know, the more you don't know ...

Why are people always so limited?

First of all, as individuals, people themselves are limited. Think about those mountains, oceans, six or seven billion people on earth, the limited frequency of sound that people can hear, the limited frequency of light that people can see, and the earth asteroids in the solar system that are only dispensable in the Milky Way in the universe … Yes, people are really limited.

Secondly, people are always in a certain cognitive stage. I remember when I was at school, I often saw a sentence in history books: a specific historical period. This sentence is often used to illustrate the limitations of people at that time. With the development of science and technology, compared with the past, you will find the so-called heroes at the level of many people today, and their knowledge level is just that. There is another sentence:

This sentence shows that people's cognitive level is always at a certain cognitive stage.

Moreover, in comparison, there are too many unknowns. Yes, there are too many unknowns. My life is limited, but so is my knowledge. Newton said:

How do we get along with the world in such a limited scope? In human words: what should I do? Perhaps the ancients have long given the answer:

Yes, the pursuit of infinite knowledge can be imagined. But can we not pursue knowledge? Obviously not.

First of all, we can be sure: we must break the limitations and constantly refresh. The specific methods are: read more books, think more, experience more, communicate more, and write more if possible. There is a big difference between writing it down and not writing it down. Why else have I been writing?

It is important to break the limitations: the ability to think independently. Why is this important? Because we often receive a lot of limited information, which may lead to wrong decisions. For example, some unreliable common sense, some seemingly correct but not applicable to their own views.

But how to think independently? I think there are two key points: seeking truth from facts and analyzing the specific situation.

For example, Jobs said he would not do market research, but we should see that he has worked in this industry for decades, and his rich experience is long-term market research. Moreover, what Jobs wants to do is often revolutionary products, and these revolutionary needs are often difficult for users to express, but we must see that these needs are based on the current needs of users. Finally, Jobs made many failed products before he succeeded.

Secondly, find your own direction and insist on doing important things. This is actually the first thing. Yes, life is limited. If you have a limited life, you should try your best to give full play to it, and you can only stick to the priority, otherwise you will be old and faded one day and regret it.

In addition, remind us to pay attention to our familiar areas, including ourselves.

Depend on yourself, this is the starting point of growth. The importance of self-cultivation goes without saying. But this is what many people ignore.

Do you think the ancients were joking? Judging from my growth in the past year, it is really important to constantly reflect on myself and make good use of myself. We should also pay attention to other people's suggestions. Many times we can't see or subconsciously ignore other people's suggestions, which is also the limitation of people.

Be cautious about familiar areas. First of all, look back and learn new things, so that you can be a teacher. Yes, reflecting on the past can also lead to new gains. In addition, the terrible thing is that sometimes I feel familiar with it, but there are still many unknowns in it. Take the simplest example: many students are in a state of knowing what to do as soon as they listen.

Finally, I think it is very important to have a little respect for the world and the unknown, and to try some unknown fields. The development of science basically depends on the support of reason. But isn't sensibility important? At present, the scientific research on human consciousness and sensibility is not deep enough, but Jobs's emphasis on sensibility and intuition has promoted Apple's success. In ancient China, the reading method was swimming around, and meditation can bring happiness and inspiration.

So, try to be a less limited person, come on!

Here are some other examples that illustrate people's limitations:

My life is limited, but so is my knowledge.

Gold is not enough, and no one is perfect.

Continuous improvement.

Life is full of difficulties.

The smallness of human beings and the vastness of the universe.

Limitations of language: I often hate that words are shallow and no one's thoughts are profound.

Words can bind people's thinking, so don't complain.

People don't even know themselves well enough.

The big unsolved mystery of xx.

A person's real knowledge lies in knowing what he knows and what he doesn't know.

Plans can't keep up with changes.

Everything is good in its season. ? Adjust measures to local conditions; There are no ugly colors, only colors that don't match.

It is also luck that the cattle people come out step by step. For example, Jobs said that his study of calligraphy helped him later, which shows that people are ignorant of the future.

For example, good medicine tastes bitter, and persuasion is easily resisted by the other party, even if you are right.