Self-discipline is the upward ladder of life.

Self-discipline brings confidence. Confidence equals what you can control. The level you can grasp has expanded, and this self-confidence has brought greater freedom.

The improvement of almost all controllable problems in life comes from self-discipline.

Race, birthplace, family background, genetic diseases ... these congenital factors can't be changed for a lifetime. What can be changed is the knowledge structure, physical quality, the way of looking at things and the ability to solve problems. The more self-discipline, the more freedom.

There is a kind of person who gets wealth not by inheritance, but by self-achievement, that is, the self-made person in English. Gatsby, the character in The Great Gatsby, which I often recommend, is a very typical person with strong self-drive and self-discipline.

In order to enter the upper class, he arranges time for himself in half an hour. He practices dumbbells, reads books, and takes time to exercise himself to make his character more calm. In terms of personal cultivation, he even learned to be more educated than people in the upper class. Finally, he moved to Long Island, new york, USA, built a mansion and became an enviable local tyrant.

The way is extreme, the spirit is firm, and imitation should be cautious, but we can see the possibility of an ordinary person going to glory. This was the case in the United States at that time, and it is also the case in the world today.

How to determine whether a person's life is meaningful? Liang Wendao provides a perspective: you try to tell your life experience from childhood as a story, not when I was born, nor when I took the college entrance examination, but a story with real characters and plots, a beginning, an end, a climax and a driving force. This may be a love story or a story of revenge. If your life is described as a good story, then your life is meaningful and has a core.

What is the core of our life story?

Once interviewed by China Writers List, they asked, "How did you spend your perfect day?" I replied: "One day in 20 14, I gave two lectures in Shandong, read 45 pages of books, and made a temporary decision to climb Mount Tai in the afternoon. Start from Rizhao, arrive in Tai 'an on 10 in the evening, and 1 1 start climbing the mountain. I arrived at the top of the mountain at 3 am the next day and saw the sunrise at 4 am. I finished all the things I wanted to do in one day, reading, exercising, traveling and working. I may be such a crazy person. A sense of accomplishment is what I need. Seeing the sunrise, all the hard work is worth it. "

Many teachers around me live like this. In a conversation between Tsinghua University and Mr Yu, I described my daily schedule.

Be sure to sleep at night 12, no matter how important the work at hand is. I deeply realized that in fact, you stayed up until two o'clock in the morning and got up at eight o'clock in the morning, without saving a minute. Unless sometimes there is really no way. I promise to sleep before 12 pm now.

Get up at half past six in the morning. I will definitely take a bath, usually a cold bath, to sober myself up. After waking up, I will run. Generally, I only run two or three kilometers, and I won't run more. I feel that running too much is a waste of time. I don't want to be a marathon runner, as long as I run to a comfortable level. I run faster, I will sweat, and I feel very good. Sometimes, if you sweat a lot, you will take another shower and wash with clean water, and it will be over in one minute.

7:30-8:30 to handle one hour's work, except email. All-night work SMS and WeChat are generally connected to the computer, and the response speed is very fast. If you go to work, get to the office around 9: 30.

Three meals a day, add up to about ten minutes per meal, or this habit. Don't sit down immediately after dinner. I usually take a walk for ten minutes to digest, so as to keep healthy. At the same time, I also prefer some sports, such as skiing in winter. I didn't slip last winter. The first time it snowed, I broke my foot and sat in a wheelchair for more than three months. And hiking. Swimming two or three times a week. Plus walking every day, you can keep healthy and look good.

On a global scale, one of my inspiring idols is Buck Bear (Steven korbel). As the son of a miner, he has no advantage over others in performance and language. Through his own efforts and the "thick skin" of the iron wall, he jumped from a small TV host to the ace program host of CBS, one of the largest TV stations in the United States.

When I decided to travel to the United States, I booked tickets for the recording scene one month in advance. Most variety shows in China do post-editing for at least a week, but this talk show was actually recorded for four hours before it was broadcast, which shows that the workload is great, the teamwork is tacit and the professional requirements are high.

All jokes must be written in one day. The whole team arrives at the company at 7: 00 every Monday to Thursday and meets at 8: 00. Take out the important news of the day, pick four or five, and let the team of twenty or thirty people write comments and paragraphs. Koko bear also went into battle. 12 later, he chose a funny joke. Make-up starts at 2 pm and is recorded at 5 pm. His success is not accidental.

The Tsukiji market, the largest fish market in Japan, was packed with diners from all over the world at 2 pm, and there was a long queue outside the small door. Accustomed to getting up early, I set out early in the morning to watch the tuna auction and had a fresh and delicious sea urchin meal. In Jungfrau, Switzerland, you can watch the snow and scenery in the morning, wake up at the foot of the mountain in the morning and run in the town in the morning. The shops on the roadside are not open. I saw the beauty inside through the glass window. I ran past the cafe and thought I could have a cup of coffee here in the afternoon. In the early morning in Venice, it opens in the dim light. Tourists go to St. Kyle's Square before they arrive. No Moore stunts and angel flying. They feed the pigeons quietly and watch the clouds for a while. Chengdu Giant Panda Base was the first to enter as soon as it opened. The cute baby panda is still sleeping. Talk to them. Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, brings the breath of the ocean. Before office workers arrive in the morning, they will go to Keke Street to drink frozen milk tea and scrambled eggs.

Excessive self-discipline also has side effects, and excessive self-discipline leads to ruthlessness. It is ok to be polite and caring to outsiders, but it is difficult to show concern to those closest to you. It is terrible to take it for granted that people around you should also take care of their own hardships and tiredness.

When close people come to me to complain about difficulties and grievances, I won't comfort them, I will only ask a few questions: Have you found the reason from yourself? Things have already happened. What's the solution? Is there anything I can do?

Like robots, they don't show their likes and dislikes. Although, those passionate feelings are in my heart.

M. scott parker wrote "The Road Few People Walk": "Self-discipline is the most important tool to solve life problems and the most important method to eliminate life pain."

Satisfaction is the biggest enemy of a person's progress. If you are too satisfied and enjoy comfort, it is difficult to actively choose to struggle and change. People who spend their time working from nine to five and doing meaningless jobs may be satisfied with their lives, but they will stop their progress. I hope my next 10% dissatisfaction will bring greater satisfaction. Fall in love with time and let time fall in love with you.

Self-discipline is an important means to eliminate the pain of life and the primary tool to solve life problems. -scott parker's "The Road Few People Walk"

"What is the least motivated person you have ever met?"

"I have seen the most self-motivated people, anxious about the status quo, and determined to change themselves without perseverance. They are buried in the crowd in the most common identity, but they live the most tormented days. "

Are you just muddling along all day, drifting with the flow and muddling along? I have been anxious about my life, but I still can't find the direction of struggle and have spent a meaningless life. This is very similar to the young people's life state that "hard work is not necessarily successful, but it is easy without hard work".

Self-discipline and non-self-discipline are actually very different.

What is your most desperate time?

Have you ever had a good time in your life?

Self-discipline that can persist will become an opportunity for transformation.

* * * Encourage.