Jay Chou: You don’t have to be good at reading books, but you must have a skill!

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When I was surfing the Internet two days ago, I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t watched "Let’s Talk" for a long time. This program hosted by Xiao Sa invites celebrities from all over the world to give speeches and share their life stories, conveying full of positive energy.

As a Jay fan, I clicked on the issue of Jay Chou: You Can Be Extraordinary.

Jay Chou’s 20-minute speech told us harshly: Having a skill is far more important than academic qualifications!

At the beginning of his speech, he said this:

Jay Chou has been involved in too many fields since his debut. In Baidu Encyclopedia, he has these tags:

He seems to be able to do everything with ease in every field. He has a wide range of interests and can do magic, play the piano, play basketball, and play games...

He said that because he likes Chow Yun-fat and God of Gamblers, he went to learn magic. So today we can see his wonderful magic show on the stage;

He said, "When I was young, if I was locked up there and didn't play ball, how would I be filming " "Kung Fu Slam Dunk" and "Big Slam Dunk", right?"

He said, "If I didn't learn piano at that time, how would I be filming "The Secret" now, right?"

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He said, "If I didn't like watching martial arts movies at that time, how could I make "The Green Hornet", right?"

And I finally understood why Jay Chou had so many endorsements Game advertising. Because he really likes it, and he told the students on the "Voice of China" program more than once, "Let's play games together!". Finding a celebrity who loves to play games to speak for you is persuasive in itself, isn't it?

In the variety show, because of his humorous words, we remembered his phrase, "Oh, that's good!"; because of his strong learning ability, we saw his potential. His talent... I remember that in one episode of Happy Camp, he was asked to perform ventriloquism (B-box). He learned every minute, but performed well. Even Teacher He Jiong couldn't help but praise, "He can do anything!"

This is Jay Chou, a person who seems to always have a strong interest in things, constantly learning, and taking what he is interested in. , will never eventually turn into a talent that you are proficient in.

Just like what he said:

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I watched a TV series called "Little Farewell" some time ago. Putting aside the theme of the TV series, I also saw how important it is to have a talent that can be used!

Let’s talk about the little protagonist Duoduo first. After this girl ran away from home after being overwhelmed by domestic education, her parents planned to send her abroad.

When you go abroad, you need to take the TOEFL and SSAT (American Secondary School Admissions Test) exams, so you need to apply!

This girl worked very hard and passed the TOEFL and SSAT exams with good scores. However, she was heartbroken when she was rejected when she applied.

After consulting my aunt in the United States, I found out that the reason for rejection was that the girl had no special skills, let alone any award certificate. When applying to schools in the United States, the most important thing is to make foreigners think that you are a child with rich interests and excellent abilities!

At the same time, Duo’s mother also heard from her colleagues that a neighbor’s child only scored 78 points on the TOEFL test. It was because he won the “Mobile Cup Tennis Contest” that he enrolled in 7 high schools in the United States. , and got admission notices from at least three or five companies.

After a while of fussing around at home, the couple only found their daughter’s award certificate when she was in kindergarten! Due to the heavy academic workload, Duo's mother asked her to stop all her hobbies such as piano and painting. As a result, since she was in elementary school, she had nothing but certificates such as "Three Good Students" and "Excellent Class Leaders" to prove that she was a good child.

Fortunately, the novel Duo Duo secretly wrote became popular on the Internet, and Duo Duo's father went to the publishing house to ask for a book. Unexpectedly, the publishing house had already thought of publishing a book for Master Duo. It can be regarded as a solution to an urgent need!

The opposite is Xiaoyu.

Because his mother died young, his father usually neglected discipline and was not interested in learning, but he had a soft spot for drums. In addition, I also skateboarded, rock climbed, played basketball, football, and danced hip-hop!

After taking the TOEFL, I successfully applied to a school in the United States. Even my father was shocked!

This shows how important it is to have a hobby and expertise, and to be proficient in a technology.

Let’s talk about Duoduo’s father Fangyuan. Due to a surgical error, he was suspended from his work and exiled to Lin County. But because he didn’t want to go, he chose to resign!

He sat on the windowsill, thinking about the future. Asked my wife:

"You said, if I don't become a doctor, what else can I do in this world? Be a taxi driver? Work in construction?"

"I What if he really loses his job?"

Although at the end of the TV series, he returned to the hospital and picked up the scalpel again.

But when we watch TV series, we have to think and ask ourselves: Apart from my current job, what else can I do?

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There is a question on Zhihu: How do people who have achieved success in multiple fields do it?

Among them, one answer quoted James Altucher, who has made great achievements in many fields:

Listen to this sentence "Everyone has talents in many fields." It makes people feel excited, right?

Yes, sometimes it’s not that we don’t have talent, but that we have no interest and haven’t found the right methods and techniques; in the mechanical work day after day, year after year, we gradually get used to it now Life is numb...

As ordinary members of the world, we may not need to achieve brilliant achievements like Jay Chou and James Altucher in every field, but we do should have A sense of existential crisis.

Being proficient in a technology other than one's own work field can at least prevent us from panicking when we resign or change to a new environment, and we can support ourselves!

"If I don't do my job, what else can I do?" This is also a question that each of us should think about now.

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