What do you mean by "think twice before you act"

"Think twice before you act" is to teach us to form a good habit of thinking more beforehand. Not timid and cautious, but mature and responsible. So when you decide to do something, especially a major issue, you must consider it from all aspects. When you are not sure, it is also very beneficial to listen to other people's opinions. Think twice about everything. Generally speaking, the advantages always outweigh the disadvantages. Why did Confucius disagree with Ji Wenzi's practice? Mao Yong, the Taishi Gong, said: "Wen Zi's plan to hide people's eyes and ears all his life is too obvious, so his beauty and evil can't be concealed from each other. Both of them think twice about his illness. Among the three views, too sophisticated and too cautious; However, its shortcomings will be selfish. " (The Analects of Confucius) Probably at that time, Ji Wenzi was too cautious, lacked decisive spirit and worried too much. He may have missed many good opportunities, so Confucius made such an evaluation. From a certain point of view, Confucius' words are not unreasonable. Some people think too much, think twice, suffer from loss, toss and turn, and easily fall into indecision, leading to indecision. If it is broken, it will be chaotic. In today's rapidly changing society, with a little hesitation, opportunities will be missed in an instant. As Powell once said: When making a decision, you need to make a decision with 40%-70% information. There is too little information and too much risk to make decisions; With enough information, your opponent has already acted, and you are out. Therefore, "a gentleman is poor and decisive." (Zhu) On the contrary, it is safer to think twice before you act for those who are sloppy, lack thorough consideration of problems and are eager for success. Those who are smart and lack of calm in life should think more when they act, so that they can hope to reach the other side of success and remain invincible. For the ruling party, at least three questions should be considered: First, no matter what you do, you should think about whether it is beneficial to the public. Anything useful will do; If there is no benefit, don't do it. Secondly, no matter what you do, you should think about whether it is harmful to the public. Don't do it if there are disadvantages; Only when there is no harm can you do it. Secondly, no matter what you do, you should analyze and compare the advantages and disadvantages and weigh the advantages and disadvantages. It depends on whether doing something is beneficial or harmful. Do everything that does great harm and little harm, otherwise don't do it. At the same time, we should distinguish between immediate interests and long-term interests, and consider them comprehensively. Everything is considered from the public, everything is considered from the collective, and everything is considered from the country, so that it will not harm the people and mistake the country. In short, we should dialectically understand the ideological connotation of "think twice before you act" and "once again, you can do it", and we should not take it out of context. Have the vigor and courage to think twice, and be calm and rational if you are reckless. This is the old adage and the truth.