"100 Basics" Yataro Matsuura's life creed

I accidentally opened this book last week. Once I opened it, I couldn't put it down. I read it in two nights.

These 100 basics refer to the 100 basic rules summarized by the author in daily life and work. Follow these rules to guide your life. These 100 items are all relatively short, but each feeling can be used to guide your own life.

The author Yataro Matsuura runs a used bookstore in Japan called "Cow BOOKS" and is the editor-in-chief of "Life Notes".

This book is divided into two parts. The first part is the author's belief in his own life. The second part is the author's 100 basic rules for his bookstore employees. The more interesting part is the first part. Because the second part is basically about the code of conduct for bookstore employees.

For example, Article 001: You are responsible for everything. Blaming others won't help either. The author puts this first, I guess because it should be one of the most important tenets in his life. This sentence reminds me of an old Chinese saying: "Anyone who fails to do something will turn to others." The meaning is very simple, it is to reflect on your own behavior. Such a simple truth, when everyone encounters a problem, the first thing to do is to blame others and shirk responsibility. So always remind yourself.

Another example is Article 006: The most important work is regular life and health management. He wrote: "Among all things, the first thing is to manage my own health. The second thing is to protect the health of the members who work for me. Live a regular life. Don't work overtime, and don't let others Working overtime. This reminds me that the founder of the famous Japanese home furnishing brand Muji does not encourage employees to work overtime. This should be related to the stage of social development for many years, and the economic growth has slowed down in the past 10 years. You will pay more attention to your health and quality of life.

Another example is Article 013: The smaller the promise, the more important it is to keep it. "Next time, let's have dinner together." "I'll lend you that book." We often blurt out these words, but it is difficult to implement them. The smaller the promise, the more difficult it is to say it, and we must not treat it as a polite word. With such a reminder, you will pay more attention to your words and deeds.

Another example is Article 62: You can’t learn anything if you don’t buy it. What you want to know costs a lot of money. The author’s original text is as follows: “What you really want to know. You can only spend money on things. For example, if you want to know what it feels like to carry a million yen bag, what is the structure of such a bag, and why it is worth a million, you can only buy one by yourself. What you get in this way is not only a package, but also information worth one million yen. Even if you fail, it is still a kind of learning. Some experiences must be bought with your own money, rather than asking the people who have them. ”

I deeply feel this. Spend money on personal experience. Because whether it is information from books or from the news, if it has not been practiced by yourself, it is not your own.

In short, this book is suitable for keeping by your pillow, reading it occasionally, reflecting on yourself, and reminding yourself to always pay attention to your words and deeds.