If the results are not good, then try harder?

Apr 30, 2022

I just listened to the latest episode of Adult Learning Podcast and discussed about: " Even if you have no ambitions, you have to try to keep yourself growing ", and proposed a " zombie state " of the company, which benefited me a lot.

The so-called zombie state means that it is generally passable, not going to go bankrupt or fail, but there is no future to speak of.

People who are in this state often feel that they are not working hard enough, try to work harder and hold on a little more, and soon the hardship will come to an end. Unfortunately, faced with this situation, the results are usually not very good.

I think of many similar examples other than the business management mentioned in the adult learning program.

such as personal work.

There are some people who work in a similar direct selling business, and they are attracted by the fact that there are very few successful cases of freedom of work, but many people forget to evaluate whether the work and personal ability match.

He was even attracted by words and pie, and chose a company full of controversy or problems (a while ago, I talked about the closure of platforms starting with j in my Facebook book).

This group of people is attracted by the company's few cases and chooses to work hard in high-risk, low-reward conditions. Unfortunately, in the end, it not only wastes time and has no gain, but also damages your interpersonal relationships.

An analogy can also be drawn to emotional connections.

I believe you all know that "love" is a process in which both parties get to know each other and gradually build a closer relationship, not just a one-sided effort.

However, some boys feel that a certain girl is very righteous and decide to start pursuing it, and at the stage of being unfamiliar, they begin to show affection and courteousness constantly.

Even worse, when they found that the other party did not respond further, not only did they not put their focus back on themselves or other things, but they mistakenly thought that their expression was not obvious enough?

Convince yourself that as long as you treat her better, you can move the other person? And often this kind of unrelenting initiative will only make the other party feel troubled and lead to the deterioration of the relationship between the two parties .

When the other party obviously has no will or even chooses to escape, " pause " is likely to be a better choice.

Another example is investing. I believe that all active investors who like to trade have the experience of losing money and making money.

Of course, it is normal to make or lose money in trading, but most traders (especially active traders who are willing to read the article so far) still have a high percentage of losses.

But many active investors will feel that they are not serious enough to read the market? Line drawings are not straight enough? Which earnings number was omitted? Or which general knowledge or general news did not pay attention to?

I've heard too many people complain that trading stocks is hard! Every time there are factors that have not been considered, you must carefully review the reasons for losing money, and you will never do it again next time.

As a result, the next time the same loss. There's always a million reasons to lose money anyway, right?

But have you ever thought that maybe trading stocks is not something that ordinary people can do?

Perhaps what you should do is not to force yourself to find order in a chaotic game , but to not play a chaotic game that you cannot control .

Although there are problems, the attitude of finding ways to grit your teeth and work hard to overcome them is very respectable.

But there are many things in the world that cannot be solved by blindly rushing forward. As Buffett said: " It is useless to run on the wrong road. "

Going in the right direction may be more important than sticking to the end . When you encounter obstacles in life, perhaps the first goal is to check whether things are on the right track, and then stick to it.

If you try to solve everything by "working harder", some situations will not only fail to solve the problem, but will also drain your enthusiasm and resources (time, focus, opportunity cost, money, etc.).

Whether it's work, relationships, or investments.

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