Education, career and success (Original by Haichuan, a little insight)

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Just say a few words, and please feel free to give me some advice. 1. As for the current academic qualifications, they are indeed quite bad. It can be said that in many cases, they are just sold. Leave aside undergraduate students. Among graduate students, there are many people who have never done research at all. With the expansion of universities, more and more people have obtained admission qualifications, and the average quality is getting worse. Academic qualifications are undoubtedly depreciating. Another important reason for the depreciation of academic qualifications is because the actual demand is limited. For example, there were originally 100 white-collar jobs in society. In the past, there were only 100 people who graduated from college, so there was exactly one job per person. Now that the enrollment has been expanded, there are 200 graduates. So, of course, the average quality of these 200 people is lower than the previous 100 people. But, among these 200 people, is the person ranked 101st qualified for the white-collar position? There is no doubt that he is actually competent. In other words, although this person, based on his original college entrance examination scores, cannot enter the university, but since the university has recruited him and trained him for four years, in terms of quality, he is actually not much worse than the college students ten years ago. In other words, he is actually qualified for a white-collar position, but since there are only 100 positions in society, the person ranked 101st now may not be able to find a job at all. Why? Because he was originally trained to be a white-collar worker, and he does not actually have the qualifications to be a blue-collar worker. My first conclusion is: The irresponsible expansion of universities has led to widespread employment difficulties for undergraduates, graduate students, and doctoral students. The quality of current graduates is slightly lower than that of their predecessors, but too much training is the crux of the difficulty in employment. 2. Regarding career, it is actually very simple to say. If you want to get something, but you are not capable of creating it yourself, then you have to take out something that others need and exchange it with others. It's that simple. If you have something that everyone has, or can get it easily, then it is not valuable. On the other hand, if you have something that everyone else wants, but almost no one else has it except you, or only you know how to make it, then your thing is very valuable and can be exchanged for many other people's things. In other words, if you want to get a lot of wealth, then the most ideal way is to do the work that others need you to do, but only a few people are capable of doing. This sentence contains two meanings. The first level is: no matter how difficult the job is, if others don't need it, then it will be difficult for you to benefit from your work. On the other hand, some jobs, even if they are very simple, even if they have no far-reaching significance to human beings or the nation, or are even harmful, but as long as someone needs it, you can get good rewards for this job; The second level is: Even if the work you do is needed by others, if your work is too simple, that is, anyone can do it, then it will be difficult for you to get a better return. Let me give you a few examples (to reduce unnecessary effects, I will not break them down below). The first example is the college students mentioned above. These people are not incapable, but our * * There is no need for so many intellectuals, and there are not so many positions for intellectuals. Therefore, in many cases, these people are not even as useful as technicians or migrant workers. They cannot find jobs, or their treatment is worse than migrant workers. It is not surprising. This is actually very easy to understand. Even if you are a knowledgeable doctor, if you are placed in a rural area where there is no electricity, your value will definitely not be as good as that of a farmer. The second example is the current actors. I can responsibly say that these people have actually made no contribution to society or mankind. Their only function is to entertain. However, the people need entertainment, especially the Chinese, who can be said to be very stupid and superficial. Therefore, there is no market for real art in China. However, it is precisely because these actors meet the needs of the people that they should receive certain rewards. Actors are very hard-working. In order to reduce shooting costs, the crew generally They work all night long, which causes harm to the actors' bodies. Why do the crew have to be so frugal? Because the filming of film and television dramas has already become vicious competition. Why? Because filming these soap operas does not require using your brain at all. It is really too much. It's easy. The unspoken rules of actors are also the inevitable result of vicious competition. There are too many good-looking and attractive people. Do you think you are the only one who can stay up late? Acting in these soap operas does not require any acting skills at all. Therefore, in order to rise to the top, the only way left is to take off your clothes and take off your clothes. The third example is Chinese athletes. In fact, although Liu Xiang, Yao Ming and others have good physical fitness, what contribution have they made to mankind? Maybe they have brought glory to the nation? But this false reputation is actually of little value. It may have a little motivating effect on young people, but this contribution is not commensurate with the wealth they have obtained. , but they can attract the attention of many young people. If they have advertising value, some people are willing to pay, and the same is true for Li Yuchun. Even if these people have almost no actual value to mankind, as long as there are many fools who still care about them and hope to see them on TV, then naturally someone will continue to give them money. And those athletes who won gold medals in the Olympics, In fact, under China's system, their achievements are entirely the result of most people being deprived of sports resources, but they can still get good returns. Why? Because they have proved that China is already a big sports country, that China is very powerful, and that this * * They have been led well. In this way, the stability of the regime is effectively ensured, and the people above can continue to suck blood steadily. This is their value to the nation. It is a bit far to say, and there are other examples. Let’s put them in the next section. My second conclusion is: if you want to get good career returns, there are two necessary conditions. One is that the work you do must benefit some people, and the other is that only a few people can do the work you do, or only a few people can do it as well as you. 3. Different people have really different definitions of success. The same person will have different views on success as time and circumstances change. Without higher education, it does not mean that you cannot make a fortune, but I always believe that serious study of advanced mathematics will really completely change a person's way of thinking, and the exploration of the humanities will often completely change this person. I have always believed that philosophical inquiry is the most arduous work in the world. People who are truly qualified to engage in this profession are extremely rare. However, many philosophers have actually starved to death. A great philosophical work can influence some of the most outstanding human elites in later generations, and what these elites can give to their long-dead mentors is nothing more than lifelong gratitude and a reputation that ordinary people will never understand. Similarly, for the predecessors who have overcome obstacles on the road of natural science, their impact on the discipline and the ultimate huge impact of the development of the discipline on human society are often revealed after their death. Compared with their contributions, the rewards they receive are almost negligible. Because the people cannot see the significance of their contributions in the future, and handing over money and delivering goods is the only transaction method that people can accept. These are a bit far-fetched, and you may think it is not very practical, but what I said is all from my heart. Of course, even in the same era, different people * * , the value evaluation of different people is also different. Many young people in the Chinese Academy of Sciences chose to go to the United States in the end. Their income at home was low and they could not produce much results. However, their lives abroad were very nourishing. If we take the future of future generations into consideration, the achievements of these scientific researchers are not comparable to those of many domestic rich people with average wealth. Let’s talk about something realistic. First, when ideals conflict with reality, you must first satisfy your basic needs. The reason why I put this at the top is that in today’s China, many of the most basic requirements for survival are often not met. As I said before, a person who starves to death will hardly have anything to do with success. A doctor who starves to death cannot be said to be more noble than a scavenger. Everyone knows this, so I won’t say more. Second, you need to understand yourself and the world around you. To understand yourself, you need to understand where your strengths are. To put it bluntly, you need to know what skills you are good at that many others do not know. Moreover, the skills you are good at are in demand by many people. For example, for many girls, philosophy and science and engineering are too difficult. You still have to go to graduate school or doctoral degree in engineering, and let other boys write programs and graduation thesis for you. This is meaningless. For another example, you are obviously very smart and capable of challenging jobs, but you insist on taking the civil service examination. In the end, you have no patience and can't keep up your humiliation to flatter you. As a result, you are confused in the officialdom. This is because you don't understand yourself and you have entered the wrong industry. This is the importance of knowing yourself. The above mentioned are innate personality factors. Another very important aspect is to understand your previous accumulation. For example, if you have graduated from college in engineering, would it be better to go into sales? My conclusion is that sales do not require so much professional knowledge. Junior high school students can also do very good sales, and high school students can also do very good sales. If you do sales, you will not have any advantages in many aspects compared with those who have not received higher education. Of course, you may not do worse than others, but you have spent the time studying. * It can be said that the time spent on it is basically wasted. Anyone can do sales, but the technical work in your profession cannot be done by people without higher education. It would be unwise for you to give up your own strengths and compete with others in areas that you are not very good at. Of course, undergraduates now prefer quality education, and English and technology are also needed in sales. Therefore, undergraduates still have some advantages in sales. But if you study for graduate students and doctoral students, then you have invested too much time and energy in your professional direction and topics. It is really unwise to turn to it at this time. The most important way to understand yourself is to practice and go out and practice more. * , try to work, and you will soon find out whether you are suitable for that line of work. What does it mean to understand the world around you? The first thing is to understand the various industries that your major can be engaged in, that is to say, you must be practical before choosing a career. * , communicate more with seniors in this industry, and learn as much as possible about the main work, advantages and disadvantages of this industry, and then combined with your understanding of yourself, you can judge whether this industry is really suitable for you; Third, take a long-term view. This one also has two meanings. One is that as you grow older and solve your basic life problems, will you regret your original career choice? People who do not think long-term must have short-term worries. For example, in order to covet the temporary high salary, I joined the software industry, but ended up staying up late and working overtime every day, which damaged my body. In the end, I was eliminated by the newly graduated college students in my early 30s. Isn't it unwise? For another example, when you were young and joined a construction company, the business trip subsidy seemed to be very high. However, after a few years, you found that you could no longer change careers, couldn’t marry a wife, or even take care of your family, and you were cheated. What profit could you make from the business trip subsidy? For another example, in order to make money, you give up your studies. Although you have made money, you are vulgar, stupid, and have a low level. Isn't life worse than death? There are many aspects to consider when choosing a career. This depends on the individual's level. Not only should you consider immediate interests, but also consider the future as much as possible. The above is the long-term plan for your career. The second meaning is - an accurate prediction of the social environment and the prospects of the entire chosen industry. For example, you may feel that civil servants are very happy now, but the days of getting something for nothing are always difficult to last. You see, don't civil servants also have to participate in medical and pension insurance now? Maybe you will He said that this is just a pretense, but doctors who were in power during the Kuomintang period were still very popular after liberation, and weren’t many civil servants at that time imprisoned? Just because many things are like this now, does not mean they will be like this in the future. Putting your future in the hands of others will inevitably be a bit unreliable; Fourth, you must have a peaceful mind. Those who are highly admired now may bring shame to future generations fifty years later; those who are slandered now may not be able to go down in history in the future; those who are successful now are just those who have put in several times more sweat and hardship than others. There is no need to be too proud; As for those ordinary people, there is no need to blame others. Everyone is going to die. There is nothing wrong with living a more relaxed life. What you get is actually what you have paid in the past; what you lose is actually something that does not belong to you in the first place. God and the gods and Buddhas in the sky are actually fair to everyone. Actresses exchanged humiliation for money, but lost their true lovers forever; sports stars exchanged injuries for money and fame, but shortened their lifespans and could not experience learning. * and the pleasure that knowledge brings us; Many of the young professors in the university died before the age of 40; while the masters and doctors, while getting their diplomas, also wore thick glasses; civil servants were popular and drunk, but many of them were in fear all day long. Everyone was afraid that their political opponents would check their bank accounts. Many civil servants could not positively evaluate their lives throughout their lives because they knew that in fact they were all thieves and they did not support themselves with their own hands; It’s easy for boys to find jobs, but the reason why employers are willing to recruit boys is because boys almost always do more work than girls; dudes from rich families will never know what it means to struggle and transcend themselves; Philosophers tried to understand the mysteries of the universe, but finally realized that they could never touch the truth, and one of the rewards for their efforts was boundless loneliness. If a person can really understand the world to a certain extent, he will understand what it means to be equal - people's lives are always different, but that's all. Understanding is merit, and equality is virtue. Those who know these two points, their merits will be complete. Therefore, my final conclusion is--the highest state of human beings is actually the golden mean. I'm old, I've written thousands of words so tiredly, I guess there are still a lot of typos. If there are any inappropriate places, the moderator will inform me to correct them, don't delete them, thank you. It's just a personal opinion, it may not be correct, just say it, no other meaning. This post was last edited by wyg1004 on 2009-2-13 13:13 ]