链研社lianyanshe
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It wasn't until I was almost 30 that I realized these words from Lei Jun are true.
Chinese traditional education is too powerful.
We educate everyone to be diligent,
to work hard, to strive,
to work tirelessly.
But just having this is far from enough.
Our education system
has trained many, many people like me.
They all don't know which direction to go.
In fact, I think by the time I reach my forties,
I will be very clear that relying solely on diligence and hard work is far from enough.
So I feel that my inability to achieve great success
is due to the barriers of our traditional education.
Before I was 40 and started Xiaomi,
I at least understood the key to success.
I think there are plenty of smart and diligent people in this world.
This is a prerequisite for success.
Having these does not guarantee your success.
What is truly important is to go with the flow.
I feel that the biggest problem we are facing
is that our society
lacks tolerance for failure.
For example, some of the companies I invested in recently encountered some difficulties,
I see people online writing,
"Oh, Lei Jun's investments aren't that great."
Isn't it very normal for a startup to encounter difficulties?
The vast majority of startups will fail.
After working for over 30 years,
looking back,
it's all long setbacks and suffering.
Like everyone else,
I am also confused.
I have also wavered and even thought of giving up.
I want to tell everyone,
we should not escape.
All the setbacks and failures you experience,
even those seemingly meaningless things
that seem to waste time,
will become your most important and valuable asset.
Life is long.
Always believe that wonderful things are about to happen.
Chinese traditional education is too powerful.
We educate everyone to be diligent,
to work hard, to strive,
to work tirelessly.
But just having this is far from enough.
Our education system
has trained many, many people like me.
They all don't know which direction to go.
In fact, I think by the time I reach my forties,
I will be very clear that relying solely on diligence and hard work is far from enough.
So I feel that my inability to achieve great success
is due to the barriers of our traditional education.
Before I was 40 and started Xiaomi,
I at least understood the key to success.
I think there are plenty of smart and diligent people in this world.
This is a prerequisite for success.
Having these does not guarantee your success.
What is truly important is to go with the flow.
I feel that the biggest problem we are facing
is that our society
lacks tolerance for failure.
For example, some of the companies I invested in recently encountered some difficulties,
I see people online writing,
"Oh, Lei Jun's investments aren't that great."
Isn't it very normal for a startup to encounter difficulties?
The vast majority of startups will fail.
After working for over 30 years,
looking back,
it's all long setbacks and suffering.
Like everyone else,
I am also confused.
I have also wavered and even thought of giving up.
I want to tell everyone,
we should not escape.
All the setbacks and failures you experience,
even those seemingly meaningless things
that seem to waste time,
will become your most important and valuable asset.
Life is long.
Always believe that wonderful things are about to happen.
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