"A Little Bit of Chicken Soup"

This article is Lu Canwei's 33rd original piece.

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About Information Asymmetry

When I first started writing my public account, I was always worried that no one would read what I shared, so I didn't dare to forward it to my friends, and I was also very concerned about others seeing it. It wasn't until a friend told me that what I shared was very helpful to him that I realized that no matter what knowledge it is, there will always be people who know it and people who do not.

Having been involved in Android development since 2009 and having done technical sharing on Android development at GDG in Shanghai in 2010, I only learned a couple of days ago about the ability to batch operate on adding people and tagging in WeChat. The content we know really only represents a minority group.

I wonder if everyone has heard the news that only 4% of undergraduates nationwide have spoken out, and that hundreds of millions of people in the country have a monthly income of only 1,000 yuan. This is also why, even in today's highly developed internet era, people still say they want to leverage information asymmetry to make money.

About Mindset

Since childhood, our elders have told us many truths. Some of these truths may seem correct to us today, while others may seem wrong.

This is also why people feel they have heard many truths but still cannot live a good life.

That is because you have heard too few truths. Our mindset is shaped by the knowledge and experiences we have acquired in the past, which in turn influences our current way of thinking. This is also why the importance of persistent reading is emphasized; because many truths, when you hear someone say them, you may scoff. When you hear a second person say them, you may be half-convinced. By the time a third person says them, you might just believe it.

In the book "Antifragile," a barbell strategy is mentioned. From a financial perspective, this means holding 90% of your funds in cash (assuming it is not affected by inflation) and investing the remaining 10% in extremely high-risk securities. Even if you incur a loss, it is only 10%, while your potential gains are unlimited. If you invest 100% in medium-risk securities, you may suffer catastrophic losses due to calculation errors.

This strategy can also be applied to interpersonal communication and reading. For example, in interpersonal communication, you can engage with the most outstanding scholars, as well as with taxi drivers, but you should avoid mediocre scholars with big ambitions. In reading, you can read many recommended classic books, as well as useless material, but you should avoid mediocre books.

About Self

Sometimes we feel that revealing our true selves will affect others' opinions, so we set our social media visibility to three days. I don't want others to see my immature states from the past.

So, are you mature now? Perhaps by this time next year, when you look back at yourself from last year, you will realize you did many foolish things. If not, then the problem is even bigger, indicating that you haven't grown at all.

Whether it is your past self or your future self, they are still you. If you do not accept yourself, then who are you in the present? I once thought I knew a lot until I met many teachers who were much younger than me but understood much more. I also found that these people were very humble and eager to learn, and they were very open to others' viewpoints, which is also the direction I strive for.

The concept of "self" is invisible; it is only when you collide with something else and bounce back that you come to understand "self." Therefore, colliding with strong, frightening, and high-level things is how you come to know what "self" is; that is the essence of self.

-- Yohji Yamamoto

So when you feel that others have problems, try to stop and think about whether you understand "self."

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