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The more materially deprived people are, the more inclined they are to seek spiritual support (grand narratives), and the more they hope to attain spiritual independence (the so-called “emptiness”). But true spiritual independence ultimately comes from the strength developed through growth.

Truly being good at memes is essentially a cognitive jailbreak completed within seconds, compressing knowledge reserves, memory retrieval, remote association, and logical reorganization into one.

If I were emperor, I’d let fools keep believing, while making smart people either shut up or get lost.

When you travel, you should always bring along that person who “hasn’t seen much of the world.” They’ll marvel at the mountains, get excited by the sea, be happy to eat delicious food, and pull you along to experience anything new. The most precious part of travel has never been how many places you’ve visited, but having someone willing to stay curious about the world with you. The most disappointing travel companion isn’t someone who hasn’t seen much of the world, but someone who finds nothing surprising and thinks everything is just “that’s it.” Seeing the world isn’t rare; what’s rare is st

The next five years may mark the most concentrated “succession cycle” in decades. The old order is exiting, while the new order is accelerating onto the stage. Whether national leaders or business leaders of the previous generation, many will collectively enter a period of handing over power, resources, and positions. The next five years will involve not only a change of people, but more likely a change of rules, reference points, and era.

Why “guard against fire, theft, and your best friend”? Women hurting women is often not innate, but the result of social divisions of labor: men have long competed over wealth, power, and status, while women have more often been placed in competition over marriage, family, appearance, and evaluations of relationships. Once competition enters private relationships, the harm becomes more covert; and a best friend means close proximity, access to more information, and weaker boundaries. When jealousy, comparison, and conflicts of interest arise, secrets can become weapons. What is truly dangerous

One of the phrases Chinese students hear most often is: “Don’t lose at the starting line.” This is the most misleading advice. Being ahead in childhood often simply means becoming familiar with the rules earlier, adapting to standards faster, and being better at completing predetermined tasks. But excellence in adulthood requires a different set of abilities: exploring the unknown, making connections across fields, asking questions, and creating new paths. Those who truly remain at the top over the long term often do not lock themselves into a single track too early. Instead, they spend more t

Normal media focus on the shortcomings of institutions and society;
Abnormal media repeatedly publicize their own “strengths.”

The weaker, poorer, and lazier a person is, the more they care about saving face. Admitting it is more forthright than seeking explanations.

People don’t need to suppress their desires, nor do they need to interpret not getting what they want as having learned to let go; acknowledging that they have desires, while also acknowledging that they temporarily lack the ability or motivation to obtain them, is true spiritual transcendence.

For thousands of years of rule, China has in fact always had two systems for managing people. One was openly displayed: a coercive apparatus serving the state and the people. In ancient times, there were government offices, yamen, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple; today, there are the public security, procuratorate, and courts, as well as administrative organs at all levels, nominally responsible for governance, justice, public order, and public services. The other served the highest power itself more directly, being used to monitor officials, investigate society, and identify so-c

Do what you fear, but don’t do dangerous things.

When anger cannot be resolved, the best way to suppress public anger is to create an even greater disaster.

Did you know? Water itself has no expiration date, but the containers holding it, storage conditions, and cleanliness do.

Chinese people are the group most opposed to first-principles thinking. First-principles thinking requires asking first: What are the most basic facts of this matter? What is the real objective? Which constraints are genuine, and which are merely habits? If starting from scratch, would we still do things this way? Chinese people, however, are more accustomed to starting from “it has always been done this way,” “everyone else does it this way,” “that’s what the leader said,” “those are the industry rules,” and “that’s how successful people do it.” As a result, many things gradually shift from s

The wealthy face just five issues: protecting their physical health and personal safety, maintaining stable and harmonious family relationships, establishing sources for continuous creation and a sense of achievement, building personal IP influence and social credibility, and passing on cognitive abilities and wealth.

Why do honest people always lose first in negotiations? Because they often reveal their needs and bottom lines too early, focus only on right and wrong without calculating who will bear the final cost; afraid of conflict, they proactively concede as soon as pressure is applied; they dare not name a price or fight for their interests, and they make no advance preparations for a fallback option, ultimately having no choice but to stay under unfair conditions. At the same time, they are prone to believing verbal promises while rarely confirming the rules, responsibilities, and costs of breach. So

Growth is not just about continually improving yourself; it is also about continually seeking opportunities that can support greater achievements.