Your level actually depends on your cognition.

Socrates has a famous saying: "The only thing I know is that I know nothing."

everyone can't live an island, but every thought is actually an island.

We are often used to being locked in our own thoughts without knowing it.

the classification of human groups is often caused by different levels, and the factor that determines a person's level is cognition.

I read such a true story on the Internet:

In other words, a young man went abroad for further study after graduating from college and started his life as a part-time international student.

By chance, he found that the ticket office of the local public transportation system was self-help.

Not only are there no ticket gates, there are no ticket inspectors, and even random checks are very rare.

With his own cleverness, he quickly estimated the fact that the proportion of evasion tickets was only three ten thousandths!

Like Columbus, he discovered a new continent and began to feel complacent about it.

In the following days, he often skipped the ticket and got on the bus, thus "making a fortune in silence".

a few years later, the golden signboard and excellent academic performance of famous universities made him frequently enter the doors of some multinational companies and sell himself with pride.

but without exception, these companies are enthusiastic at first, and then politely refuse after a few days.

This made him very angry. For the last time, he asked the manager of the company he applied for to give him a reason not to hire him.

however, the truth made him regret it.

"To be honest, you are the talent we are looking for in terms of work ability, academic background and professional knowledge. However, when we checked your credit record, we found that you were punished for evading tickets by bus for three times.

On the one hand, you don't respect the rules; on the other hand, you are not trustworthy. "

I thought I was exhausted, but I ended up shooting myself in the foot.

In June 219, a couple was caught by the police on the high-speed train in Ningbo, Zhejiang.

after investigation, these two people are recidivists who evade tickets.

The man surnamed Huo, a native of Liaoning, is a doctor with a doctorate in Hangzhou.

It turns out that Huo found out by accident that when taking the high-speed train, he bought a short-distance ticket first, and then he could sit down all the time without making up the ticket.

and through the same means, Huo evaded the ticket for about 29 times, and saved 143 yuan.

And under his "instruction", his girlfriend evaded tickets 11 times.

In the end, the two were punished by administrative detention by the public security organs, and they were included in the dishonesty system.

being so clever, I was finally killed by my own cleverness.

obviously, they are all highly educated doctors, but they are content to take advantage of the short-term fun.

through learning, I changed my circle, but my cognition didn't improve.

In the end, it ended in a sad fate that "cleverness is outwitted by cleverness".

Many years ago, I heard the story of a senior author at a book club, and it was this story that made me like writing.

This elder came from the countryside, but he never felt inferior, made progress all the way, and lived a full and happy life.

When she was in college, she saw that people in the fashion world were glamorous and envious, so she forced herself to become such a person.

Later, she not only entered the fashion circle, but also entered the entertainment circle, and almost became a star.

Although she didn't make a big splash, after a round of hard work, she also clearly realized her limitations.

after some struggle, she resolutely decided to take the postgraduate entrance examination and study for a doctorate.

after graduating from the doctor's degree, she found writing very interesting and began to specialize in writing.

after several years of persistence, I finally published a super bestseller.

however, this is not the end of the struggle.

Later, she got into photography, took a camera and traveled around the world, taking many photos that made people feel super amazing.

She said, "There are so many interesting things in this world that I want to experience more in my lifetime so as not to waste my time in this world."

Being born in the countryside once limited her level, and it was not until she saw a wider world that she realized that life could be changed into a living method.

Only after she jumped out of the original circle through her continuous efforts can she recognize the meaning of life.

The author once said: "When you hold a bag of hundreds of thousands in your hand, you feel that things that were once too far away to touch are now so close to you. Those so-called rich people are actually just people who live a normal life. When there is a feeling that they have the opportunity to deliberately own everything, the heart of struggle comes."

She said that an English teacher she met in college once said to her, "Don't think about all these things so far away. You think these things are far away from you because you still live in your previous level."

It is normal to be poor and rich all one's life. What really surprises me is that the author has caught a crack in his destiny and kept climbing up along it.

In this process, reading and writing undoubtedly gave her confidence.

people may get huge wealth through one or two chances, but few people can keep it.

it's not that these people are incompetent, but that their cognitive level has not improved with their wealth.

Although it is the top in the society financially, it is still in the primary stage mentally, and no means has been found to improve its cognition.

the more people who have experienced beauty, the more they want to keep it, and the less they will give up easily.

I read a joke.

On a bus from a small town to a provincial capital, a girl asked the boy sitting across the aisle, "Which school did you graduate from?"

The boy replied, "I'm from science and engineering, and you?"

The girl proudly said, "I'm from Tsinghua. In fact, if you had worked harder, you might have been able to go to Tsinghua. Alas! Which science and engineering are you from? "

The boy replied, "I'm from Massachusetts."

I don't know if it's true or not, but it's always in my memory.

people with high levels rarely show off themselves.

Maybe it's because I understand the meaning of life, or maybe I'm used to being excellent around me.

You will only be more demanding of yourself and have a different understanding of the world from ordinary people.

People's life is actually a process of self-awakening.

what I believed in ten years ago is still so sure now?

It has nothing to do with IQ, but your awareness of the world is constantly awakening or growing.

Just like the classic line in The Godfather: People who spend half a second to see through the essence of things are doomed to a completely different fate from those who spend their whole lives unable to see clearly.

people have no hierarchy, but they are gradually divided into groups because of cognitive deviation.

if you want to break out of the existing ethnic group, you have to break your own cognition often.

Bloom new flowers on the old ruins, and let the past knowledge become a new level of nutrients.

A person's ability is actually very limited. What really determines a person's height is his circle.

associating with excellent people is also an excellent person.

People don't need to pursue fame and wealth, but at least know where they want to be.

I hope you and I can find our own direction and walk on our favorite journey in the days to come.