The secret of self-control

I recently read Nicholas Tesla's autobiography and felt a lot. Nikola tesla (1856- 1943) is the greatest scientist and inventor in human history. Tesla is called "the man who created the twentieth century". Iron Man Elon Musk's famous electric car is named after Tesla, which is a tribute to this great man.

Nikola tesla's titles: father of alternating current, father of radio, father of free energy, father of modern physics, father of radar, father of computer, father of network, father of X-ray photography, father of solar energy, father of death ray, father of flying saucer, father of artificial satellite, father of Mars exploration, father of space travel, father of artificial lightning, father of artificial earthquake, father of artificial meteorology, father of mind control and consciousness.

Nikola tesla's amateur titles: poet, philosopher, music connoisseur, pigeon expert, linguist, Vedic expert. Proficient in more than eight languages, able to read at least eleven languages, and able to use at least six languages for complex professional communication. (English, French, German, Sanskrit, Latin, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian ...)

Important practices of Nikola Tesla: household alternating current, radio system, atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, magnetic bomb, stealth plane, radar system, space shuttle communication system, intercontinental missile navigation system, artificial satellite system, space robot, deep-sea robot, moon landing, landing on Mars and gravity gate system (UFO fishing system).

Why is Tesla so powerful? In his growing history, one thing is particularly powerful, and that is the training of self-control.

The following are his memories of his experience.

(1) Take self-control as second nature.

Once, I found the Serbian translation of the novel Orphe by the famous Hungarian writer Josika. This novel awakened my sleeping willpower to a certain extent, and I began to practice self-control from then on. At first, my determination was quickly exhausted like April snow, but I soon overcame my shortcomings and felt happier than ever before. I can do what I want.

After a period of time, this intense psychological training became my second nature. At first, my wishes often can't come true, but gradually, my wishes are consistent with my will. After years of searching for you, I have completely controlled my will and started to control some hobbies that can destroy the strongest people with a playful attitude. At some point, I became addicted to drugs, and my parents were very worried about it. For me, sitting down to play cards is the happiest thing. My father lives a model life, and he will never tolerate my wasting time and money. I had a strong will at that time, but unfortunately I didn't have a correct outlook on life. "As long as I want, I can wash my hands of it at any time, but that kind of happiness can only be bought in heaven, so I gave up. Is it worth it? " I said this to my father. My father will vent his anger and dissatisfaction to me from time to time, but my mother will not. She knows a man's character and understands that a person can only be saved by his own efforts. I remember one afternoon, when I lost all my money and longed to gamble again, my mother came to me with a roll of money and said to me, "Enjoy it!" " The sooner you lose all your money, the better. I knew you'd wake up. "She's right. I beat myself up at that time, and the only regret was that if my drug addiction was a hundred times stronger, it would better show my self-control. I not only overcame my gambling addiction, but also completely swept it out of my heart without desire. After that, I lost interest in gambling, just like picking my teeth.

Another time, I smoked too much, which was harmful to my health. After that, my willpower came into play again. Not only did I successfully quit smoking, but I also gave up all my bad hobbies. I suffered from heart disease a long time ago, and later found out that it was caused by drinking coffee every morning, so I gave up this habit decisively, although it was not easy for me. I got rid of many bad habits with tenacious willpower and suppressed my desire. Maybe my lifestyle is extremely boring to others, but I saved my life and got great satisfaction from it.

(2) introspection

I have been forced to pay attention to introspection since I was a child, which makes me very painful, but in my opinion, there is indeed a silver lining behind the dark clouds. It makes me realize the inestimable value of introspection in life and that introspection is a means of success. Occupational pressure and impressions that the outside world keeps pouring into our consciousness through knowledge channels make many aspects of modern society very dangerous. Most people are so absorbed in meditation on the outside world that they completely ignore what they are thinking inside. This is the main cause of premature death of millions of people. Even among people who pay attention to health care, it is a common mistake to avoid imagination and ignore real dangers. Although this sentence applies to individuals, it also applies to everyone to some extent.

I have never been an ascetic, but my self-control has really brought me pleasure and rich rewards. To prove my point, I can tell you a few short stories.

My friends often comment that I am well dressed and my clothes fit me very well, just like tailor-made clothes. In fact, they don't know that all my clothes were made to order 35 years ago. For 35 years, my figure and weight have not changed.

Speaking of weight, there is another interesting story. It was a winter night in 1885, and I got together with Mr. Edison, Edward H. Johnson, chairman of Edison Lighting Company, and Mr. Bachelor in the company office at 65 Voss Avenue. Someone suggested guessing each other's weight. When it was my turn, everyone asked me to stand on the weighing scale. Edison touched my whole body alive and said, "Tesla weighs 142 pounds, and the error is within one ounce." His guess is very accurate. My net weight (excluding clothes) was 142 pounds, and I still am. I asked Johnson next to me quietly, "How can Edison guess my weight so accurately?" Johnson told me mysteriously in a low voice, "Dude, don't just let it out. This is because Edison worked in a slaughterhouse in Chicago for a long time and weighed thousands of fat pigs every day. "

One day, my uncle and I were walking by the river. The sun is about to set, and the salmon playing in the water jumps from time to time. In the setting sun, the fish scales are shining, and the outline of salmon can be clearly seen against the rocks in the distance. Of course, under such favorable conditions, any child can catch fish. However, the task I want to complete is not ordinary, nor is it arduous. I asked my uncle to observe my every move carefully. I told him that I could not only hit the fish with stones, but also break it in half with stones. At this moment, my things flew out, and the whole process was exactly the same as I said. My uncle stared at me as if he saw the devil, and he was scared out of his mind. He shouted at me, "Satan, stay away from me!" " "After several days in a row, my uncle ignored me and didn't talk to me. There are many such glorious deeds, but as time goes on, they are gradually forgotten by me. However, these great achievements are enough for me to comfortably eat my money of 1000 years old.

(3) Create a learning miracle

I decided to surprise my parents. In the first school year, I study hard every day, often starting at 3 am and ending at 1 1 in the evening, even on weekends and holidays. As all my classmates were lazy, I passed the exam easily. That academic year, I passed nine exams, and the professors all thought that my grades had far exceeded the highest standards. After the holiday, I went home with a "brilliant" report card, hoping that my parents would be proud of me.

For a while, I began to study Voltaire's works. After reading it, I found that all his works were printed in fine print, nearly 100 volumes thick. The "freak" supported him to finish these books by drinking 72 cups of black coffee every day. But I made up my mind that I wouldn't stop until I finished reading these books. After reading the last book, I finally breathed a sigh of relief and thought, "Don't read any more!" " "

One afternoon, my friends and I walked in the city park and recited poems. At that age, I could recite the whole book word for word. Among them, Goethe's Faust is a book I am familiar with.

(4) Tesla's principle of will

In his later years, Tesla clearly described the principle of self-control in his autobiography: there are only two.

First, we are all unconscious automatic structures.

Tesla has been studying all kinds of automation equipment all his life, and he found that people are highly automated equipment in most cases. Such as the body's automatic breathing, automatic blood circulation and so on. So it is not difficult for you to understand what Tesla said below.

Our body structures are very similar, and we are all in the same external environment. As a result, we will make similar reactions and the overall activities will be consistent. On this basis, all our social rules and laws have been formed. We are all unconscious automatic structures completely controlled by media forces. Just like a cork thrown on the water at will, we often regard the influence of external action as the result of free will. Our sports and other actions are aimed at maintaining the normal operation of life. Although it seems that one person is different from another on the surface, in fact we are linked by some invisible chains. As long as the body is in a very good state, it will accurately deal with irritating media. At that time, when a person is insane, his ability to protect himself is destroyed.

A person with very keen sense and observation, his highly developed function is intact and he acts accurately according to environmental changes, so he will have high-quality mechanical perception and be able to avoid those dangers that cannot be directly perceived. If he comes into contact with people with serious defects in control organs, this feeling will begin to work, and he will feel the pain of the "universe."

Second, only ideals can control their behavior.

Since man is an automaton, who is controlling this automaton? It's natural to sleep. When awake, most of them are natural. But only when people are aware of themselves and their ideals and goals can they control this automaton.

Tesla said:

Each of us should have an ideal, so that we can control our behavior and get inner satisfaction. However, it must be a non-material form, such as religion, art, science or other things, as long as it can function as a non-material force.