Learn to change your destiny

Author: Li Xiaopeng
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Unique perspective, guiding you out of learning misconceptions; detailed case studies, illustrating the philosophy of life success. Over five years of research, touring China, delivering over 100 speeches, benefiting hundreds of thousands of students and parents. Endorsed by dozens of experts, distinguished teachers, and top Gaokao graduates.
What the Author Says:
1. I come from a small village in a very ordinary family. From the village primary school to the town junior high, from the town junior high to the county high school, and then to the capital of our country for university and graduate studies. I worked as a project manager in a company, published my own monograph, and gave nationwide speeches. Every step I took relied solely on my hard work, effort, and sweat—I had nothing to lean on but myself.
2. In my view, learning is not just about reading, listening to lectures, and doing exercises. It is a skill, a quality that requires the right methods and a positive mindset. Perhaps becoming a Gaokao top scorer requires talent and luck, but as long as you master the correct learning methods, consciously develop the qualities needed for learning, and maintain a good learning attitude, anyone can quickly improve their academic performance and achieve Gaokao success. Moreover, after Gaokao is over, these qualities, methods, and attitudes will become lifelong treasures, helping you achieve continuous success.
3. I believe we don’t need to oppose exam-oriented education and quality-oriented education. To a large extent, they are consistent. Grades reflect a person’s qualities, and learning ability itself is the most important quality. Modern society is a learning-oriented society, where learning runs through a person’s entire life. Although we can no longer study for ten years in seclusion to achieve success overnight as in the past, we can at least enter a new stage of life and achieve a significant leap forward under the current education system through exams. The learning resources accumulated and the qualities and abilities cultivated during this process will shape our entire lives.
By reading this book, you will gain the following benefits:
Help you overcome the following learning misconceptions:
- Exams mean studying and doing exercises every day; the more time spent, the better.
- Giving up all extracurricular activities and burying oneself in books and exercises is the only way to study hard.
- The reason for poor exam performance is simply that not enough time is spent studying.
- Promoting quality-oriented education means grades don’t matter.
- Practicing music, calligraphy, painting, computers, and sports every day will lead to comprehensive development and make you an outstanding talent.
Acquire methods and abilities to improve exam scores and enter your ideal university;
Acquire the qualities and abilities that will shape your life.
Set your life goals and gain the methods and strength to fully realize your life’s value.
With my utmost sincerity and responsibility, I recommend this book to middle school students, teachers, and parents. A truly great book can change the course of one’s life, and this book falls into that category.
— Professor and Doctoral Supervisor Lan Di, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Tsinghua University
In my many years of research on Chinese education, Learning Changes Fate has provided valuable insights on education systems, learning, and life. It has inspired me greatly, and I hope more people can benefit from it.
— Xu Zhi, Education Expert, Author of Growing Differently and Please Don’t Educate Your Child This Way
This is the best learning and motivational book I’ve ever seen. The author shares personal experiences and offers practical learning strategies. What’s particularly valuable is the inclusion of numerous case studies and stories of successful individuals, making it enjoyable and easy to read. For every middle school student struggling and forced to cross the narrow bridge of exams, this book holds immense significance.
— Wen Chi, Editor-in-Chief of Lectures at Peking University
This is a book every middle school student and anyone aspiring to success should read. It is the result of the author’s years of research, speeches, and extensive exchanges with frontline teachers, students, and parents. It is profound, well-supported, and includes not only the author’s personal success stories and the learning methods of many outstanding students but also references from ancient and modern thinkers. From Confucius in ancient China to Bertrand Russell in the modern West, from Socrates and Plato’s philosophical thoughts to Mao Zedong’s military strategies, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms to Jin Yong’s novels and even contemporary Western bestsellers like The Godfather, as well as figures like the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, U.S. Secretary of State Powell, and the late Hong Kong artist Wong Kar-Wai, and modern economist Fan Gang—all are organically linked to the theme of learning success. It’s engaging, thought-provoking, and inspiring to read.
The book is well-structured and rich in content: It begins with six inspiring short stories to engage readers and spark their curiosity, then introduces the core ideas of the book with chapters like Exam Ability Is a Fundamental Quality for Modern Survival and Exam Performance Reflects a Person’s Comprehensive Qualities. It is further divided into The Success Chapter, The Methods Chapter, and The Mindset Chapter, concluding with You Need Motivation Every Day to explain how to benefit from the book.
Sow tears today, and harvest cheers tomorrow! This book will benefit you for life!