Change 1% - Change All

Author: Qu Hongjie
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: In 2004, the results of collaborative research by over 100 scientists from the UK, the US, Germany, and other countries were announced in the British journal Nature. They successfully deciphered the genetic code of the mouse genome. Interestingly, this "lowly animal" shares 99% of its genes with humans, who consider themselves "higher animals," and both even have the "long tail gene"! A draft of the mouse genome deciphered by scientists shows that there are approximately 2.5 billion base pairs on its 20 pairs of chromosomes, which is quite close to the 2.9 billion base pairs on humans' 23 pairs of chromosomes. The number of genes in both species is roughly 30,000, with 99% of the genes being identical. Scientists involved in the research jokingly said that humans, like mice, even have the "long tail gene," and the different genes between the two species only number about 300! From this research, we can draw the conclusion that the difference between humans and mice is only 1%. In other words, if genes change by just 1%, a mouse can become a human! If a person makes a 1% change, what would the result be? To pursue excellence and make life extraordinary, you must be willing to change by 1%: make your goals clearer, sharpen your thinking, work more effectively, improve your relationships, enhance your abilities, exercise stricter self-discipline, and have a longer-term vision! Read this book and let it inspire and motivate you! By applying the theories in this book, you will make yourself more successful, outstanding, and important in your work and life!
In 2004, the results of collaborative research by over 100 scientists from the UK, the US, Germany, and other countries were announced in the British journal Nature. They successfully deciphered the genetic code of the mouse genome. Interestingly, this "lowly animal" shares 99% of its genes with humans, who consider themselves "higher animals," and both even have the "long tail gene"! A draft of the mouse genome deciphered by scientists shows that there are approximately 2.5 billion base pairs on its 20 pairs of chromosomes, which is quite close to the 2.9 billion base pairs on humans' 23 pairs of chromosomes. The number of genes in both species is roughly 30,000, with 99% of the genes being identical. Scientists involved in the research jokingly said that humans, like mice, even have the "long tail gene," and the different genes between the two species only number about 300! From this research, we can draw the conclusion that the difference between humans and mice is only 1%. In other words, if genes change by just 1%, a mouse can become a human! If a person makes a 1% change, what would the result be? To pursue excellence and make life extraordinary, you must be willing to change by 1%: make your goals clearer, sharpen your thinking, work more effectively, improve your relationships, enhance your abilities, exercise stricter self-discipline, and have a longer-term vision! Read this book and let it inspire and motivate you! By applying the theories in this book, you will make yourself more successful, outstanding, and important in your work and life!