Bad Habits and Correction

Author: Zhang Renqing, Wang Xiao
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Publish Date: 2010-06-01
Features: Good behavior habits are not innate; they can be fully cultivated through nurturing. Let us remember the words of the famous psychologist William James: "Sow an action, and you will reap a habit; sow a habit, and you will reap a character; sow a character, and you will reap a destiny." You crave the high intelligence bestowed by nature and enjoy possessing great wisdom, yet you often overlook the fact that the greatest wisdom lies in seemingly unremarkable good habits. Interest is the best teacher, but once it guides us through the door, what keeps us moving forward is habit. We often emphasize how important "strong will" and "unyielding perseverance" are, but in reality, the underlying meaning of "will" and "perseverance" is "difficult and arduous circumstances," which are often daunting. CCTV Education Channel once interviewed four Nobel laureates: Zhong Lide, Cornell, Hoft, and Lauferlin. They answered the serious questions raised by the host and the audience with ease and naturalness. In the eyes of the questioners, the challenging, sleepless work was unbearable for ordinary people, but for the scientists, it was merely their accustomed work routine. What seemed costly to the questioners was, in the scientists' view, the joy of habit.