Wu Jun's Google Methodology | Letter 019 | America VS China, Where to Live Better (Part 2)

• In addition to having a mentality to accept all kinds of people and cultures, you also need to figure out the following five questions
  
  • First, can you eat western food?
    • Eating western food is just a metaphor. In fact, it means that people who immigrate to the United States must be able to accept new local things.
    • Is there a lack of curiosity and an accommodating attitude?
    • When a person begins to be willing to try various diets, he may be willing to accept various cultures and make efforts to interact with various people
  • Second, can you appreciate poetry in English?
    • Living in the United States requires a place where you can enjoy all aspects of American culture and institutions.
    • Many countries have their own good sides. Living in that country as a resident rather than a tourist needs to be able to like the good side of that country.
      • America's Gratitude Culture
  • Third, is it a master of playing games within the border?
    • People in the United States are relatively wealthy and have many opportunities for development, but the way of doing things in the United States is different from that in China
    • Doing things in the United States, especially need to understand what the boundaries are, these boundaries not only include business rules, such as not infringing other people's intellectual property rights, etc., but also include various rules in life
      • Include the pursuit of personal happiness in the Declaration of Independence
      • Big boss and ordinary people go to court
      • tax avoidance and evasion
      • urgent medical treatment
  • Fourth, is the purpose of life clear?
    • What can I bring to American society and what do I need American society to give me
      • American standard of living
      • For children
      • for business
  • Fifth, do you agree with the importance of small family life?
    • A person's life goals must be clear. If you like to live in a small family, you are more concerned about the environment and food hygiene, and you are good at living and developing in different environments. The United States (and Europe) is a good place.
    • If you like liveliness, like more opportunities, and are good at winning in chaos, China seems to be more suitable
• To sum up five points, the most important thing is to figure out what kind of life you like.

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If you want to immigrate to the United States, you need to know 5 questions:

Can you eat western food, can you accept local new things;

Can you appreciate English poetry, can you enjoy the good aspects of American culture and institutions;

Whether you are a master of playing games within the border, the US economy is very large, but it is necessary to find development opportunities within the border;

Whether the purpose of life is clear, think about what you can bring to American society and what you need from American society;

Do you agree with the importance of living in a small family? If you like living in a small family, the United States is very suitable for you. If you like liveliness, China seems to be more suitable.

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Many times, unclear goals are the root cause of failure to do things or to be inefficient. Can you share your experience in clearing the name list?

• I think you can ask yourself a few questions to determine your goals
  
  • who I am?
  • where am I?
  • Where am I going?
  • How do I get to?
• For example, the problem I am facing now is to select tutors for research and practice and submit resumes.
  • My goals are clear:
    • 1. Enter Zhejiang University, find your favorite tutor, and accept me as a direct doctoral student  
    • 2. Select the top 500 companies to submit resumes, and pass the written test and interview to get the offer of summer internship.
  • With a goal, there is a direction. I have now taken a series of actions against my two goals. For example, go to the official website to read the instructor's profile, go to cc98 to read the instructor's evaluation, write an email to the instructor you like; find a qualified internship unit, submit your resume, review the content of the written test, take the written test, and prepare for the re-examination...