Some of these perceptions were realized by myself; others were said by others, which aroused my resonance or deep thinking.
These insights may not have any practical value, but they can make people think more about the world.
1. Slaves in modern society
“Junior laborers are slaves to hotels or restaurants whose labor means little. Fancy hotels and restaurants are meant to provide luxury, but they should not enslave hundreds of people.”
This is what the British writer George Orwell lamented in "Down and Out in Paris and London" written in 1933. The work comes from Orwell's real life. When he was making a living in Paris, he lost his money and fell into a desperate situation, so he went to a restaurant to work as a dishwasher. Because he couldn't bear the hard life of the dishwasher, he returned to England. Another wandering day. As a result, he got acquainted with all kinds of poor people and had many thoughts and comments on their lives.
The masterpieces of George Orwell (1903-1950) include Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Picture | "Twelve Years a Slave"
2. How to deal with strangers
When educating children, we usually say: don't trust strangers, don't accept food from strangers.
In the moral preaching to adults, it seems to have changed the rhetoric again, to trust strangers and provide help to strangers.
If strangers can be potentially dangerous, it should be the same with children as it is with adults.
This is an eternal problem. Although helping strangers shows the love between people, there are many cases showing that the victim got into trouble because of trusting and helping strangers.
There is no standard answer to this question. For adults, you can only adapt to various factors such as enthusiasm, love, intuition, risk, and safety.
For "safety first" people, the best strategy is to keep your distance from strangers.
In an interview, American serial killer Ted Bundy described his method of seducing victims in the third person: "Conversation can bring strangers closer. Small talk, flirting, and jokes are like scenes in a movie." The picture. He will keep walking and talking, just to make the stranger's behavior seem natural and make her relax. He doesn't want the girl to think carefully about where to go with him. On the other hand, he dare not let himself stop Stop, because when he stops, he will think about the next thing, which will make him more nervous, less confident, and even betray himself."
3. Platforms can be privatized commons
"Bill Gates' wealth has nothing to do with the cost of producing the products Microsoft sells. Gates' wealth is not the result of his success in producing quality software at a lower cost than his competitors, nor is it in his success in exploiting the people he employs. Intellectual worker results. So why are millions of people still buying Microsoft products? Because Microsoft has turned itself into a near-universal standard and imposed it on others, thus (almost) monopolizing the field , Jeff Bezo The same is true of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, etc. In all these cases, the commons, the platforms on which we socialize and interact, are privatized, making us the users of the platforms serfs to The owner of the commons, the modern feudal lord, pays the rent. ”
The above is what Žižek mentioned when commenting on the Metaverse.
Zizek is called a Hegelian thinker by some scholars. He melted psychoanalysis, subjectivity, ideology and popular culture into one furnace, forming a very unique academic thought and political standpoint. He is currently teaching at Birkbeck College, University of London, Director of the Institute of Humanities.
Zizek's charm stems from his well-known absurdity. One of Žižek's peculiarities is that he applies his own critical method to the results of his own critical research.
Zizek
4. Pay attention to your words
Words can be misunderstood if you are not careful.
So when writing something, it's best to be friendly.
Unlike talking, you still have facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and you can ask questions and give feedback.
5. Safe, but boring
The key word that makes life boring is "safety first".
Money books often advise people to save at least 10% of their income. People who spend their entire lives delaying gratification end up saving a lot of money, but few fond memories, and they sacrifice too much fun.
Maslow believes that when security is guaranteed, you will discover your higher desires and impulses. When security is threatened, people regress (childish) to the most basic desires.
Karen Horney believes that when faced with the choice of giving up safety and giving up growth, one usually survives safely. The necessity of safety prevails over the necessity of growth.
"Please love deeply with all your heart, maybe you will be hurt, but this is the only way to make life whole."
- Teizo Kato, "Reconciling with Inner Conflict"
6. Gratitude for not killing
The so-called Stockholm syndrome is an adaptation of abductees in a high-pressure environment. "People will first encounter something unexpected and terrible. They are sure that death will come to them. Then they will experience Some kind of childishness—it's like going back to childhood where it's at."
"In this way, the kidnapper's small act of kindness, in the eyes of the hostages, is giving life, which will arouse instinctive gratitude, and will make the hostages have a primitive and very strong positive emotion towards the kidnapper. In their eyes, kidnapping The hostages are the ones who let them survive. Therefore, the hostages not only don’t hate them, but are also grateful.”
7. Focus on things
Focus on things instead of the so-called state, because if you pursue the state itself, it will affect the state, so don't do these extra actions.
8. When Anxiety Becomes a Character
Nervousness, anxiety, and obsessive thoughts are always there for everyone, just a matter of quantity.
When it is light, it is completely unaware and becomes part of the personality; when it is slightly heavier, it becomes a worry or heart disease; when it is more severe, it becomes a neurosis.
These things are essentially caused by "fear", and "fear" is largely caused by cognition.
So cognitive therapy is always the most effective.
9. Alive, still usable, fine
Many times, as long as you are alive, as long as you show up, as long as you respond normally, you will win.
Because usability is always the most basic and most precious.
10. Overwhelming ego
Human greed manifests in various aspects, one of which is "self".
The essence of greed is that people quickly adapt to what they have, and then need more stimulation to obtain the pleasure of previous experience.
11. On the flow of emotions
The natural flow of emotions is very important, especially through thoughts, words, behaviors, etc., to express inner emotions in a comfortable and unblocked way, which is very beneficial to health.
Because once emotions are blocked, they will find all kinds of strange outlets, and all kinds of strange problems will arise.
The flow of emotions between people is very important. If you want to be able to express love, expectation and dissatisfaction to the other party, the other party must also be able to express it.
12. People with limited intelligence are easily bored
"The reason why people with limited intelligence are easily bored is that their intelligence is only a means to realize their will. As long as there is nothing special to activate the will, the will will be still and the intelligence will take a vacation.
In order to counteract this uncomfortable feeling, people will throw themselves into trivial things.
In all countries, the main social activity is the game of cards.
People had no ideas to exchange but cards. "
—Schopenhauer, The Wisdom of Life
13. Give users what they cry for
"When making products, you must make products that users need, and don't make products that look tall. As long as this product is what users are crying for, sales will not be a problem, and it will be particularly easy to sell."
-Lei Jun, "survive the trough of despair, and you will be invincible"
14. Be kind to workers, they bully you
“Be kind to the workers and they bully you. Be too hard on them and they run away. The sense of distance disappears and authority is lost.”
-Anonymous
15. How should sweets and wine be eaten?
How should sweets be eaten to be the healthiest? A simple answer is: don't eat . Sweets contain a lot of small molecule carbohydrates, which can easily cause blood sugar levels to soar and cause diabetes.
Having said that, very few people can insist on not eating sweets for a lifetime, which is too contrary to human nature. The research results show that an easier way to do it is to mix sweets and protein-rich foods together, such as pouring a little milk into coffee while adding sugar cubes, because protein can help the body reduce insulin secretion, thereby Reduce the risk of diabetes.
How to drink alcohol is the healthiest? A simple answer is: no drinking. There is growing evidence that there is no so-called "optimum" amount of alcoholic beverages, and even a small amount can be harmful.
Dieting can prolong life by reducing fat, and can also reduce inflammation, thereby prolonging human lifespan. The method of scientific dieting is to reduce calorie intake while ensuring that essential nutrients such as protein, fatty acid, vitamins and minerals are not lacking at all.
-Yuan Yue, "The Order of Eating and Drinking"
16. Don't waste your ignorance
Don't waste your ignorance. Simple but important questions are easiest to ask when you know nothing about a subject.
Once you get used to a certain phenomenon or thing, you will not be able to ask this kind of question.
17. You will lose it
Everything you have can be lost at any time.
Feel what you have as if you have lost it.
18. “I always expect to lose”
“I am a pessimist by nature. Many people can only keep on fighting when they expect to win. I’m not like that, I always expect to lose. I fight anyway, and sometimes I win.”
-Richard Stallman
19. Freshness
People eat a kind of snack, but they don't like it after eating. Enough is enough.
When people play a game, they don't like it anymore. Tired of playing.
When people learn something, they don't like learning it after learning it. It's boring.
When a person loves someone, if he loves someone, he stops loving him, and he finds it boring.
It's about desire, you're used to what you get, and he can't offer you extra surprises.

20. "Taking a loss, taking advantage"
"You must understand: those who only want to take advantage of it, but are afraid of losing it, are ideologically and politically unhealthy and untrustworthy. Those who are not afraid of losing money for the benefit of the country and the people are noble and moral. 1. People who have broken away from vulgar interests are those who really have ideals, can stand firm, and can gain the trust of the people. In the long run, the former kind of people will suffer big losses in the end, while the latter kind of people will be the last He will get the treatment he deserves. You must understand: If you want to have a good relationship with the masses, you can’t take advantage of it, and don’t be afraid of losing yourself.”
-Liu Shaoqi, Selected Works of Liu Shaoqi, Volume 2, p. 293
21. Good news for those who don’t have time to exercise
"Just 12 minutes of high-intensity exercise produced beneficial changes in the levels of 502 metabolites throughout the body. These metabolites are closely related to cardiovascular, obesity, lipid metabolism, inflammation and long-term health."
-Harvard University research team , world-renowned cardiovascular journal "Circulation"
"We analyzed the high-intensity intermittent daily physical activity (VILPA, short and sporadic, high-intensity physical activity performed as part of daily life, such as brisk walking or stair-climbing ) and all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality. The results showed that 3 times a day of VILPA for only 1-2 minutes can reduce the risk of all-cause and cancer death by 38%-40%, and make cardiovascular The risk of disease death is reduced by 48% to 49%. ”
- Team Emmanuel Stamatakis, Department of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia
Therefore, as long as a few minutes of high-intensity exercise a day is included in daily life, the risk of disease and death can be significantly reduced.
This is great news for those who don't have time to exercise.
22. Take care and leave it alone
The biggest contradiction in human society is the contradiction between "managing people" and "not letting people manage them".
It is the contradiction between "the pursuit of control" and "the desire for freedom".
Text｜Wei Jianfan