We often like to think that people are equal in some ways. We accept that death makes all men equal, we believe in equality before the law, and so on. In a book called "Future Skills" that I read today, it is an indisputable fact that everyone is equal 24 hours a day. I laughed and decided to write this post so we could laugh (or cry) together.
I don't want to prolong the topic, just go straight to the topic. Because I'm not one of those people who has 24 hours. Extending the topic so I'll cut to the chase. Because I'm not one of those people who has 24 hours.
00:00 am
Allocate 24 hours a day, regardless of rich or poor.
5:00 AM
Fu: Wake up. What a day. [19 hours left]
09:00 am
Poor: Get up. His life was unhealthy and stressful, and he didn't even get 9 hours of sleep. It's going to be a tough day. But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? [15 hours left]
06:00 PM
Poor: After 8 hours of intense work, he travels for 1 hour and returns home. [6 hours left]
Rich: While waiting for the poor to come home, he did what he wanted for 13 hours. [6 hours left]
11:59 p.m.
Poor: He spends 2 hours on housework. Learn English for 1 hour. Read a book for 1 hour to improve yourself. Do 100 push-ups and feel on top of the world (poor Homo sapiens also releases dopamine). He wonders if he should ignore his family or try to advance his career for the two hours before bed. He decides to do another 2 hours of coding. He shouldn't be left behind. He felt sleepy and went to bed without brushing his teeth. [1 minute left]
Fu: He has 2 extra hours because he has other people to do the housework. He learned English with his nanny when he was 6 years old, and he doesn't need to learn English anymore. He doesn't need to do 100 push-ups because he goes jogging in the woods in the morning. He doesn't need to write code and learn new technologies. No matter what, there is always someone who will learn for him and do it for him. He still has 6 hours spent by the poor in his pocket. I don't know what he was doing during those six hours. [1 minute left]
it is finally over. I think this odd format conveys a lot of information. In the end, I leave it to you to think.
In the science fiction novels I read before, the mental abilities of rich people are enhanced by technology, and they are much smarter than poor people. When I first read this, I was naively happy, thinking that the rich people today can't do it at all. Despite all the differences, I believe there are no significant psychological differences.
But after thinking about it, I found that what happened today is exactly the same as in that science fiction story. The rich raise their children with all kinds of education, nutrition, environment and peace from the moment they are born. This makes a significant psychological difference.
As a result, the natural genius succumbs to the silly kid from the rich family. It is really too difficult to break this fate. The bad gets worse and the good gets better. The longer you follow one direction, the harder it is to change.
The only thing I can desperately suggest is to create a time period where you have 24 hours. Take a 6 month or year break from everything and use this time to change your destiny. Remember, if you are poor, you only have 3-4 hours a day, not 24 hours.
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