Li Xiaolai, The Road to Wealth and Freedom: How to become a strong person?

We begin our education in kindergarten and continue through middle school, university, graduate, doctoral and even post-doctoral. We have all this education, but one thing that may not have been developed is metacognition.

What is metacognition? It's knowing what you're capable of. When I was in primary school, I felt that there was another me living in my body, which was always monitoring my every move and even I couldn't tell who I was. The other me that was monitoring myself was metacognition.

Metacognition is an ability that not all animals have, but only humans. It is because of metacognition that we are able to reflect, to examine ourselves.

Now that mobile phones are so advanced, how can we avoid scrolling when we turn on Tiktok? Some friends said to remove Douyin, but at the same time you also lost a good way to learn, such as douyin learn to play guitar, learn to draw, there are very good tutorials.

Is there any other way? There is. That's metacognition. If only we could wake up our metacognition while swiping our phones and remind ourselves that indulging in short videos is an unproductive activity, our brains would know what to do next.

Given enough time, can you make your day productive? There are a lot of people who don't have this kind of experience, because they are dominated by their parents when they are young, dominated by their teachers when they grow up, and dominated by their bosses when they graduate, and they never have enough time for themselves.

If you quit your job, you'll suddenly have a lot of time on your hands, yet still make your days suck and unproductive. So how do you change that? Metacognition can help us out. At the beginning of each day, plan your day and then use metacognition to monitor yourself to complete tasks. If your mind wanders off, or you get caught up in something unimportant, it's time to remind yourself to get back on track. If you've been working for an hour, remind yourself to take a break and keep your energy levels up. The "little boss" who grows in his own body is metacognition.

How to improve metacognitive ability?

The ability to improve metacognition is meditation. Many young people laugh when they see this method, thinking that they are not monks, so why do they meditate? Meditation actually has a very important function. When we meditate for 10 minutes a day, we become smarter, because meditation increases the number of folds in the surface of the brain, which improves memory and concentration.

Meditation is not difficult at all. We don't have to be like a monk, we just need to find a comfortable sitting position, close our eyes, and focus on breathing. If your attention runs out and you think of something else, it doesn't matter, just pull it back slowly. So when we wake up every day, 10 minutes of practice will improve our metacognitive ability.

Interest is the best teacher

One of his friends asked Li xiaolai, "You are so rich, but you still work so long every day for so many years. How impressive! Li smiled. In his own world, he said, there is no such thing as persistence.

If we are determined to do something and need to remind ourselves to keep doing it, nine times out of ten it will not be done. Why insist, nothing more than this thing let oneself very painful, this pain comes from the brain and spinal cord, in such a state you are unable to invest, no investment will not produce results, finally get their mentally and physically exhausted, nothing.

As a teacher myself, I learned early on that teaching is the best way to learn. If you want to learn a skill, try teaching someone else. If you can teach someone in plain English, then you're on the right track.

Persistence is non-existent. If you do what you love, you won't feel it at all. For example, WHEN I produce 30,000 words a day, I don't feel tired at all. I enjoy it. But if LET me do math problems, I see that calculus, linear algebra, fidgeted not, let me in front of the desk for a second, is a great torment. So it's very important to find a career that's right for you.

What kind of things are right for you? You know, when you don't push, you can swing people a couple blocks. For example, if you have a perfect tone, and you can wow people with your mouth, then music is perfect for you. If you get nervous and stutter when you go on stage, it's not for you. But give you a brush, you can indulge in a painting for two or three hours do not feel tired, that congratulations to you, painting for you.