Let Jobs educate your child: dreams have height

Let Jobs educate your child: dreams have a high degree. <br />Steve Jobs really changed my father's mother's world.
My brother brought back an ipad to his parents last time. From then on, my dad and my mom could watch the articles we wrote online while we were soaking our feet. It’s just that my dad’s hand is more suspicious, I have to remind him, hold it, don’t fall into the basin! My daughter is next to it: "It’s gone, you can’t be anxious!”
I used to know that there was a person named Jobs who really paid attention to him. It started from the time when Apple’s mobile phone was listed. At that time, I often read the English magazine "The Economist". First, I wanted to find reading materials for the students who were taking the postgraduate entrance examination. I accidentally saw a report detailing the legendary experience of Jobs. After reading it, I couldn’t help but feel a lot of emotions with my colleagues: It’s a cow!
Now that he has announced his retirement, he has aroused public concern and enthusiasm for him. In the past two days, I also followed the wind to read a biography written by the Americans. But now, as a mother, it’s not just the feeling that the cows are finished, but also wants to summarize some of the things that are useful for educating children. Of course, summing up these is not to make every child grow up to Bebes, just to borrow a fashionable topic and talk about some of his own ideas.
Here are a few of the Jobs experiences that are useful to our parents.
First, there is a strong passion for the cause.
The biggest driving force of Jobs' life is his passion for career and the dream of changing the world. How strong is this passion? Let us see what, under the drive of it, what Jobs did: when he started his business, Jobs often stalked and stalked the people who could help himself, and finally achieved his goal; when he was himself When the pioneering Apple company was expelled, he did things to France, Italy, Sweden, and the former Soviet Union to continue to promote Apple computers. He also founded the "Apple Education Fund" for every school in California. They all gave away an Apple computer; when he knew that Apple really wanted to go away, he set up a small 6-person company to start over and continue to do computer business; when it was more than a decade later, Apple was in crisis. When he was needed, he decided not to care about winning or losing, ignoring his concerns about his reputation, and decided to return to the company he founded in the past, because he could do what he loved better...
It can be seen that when a person has enough strong enthusiasm for what he or she believes to be done, he can always do this regardless of the external situation. For such people, change, resistance, frustration, and adversity are just another opportunity. Jobs once said that being swept out by Apple was a top priority in his life. We have to admit this when we look at his later experiences. " Passion doesn't protect you from setbacks, but it guarantees that no failure can stop you from moving forward."
How strong is passion for the cause? Chris Gardner, the prototype of the movie "When Happiness Comes Knocking," said: "You find that you like to do something too much, so that you can't wait until the next day to want to do it."
Think about it, do we have such a thing to do? When we try to sketch the child's life, are we happy to see that the child has such a thing to do?
Interest is the predecessor of passion and dreams. So, do we really respect the interests of our children, and are we dedicated to cultivating children’s interest every day? Still killing the real interest while turning interest into boring and burdenful?
When the children are older, can we guide and encourage children to pursue their passions and dreams all the way?
With regard to passion and dreams, we have heard too many famous words and deeds, but when we implement it on our own children, we may not consciously follow the flow, forgetting the boiling of the original. The idea is to let fear take the lead. We may seem to be sensible to tell ourselves: I am doing a long-term plan for the child, in order to give him a basic guarantee, in order to prevent him from going astray... We hope that the child can live in peace in most areas. Don't be too unique. We don't want to see children smashing. We are afraid that the road to seeking passion and dreams is too wasteful of life, missed the opportunity of development, and let the children lose on the runway. We may all be a little afraid that the child is too passionate, we are distressed to think: how tired it is!
But let us imagine that in the days to come, if we can watch our children go out of their homes and look forward to doing what they love every morning, then it is not the happiest moment for our parents.
Second, the dream must have a height.
Many people have dreams, but the reason why they have not been realized is mostly because the strength and height of the dream are not enough.
In 1977, Jobs was still not famous, and Apple was just a small company. At the time, a 22-year-old computer talent was looking for a job. He went to interviews with many big companies. He went to the same question every time he went: "How do you look forward to the future of personal computers?" A company executive said: "We think it will definitely become a big Christmas gift list for everyone. Guy.” Another company executive said excitedly: “We think it will make our stock price rise to more than $2 per share!” These sounded good, but the wise young man was not impressed.
Finally he came to Apple and saw the young Alberts wearing jeans and long hair. Jobs talked for an hour, and he described how a personal computer would change the future of the world. The computer genius who came to apply for this vision was deeply inspired and decided to stay. Since then, he has contributed a lot to Apple. He commented: Jobs can see the head of the sea.
What is the height of your dreams and vision? Success is here. What does a computer mean for these companies, a best-selling product, a tool that can make stock prices soar, or a dream to make the world a better place? This is where Jobs wins others.
Jobs said: "I never live for money. I don't care about whether I am the richest person when I die. I can proudly say that every night before I go to sleep, we did a business. - This is what I care the most." Jobs sometimes seems to behave very well with money, but I think this is probably only due to the pursuit of perfect personality, perhaps he secretly thinks that he is more capable This money is used more reasonably.
As a businessman, it is certainly true that you pursue profits in the process, but if you pursue wealth as the ultimate goal, then he is doomed to fail.
Therefore, becoming a rich person should never be our ultimate dream.
In fact, deep down, everyone is eager to be impressed by the lofty spirit. The lofty goal can not only promote oneself, but also promote others, bringing the effect of the vibrating arm and the echoes. When Jobs returned to Apple, he found that the company’s problem was that the inspirational struggle ideal of the past was gone. His first and most important measure to save Apple was to reshape the unified corporate philosophy. Dream to drive everyone.
Writing this, I suddenly remembered what my brother Luo Dalun had told me. He said that whenever a young man asked him the secret of his success, he answered two words: "The realm." Indeed, what kind of realm and what kind of height will determine how far you can go. When a person goes beyond the calculation of personal gains and losses, when he is working hard for a higher goal, he will have the power to break through, and the so-called "help more."
Therefore, when our innocent child proposes some great unrealistic dreams, we must support and guide, and don't easily take him back to the ground. When the child grows up and becomes a reality, he begins to be shy about talking about ideals and realms – because he is afraid of being immature, then let us carefully protect the ideal flames in his heart. Zhuge Liang’s advice to the younger generation in the "Suiwai Shushu" is: "Aspirations are high." We must believe that a person with lofty goals will surely have a fulfilling and wonderful life.
Third, the "useless" knowledge promotes innovation.
One of the keys to the Jobs business is "innovation." So, in addition to passion and dreams, what makes his innovation always possible, always dazzling?
The university he chose at the time was an expensive private school that advocated free thought. Jobs dropped out after only one semester. He has to pay back the tuition, but he still stays in the college dormitory. In this way, he can continue to receive a good education and can listen to his favorite classes without being subject to credits.
So what did he touch during this period? He took an incredible, seemingly useless profession, the art major, because he was fascinated by the beautiful art on the posters on campus. At the same time, he also encountered Eastern philosophy in college. Later, he made a special trip to India to go to pilgrimage and seek sincerity. Jobs was a devout Buddhist for life.
What is the relationship between these and the use of computers to change the world? We believe that the CEO of a computer company is best to learn computer science and MBA or EMBA.
The usefulness of the art class is gradually emerging when we see Apple's amazing products one after another. The artistic vision of Jobs and his persistent pursuit of design made his products a work of art in electrical appliances. When designing the user interface of a product, he said that he hopes the desktop will be "beautiful until you can't wait to get a sip."
What is the use of Buddhism? It is now often said that Apple products are very "zen" in shape. In the early years, when designing the Apple 2nd generation computer, he insisted on minimizing the noise of the computer fan, and even proposed to cancel the fan, which came from his habit of retreating meditation. And how much influence Buddhism has on the life philosophy of Jobs is even more imaginable.
Psychologists believe that creativity is the ability to integrate things. When the experience and knowledge of various fields collide, the spark of innovation is most likely to arise.
After Jabes was expelled from Apple, he traveled to the Stanford University library to learn about biochemistry and DNA recombination in the library, and met a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist. This contact with other fields has given him the idea of ​​developing a computer for the university and found a direction for his new company.
When he was selling his products to the world of his new company, he inadvertently touched Disney and opened his brilliant chapter in the film industry.
Jobs has always liked music, and in his trough, he used Bob Dylan's song to accompany himself. Music, what is the use of people who are engaged in computers? After he returned to Apple, he realized that it would be better to combine Apple and the Internet. How to combine it? He thought of music. He decisively terminated the development of some handheld computers. He said that people have more demand for music enjoyment. So, there is an iPod, iTunes. Along the way, he rewrote the concept of mobile phone with the iPhone, and then the iPad... Apple has crossed the Chen Cang from the music path and overtook the opponent.
He said that Apple's products are excellent because they created a group of musicians, poets, artists, zoologists, and historians, and they happen to be the best computer scientists in the world. He gathered people with all kinds of geniuses around him to draw inspiration from them. So, there is innovation.
In fact, around us, we can see the "useless" knowledge everywhere has great significance for innovation. For example, many good writers are often not from the Chinese language, but from a variety of industries. Those who graduated from the Chinese Department are often engaged in other less creative work, such as editors, journalists, teachers, and government officials. For example, we often find that many people with achievements are generalists, at least for a wide range of interests. The reason is probably that the information in various fields is merged together, which can promote his creative breakthrough.
From this, many people think that they have a narrow understanding of the subject and the knowledge: the science people think that the knowledge of the literature and history is useless, the people of the liberal arts think that the technology is lower, and the art believes that learning foreign languages ​​is a waste of time and no one is buried. The subject of the test can be sloppy...
I have heard that some parents let the children of kindergartens learn interest classes, so that they have a few art certificates, so that they can get a better national school! How narrow and absurd this utilitarian attitude towards learning is!
What kind of observations, knowledge and experiences are useless? For a person with a focused goal, everything is valuable.
We can expect that in the future, when our children grow up, when creativity becomes an important driving force for social progress, those “useless” knowledge will become more useful.
Perhaps in the future, our education model will make a huge change based on this. Before the change comes, our parents should eliminate prejudice and discrimination against disciplines and knowledge. We must break the box of “useful” and “useless” in our minds, less utilitarian, and prepare enough materials for children's future innovation!
Fourth, the heart of humility and respect.
It is probably difficult for people to associate humility and respect with Jobs. Indeed, he is often rude to subordinates and competitors; he is sometimes too harsh in the company, often causing a lot of complaints; he even has some quirks, such as the whiteboard for his own meetings, no one else can touch it...
Where is his humility and respect?
In 1996, Jobs said in an interview: "There is a saying in Buddhism called 'initial heart.' It is very good to keep the heart of beginners." Indeed, when we can see the world with a childlike heart, When we can maintain a humble attitude and respect for the world, we can get rid of many prejudices and see more new angles and new possibilities. This kind of humility and respectful initiality provides a good psychological environment for innovation.
In my experience, Jobs's humility and respect are more reflected in his attitude towards his target consumers.
In the eyes of many presidents, consumers are a group of people, digital, eyeballs, fools fooled by the stock market, blindly impulsive wallets... But in the eyes of Jobs, his consumers are a group of rich "Innovative spirit", "unusual", "pursuit of dreams" "genius", they "are not working to get the job done, their job is always ready to change the world. We are to be such a person Create tools that help them realize their dreams!" Jobs repeatedly said the same meaning in his speech.
Of course, some people may think that this is just his propaganda means, but I think this is also his real thought inside. Otherwise, he will not be so meticulous about the product. He will think that as long as it is almost, it will be fine. They will fool. . Jobs said in his early years that the computer he produced was the computer he wanted to use.
I think that this attitude of placing consumers in an equal position with themselves and even higher status is the basic driving force for his pursuit of perfection and excellence.
We have long heard that "the consumer is God", but looking around, how many people really act in this way? And it turns out that consumers are also your mirror: you treat each other as fools, you will plant your head; you respect them and you will receive the respect you deserve.
In reality, we often see that some people think they are superior when they have a little success. The writers of the writers treat the readers as mentally retarded, and as a result, they produce works with low IQ; scholars treat the public as illiterate, and they are immersed in the mentors, making them hard to accept; businessmen are more likely to be self-sufficient in money, taking consumers as Idiot to deceive...
Needless to say, treating consumers as God, as long as we can compare our hearts and hearts, have basic respect for the masses, create works that we are willing to see, produce products that we are willing to use, and sell products that we are willing to buy, then our world will be beautiful. A lot.
Therefore, I think that this attitude of equality, humility and respect is an important prerequisite for a person's success.
As parents, we carefully cultivate our own minds, and then permeate this attitude of equality, humility and respect, affecting children, which is probably a good foundation for our children's future development!
Of course, there are still many things to learn from Jobs, such as the pursuit of perfection and excellence, such as simplicity is focus, and so on. Here are a few summaryes.
Finally, he quoted a passage he told reporters after he was 40 years old, and shared with his parents and friends: "A person becomes a parent, his outlook on life changes. It is like a sudden strangeness in your heart. Power is about your thoughts. You have a new feeling for the chaotic world of chaos and disputes. This feeling was absolutely absent in the past." "I have to work hard to be a good father, just like my father treats me." The same. I am thinking about what I did every day."
When he became his father's Jobs, he was more alert and prudent. We have all this feeling.