The book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is not about Zen, nor is it about teaching motorcycle maintenance techniques. As mentioned on the title page of the book, it is a search for value, a search for “quality”. Many of the views in the book coincide with some of my current thoughts, and they further expand my worldview and values, so it feels good to read. Here are some excerpts from the book that I think are good.
- When you want to be fast when you do something, it means you don’t care about it anymore and just want to do something else.
- We choose a handful of sand from the infinite landscapes we observe, and call it the world.
- When you encounter a complex problem, the best way is to write it down first and describe the idea of the problem:
- What’s the question
- Hypothetical cause of the problem
- An experimental approach to confirm each hypothesis
- Predict the outcome of an experiment
- Observe the experimental results
- draw experimental conclusions
- Philosophical realism: To prove the existence of a thing, it can be extracted from the environment, if the original environment does not function properly, then it exists.
- If the goal is to reach the top of the mountain, you will work much harder, and this is only the nominal goal. The real goal is to experience every minute of the mountain. It is also much more enjoyable to reach the top of the mountain.
- Once you’ve been trained to despise your own preferences, then of course you’ll be more submissive to others – become a good slave. Once you learn not to do what you love, then you will be accepted by the system.
- The rigidity of values refers to sticking to previous values and being unable to measure things from a new perspective. If values are rigid, you cannot accept any new facts. If you keep holding on to your old beliefs, you won’t find the real answer, even if it’s right in front of your eyes. If your values are rigid, all you need to do is slow down deliberately and reexamine whether the things you thought were important in the past are still important. Watch it silently the way you watch the line, and soon you’ll be sure to see the line moving.
- If you think highly of yourself, then your ability to see new things will decrease. Anxiety comes from rushing to get things done, and the best way to get rid of irritability is to not set work hours.
- When you have a sense of identity with the work in your hands, you will see good quality when you have a sense of identity.
- Thoreau: You only gain when you lose.
- The places we blame others the most are often our own deepest fears.
- I live by pleasing people, guessing what people want to hear from you, then pretending to be proactive and saying it naturally. He remained true to his beliefs. Sometimes I think he’s a real person and I’m a ghost.
- When you are thinking hard and can’t get it, don’t continue along the original line of thinking, you should stop, relax for a while, and diverge your thoughts, until you encounter something that allows you to expand the foundation of your original knowledge.
- The problem with technology is that it is not connected to the human mind, so it blindly shows its ugly side, which is bound to arouse people’s disgust.
- The trap of truth: In addition to right and wrong, there is a third possibility: nothing.
Finally, share a story about the southern Indians catching monkeys mentioned in the book. First, the hunter tied the hollowed coconut to a piece of wood with a rope, and put some rice in the coconut, which could be touched through a small hole. Since the hole is so small, the monkey can only put his hand in it. And when you hold the rice in your hand, it’s hard to pull it out. The monkey does not weigh freedom and possession of white rice, and the villagers take advantage of this by catching it in a cage and taking it away.
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