How did some countries in the world, such as Switzerland, Denmark, Singapore, and Luxembourg, develop because they are narrow and have few people and poor resources? One of the basic reasons is that it has a high degree of internationalization, and has become an important part of the international community with international opportunities as a big stage, and small countries are not small. This way of survival, in the words of Singapore's leader, is that "small fish only swim in the school." "Some people have pointed out that some large countries are prone to becoming stupid because of their strength, while small and medium-sized countries, because of their limited strength, act cautiously and thoroughly, are good at judging the situation and have a strong ability to adapt, so they tend to have a prosperous economy, an orderly society, a clean and pleasant environment, people live and work in peace and contentment, and a relatively high standard of material living and civilization. Remembering that you are a "small fish" or "small shrimp" and being willing to be gregarious is an important manifestation of her intelligence.

How about being a person and doing things?

Viskaya Company is the most famous machinery manufacturing company in the United States in the 80s of the 20th century, its products are sold all over the world, and represent the highest level of heavy machinery manufacturing today. Many people are rejected for jobs at the company after graduation, simply because the company is full of highly skilled personnel and no longer needs all kinds of high-tech personnel. But its coveted perks and proud, ostentatious status still appeal to aspiring job seekers.

Mike, a highly talented student in the machinery manufacturing industry at a well-known university, was rejected as many as fate would have his application rejected at the company's annual employment test. In fact, at this time, the employment test will be in vain. But Mike didn't give up, and he vowed to join the Viskaya Heavy Machinery Manufacturing Company. So he adopted a special strategy.

He first approached the company's personnel department, offered to provide labor for the company free of charge, and asked the company to assign him any work, which he did not pay for it. At first, the company thought it was incredible, but considering that it didn't cost anything and didn't need to think about it, they assigned him to clean the scrap in the workshop. Over the course of a year, Mike diligently repeated this simple but tiring task. In order to make ends meet, he has to go to work in a bar after work. Although he won the favor of the boss and the workers, no one mentioned the question of hiring him.

At the beginning of 1990, many of the company's orders were returned on the grounds that the quality of the products was defective, for which the company would suffer huge losses. In order to save the decline, the company's board of directors urgently convened a meeting to discuss a solution, and when the meeting was more than half of the meeting but there was no eyebrow, Mike broke into the conference room and asked to meet the general manager directly. At the meeting, Mike gave a convincing explanation of the reasons for this problem, and put forward his own views on the engineering and technical problems, and then came up with his own design drawings for the transformation of the product. The design is very advanced and retains the advantages of the original machinery while overcoming the faults that have arisen. The general manager and the directors of the board of directors saw that this supernumerary cleaner was so shrewd and asked him about his background and current situation. In the face of the company's top decision-makers, Mike explained his intentions and plans, and after a show of hands by the board of directors, Mike was immediately hired as the company's deputy general manager in charge of production technology.

It turned out that when Mike was working as a sweeper, he took advantage of the characteristics of sweepers walking around, carefully inspected the production situation of all departments of the company, and made detailed records one by one, found the technical problems and came up with solutions. To this end, he spent nearly a year on design, collecting and analyzing a large amount of data, paving the way for his own independent and valuable insights.

When young people first enter the society, they should pay attention to being "small fish" and "small shrimp", and they should work in a down-to-earth manner and be willing to be gregarious, so that they can get ahead in the future.

A young man wanted to be admitted to a well-known school of economics and management, and when he filled out the application form, he came up with a question like this:

"Are you a leader?"

The young man asked himself that his personality and abilities were not suitable for dictating to others, so he replied very honestly: "I am not." Then hand back the form.

The classmates who went with them all answered "yes", citing the influence of a famous quote by Napoleon: "A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier." The young man thought that he was the only one who filled in "I'm not", and it seemed that he would not be able to be admitted. However, on the day of the list, to his surprise, he was on the list! The college's reply reads: "We have reviewed all the application forms and found that there are 1,200 leaders, and we immediately decided to admit you first, because our 1,200 leaders need at least one follower!" ”

Faraday went from a bookbinder to a great scientist, and the key was that he was able to work in the laboratory of David, a chemist who was famous in Europe at the time. Did such good conditions and opportunities fall from the sky? No, he created it entirely on his own!

When Faraday was working as a book-bound worker, after listening to David's report, he copied all the reports, put them in sheepskin covers, and mailed them to David again and again. David was so moved that he asked Faraday for an interview. Faraday wanted to get a job in David's laboratory, but David refused, saying, "You're not too young and haven't received any education, so let's go back to the bookbinding shop!" "It's like pouring cold water on Faraday's head. If an ordinary person is rejected to such a point, what else can be said, but Faraday is not, if he can't make a plan, he will have another plan. He begged David: "If you can't accept me as an experimenter, let me be a handyman!" In this way, Faraday created an opportunity, step by step, and finally became a laboratory assistant, and thus had a series of inventions, and was respected by later generations as the "father of electricity", and finally surpassed Davy!

In the forests of Southeast Asia, there is a caterpillar that walks in the forests in a peculiar way. Each molecule between them attaches its head to the back tail of the caterpillar in front of them, eating their favorite oak leaves as they go. To study this phenomenon, scientists have placed a string of caterpillars next to a flower pot so that they are connected end to end. Poor caterpillars, they just kept circling around the pots, round and round, day after day. Later, they all starved to death, even though there were the leaves of their favorite oak tree nearby.

In contrast, the greatest characteristic of human nature is his adaptability and intelligence. However, in many cases, people become conservative and narrow-minded due to the constraints of habits and circumstances, and these people are like caterpillars that are connected from end to end, without the slightest adaptability and work flexibility, and are the most inenergetic people.

Some people compare a person's growth to steel smelted in the melting pot of life, and this metaphor is absolutely vivid, and it is appropriate.

In a person's life, the adolescent period is innocent by nature, if he is well educated and nurtured, it is possible to grow into a person of high purity, this kind of person is persistent and firm in the pursuit of life; After entering the youth, the enthusiasm and momentum of life are very high and very high, at this time, if you can get a better exercise, it is possible to become an energetic person, this kind of person is full of enthusiasm for the cause and others, and has a strong sense of dedication; After entering middle age, enthusiasm takes a back seat, rationality begins to play an important role, if you can get a better accumulation and summary, it is possible to become a rational and calm person, this kind of person has a strong ability to withstand difficulties and blows, and has a strong will; In old age, experience plays an important role, and it is easy to become a person who is highly respected and respected. No matter what the period, we can all succeed, as long as we can be willing to be a "small fish" first and be happy to be gregarious.