Since I started Bridgewater, I have gained a lot more experience that taught me more, mostly by making mistakes.
a.I learned that failure is by and large due to not accepting and successfully dealing with the realities.
b.I learned that finding out what is true, regardless ofwhat that is, including most people think is bad----like mistakes and personalweaknesses, is good so that I can deal with these things so they don’t stand inmy way.
c.I learn that there is nothing fear from truth.
d.I learned that being truthful was an extension of myfreedom to be me.
e.I learn that I want the people I deal with to say whatthey really want and believe and listen to what others say in reply, in orderto find out what is true.
f.I learned that everyone makes mistakes and hasweaknesses and that one of the most important things that differentiates peopleis their approach to handle them.
g.Each mistake is a reflection of something that I wasdoing wrong, so if a could figure out what that was, l could learn how to bemore effective.
h.I learn that the pain of this wrestling that made meand those around me appreciate our successes.
i.Great people become great by looking at their mistakesand weaknesses and figuring out how to get around them.
In short, learned that being totally truthful,especially about mistakes and weaknesses, led to a rapid rate of improvementand movement toward what I wanted.
What I want was to have an interesting, diverse life filled with lots of learning----and especially meaningful work and meaningful relationships.
Ray提到,他的成长和学习大多是通过犯错学习到的。因此,他有一系列结论是关于错误的。
a.错误通常是因为不接受现实,或者是没有处理好与现实的关系。
b.我发现,知道什么是真相比知道它是什么重要的多。包括别人想的错误以及他们的弱点。因为知道这些可以在关键的时候不让他们挡着你前进的路。
c.对于真相,没有什么可怕的,因为知道真相是你可以好好处理现实的前提,也是你进步的基石。
d.我发现,对于真相有个延伸的效应就是可以让你感到自由。
e.我去了解一个人的时候不要道听途说,我喜欢去听他真正的想法和相信的,然后去听别人对此的回应,以便我去判断真相是什么。
f.我学到,每个人都有错误和弱点。把人区分开对重要的方式就是他们如何去对待自己的错误的缺点。
g.每个缺点都是一种回应,对我每个做错事情的回应。所以如果我想清楚如何去解决它,我将会变得更加高效。
h.我学到,我在对待错误所感受的苦痛会让我更加珍惜和感激我获得事情。
i.伟大的人之所以伟大是因为他们专注于改正自己的错误和弱点。
总的来说,我认为,对自己的错误和弱点要真诚,想办法去解决它,这将导致巨大的进步以及为我想要的生活带来前进的动力。
我想要的生活是,有意义,多样的,充满学习的。特别是有意义的工作以及有意义的关系。
思考自己,整理自己的工作总会带来更多的思考与启发,这就是有意义的。每每工作就是在解决我的缺点与弱点,带来最直接的效益就是收获,哪怕只是我在实验过程中听到的知识或者是英语。这些都让我更加有动力。所以,发现自己的缺点与弱点,figuring out how to deal with it,将会获得持续的巨大的进步,更重要的,great movement。