When we look up to someone, we usually admire them in our hearts as an outsider who has nothing to do with us, as if we never thought and could not become the person we admire.
But in fact, everything has a cause, so what is an important factor for Bill Gates?
When Bill was asked what he was most afraid of, he replied: "The last thing I want is for my brain to stop working".
The root cause of the gap between people is the brain. What your brain perceives is your world, and Bill's world is his brain.
If the brain is compared to an operating system, it is obvious that the system configuration of his brain must have used the best configuration.
"Deliberate Practice" has long told us that the human brain is not fixed at birth, which actually shatters genetic determinism.
A normal person's brain can form a stronger brain through acquired learning and lasting exercise.
1. Reading
Charlie Munger: "There's not a single successful person I know who doesn't keep reading".
Sure enough, reading was once again on full display in Bill.
From the description of the film, it is easy to conclude that Bill has been an otaku since he was a child, a complete nerd who can read books without going out for a long time in the room.
He always carries a book bag full of books, and many of them are books that are difficult for ordinary people to understand with the thickness of "bricks", and the types of reading are also very wide.
For example, his book bag mentioned in the film includes: "Blockchain Revolution", "Power and Stillness", "Civilization that Changed the World", "How to Create Minds", "Basics of Deep Learning", "Quantum Mechanics and Algorithms", "The Book of Questions" "Bad Blood", "Life 3.0", "Teachable", "Becoming a Machine", "The Perfect Weapon", "Elasticity", and these are just his weekly readings, and they will be updated every week.
It also contributed to his particularly important problem-solving skills: multidisciplinary thinking.
The so-called excellent people work harder than you, and it is admirable that he has been a figure in the altar and still maintains this amount of learning and reading for a long time.
To have output and input, we need a lot of high-quality nutrients to "feed" our brains. Bill's main way is through reading.
2. Thinking of key complex issues
Bill's love of complex problems is always mentioned in the film. The more complex the problems, the more excited he is, and he is obsessed with solving them.
Since the 1990s, Bill has been regularly spending his "thinking weeks", which he calls "CPU time", to upgrade his brain, by carrying a large bag of books to a remote area. A week alone in a quiet little house.
He will list the complex problems he encounters and write down the solutions he thinks of. He will fall into the deep thinking mode for a long time, and analyze the points that are not easily noticed by others.
If you compare life to fighting monsters and leveling up in the game, he has been dueling with the big boss. Countless big duels have made his skill value explode, while ordinary people are more fighting against small animals.
The drop of water and stone wear is only a qualitative change in form, but it does not change the internal physical change.
We are looking for changes in the internal structure of the brain, doing complex and difficult things, forcing ourselves into a small space in the corner, and then using various tools to slowly expand our space. This is the way to upgrade the brain.
3. Full dedication
We all know the importance of being fully committed, but why are few people able to do it?
Because many people don't do what they like, the scary thing is that more people don't even know what they like to do.
And very young Bill found his passion: programming.
During a summer vacation in elementary school, Bill and his partner programmed day and night at school in order to write a program for the school's curriculum. When he was tired, he would lie down on the keyboard and sleep for a while. When he woke up, he immediately resumed writing from where he left off.
The same is true for his work in founding Microsoft, and he regards work as a part of his life.
4. Partners and family
In elementary school, he and his classmate Paul, who paired programming, communicated day and night to modify each other's code;
They also founded Microsoft together later. Although Paul invested much less than Bill, he also made great contributions to the entire Microsoft empire.
When working as a public welfare fund, Buffett provided him with huge resource support so that he could guarantee huge project investment;
In addition to his best partner, his family has given him a strong boost.
Since childhood, Bill's parents have provided him with various social practice activities to free you from being a mere "nerd", especially her mother.
The film ends with a speech from Bill's mother, who said: "Everyone starts by defining their own success. With these specific expectations for ourselves, we are more likely to be successful. It's what you get, not even what you give, but what you want to be."
His wife Melinda is not only his thinking partner, but also an important backing for his family. When he is working hard outside, Melinda is willing to raise their children in their big villa.
He and Melinda were deeply in love, when the host asked Bill: "If you were hit by a car today, what's the thing you'd think: Oh my God, I haven't done it yet".
His answer was: "Thanks Melinda".
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