Episode 1
【Time】 He is punctual and never late for meetings. He cherishes time, time is something that cannot be bought. Bill Gates has only 24 hours in a day. The average person has 24 hours a day.
[Reading] He likes to read books, he can read on themes, he reads a lot of esoteric books, he reads fast, has strong comprehension ability, and has a good memory (PS: Sa Beining comes to mind at this point). Hu Shi has a speech on the theme of "Why Reading", which mentions a point of view: reading for the sake of reading. The more books you read, the more your knowledge will be built up, and you will be able to master it better. If you just look at some fragmented information, it will only give people the illusion of learning. No matter how much information you know, you are at best a knower. Bits and pieces are not knowledge, let alone increase wisdom. Now the temptations of the outside world are numerous and complicated, and it is even more necessary to calm down, concentrate, and read books and study.
[Challenge] The last thing he wants is for his brain to stop working, and he likes projects that require creativity and vision. When he's frustrated, he says, " Let's go faster. Let's solve the problems. Let's figure out what's between us and victory ." He doesn't stop because of frustration. What a great attitude, what doesn't kill me only makes me stronger. Appropriate complaints can relieve stress, but excessive complaints are useless. Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, look up, look forward, and find a way out. (I feel like I'm writing chicken soup, poof... Hey, I'm not going to delete it)
[Toilet Reform] He is very responsible. I happened to see the situation of water use in poor areas abroad, and I took the initiative to spend huge sums of money to solve it. It’s hard to get money, and what’s more valuable is that he also contributed. He read a lot of related books, found a lot of related organizations, and together with his wife Melinda, led the entire team to overcome each problem. Suddenly thought of dry toilets and rivers in rural my country. In the past, people did not have the awareness of environmental protection, and would directly throw garbage into the river ditches, and could only use dry toilets. Now the government is guiding, placing garbage bins in the villages, and some people will collect garbage regularly. This is very practical, and by the way, many jobs have been created. The use of dry toilets outside the house is prohibited. I just don’t know, if there is no mature sewage treatment pipeline, the use of dry toilets is simply prohibited, and the toilets are moved from outside the house to the house. Is this a cure for the symptoms but not the root cause? Or is this a big problem to take one step at a time? This is beyond my comprehension, I don't really understand.
Episode 2
[Thinking] He likes challenges. The more complicated things are, the more exciting they will be. He has a "thinking week", a week alone at the villa with questions and books. During this time, he would do a lot of reading, write down questions, and write down his answers.
【Friendship】 He made some friends in middle school because of programming. Kent, his best friend at the time, was the same age as him, was interested in business, read Fortune with him, discussed future directions together, and asked a lot of questions, " What knowledge do the big guys have? What happened? What drove their success? " and so on. They believe that they can accomplish something earth-shattering in the future. It's a pity, the sky is jealous of Yingcai, this young man died unexpectedly in a mountaineering accident. Bill carries on with pain and a shared desire. Another is Paul, his friend and business partner for most of his life. In 1991, at his mother's insistence, Bill met with Warren Buffett, and they hit it off and chatted for hours. Because Warren Buffett asked him a lot of questions: " Why didn't IBM beat Microsoft? What are the economics of Microsoft? How do you find the brightest minds in the industry? " and so on. Buffett invested large sums of money in the polio eradication charity in the later period. Friends who have become acquainted with interests can last for a long time, and such like-minded revolutionary friendships are enviable. Also, I thought of seeing a conclusion earlier that "the most successful people in business have one thing in common, that they keep asking questions". Perhaps, the group of people who keep asking questions will always maintain a young mind and curiosity.
[Programming] He was exposed to programming in the eighth grade, and can directly apply it to life to solve specific problems. Later, he helped schools arrange classes, and even helped government departments solve practical problems. I am deeply shocked by this, I have studied C and cpp for one academic year, what exactly did I learn? During the period, his peers would ask him and "Why not go to the dance?" This phrase in the documentary goes by. But if I were asked such a question, how would I respond? Will I keep my original intentions because of external doubts? Will I do things I don't approve of to avoid being out of place? It's hard to say, I can't answer. It is worth mentioning that he was only a middle school student at the time.
[Poliomyelitis] This disease has been eradicated in China, but it is still widespread in many African countries. Bill Gates and Buffett have continued to invest billions of dollars in this, during which they encountered various obstacles, including conspiracy theories that "the vaccine from the West will sterilize children", and violent attacks by terrorist organizations. He finally made a big breakthrough.
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