I recently watched a Netflix documentary, Inside bill's head. In addition to introducing the philanthropy that Bill Gates did after he resigned from Microsoft, he also told the real Bill Gates' growth experience. After watching the documentary, I am not interested in Bill Gates' research projects and philanthropy. I am more curious about what kind of family and what kind of mother raised such a person who changed the world and changed mankind. After reading the biography of Bill Gates, I have a lot of insights:
1. Setting up the home environment
The standard living room in China is a sofa and a TV. With the development of society and the improvement of people's economic level, the size of the TV screen is also getting larger and larger, and the development of the Internet has combined the computer and the TV. Everyone can easily Trapped in the sofa, turned into a couch potato, watching dramas all day long without moving. Bill Gates' parents set up a study room with a very rich collection of books. Young Bill Gates can read and think in the study room all day long. Over time, Bill Gates has become a person with strong learning ability and very fast reading speed. . Such a habit of reading has run through his whole life, knowing that no matter how busy he is now, Bill Gates still keeps books in his hands, and the amount of reading every year is amazing. The environment in which people grow up is very important, and what is around them will be more inclined to be influenced by the environment. Mother Meng moved three times for the same reason. If you can, create an environment where you can grow quickly. Bill Gates' parents let him try various sports, and he also likes sports, especially tennis. When encountering many difficult and difficult problems, or when he needs to vent his emotions, he can exercise continuously and with high intensity, and enjoy the process of thinking and venting his emotions through physical exhaustion.
2. Family economic base
Bill Gates was born into a middle-class family, his father was a lawyer and his mother worked in a bank in his early years. Think about it. In the 1950s, Bill Gates' parents had to swim together in the pool after eating every day. This kind of economic foundation is not available to every family, and Bill Gates also has a sister and a brother. Such families can also transfer Gates to private schools with good educational conditions but high fees after their parents are dissatisfied with the education of public schools. Such spending ability further verifies the working ability and economic ability of their parents. It is difficult for the underprivileged to win the top spot, that is, families with a good economic foundation can give more educational resources, and the gap between the rich and the poor is not in the family, but in the educational resources they have access to. The current depth and breadth of education is not what it used to be. Families with ability and foundation now hope that their children can receive better but equally expensive educational conditions.
3. Parents' view of marriage
Bill Gates' talent and hard work show in his work, but his life is a mess. Human concentration is limited, and when you put all your energy in one place, of course it will be lacking in other places. Bill Gates' self-care ability is extremely poor. After establishing Microsoft, he still needs his mother to take care of his daily life. He doesn't care about clothes or things, and can concentrate all his attention on his work and creation. Bill Gates' parents are very loving and the family is very harmonious. The concept of marriage of his parents has given him a good example. In pairs, the husband and wife sing with each other. In Bill Gates' love life, it is also very simple, rational and orderly, and he can find people he likes and appreciates to spend his life with, and Having good friends of the opposite sex is the child who grows up with the correct concept of marriage.
4. The importance of mathematics
Mathematical Olympiad has always been a specialty of Chinese children. Bill Gates once wanted to become a mathematician, but after realizing the genius of mathematics in college, he changed the direction of development according to his hobbies and interests. But the power of mathematical logic helped him achieve his career. Many extracurricular tutoring classes are now offering programming and math Olympiad classes. The purpose is not to really let you learn everything about it, but the power of rational thinking, logical thinking and its powerful role permeate every detail in life.
Reading a biography is like writing a letter to this person. Watching a documentary is like talking to this person. Netflix may be talking about Bill Gates’ business achievements and philanthropy, but what I see It is the history of this person and behind it. I hope everyone can learn useful points from any one person. There must be a teacher in the three-way trip.
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