The Big Book of Eastern Wisdom Evtikhov Oleg Vladimirovich

Improve yourself

Zi Xia said:

“If someone, out of respect for his wife, renounces lust, serves his parents to the point of exhaustion, the sovereign to the point of self-sacrifice, and is honest in his words in relations with friends, then I, of course, will call such a scientist, although others would recognize him as ignorant.

Zi-xia is one of the disciples of Confucius.

The teacher said:

Ziyu said:

“Serving the ruler, if you annoy him with your admonitions, you will bring shame, and if you annoy your friend with them, he will cool off towards you.

Ji Wen-tzu thought about each task three times, and then carried it out. Hearing about it The teacher said:

And twice is enough.

Ji Wenzi is a prominent dignitary from the kingdom of Lu.

The teacher said:

- If the nature of man takes precedence over culture, then you get a savage. If culture prevails over nature, then you get a pedant. And only a proportional combination of nature and culture makes a person noble.

The teacher said:

- A person is straight from birth, and if later, having become crooked, he survives, it is only thanks to a happy accident.

The teacher said:

- Strive for the truth, be virtuous, rely on humanity and practice the arts.

The teacher said:

- When you meet a wise man, think about equaling him. Having met the unwise (unworthy), examine yourself (for fear that you would not have the same shortcomings).

Confucius said:

– Sincerely believe and love to learn, keep your convictions to death and improve your way. Do not enter a state that is in danger; do not live in a state in revolt; appear when law reigns in the Celestial Empire, and hide in the age of lawlessness. It is a shame to be poor and to occupy a low position when the law reigns in the state; it is equally ashamed to be rich and noble when lawlessness reigns in the state.

Confucius said:

Don't meddle in your own business.

Zi-zhang asked:

– How to exalt virtue and distinguish error?

Confucius replied:

- If loyalty and sincerity are important to you and you strive for justice, then you exalt virtue.

Loving someone, wish that he was alive. If they hate - to die. But it is a delusion to wish someone to be alive or dead. The Shi-ching (Canon of Chant) says: “Positively not because of wealth (he left me), but only because of diversity (that is, a thirst for new entertainment).”

Fan-chi, accompanying Confucius on a walk, said:

“I dare to ask you, what does it mean to exalt virtue, cleanse oneself of evil, and reveal error?”

- Great question - said the teacher, - first business, and then success, does not this mean to exalt virtue? Is it not possible to cleanse oneself of evil if one struggles with the evil in oneself and does not touch the evil in others? Under the influence of a momentary outburst of anger, forgetting yourself and your parents - isn't that a delusion?

Zigong asked:

- What is friendship?

The teacher replied:

- In sincere advice and motivation for good. But if they do not listen to you, then do not insist, so as not to experience humiliation.

The teacher said:

- If a person is able to correct himself, then will he have difficulties in matters of management? If he is unable to correct himself, how will he correct others?

Confucius said:

“Southerners have a saying: “A person who does not have constancy cannot be either a medicine man or a doctor.” Perfectly! The I Ching says: "The inconstant in his vocation can sometimes be put to shame." This is known without guesswork.

The teacher said:

“To be poor and not grumble is difficult. Being rich and not being arrogant is easy.

Confucius said:

- Without occupying a well-known place, do not interfere in its affairs (do not poke your head into your own business).

Zengzi said:

“The thoughts of a noble man are directed to deeds appropriate to his position.

The teacher said:

“Don't worry that people don't know you, but worry that you haven't shown your ability yet.

The teacher said:

- An excellent horse is famous not for physical strength, but for its temper.

Mistakes that cannot be corrected are real mistakes!

Someone asked:

What do you say about repaying good for evil?

On this Confucius replied:

“Then what is the answer to kindness?” It is necessary to repay justice (that is, due) for evil, and to respond to good with good.

Zi-zhang asked:

- How to become famous?

The teacher said:

- With sincerity and fidelity in the word, firmness and reverence in action and in the kingdom of the barbarians, one can succeed (become famous). In the absence of these qualities, at least even in one's native land, how can one succeed? When you stand, imagine that they (these qualities) are standing before you; when you are in a carriage, imagine that they are leaning on the yoke, and then you will succeed.

Zi-zhang wrote these words on his belt.

The teacher said:

- A person who does not have distant plans, no doubt, will be subjected to near grief.

The teacher said:

“If you are demanding of yourself and indulgent towards others, you will avoid resentment.

Zigong asked:

- Is there a word that could guide all life?

The teacher said:

- This is condescension. Do not do to others what you do not wish to yourself.

The teacher said:

- When everyone hates or loves someone, it is necessary to put it to the test.

The teacher said:

“Mistakes that cannot be corrected are real mistakes!”

The teacher said:

“The only requirement of words is that they accurately convey thoughts.

Confucius said:

Three types of friends can be helpful, three types can be harmful. Useful friends are those who are direct, sincere, and possess much knowledge. Harmful friends are those who are hypocritical, flattering and talkative.

Confucius said:

There are three useful and three harmful pleasures. Here are useful joys: to rejoice in a properly performed ritual with music, to rejoice when you talk about the virtues of other people, and to be friends with many wise people. Harmful joys are to rejoice in luxury, to rejoice in idleness and being at feasts.

The teacher said:

- By nature, people are close to each other, but by habits they are far away.

The teacher said:

“He who does not recognize fate cannot become a noble man. He who does not recognize ceremonies has nowhere to acquire strong foundations. He who does not know the power of the word will never understand people.

This text is an introductory piece.

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I am not a supporter of imposing my opinion on anyone, so this material is the result of a good spring morning and the inspiration that came to me.

I believe that you need to develop yourself at any age and constantly raise the bar with new goals and objectives: learn to sing, drive a car, earn a million for the first time, spend it, learn the language of the country where you are going for the winter, learn to relax and enjoy life ... perhaps , everyone can replenish the list for a long time. Therefore, the importance of developing yourself on your own and with the help of other people is difficult to overestimate - and more on that.

What does it mean to develop yourself

The fact that you need to develop yourself as a person today they say, starting almost from kindergarten. Moreover, what I don’t particularly like, many people tell what this development should be like and what it should be based on only from their experience and from their own bell tower.

I am convinced that you need to develop yourself regularly, and each age has its own characteristics of this process. Speaking about what it means to develop oneself, I would immediately like to dwell on the fact that this is a complex concept, which is based on such fundamental points:

Development of oneself as a person;
Develop yourself creatively, intellectually and spiritually;
To improve in a certain social sphere;
Development of oneself as a representative of a business or a certain profession.

Plus, your role in the family, in the social world, and even your reputation is taken into account.

How much does it cost to develop yourself

Many philosophers have been looking for and are looking for answers to this question, but they cannot offer us a universal recipe suitable for everyone. Maybe it's for the better, because everyone's comfort zone is different, and its boundaries cannot be fit into a certain framework.

It is important to understand that development is a continuous process, just at each stage there are new goals and tasks to solve.

I would like to emphasize that development at 3 years is no less important than development at 25. Many of our habits, inclinations and even creative moments are instilled from early childhood, so why not constantly develop and improve them. And here we are talking about hunger (in the good sense of the word), about creative, spiritual, intellectual hunger, when, feeling thirsty, you strive to fill yourself with fresh water. First you are satiated with a few drops, and then one glass is not enough for you.

Types of self-development

Open any textbook on psychology or NLP and you will see such a huge classification of types of self-development that you will be surprised that such aspects even exist. And let you call me a conservative, in some sense of the word, but I will focus on 5 main points that are important to me, and in which directions I try to develop myself every day. At the same time, a useful addition will be material on how to find yourself, which contains the main tools to help you find your real self.

Today, it is often said that the process of teaching a child and an adult (in particular at a university) should be turned into a fun game, thereby triggering development mechanisms. It’s hard to disagree with this, because, remember, when we first took a felt-tip pen or a brush for drawing - a masterpiece, to put it mildly, was so-so, but each time our skills improved and our skills became more conscious. Among what develops me, I can single out the desire to discover new countries, because the local color, traditions, and inhabitants strongly influence and set me in a creative mood.

Professional Development

In order to develop yourself in this way, the main focus should not be on school, university, technical school or academy. The question is that there you will be given certain skills and abilities, but how useful will they be to you in your further development? If you asked me how I developed myself from a professional point of view, I would say that I used the “5 P” rule (I deduced it myself, dear readers and investors. Use it to your health)

Adopted the experience and knowledge of others;
Practiced and experimented;
Traveled;
Enjoyed life;
Looking positively into the future.

This set of mental practices will help you develop yourself in different areas, because you must admit that you always want to be an active person who can support a conversation about music, travels around the world, learns new languages, and has information about what is generally in the world of finance happens, and knows how the ether is mined, and how the lagman is prepared.

sports development

In a healthy body healthy mind! Therefore, I am convinced that along with intellectual, professional and creative development, one should not forget about its sporty appearance. No one wants to walk at 30 and feel 50 years old, so from my own experience I’ll say that a light but regular sports load, frequent walks, swimming have not harmed anyone, but they have significantly improved both external forms and mood.

intellectual development

I believe that a person is not obliged to know everything, after all, he is not Wikipedia, and no one forces him to be one. But learning new things, striving to learn something new is an important tool in self-development. That is why I always offer readers materials from various areas, from how to choose a miner for cryptocurrency mining to what remote work is, and how to completely reformat your life in order to receive income and not be a cog in the office system.

Important: It's never too late to learn and it's never a shame. Learning is fun and necessary throughout one's life. Do not be afraid to ask questions, the answers to them are your suitcase of knowledge.

Meditation, relaxation techniques, rest, healthy, calm and regular sleep help to develop spiritually and enjoy life. Sometimes something needs to happen in life to understand that developing oneself spiritually is just as important and essential as engaging in external or mental improvement.

Among many of my acquaintances who regularly relax, practice spiritual practices, change their place of residence and have a positive outlook on life, almost all of them are positive and optimistic people who give the world solar energy, and the world gives them a hundredfold.

Among the main features of spiritual development is faith in the best and healthy egoism. You cannot become calm and enjoy life if you do not receive it directly from yourself.

Combining all these types of self-development, one can live as a harmonious person who inspires others and also receives positive energy from others.

How much do you need to develop yourself

The answer to this question directly depends on what you want to get out of life, what small and global goals you are pursuing, and how well you have the tools to achieve them. I am convinced that this should be done throughout life and constantly increase the tasks, as well as hone them for a certain age and needs. At the same time, I am also sure that our close environment helps to develop ourselves and directly affects our harmonious portrait as individuals.

That is why it is always so reverent to watch the Oscars ceremony, when the winners thank those who have been there throughout this journey. Although, it is worth noting that everyone in life has certain crises that require a solution, and sometimes, having reached a certain such an alluring goal, it becomes lazy to develop oneself further and one wants to fold one's hands and do nothing. In this case, I give myself one day of good rest - without work, the Internet, mobile and news - I enjoy the rest, and after a couple of days such a depressive state abruptly disappears.

I think, dear readers of GQ Blog Monitor, you definitely like to develop yourself creatively, especially since there are a lot of ways to do this. One of them can be considered a series of webinars that will start in May. As part of these online practices, we will explore the main types of personality, character and behavior, as well as how they affect our world and our investment policies.

Traditionally, putting a dot in the material from the heading “Thoughts”, I would replace it with three dots. I wish you to develop yourself from different sides and get indescribable pleasure from it. And since the material ends with an ellipsis - an open ending, your helpful comments and valuable tips below it will help make it more complete and informative.

You get exactly what you deserve and not a drop more. You yourself came to such a life, physical appearance, work, wallet thickness and relationships with girls.

What steps have you taken for a beautiful press and athletic appearance? What courses did you take and what did you study for a new job? How hard have you been working and what new things have you tried? Have you brought your appearance to an attractive state for girls by starting to dress well, take care of yourself and keep cleanliness?

Any achievement is the result of our actions. If you only dream of being athletic and rich before going to bed, and do nothing, there will be no success. Come up with a dream and go for it, and not sit on your ass and dream about it.

1. Desire to succeed

How much do you want to achieve your dreams? Have everything that is in your imaginary world? Only laziness and fear of the unknown stand in your way. If the desire to succeed is real, then a person achieves what he dreams of.

2. Change the environment

Each person presents an averaged version of their five closest friends. If your comrades only have booze and women on their minds, then nothing good will come of it. Surround yourself with new people. Those who go in for sports, go to trainings and look for ways to realize themselves. Change your environment and your lifestyle. Look for strong, confident and proactive friends. Then you will reach out to them and grow.

3. Work hard

Start working, or rather work hard. Stop idly wandering around and doing nothing. Eagerly absorb knowledge and develop while others drink and hang out. Invest in your development, education and opportunities, not iPhones and show-offs. Start the path to your dream today. Everyone is afraid of failure, but there is nothing worse than realizing at the age of 70 that you didn’t take a risk and didn’t try what you dreamed of all your life.

33 useful tips will teach you how to improve and love yourself, deal with shortcomings, complexes, experience a feeling of lightness. Love yourself and people, and the world will love you!

To love yourself means to be satisfied with yourself, self-confident, to feel self-esteem, proud of your successes and achievements, to feel the lightness and harmony of the soul and body with the outside world, to be open to new feelings and positive emotions.

The most important thing in life is to love yourself. If you are not satisfied with yourself, do not like something in yourself, or, even worse, hate yourself, how can others love you.

It doesn’t matter who you are: a girl or a boy, a young girl or a guy, a married or single man, a woman who is not sure of her attractiveness. It doesn't matter what flaws you have, appearance, age, social status, profession. If you learn to love yourself, then you can love others, and others will definitely love you.

Loving yourself does not mean ignoring all the other people around you, and also doing whatever you want. Self-love is by no means selfishness and certainly not pride.

If you want people to love you, love yourself without harming others, and work on yourself constantly, easily following these tips:

1. Don't live someone's life for or for anyone. Live your life for your beloved (beloved) first of all, but at the same time, in order to be loved, send your love into the world. Love yourself and, of course, your loved ones, take care of them and treat with respect all the people you meet on your life path.

2. Straighten your shoulders, raise your head higher and smile. Make sure you walk. Now look at your reflection in the mirror and love yourself with ease. After all, there is something to love, right?!

3. Learn not to focus on your physical defects that cannot be corrected. This will give you confidence.

4. If you see flaws in your character or behavior, be sure to get rid of them.

5. Stop feeling sorry for yourself by playing the unfortunate victim. Pity makes you weak and defenseless. Put yourself on an equal footing with others. Mentally and physically become stronger than them.

6. Every day praise yourself for any small, kind deeds and tell yourself the compliments that you would like to hear from others.

7. Do not think or worry about what people might think of you, but at the same time try to keep yourself within the bounds of decency.

8. Don't let negativity through you. Bypass the "sharp corners" and then there will be no conflict situations.

9. Do not watch horror films, action films and detectives with scenes of violence. This programs the psyche for anger, aggression or depression. Watch more funny, humorous and educational programs, comedies. Charge with positivity.

10. Try to spend less time watching TV and sitting at the computer. Communicate more, participate in positive activities that benefit you and other people without harming third parties.

11. Spend more time with the environment that is pleasant for you, which has a positive effect on your mood and life in general.

12. Forget hurtful words that you might have ever heard about yourself. For example, such: “you are fat”, “thin”, “ugly”, “unfashionable”, “clumsy”, “lazy”, “stupid”, etc. These words are deeply embedded in you, they form complexes that sit in your head, drip on your brains, and the most unpleasant thing is that you believe these words.

13. Get block phrases out of your head. For example, such: “Yes, I will go to prom, but suddenly someone else will wear a dress like mine”, “Yes, I will invite her to the cinema, but suddenly she will refuse me”, “Yes, I will start this business , but I probably won’t succeed, ”etc.. Cast aside all doubts and act. Be sure of a positive result only one hundred percent and then all desires will come true, this is a proven law of the universe.

14. Do not let thoughts about your shortcomings, complexes and the fact that you are always unlucky in your head. Engage in auto-training, constantly repeating phrases that you are the best and very lucky person.

15. Don't burden other people with your "problems." It is not interesting for them to listen and it is harmful for you, because when you tell, you experience all this again. Tell people that you are always fine!

16. Do what you love and get spiritual satisfaction from it. It is very good if your work intersects with your hobby in some way. It should bring pleasure.

17. Loving yourself is not only about raising the level of self-esteem, but also constantly improving yourself, striving for perfection.

18. To always be satisfied with yourself, you never need to stop there. Always set yourself new, more challenging goals, act and strive to achieve them.

19. Rejoice, have fun and experience self-esteem when you achieve the next goals. If you can do it, then you can do everything.

20. Never put yourself above or below other people. Every person has their own shortcomings. Don't humiliate people for this. Every person has their own merits. You have them too. Count all your virtues, love them and understand that you have a lot of them.

21. You can rise above the only person you are. Be better today than you were yesterday.

22. Think about what is good in other people, but you do not have it. Set goals and cultivate these qualities in yourself.

23. Get rid of harmful and bad habits that bring harm primarily to your body and soul, and are also not pleasant to others.

24. Do not envy anyone. Envy eats from the inside with various physical diseases. Rejoice for other people that they are doing well and learn to enjoy this joy.

25. Never make excuses to anyone. Justification is the acceptance of guilt. Take care of your self-esteem.

26. Do the right things and don't blame yourself for mistakes. You often feel like you're doing everything wrong. Mistakes are made by everyone without exception. Only the one who does nothing does not make mistakes, but such people do not exist. Making mistakes is okay. This is experience and wisdom.

27. Do not step on the same rake again - do not repeat your mistakes.

28. Do not be offended by criticism, turn it into humor. Smile more often, joke and enjoy life.

29. Make room in your soul for love. Let go mentally of all grievances on a long voyage without you on some paper boat that will get wet and sink along with the outgoing grievances. You will immediately feel lightness in your soul. Never again, do not be offended by anyone.

30. Forgive yourself for everything and always forgive. Imagine yourself as a little girl (boy) who has committed a small offense for which no one is punishing. It was not a misdemeanor, but a childish prank or a moment of weakness that would never happen again. There is no offense - there is no punishment, which means there is nothing to ask for forgiveness and forgive. Everyone loves you. You are pretty, obedient, why punish you!

31. Arrange yourself small holidays of life. Make yourself a favorite (beloved) gifts. Please yourself with pleasant things. Get positive emotions.

32. Give good to people and you will feel how pleasant positive energy fills the body and soul.

33. Love yourself and the world around you! Love people and nature, animals and birds, things and objects that surround you and notice that you are changing not only yourself, but also everything around you, with which you somehow come into contact in life. Even home appliances and things stop breaking.

To receive something, you need to give or give something. Give love to the world and it will return to you multiplied several times over. And the world will love you!

Only good people will meet along the way. All troubles will remain in the past. You will do better than everyone else.

Well, if any unexpected troubles still happen sometimes, my one more advice to you is to take them with ease, as everyday trifles that will remain in the passing day, and tomorrow a new day will come. Wake up in the morning, and your beloved (beloved) will again be fine and good!

Love you and good luck!

This does not mean that you are not beautiful now, but constant development is necessary if you want to keep your motivation and peace of mind. We will talk about 16 rules that are the foundation for self-improvement. Take small steps every day towards the best version of yourself.

Enrich the mind

1. Eat a frog

Not in the literal sense, of course, although this is not excluded. Our regular readers will probably already remember this expression. "To eat a frog" means to do something unpleasant. So, do it at the beginning of the day. It's one thing, whether it's a difficult work task or a nasty phone call. Get rid of this business, and it will not be a heavy burden hanging over you for the rest of the day.

2. Start already developing or acquiring skills

There will be no better time than now, believe me. You don't have to wait for a special day to start pulling up or learn how to play the guitar. If you want to learn a language, register on a self-study service, buy an audio course or hire a tutor. Then it will definitely be difficult to retreat. Buy a guitar! Yes, these expenses are justified: this is the path to your dream.

3. Make an agreement with friends

There is no financial opportunity to enroll in courses or buy a musical instrument? Ask friends for help. Perhaps one of them has a tool gathering dust idle. In addition, its lucky owner can show you a couple of chords. Or your friend can study a foreign language with you.

By the way, in this case, the benefit will be for both parties. After all, when you explain the material to someone, you yourself begin to understand it better. Maybe it will be useful and pleasant for your friends to remember their skills.

4. Read, read and read again!

Read books of any genre, read avidly. Books expand your mind, give you experiences that you might not get in real life, they make you think. Don't know what to read? There is a Lifehacker section "" for you. And we also periodically write on interesting books that we come across.

Develop your body

1. Do some strength training every day.

At the gym, don't spend all your time on the treadmill or elliptical trainer. Do strength exercises too. With dumbbells, barbell or body weight. Start with regular squats.

2. Replace unhealthy foods with your favorite fruits and vegetables

Well, yes, it sounds boring. And again blah blah blah ... But this advice does not lose its relevance. We can harm or benefit the body with food. Instead of a bag of chips, eat whatever fruit or vegetable you like. Should there be such?

3. Try group classes

A cheerful instructor and like-minded people often motivate you to take classes very well. Invite a friend to practice with you. Perhaps you both lack the friendly kicks to get regular workouts.

4. Drink water

Still, nothing quenches thirst as perfectly as water. Do not deny yourself a drink when. Carry water with you so you don't oversell and don't be tempted by sugary sodas.

Cultivate True Happiness

1. Praise others

It's very cool to make someone happy, especially someone you care about. Plus, happiness is contagious. Express your gratitude to those around you. People need to know when they are good at something, and you get a good mood boost.

2. Smile

Seriously! Smiling brings many benefits. For example, you release endorphins that make you. Even if you forcefully smile, you will start to feel better. The next time you feel negative emotions sweeping through you, bring them under control with a smile.

3. Better yet, laugh

Remember how good you feel after you laugh heartily. It's all because of the same endorphins. Set a goal to laugh at least once a day. How? Read something funny or watch an episode of your favorite sitcom.

4. Surround yourself with people you feel good with.

Think about how you feel when interacting with people who constantly surround you. Are there among them those who exhaust you, who constantly bring negative emotions? Are there those who sabotage your efforts to improve yourself, who? You cannot be truly happy if you are surrounded by negative people. Try to spend time with those who encourage your efforts and inspire you. You deserve it.

Grow Spiritually

1. Set goals for yourself

We are not talking about career goals now, although they are also important. Start your day thinking about how to make yourself or someone else happier, what good can you do today? Set goals for spiritual growth.

2. Be grateful for what you already have.

There are always things that we want to get, but do not yet have. It is important to go towards your goals, but there is no point in worrying about the fact that you have not reached them yet. Remember: there is someone who is happy with less than you. Being grateful every day for what you have will help you appreciate your life and your choices. At the end of the day, write down what happened for which you are grateful. Focus on the positive things in your life and you will grow spiritually.

3. Try yoga

Even if you are still struggling with asanas, you will still enjoy yoga. Yoga is good for clearing the mind and awareness of the body. Even the simplest poses give this effect. Start your day with yoga and it will go well.

4. Remember: Everything passes.

Troubles, problems, sad events happen in life that completely absorb. It's hard to get out and move on. Ask yourself, what will this issue mean to you in a year? And after 5 years, after 10? Not to mention the end of life.

You only have one life! Put in the effort and make it better.