The subtle art of not giving a fuck Chapter 1

Q1: What does Charles Bukowski's success try to prove?

A1: We no longer need to give a fuck about everything .Life is just what it is .Just accept it ,everything will fall into place .

Q2: What's wrong with the conventional life advice, which is fixating on what you lack?

A2:What You dream of something all the time Just reinforce the reality that You are not that.

Q3: Can you use your own words explaining what the Feedback Loop from Hell is?

A3:当我们处于低气压时,我们往往一边处于消极状态,一边自责自己不该如此消极反而更加消极,如此恶性循环,便一直消沉下去,无法排解。

这好像是我读的第一本原版书吧,希望可以坚持到最后~

本书的主人翁Charles Bukowski 嗜酒,赌博,流连于烟花柳巷,妥妥的a loser ,就这样30年went by ,终于得到了一次shot ,也是唯一的一次,算是圆了自己的writer 梦。

Bukowski虽然混的很惨,不过他是有梦的,他想成为一位作家。当他终于有机会可以实现梦想的时候,他愿意去尝试。

Don't try想表达的意思是:Bukowski取得了成功,但他不是因为多么努力、多么勤奋、多么正能量,而是因为他敢于做自己,只做自己想做的事,不在乎成败得失、他人的感受。And his success stemmed not from some determination to be a winner,but from the fact that He knew He was a loser,accepted it,and then wrote honestly about it. 作者用这里例子说明:self-improvement and success often occur together. But that doesn't necessarily mean they're the same thing.Bukowski通过做自己获取了大众眼中的成功。这种成功方式和我们更熟悉的“成功公式”不同,我们熟悉的是一个人为了买大房子,娶漂亮老婆,开兰博基尼而不懈努力奋斗,最终取得了成功。

那为什么这些有“崇高目标”的人没有成功,而一个什么都不在乎的人反而取得了成功?因为我们的目标越“崇高”,我们的内心越不安全。我们想要更大的房子、更fancy的车、更多的LV。因为正能量文化和广告商们会不停地提醒我们:一套别墅、一辆豪车,美女俊男,高大上的社交圈才是成功。于是我们不满足,特别害怕自己被落下。同事买车了你也想买,同事又买了个LV你也想买。

不过,wait,更大的房子、更好的车可不可能并不会带给我们真正的幸福?我们是不是在追逐a mirage of happiness and satisfaction?社交媒体也不断提醒我们:人生是多么美好啊!让我们觉得 negative experiences is totally not okay. 看看你的朋友圈,有人晒旅游,有人晒最近读的书,有人晒美食,不过,有人晒悲伤吗?如果有的话,我们可能就会说:这个人特别负能量,离ta远点吧!

好像每个人都活得很精彩。再看看自己,好像没啥值得晒的东西,好难过。你的同学雅思考了115,你还在和Eric读英文书。不过再想一想:wait,我做错什么了吗?我英文不够好我选择认真开始学习它;我读书慢,不过我已经开始读书了,我已经走出了自己的舒适区,我应该为自己感到高兴啊!我没别人有钱,没有去旅游,我不是帅哥美女,我也不是学霸,不过又怎么样呢?我也不是一无是处啊,我有不足,但是我也有优点。我是一个普通人,我知道自己想要什么,我每天为我想达到的这个目标努力就好了,其它的我瞎操心也啥用。

读到这里,我们想:don't try指的是什么?

它指的并不是不去努力,而是不要为一个虚无缥缈的积极概念去try。例如你说你想要幸福!你想要成功!什么是“幸福”?什么是“成功”?一个幸福的人是不会说“我想要幸福的”。你越说你想要幸福,你越焦虑,越会比较,越会有麻烦,然后变得更不幸福。

那我们该怎么办呢?作者提出一个方案:别把注意力放在不靠谱的未来和幻想,而是把注意力放在面对自己和现实。例如,承认你只是个普通人,你的难过和快乐都不独特。例如,你就是懒啊,你就是没毅力啊。你敢面对真实的你吗?

The pain of honest confrontation is what generates the greatest trust and respect in your relationships. Suffering through your fears and anxieties is what allows you to build courage and perseverance.

不去try那些积极的幻想,去try自己不敢面对的不足。这是一个思维的转变:从“我还不够好,我还不如他人强”到“我和自己的过去比有了进步,我正在向我想成为的样子进步”。

分享读过的文章中很好的一句:

When you go to the gym and lift really heavy weights, and when you feel the burn, you push on and do just one more rep – that’s when growth happens.

特别特别喜欢最后几个单词,when pain happens, that is growth.

书摘~

And if you're dreaming of something all the time ,then you're reinforcing the same unconscious reality over and over :that you are not that .

The key to a good Life is not giving a fuck about more ;it's giving a fuck about less ,giving a fuck about only What is true and immediate and important .

After all ,the only way to overcome Pain is to first learn how to bear it .

We no longer need to give a fuck about everything .Life is Just What it is .We accept it ,warts and all .

Wanting positive experience is a negative experience ;accepting negative experience is a positive experience .

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