The Letters

Rapids and Still Waters

Dear PiePie, There might reach a point where you are so busy with whatever consumes your time –…

December 18, 2024

The Shadows We Cast

Dear PiePie, I chanced upon an album cover, an ’80s waterpark photo with a smiling pair of mother…

December 15, 2024

努力不羞耻

亲爱的派派, 看到了一个小品。里头,学渣其实偷偷努力,但因为努力后的成果还是不是太理想,假装不努力,把自己的努力掩饰在漫不经心后面。这种行为是非常能理解的,评论区也有人叨叨:只有真的努力过的人才会明白这种感受。 确实。如果大家都知道你努力了,但最终成绩还是很差,那不等于你即便努力后的上线还是很低吗?那不是很可耻吗?这好比现在人说的:在感情里,谁认真谁就输了。这两方面,都是因为有一定的自尊心存在,不想把自己脆弱的一面展示。 爸爸也有此感受,虽然不是在学术上。中学高中时期好一阵子不太敢弄发型。当然也想让自己变得好看些,但你爷爷主打个三七分,我也没想着上网学这些。因为不会,所以不敢。要不我真的尝试了,却看起来依然糟糕,但大家都看到我试图酷帅,太丢人了。那就不尝试,假装不在乎我的外观。 之后职场上你也会发现,有些工作是能靠努力的。那种事多,干就完了的,通常只要能熬,就能出成绩。 但慢慢升上去后,会发现大多事,成绩说话。不管怎么努力,如果没有天赋或运气,怎么样也没结果。销售是这样,当明星运动员是这样,投资也是这样。 那就不努力了吗?或,只敢偷偷努力?不行呀。 控制不了成果的时候,更加得坚信,一定要把分内能做的给做了。成果来不来,由天,但不能辜负自己。不能之后想说,其实我没给 100%。这种事,努力就是胜利。You can only control the inputs. So control it. 当然,屡次失败,还是得检讨是否你努力的方向或形式是否出了什么问题。Insanity…

October 7, 2024

The Paths We Walk

Dear PiePie, I recently read The Way We Live Now, a wonderful piece of essay by Colson Whitehead…

August 3, 2024

Enthusiasm Is A Superpower

Dear PiePie, I recently had appendicitis in far-flung Los Angeles. It’s never easy to be in pain and…

July 6, 2024

Rasa Tabula

Dear PiePie, Should you choose to be a parent one day, I just want to pen down how…

May 28, 2024

Greatness

Dear PiePie, I have long thought about greatness, often in the context of sports. The Greatest of All…

May 20, 2024

Our Beliefs Can Be Wrong

Dear PiePie, Came across a video that attempted to define beliefs and values – beliefs being what you…

March 25, 2024

2023 Year In Review

Dear PiePie, As I reflect on the year past, thinking about what to write, the question that came…

December 27, 2023
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