Bill Gates - the first person that comes to mind when referring to the richest man in the world, a figure who lives in legend. The documentary Inside Bill's brain: decoding Bill Gates, directed by Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim, was the first time I saw him alive.
It is not objective to evaluate a person based on just one documentary, which hides a lot of controversial content, not to mention that his purpose of making this film should be to expand the popularity of his foundation (to have more money). save the world?). But some of the content shown in the film should be uncontroversial.
One is the combination of Bill Gates genius and diligence, extreme genius and extreme diligence. Read 150 pages per hour, a dozen books in a vacation, read all the books in the field if you are interested, read all the books of the author you like, and then become an expert in the field. Such an admiration for such a talented and hardworking person.
When I was in middle school, I arranged class schedules for the school. After a few months of work, I directly took over the affairs of the teaching department. This should be the first reason why he quit his job to start a business and write code. For Microsoft, let's not say 996, he is absolutely 007, he doesn't sleep when he is busy, and eats fruit powder as a meal. Because time is too precious, interviews with documentary directors must be carried out in daily exercise. People whose hobbies are learning rather than entertainment, I think their brain structure is different from ordinary people.
Second, what everyone sees is often his outward genius, and the conceit, even arrogance, that may be brought about by genius. However, beneath this exterior, he is optimistic, naive, and curious. People have a certain stereotype for a certain group of people, such as business leaders should be majestic, leadership, artists should be romantic, dashing, and so on. If you follow this circle, you may become a mediocre business leader or artist. If you really want to be different, you may be able to be an outlier in your own circle, such as Haruki Murakami who runs a marathon, and Bill Gates who is happy most of the time.
The third and most admirable point is the feeling of the world. Bill Gates retired early and devoted himself to philanthropy with his wife. Not only do charity, but do it yourself.
The first thing he cared about was malaria. One thing that struck me was that a man who lost two or three older brothers to dysentery chose to study the sewer system as his career. Many people's career choices come from their upbringing experience. It's not surprising that people who weren't frustrated or motivated growing up couldn't think of what they wanted to do.
The second thing Bill Gates cares about: polio. Bill's way of thinking is pragmatic. At the foundation's meeting, the polio team asked for a doubling of the budget, and Bill said, "You're asking for the maximum you think you can get, not the amount you think it's going to be successful. So he set aside a doubling of the group's proposed $200 million: $400 million, and offered to look at the project. What he said is very real: I don't do things for inspiring. I do things for optimization. In everything, I pursue the most efficient and most cost-effective.
Another interesting point is that when the youngest daughter asked him what he was doing, he replied: I am helping these children who have polio. Daughter: No, I'm asking what have you done for the kids on the screen? At that moment, he was touched, and so was I. The cry of the distance and the cry of reality are both worth listening to, isn't it?
The third thing: the energy issue.
Bill is caring for the world by himself on the screen, the barrage behind the screen is noisy, some people say "he can do charity mainly because he has money", and I still agree with someone who said "it's not because of money" Willing to do charity, the height is different.” I discussed it in the philosophy class before, if the sense of accomplishment brought by altruism is counted as income, there may be no absolute altruism in the world. A person who takes problem-solving as the joy of life, doing charity is so brain-burning. Bill Gates' genius brain may be born to solve the world's hardest problems.
The director silenced him at the end. The director asked: Several of your things are not going well. The toilet revolution is too expensive. The eradication of poliomyelitis requires a huge investment, and the epidemic situation keeps repeating. Nuclear energy and clean energy are hindered by the government. Will you continue to do it? Bill answered: Sometimes you have to give up, sometimes you just have to say, I need to work harder. A simple "I need to work harder" answer to all questions aside from objective obstacles. This moment seemed to return to the little Bill who had been nerd since middle school.
Recently, an outstanding graduate of NFLS appeared on a well-known variety show and received mixed praise. Criticisms on the Internet focus on: form over content, good student attitudes are obvious, superiority is too strong, and knowledge is not humble enough. And this is basically a common problem for students in elite schools. The sense of superiority is expanding every day from now, and there is no strong knowledge reserve behind it. This is related to the short time students spend in school, as well as the impetuous atmosphere and utilitarian pursuit. The cry of caring for the distant place is not rhetorical in front of the glamorous stage, but it is really a matter of "doing" and falling behind the scenes day after day. In a recent pre-class talk, what did students say about envisioning an invention? Games that can be played in bed, clothes that can change color at will, chips that can be inserted into the brain without endorsement... A life without frustration brings unnutritious thoughts. Still continue to encourage them to speak up for those who cannot.
When asked "what is the most afraid of", Bill Gates replied: "I am afraid that the brain will stop working." The smartest brain in the world, afraid of his own brain stopping working, is actually afraid of death. Staff say he is working harder now than before because he knows his days are running out. "If you were to die suddenly today, what would you want to do most?" He thought for a long time: thanks Melinda. When he said this, he seemed moved and his eyes were red.
Unexpectedly, the richest man's favorite novel is also "The Great Gatsby". He read this sentence:
He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dreams must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp at.
Seeing this, I just want to say one thing, this damn romance.
At the end of the film is Gates's mother. She said that everyone has to define your own success at the beginning. In the end, it's not what you get or even what you give, but what you become. what kind of person what you become.
In the barrage, someone said that there are five future directions: controllable nuclear fusion, genetic engineering, graphene batteries, artificial intelligence, quantum mechanics
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