Have you ever wondered why it’s so difficult for ordinary people to reverse their fortunes?

Cognition is like your unique martial arts skill for navigating the jianghu.

In the jianghu, the primary factor determining your position is your background. Of course, most of us lack a privileged one, so then it comes down to your “martial prowess.” For those from ordinary backgrounds, your position is determined solely by your prowess.

Everyone longs for that ultimate secret manual, believing one mastered technique will allow them to sweep across the land. But in reality, there are no ultimate secret manuals, no peerless divine skills. Even if you were as skilled as Tyson, even if you could predict events or snatch a snake from afar, encountering a more powerful force—like modern technology—a programmer could defeat you in an instant.

But where there are people, there is a jianghu. The workplace, the marketplace, interpersonal relationships—everywhere there is struggle, game theory, and contention. The rules for victory in the real jianghu have long changed—it’s no longer about fists, nor brute strength, but about cognition.

A wise man does not stand under a precarious wall; we should not rely on reckless courage. Let’s play a higher-level game—those with high cognition use strategy, insight into human nature, and broad perspective. Those with low cognition are easily used, harvested, and often don’t even know how they lost.

Many people want to ask: What should I do? I want to improve my cognition, is there really no secret manual?

In fact, we spend our whole lives searching for that manual. Just like in Jin Yong’s martial arts world, where practitioners desperately sought the Nine Yin Manual. Some died for it, some went mad, and only that seemingly simple-minded Guo Jing ultimately mastered the divine skills. In reality, many also dream of finding their “Nine Yin Manual” to soar overnight.

But have you ever thought: What are you truly chasing? What you truly desire is not a book or a secret manual, but the path to mastering genuine skill—a cognitive system.

Did Guo Jing master it overnight? The Legend of the Condor Heroes is precisely the story of how an ordinary person manages to turn the tide. Why did Mei Chaofeng and Ouyang Feng go mad, ultimately destroying themselves? Because they were too clever, too eager for quick success. And why did Guo Jing succeed? Because he seemed “foolish,” but was actually pure-hearted and diligent, mastering each move as he learned it, eventually perfectly integrating the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms and the Nine Yin Manual, reaching the supreme state of harmonizing hardness and softness.

This entire process is, in fact, a journey of building a cognitive system.

Indeed, your own cognitive system is your true martial arts secret manual. Once constructed, your cognition becomes your ace in the hole, your weapon, your talisman. You no longer need to ask others what books to read or which channels to watch, because your path is already clear, understood in your heart.

The true masters who turn the tide are not those who seek secret manuals, but those who write their own.

What Is the Use of a Cognitive System?

Have you ever thought: Everyone interprets the world in their own way. No matter how ignorant or crazy they are, everything they do seems right to themselves—because that’s their logic, their cognition makes them firmly believe they are correct. Even if you find them absurd, ridiculous, and utterly stupid, they still consider themselves brilliantly intelligent.

Why is the world filled with so many arguments and quarrels? It’s because everyone tries to convince others: My cognition is correct, yours is not worth mentioning. If they can’t out-argue you, they raise their voice, increase the decibels, as if that demonstrates their power.

Human nature can be this absurd at times.

The cognitive system is the set of rules you use to explain the world, the order within your mind, the operating system of your cognition. Your every choice, your every judgment, is actually your cognitive system quietly at work. Your thoughts, your actions, are all under its control.

But what if one day your cognition can no longer explain this world? Your logic fails, your judgment falters, your world begins to collapse—that is the moment the cognitive system disintegrates. This is why Mei Chaofeng died by self-mutilation, and Ouyang Feng went mad.

Your cognitive system determines how much information you can process, how much truth you can see. It carves out a cognitive domain within your brain where everything you can understand resides. Things beyond this domain, you cannot see, cannot comprehend, and might even fear.

What is the Core of the Cognitive System? Logic.

Logic is the core of the cognitive system, your pillar of strength, the solid fulcrum of your cognition. If your logic is sound, your cognitive system is stable; you can explain all things and meet all challenges. Within your logical domain, you are the sovereign.

So the question arises: Where does cognition actually come from?

The answer is quite simple: Cognition is the product of your brain receiving and processing information. Therefore, two key things determine your cognitive level: First, the quality of information you receive; Second, your brain’s processing capacity.

In other words, to improve cognition, you must do two things: One, choose the right information sources; Two, deepen your thinking.

The limitations in many people’s cognition do not stem from stupidity, but from being inundated daily with low-quality information: endless short videos, trivial gossip, excessive emotional outbursts… You must understand a simple yet profound truth: You become what you consume. If you ingest nothing but garbage, how can you expect your brain to produce exceptional cognition?

The quality of your information sources determines the starting point of your cognition. What you intake daily shapes what you become. Filtering out junk information, choosing the right sources—that’s the first step in elevating cognition.

But information is only the first step. The more crucial step is the second: Information processing ability. This is the true barrier in cognition. The same piece of information can be interpreted vastly differently by different people. Why? Because everyone’s underlying logic is different. This underlying logic is the core engine of your cognitive processing; it determines how you think, judge, and make decisions.

Cognitive Isolation: The Harsh Truth Behind the Struggle

Do you think improving cognition is just a little difficult? Wrong. The real truth is crueler than you imagine—”Cognitive Isolation” is the ultimate reason why it’s so hard to rise from the bottom.

When you start filtering out junk information and seek true knowledge, you quickly discover a fact: Whether in the relatively information-closed past or the information-explosive present, true knowledge never readily appears before your eyes.

This is the unspoken iron rule in all societies—Cognitive Isolation.

Truly useful knowledge is hidden away. You might say, China is now in the internet age, with a hundred flowers blooming, a hundred schools of thought contending; theoretically, everyone can learn all knowledge. But the reality? Is it truly fair? Real knowledge has long been locked away layer by layer.

The core means of cognitive isolation is knowledge isolation.

The operational logic of society has always been obscure. What is shown to you is merely the surface; the underlying core structure remains forever elusive.

Step 1: Use force to establish the skeleton and set the order.
Step 2: Use the economy to transfuse blood and operate the system.
Step 3: Use ideology to shape souls and tame hearts.

And ordinary people forever only see the molded soul. Slightly wiser individuals might grasp some substance of the economy, but only a very few can glimpse the cold, hard bones and framework—this is the truth of cognitive isolation.

Society’s surface is complex, but its essence is simple: The upper echelons control resource allocation; the lower strata are shepherded and managed. How is this structure maintained? The answer lies solely in cognitive isolation. To isolate cognition, the first step is to isolate knowledge.

The Invisible Cage of Language Systems

Do you think cognitive isolation is only about knowledge isolation? Wrong. An even harsher means of isolation is language system isolation.

Why did Qin Shi Huang burn books and bury scholars, unifying the script? Why did Emperor Wu of Han dismiss the hundred schools of thought, exclusively honoring Confucianism? The goal was single: Unify cognition, eliminate dissent. Methods differed, the target was the same.

To thoroughly unify thought, one must first unify language. Once language is unified, how is knowledge hidden? The answer is simple: Create different language systems.

The characters might seem the same, but the language systems are utterly fragmented. Classical vs. modern Chinese, official jargon, technical terms, slang—understanding the characters doesn’t mean you understand the speech.

Laozi’s Tao Te Ching—how many characters are in the original? Modern people can produce thousands of different interpretations. Those who understand find deeper clarity; those who don’t become more confused the more they read.

Another example: Government reports—you recognize every character, you can read every sentence smoothly, but strung together, almost no one understands them. Those who can are the elites within the system.

Once language systems diverge, even if you are literate, you remain illiterate. This is the world’s most hidden, intangible cognitive prison.

Survival Wisdom in the Age of Information Overload

Is there anything more terrifying than language system isolation? Yes—Information Isolation.

China’s internet appears to offer complete openness, with free access for all. But the truth? Is more information always better? If only 10 out of 10,000 pieces of information are useful, it’s worse than having 1 true piece out of 100.

It’s like desperately searching for a genuine martial arts manual, only to find 10,000 fakes laid before you. You try one, get deceived once—the cost of trial and error is so high it makes you doubt life. You might leave this world without ever finding the real one.

Today’s Chinese internet is precisely such a garbage dump. Open your phone, and it’s an information bombardment. The more earnestly you read, the more confused your cognition becomes. Beauty, anxiety, irritability, unease—wave after wave assaults you.

Do you know the commonality of all this junk information? They specifically attack your emotions—making you angry, frantic, anxious, fearful. One moment moved to tears, the next burning with rage. The more emotional a person is, the easier they are to manipulate, to lead astray.

Therefore, why do I always say our greatest need is logic? Only logic can bring you back to reason; only logic can help you rebuild judgment. Emotions make you lose control, do foolish things; logic lets you stay calm, do the right thing.

Deconstruction and Reconstruction: The Core Skills of Cognitive Masters

The core cognitive ability boils down to four words: Deconstruction, Reconstruction.

This is the true watershed between masters and ordinary people.

What is deconstruction? Simply put, it’s dissecting things, breaking them down to see the underlying logic. For example, studying a bicycle—how do you deconstruct it? Dismantle the wheels, frame, brakes, chain, seat—take it all apart. Further categorize: steering system, drive system, braking system—disassemble everything clearly. Once deconstructed thoroughly, the operating principle of the bicycle becomes clear.

Next is reconstruction. What is reconstruction? It’s reassembling the dismantled parts according to your understanding. If you can deconstruct it clearly, you can naturally reassemble the bicycle. Even better, after understanding the underlying principles, you can replace parts, add a motor, assemble an electric bike, a motorcycle, even develop a completely new vehicle.

This is the ace up the sleeve of cognitive masters. Masters don’t necessarily have more information; they can deconstruct information and then reconstruct it into their own cognitive weapon. This is true cognitive ability.

Many people talk about someone having a high cognitive level, but if pressed to specify where, they can’t articulate it. Because most only see the result, never understanding the cognitive process behind it.

What exactly is cognitive ability? In its simplest form, it’s just four words: Deconstruction, Reconstruction.

Whether reading a book, understanding a person, or comprehending the world, the same underlying logic applies: Deconstruction, Reconstruction.

To understand a book, deconstruct it, reconstruct it.
To see through a person, deconstruct them, reassemble them.
To understand the world, same method—deconstruct the world, reconstruct the world.

All methods share the same origin; myriad changes don’t depart from the core.

Using Output to Force Thinking, “Enlightening” Your Brain

Want to enlighten your brain? Don’t be foolish, don’t just read books—learn to think first.

Many people read books, watch courses, browse materials all day long, but why do they become more confused, more lost? The answer lies in one word: Comfort.

Human habit is to only engage with what is familiar, comfortable, and easy. The books you like to read, the content you love to watch, are mostly things you’re already accustomed to and agree with. Frankly, you’re not learning; you’re just feeding self-reassurance. This is mental masturbation, utterly useless.

True cognitive growth isn’t about reading books or attending lectures; it’s about thinking more, reading less. Remember this sequence: Think first, read later. First, think the problem through, figure out the answer yourself, then go to books for verification and supplementation. Don’t just啃 (kěn – gnaw at) books with a blank mind.

Thinking is the enlightenment of the brain; reading is external nourishment. If the brain isn’t enlightened, more nourishment is just waste. Even if stuffed full, it’s just a hard drive for rote memorization, with zero transformative capacity.

Therefore, a person who truly knows how to think can have profound ideas even if illiterate; but those who cannot think will achieve nothing even with ten thousand teachers and ten thousand books, spinning around in cognitive ruins their whole life, isn’t that right?

So how do you keep the brain continuously enlightened? Simple: Force yourself to output daily.

Output means you must use your brain, must think, every day. Want to enhance your brain’s thinking power? The method is ridiculously simple: Daily output.

Your brain outputting 100 words daily is equivalent to your body running one kilometer. Outputting 1000 words daily is like your brain running 10 kilometers. Daily output, daily exercise, makes the brain stronger and thinking power greater.

Judging someone’s thinking power, whether their brain is “enlightened,” is easy: See if they can output, and how much. Someone who can output 10,000 words daily and someone who can only manage 1,000 or 100 words are on entirely different cognitive and thinking levels.

Therefore, the simplest, most effective, most potent training method to enhance thinking power is: Output, persist in outputting, output frantically.

This principle is simple to state but very difficult to practice. Why? Not because you’re lazy, nor because you’re stupid, but because it’s against your nature.

Growth Against Instinct

What is nature? Nature is the instinctual programming designed by the creator.

Your body’s instinct is to crave rich food, avoid exertion. The higher the calories, the greasier, the more stimulating the food, the more you love it, because they instantly stimulate taste and smell nerves, making you addicted. But exercise? Exercise consumes energy, drains stamina, makes you tired, causes pain, offers no pleasure—you naturally resist. This is instinct.

Your brain is the same—its instinct is to crave input, detest output. It obsessively adores things laden with strong emotions: anger, fear, desire, boastfulness, jealousy, revenge. These things stimulate the brain, causing a high. China’s short videos, gossip, online fights, wish-fulfillment novels, violence—all rely on this mechanism.

But output? Output consumes massive brainpower, feels unsatisfying, and causes mental fatigue, suppressing emotional nerves. So, the brain instinctively resists output, intensely dislikes thinking.

The body dislikes exercise; the brain dislikes output. This is nature, a predetermined fate.

But did you know? Death is also nature; destruction is also nature. From the moment of birth, humans are marching toward decay and death.

Therefore, look at many online media, social circles—they harvest attention by always following nature: manufacturing emotions, provoking desires, stimulating nerves, making you feel good, making you high, making you unable to stop. Because human nature is so easy to use, so easy to deceive.

But if you want to live清醒 (qīngxǐng -清醒 means clear-headed/sober/lucid. It’s often translated as清醒 in pinyin when used in this context, but the English translation should use the meaning.), live differently, you must go against your nature, oppose your instincts. The more you follow your instincts, the faster you head toward being wasted, toward destruction.

Therefore, to become strong, clear-headed, and free, you must first learn to cultivate, to驾驭 (jià yù – control/harness/master) your nature, to enlighten your brain. Output daily, even starting with 100 words—you are already breaking your nature, reshaping your brain.

I’m not saying this is the only way out, but it is an effective one. Methods vary by person, not confined to form.

Final Thoughts

Life, in the end, is an art of “Endurance” and “Ruthlessness.”

Resolutely block out all people and things you should block and avoid;
Resolutely draw near to all people and things you should approach and study.

“Endurance” is one line, “Ruthlessness” is another. The space between these two lines is your survival space. This is the law of survival, and of course, also your wealth space, your happiness space.

If you can “endure what others cannot endure, and do what others cannot do,” then your survival space will be larger than others’.

Any fate is essentially a product of cultural attributes. And cultural attributes, simply put, are a person’s thinking patterns and behavior patterns.

A weak culture creates weak people; a strong culture creates strong people. To accomplish great things, this holds true in any field.

Don’t think too highly of yourself, but don’t disregard others either.

The great Tao is supremely simple; you are the god. And humans can never truly conquer other humans. If you are not ruthless to yourself, how can you expect others to be kind to you?

Oppose your own human nature, satisfy others’ human nature, and only then will others conveniently satisfy your human nature.

Reversal is the movement of the Tao. Selflessly satisfy others’ selfishness, and only then will others conveniently satisfy the self you desire.

The best input comes from output. Have you noticed that master thinkers throughout history were all prolific writers? Have you noticed? This is the pattern. Despite spanning countless historical cycles, the pattern hasn’t changed.

Break through cognitive limitations, starting with every mindful output.

原文

你是否好奇，为何普通人想要翻身如此艰难？

认知，恰似你在江湖闯荡的独门武功。

人在江湖，决定你位置的第一要素，是你的出身。当然，我们绝大多数人不具备这个，那就要看你的“武功”如何。对于出身平凡的人来说，决定你位置的只有武功。

人人都渴望得到那本绝世秘籍，一招练就，便可横扫八方。但现实中既无绝世秘籍，也无盖世神功。即便你身手如泰森般矫健，即便你能掐会算、有隔空抓蛇之能，但遇上更强大的力量，如现代科技，一个程序员也能瞬间将你击败。

但有人的地方就有江湖。职场、商场、人际关系，处处是争斗、博弈、角力。现实江湖的胜负规则早已改变——不再拼拳头，不再拼蛮力，而是拼认知。

君子不立于危墙之下，我们莫逞匹夫之勇。不妨玩点高阶的——认知高者善用策略、洞察人心、胸怀格局。认知低者则易被人利用、收割，甚至不知如何落败。

很多人都想问：我该怎么办？我想提升认知，真的没有秘籍吗？

其实我们这一生都在寻找秘籍。恰似金庸笔下的江湖，武林人士皆苦苦寻觅《九阴真经》。有人为此丧命，有人因此发疯，唯有那个看似傻乎乎的郭靖最终练成神功。现实中，也有很多人梦想找到“九阴真经”一夜飞升。

但你可曾想过：你究竟在追寻什么？你真正渴望的，并非书籍或秘籍，而是练就真功的路径——认知体系。

郭靖岂是一夜之间练成的？《射雕英雄传》讲述的，正是一个普通人如何逆袭的传奇。为何梅超风、欧阳锋会走火入魔，最终毁于一旦？只因他们过于聪明，急功近利。而郭靖为何能练成？只因他看似“傻”，实则心性纯良，学一招便精一招，终将降龙十八掌与九阴真经融会贯通，达到刚柔并济的至臻之境。

整个过程，实则是一套认知体系的构建之旅。

诚然，属于你自己的认知体系，才是你真正的武功秘籍。一旦构建完成，你的认知便将成为你的底牌、武器与护身符。你无需再询问他人该读何书、该看何频道，因为你的道路早已清晰，了然于胸。

真正逆袭的高手，并非寻觅秘籍之人，而是自创秘籍之士。

认知体系有什么用？

你可曾想过：每个人其实都在以自己的方式诠释这个世界。无论他多么愚昧或疯狂，他所做的每一件事，在他自己看来都是正确的——因为那是他的逻辑，他的认知让他坚信自己才是对的。即便在你眼中他荒唐可笑、愚蠢至极，他也会自认为聪明绝顶。

为何这个世界充斥着如此多的争论与争吵？只因每个人都试图说服他人：我的认知才是正确的，你的认知根本不值一提。讲不过你，便提高嗓门、加大分贝，仿佛这样就能彰显自己的力量。

人性有时就是这么荒唐。

认知体系，是你用以解释世界的规则，是你内心的秩序，更是你认知的操作系统。你的每一次选择、每一个判断，实则都是认知体系在悄然运作。你的想法、你的行为，全都在它的掌控之下。

然而，倘若有一天，你的认知无法再解释这个世界呢？你的逻辑失效了，判断失灵了，世界开始崩塌——那就是认知体系瓦解的瞬间。所以梅超风自残而死，欧阳锋疯了。

认知体系决定了你能处理多少信息，能看清多少真相。它在你的大脑里开辟出一个认知领域，所有你能理解的事物都在这里。超出这个领域的东西，你看不见、听不懂，甚至你会害怕。

认知体系的核心是什么？是逻辑

逻辑，乃是认知体系的内核，是你的定海神针，亦是认知的坚实支点。只要逻辑稳，你的认知体系就稳，你就能解释万物，应对所有挑战。在你的逻辑领域里，你就是王者。

那么问题来了：认知到底从哪里来？

答案其实很简单：认知就是你大脑接收信息、加工信息后的产物。所以，决定你认知水平的关键就两件事：第一，你接收到的信息质量；第二，你大脑的加工能力。

换句话说，想提高认知，你必须做到两件事：一，选对信息源；二，提升思考深度。

许多人认知的局限，并非源于愚钝，而是每日被低质量的信息所裹挟：无休止的短视频、琐碎的八卦段子、泛滥的情绪宣泄……你需明了一个质朴却深刻的道理：摄入何物，便塑造何样之自我。若你摄入的尽是糟粕，又怎能奢望大脑孕育出卓越的认知呢？

信息源的质量，决定你认知的起点。每天摄入什么，你就会变成什么。垃圾信息如何过滤、如何选对信息源等等，那是认知提升的第一步。

但信息只是第一步，更关键的是第二步：信息加工能力。这才是认知的真正壁垒。同一条信息，不同的人解读出的结果天差地别。为什么？因为每个人的底层逻辑不一样。底层逻辑是你认知加工的核心引擎，它决定着你如何思考、判断与决策。

认知隔离：难以翻身的真相

你以为认知提升只是难一点吗？错，真正的真相比你想象得残酷多了——“认知隔离”，这才是底层翻不了身的终极原因。

当你开始过滤垃圾信息，试图探寻真正的知识时，你很快便会发现一个事实：无论是信息相对封闭的古代，还是信息爆炸的现代，真正的知识从来都不会轻易呈现在你眼前。

这便是所有社会中从未明说的铁律——认知隔离。

真正有用的知识被藏起来了。你说，如今中国已步入互联网时代，呈现出百花齐放、百家争鸣的景象，理论上每个人都能学习所有知识。然而现实呢？真的公平吗？真正的知识早已被层层封锁。

认知隔离最核心的手段，就是知识隔离。

社会的运作逻辑向来讳莫如深，展现在你眼前的不过是表象，其背后的核心架构你永远难以窥探。

第一步，靠武力打骨架、定秩序；

第二步，靠经济输血、运转系统；

第三步，靠思想塑造灵魂、驯化人心。

而普通人永远只能看到被塑造好的灵魂模样。稍有智慧的人或许能参透些许经济的实质，但唯有极少数人才能洞悉那冷峻的架构与框架——这便是认知隔离的真相。

社会表象纷繁复杂，本质却简洁明了：上层掌控资源分配，下层处于被牧养、被管理的境地。若想维持这种结构，该如何做？答案唯有认知隔离。要隔离认知，首要便是隔离知识。

语言系统的隐形牢笼

你以为认知隔离只有知识隔离吗？错了，更狠的隔离手段是语言系统隔离。

秦始皇为什么焚书坑儒、统一文字？汉武帝为什么罢黜百家、独尊儒术？目的只有一个：统一认知，消灭异见。方法不同，目标一致。

为了彻底统一思想，必须先统一语言。语言统一了，那知识怎么隐藏呢？答案很简单：制造不同的语言系统。

看似字都一样，但语言系统早已彻底分裂。古文白话、官话术语黑话，看得懂字不代表你听得懂话。

老子一部《道德经》原版才多少字？现代人能解读出成千上万个版本。懂的人越看越透彻，不懂的人越看越糊涂。

再比如政府报告，字你全认识，句子你全读得顺，但连起来几乎没人能懂。能懂的那都是在体制里的精英。

语言系统一旦分化，你即使识字，依然是文盲。这才是世界最隐秘、最无形的认知牢笼。

信息过载时代的生存智慧

还有比语言系统更恐怖的隔离吗？有——信息隔离。

中国的互联网看似让信息全面开放，人人自由获取。但真相呢？信息越多就越好吗？如果1万条信息里只有10条有用，那还不如100条信息里只有1条是真的。

这就像你苦苦寻找一本真正的武功秘籍，结果摆在你面前的是1万本假秘籍。你翻一本被骗一次，试错成本高到你怀疑人生。可能直到离开这个世界，你都找不到真的那一本。

今天的中国互联网，就是这样一座垃圾场。手机一打开，全是信息轰炸。你读得越认真，认知越混乱。漂亮、焦虑、暴躁、不安，一波接一波袭来。

你知道这些垃圾信息的共同点吗？它们专门攻击你的情绪，让你愤怒、狂躁、焦虑、恐惧。一会儿感动流泪，一会儿怒火中烧。越情绪化的人越容易被操控，越容易被带偏。

所以，为什么我一直说我们最需要的是逻辑？只有逻辑能带你回归理性，只有逻辑能帮你重建判断力。情绪让你失控、做蠢事；逻辑让你冷静、做对事。

解构与重构：认知高手的核心能力

认知的核心能力只有四个字：解构，重构。

这才是真正高手和普通人的分水岭。

什么是解构？简单说就是把事物拆开剖析，看到底层逻辑。举个例子：研究一辆自行车怎么解构？拆开车轮、车架、刹车、链条、座椅，全都扒出来。再进一步分类：导向系统、驱动系统、制动系统，全都拆解清楚。当你拆解透彻，自行车的运行原理就一目了然了。

接下来是重构。什么是重构？就是把拆开的东西按你的意思重新组合。你能拆解清楚，自行车自然也能重新组装。甚至在理解了底层原理之后，你还能换零件、加马达，组装出电动车、摩托车，甚至开发出全新的车型。

这就是认知高手的底牌。高手不是信息多，而是他能解构信息，再重构成自己的认知武器。这才是真正的认知能力。

很多人总说谁谁谁认知水平高，但真要问清楚高在哪，他们根本说不出来。因为大多数人只看到了结果，却从没理解过背后的认知过程。

认知能力到底是什么？其实，简单到极致只有4个字：解构，重构。

不管是读书，还是看人，还是看世界，背后都是同一套底层逻辑：解构，重构。

想读懂一本书，拆解它，重构它。

想看透一个人，拆解它，重组它。

想认清世界，还是这招，拆解世界，重组世界。

万法同源，万变不离其宗。

用输出倒逼思考，让大脑“开光”

想让你的大脑开光吗？别傻，别光读书，得先学会思考。

很多人一天到晚读书、看课、刷资料，但为什么越学越糊涂，越学越迷茫呢？答案就两个字：关系。

人的习惯就是只愿意接触熟悉、舒服、顺手的东西。你喜欢读的书、爱看的内容，大多都是那些你早已习惯、早已认同的。说白了，你不是在学习，你只是在喂养自我安慰。这叫精神自嗨，一点用都没有。

真正的认知成长，不是读书，不是听课，而是多思考，少读书。记住这个顺序：先思考，后读书。先把问题想清楚，把答案想出来，再去找书印证、补充。而不是脑子一片空白，捧着书门啃。

思考是给大脑开光，读书是外界的养分。大脑不开光，再多养分也是浪费。就算塞满了，那也只是死记硬背的硬盘，一点转化能力都没有。

所以，一个真正会思考的人，哪怕不识字也能思想深远；但那些不会思考的人，给他一万个老师、一万本书，照样一事无成，一辈子都在认知废墟里打转，不是吗？

怎么让大脑持续开光呢？很简单：每天强迫自己输出。

输出就是让你每天必须动脑，必须思考。你想提升大脑的思考力吗？其实方法简单的离谱：每天输出。

你每天用大脑输出100个字，就相当于你的身体每天跑一公里。每天输出1000个字，大脑的锻炼就相当于每天跑10公里。每天输出，每天锻炼，大脑就会越来越强壮，思考力就会越来越强。

一个人思考力强不强，大脑有没有开光，其实很好判断：就看他能不能输出，输出多少。每天能输出1万字的人，和每天只能憋出1000字、100字的人，认知力、思考力根本不在一个维度。

所以，要想提升思考力，最简单、最有效、最管用的训练方法，就是：输出，坚持输出，疯狂输出。

这个道理说起来很简单，但做起来却非常难。为什么？不是因为你懒，更不是因为你笨，而是因为这是本性。

反本能成长

什么是本性？本性就是造物主给你设计好的本能程序。

你的身体本能就是贪吃、运动。越高热量、越油腻、越刺激的食物，你越爱吃，因为它们能瞬间刺激味觉、嗅觉神经，让你沉迷。但锻炼呢？锻炼耗能，消耗体力，让你疲惫、痛苦，没有半点快感，你当然会抗拒。这就是本能。

你的大脑也是一样，本能就是贪输入、厌输出。它疯狂迷恋那些带强烈情绪的东西，比如愤怒、恐惧、欲望、炫耀、嫉妒、复仇。这些东西一刺激，大脑就高潮了。中国那些短视频、八卦、骂战、爽文、暴力，全都靠这个机制。

但是输出呢？输出需要消耗大量脑力，不但不爽，还会头昏脑胀，情绪神经会被压制。所以，大脑本能抗拒输出，极度厌恶思考。

身体不爱锻炼，大脑不爱输出，这是本性，是命定的宿命。

但你知道吗？死亡也是本性，毁灭也是本性。人从出生那一刻起，就在走向衰败和死亡。

所以，你去看很多网络媒体、社交圈，他们为了收割注意力，永远在顺本性：制造情绪，挑动欲望，刺激神经，让你爽，让你嗨，让你停不下来。因为人性的本性太好用，太好骗了。

但如果你想活得清醒、活得不一样，你必须反天性、逆本能。越是顺着本能走，你就越快地走向废掉、走向毁灭。

所以，要想强大、清醒、自由，你必须先会修炼，驾驭你的本性，开光你的大脑。每天输出，哪怕从100字开始，你就已经在打破本性，重塑大脑。

我没有说这是唯一的出路，但这是一条有效的出路。方法因人而异，不拘泥于形式。

写在最后

人生说到底就是一门“忍”和“狠”的艺术。

坚决地屏蔽一切你该屏蔽、远离的人和事；

坚决地靠近一切你该靠近、钻研的人和事。

“忍”是一条线，“狠”是另外一条线。两条线的中间，就是你的生存空间。这就是生存法则，当然也是你的财富空间，也是你的幸福空间。

你如果能做到“忍人所不能忍，能人所不能”，那么你的生存空间就比别人的大。

任何一种命运，本质都是文化属性的产物。而文化属性说白了，就是一个人的思维模式和行为模式。

弱势文化造就弱者，强势文化造就强者。想要干好事，任何领域都如此。

别把自己太当人，别把别人不当人。

大道至简，你就是神。而人永远征服不了人。你不对自己狠，又怎么能期待别人对你善呢？

对抗自己人性，满足别人人性，别人才会顺便满足你的人性。

反者，道之动。无私的满足别人的自私，别人才会顺便满足你想要的自己。

最好的输入来自于输出。你发现古往今来的思想高手都特别能写，发现了没有？这就是规律。虽然跨越了无数历史周期，但规律没有变。

突破认知局限，从每一次用心的输出开始。