The Power of Time: A Reflection on Prioritization and Fulfillment
Ten years ago wasn't 2000, but 2010.
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How long has it been since 2020, until recently, I truly felt the passage of time.
Two days ago, I chatted with my step-granddaughter via video for a while, and when I asked about her situation, she was interning at a law firm.
'What? She's already an intern!'
I still remember her childhood, always feeling she was still a little kid, just a crying and fussing baby.
Now, it seems like she's become a young adult who works and earns money.
Time is such an abstract thing. Only when we convert it into specific events—a child's growth, a city's changes, a period's transformations—can we truly appreciate how quickly time flies.
I suddenly realized that I've gained a few wrinkles,
It seems like that old saying is true—'In this world, if you don't have a spouse, you'll always be lonely.'
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A few months ago, Liang Wude asked Ma Fei Hui during a show: 'If you have the opportunity to chat with your 30-year-old self today, what advice would you give?'
'I would tell 30-year-old Ma Fei Hui to focus more, because life is actually shorter than you think.'Yes, our lives are indeed shorter than we imagine.
It's like doing arithmetic, you'll find that the rest of your life is really short, really short.
Based on the average lifespan of 75 years in China, our lifetime is about 900 months. If we draw a 30x30 table, it's clear that the time we can truly spend is only about this much.
This is the state of a newborn baby:
A person who is just 30 years old has such a state:
It seems like there's still a lot of time, but how much of our time do we really have?
If we remove the time spent on rest, trivial matters, life, and earning money, we have less than 4 hours a day to freely spend.
Source: '2018 National Time Utilization Survey Report'
If presented in a table, it means that for a person who is just 30 years old, he only has so much time in the next 45 years that he can spend freely.
If you are over 30 and busy every day, not just working overtime to earn money, but also taking care of a family, then how much free time do you have?
I guess many people would answer that they would choose to sleep, play games, or relax.
But Li Jun didn't, he always found time to spare in his free time, hiding in his bed to read when it was cold in winter; when he was tired and sleepy, he relied on eating chili to invigorate his spirit. He finally spent 8 years to transform from a migrant worker to a doctor.
Time never lies to you. Wherever you spend your time, that's where you'll get the result.
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A person's only standard is how he spends his time.
When I was in elementary school, after the death of my grandmother, Lin Qing Xuan understood a truth—time cannot be recovered, we must speed up and catch up with time.
Chase after time, return home before sunset,
Chase after time, finish summer homework in ten days,
Chase after time, study the curriculum of the third grade in the fifth grade,
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Qing Xuan's life has been chasing time, 'If you always chase time, you will succeed.'
Lin Qing Xuan published his first book at 17,
He published his first book at 20,
He won all Taiwan's literary awards before 30,
He topped the 'Taiwan Top 10 Bestselling Authors' list for 10 consecutive years,
He was hailed as 'one of the eight great literary figures of contemporary Taiwan.'
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A few months ago, Liang Wude asked Ma Fei Hui during a show: 'If you have the opportunity to chat with your 30-year-old self today, what advice would you give?'
'I would tell 30-year-old Ma Fei Hui to focus more, because life is actually shorter than you think.'
Yes, our lives are indeed shorter than we imagine.
It's like doing arithmetic, you'll find that the rest of your life is really short, really short.
Picturepettit0524-
A person's only standard is how he spends his time.
When I was in elementary school, after the death of my grandmother, Lin Qing Xuan understood a truth—time cannot be recovered, we must speed up and catch up with time.
Chase after time, return home before sunset,
Chase after time, finish summer homework in ten days,
Chase after time, study the curriculum of the third grade in the fifth grade,
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Qing Xuan's life has been chasing time, 'If you always chase time, you will succeed.'
Lin Qing Xuan published his first book at 17,
He published his first book at 20,
He won all Taiwan's literary awards before 30,
He topped the 'Taiwan Top 10 Bestselling Authors' list for 10 consecutive years,
He was hailed as 'one of the eight great literary figures of contemporary Taiwan.'
Picturephotogram_archive-
A few months ago, Liang Wude asked Ma Fei Hui during a show: 'If you have the opportunity to chat with your 30-year-old self today, what advice would you give?'
'I would tell 30-year-old Ma Fei Hui to focus more, because life is actually shorter than you think.'
Yes, our lives are indeed shorter than we imagine.
It's like doing arithmetic, you'll find that the rest of your life is really short, really short.
Picturepettit0524-
A person's only standard is how he spends his time.
When I was in elementary school, after the death of my grandmother, Lin Qing Xuan understood a truth—time cannot be recovered, we must speed up and catch up with time.
Chase after time, return home before sunset,
Chase after time, finish summer homework in ten days,
Chase after time, study the curriculum of the third grade in the fifth grade,
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Qing Xuan's life has been chasing time, ' stereotypical view.'
Lin Qing Xuan published his first book at 17,
He published his first book at 20,
He won all Taiwan's literary awards before 30,
He topped the 'Taiwan Top 10 Bestselling Authors' list for 10 consecutive years,
He was hailed as 'one of the eight great literary figures of contemporary Taiwan.'
Picturephotogram_archive-
A few months ago, Liang Wude asked Ma Fei Hui during a show: 'If you have the opportunity to chat with your 30-year-old self today, what advice would you give?'
'I would tell 30-year-old Ma Fei Hui to focus more, because life is actually shorter than you think.'
Yes, our lives are indeed shorter than we imagine.
It's like doing arithmetic, you'll find that the rest of your life is really short, really short.
Picturepettit0524-
A person's only standard is how he spends his time.
When I was in elementary school, after the death of my grandmother, Lin Qing Xuan understood a truth—time cannot be recovered, we must speed up and catch up with time.
Chase after time, return home before sunset,
Chase after time, finish summer homework in ten days,
Chase after time, study the curriculum of the third grade in the fifth grade,
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Qing Xuan's life has been chasing time, 'If you always chase time, you will succeed.'
Lin Qing Xuan published his first book at 17,
He published his first book at 20,
He won all Taiwan's literary awards before 30,
He topped the 'Taiwan Top 10 Bestselling Authors' list for 10 consecutive years,
He was hailed as 'one of the eight great literary figures of contemporary Taiwan.'
Picturephotogram_archive-
A few months ago, Liang Wude asked Ma Fei Hui during a show: 'If you have the opportunity to chat with your 30-year-old self today, what advice would you give?'
'I would tell 30-year-old Ma Fei Hui to focus more, because life is actually shorter than you think.'
Yes, our lives are indeed shorter than we imagine.
It's like doing arithmetic, you'll find that the rest of your life is really short, really short.
Picturepettit0524-
A person's only standard is how he spends his time.
When I was in elementary school, after the death of my grandmother, Lin Qing Xuan understood a truth—time cannot be recovered, we must speed up and catch up with time.
Chase after time, return home before sunset,
Chase after time, finish summer homework in ten days,
Chase after time, study the curriculum of the third grade in the fifth grade,
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Qing Xuan's life has been chasing time, 'If you always chase time, you will succeed.'
Lin Qing Xuan published his first book at 17,
He published his first book at 20,
He won all Taiwan's literary awards before 30,
He topped the 'Taiwan Top 10 Bestselling Authors' list for 10 consecutive years,
He was hailed as 'one of the eight great literary figures of contemporary Taiwan.'
Picturephotogram_archive-
A few months ago, Liang Wude asked Ma Fei Hui during a show: 'If you have the opportunity to chat with your 30-year-old self today, what advice would you give?'
'I would tell 30-year-old Ma Fei Hui to focus more, because life is actually shorter than you think.'
Yes, our lives are indeed shorter than we imagine.
It's like doing arithmetic, you'll find that the rest of your life is really short, really short.
Picturepettit0524-
A person's only standard is how he spends his time.
When I was in elementary school, after the death of my grandmother, Lin Qing Xuan understood a truth—time cannot be recovered, we must speed up and catch up with time.
Chase after time, return home before sunset,Chase after time, finish summer homework in ten days,
Chase after time, study the curriculum of the third grade in the fifth grade,
From childhood to adulthood, Lin Qing Xuan's life has been chasing time, 'If you always chase time, you will succeed.'
Lin Qing Xuan published his first book at 17,
He published his first book at 20,
He won all Taiwan's literary awards before 30,
He topped the 'Taiwan Top 10 Bestselling Authors' list for 10 consecutive years,
He was hailed as 'one of the eight great literary figures of contemporary Taiwan.'
Picturephotogram_archive-
A few months ago, Liang Wude asked Ma Fei Hui during a show: 'If you have the opportunity to chat with your 30-year-old self today, what advice would you give?'
