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The source of this sentence is Liu Xiang's "Talking about the Garden and Returning to Virtue" in the Han Dynasty. One of them describes the dialogue between Zhou Wuwang Yin Ke and King Tai Gong about how to manage his people.
Excerpts from the original text
"I smell people who love me, and I am a black house; People who hate others hate others. Xian Liu lost the enemy, making it more than enough. "
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"I heard that people who cherish soldiers take care of them with crows on the roof; People who hate soldiers hate their servants. Governing the enemy of Liu Bang and others will make the enemy inseparable and there will be more than enough. "
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The main purpose of this article is to tell us that a leader should love soldiers and protect them with care, so that they will be loyal to the leader. Among them, this sentence means that an appropriate number of "scholars" should be maintained, neither too many nor too few. If there are too many people, there will be dispersion, which will make the team lose cohesion and combat effectiveness; If the number of people is too small, it will be insufficient to complete the task, and it will be difficult for the team to win. Therefore, it is necessary to keep the number of people in a suitable range in order to achieve the best results.
Creation background
This sentence tells the story of Zhou Wuwang who asked Tai Gong Wang how to manage his people after defeating Shang Dynasty. Tai's answer is to make salt an enemy and make it more than enough, which means that we should master the appropriate number of people to maintain the cohesion and combat effectiveness of the team. This story also tells us that the management team should not only consider the number of people, but should comprehensively consider various factors to make the best decision.
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The "luxury" here means "not too much, not too much", so that the quantity is appropriate and balanced. This word is not commonly used in modern Chinese, but it often appears in ancient documents.
Enlightenment of life
The phrase "extravagant" tells us that we should do things just right and not overdo it. In life, we often encounter such a situation, trying to find a balance between the two extremes. For example, you should have certain rules and plans in your study, but you should not be too hard on yourself, otherwise you may lose interest in study fatigue. The same is true at work, we should have clear goals and plans, but we should also pay attention to appropriate adjustments to avoid overwork and affect physical and mental health. At the same time, we should also learn to relax ourselves and enjoy the good times in life. Don't blindly pursue perfection and ignore other aspects of life.
Personally speaking, I used to pursue work efficiency excessively for a while, often working overtime until late at night, ignoring my health and other aspects of my life. Later, I found that this practice did not bring better results, but it made me physically and mentally exhausted. Therefore, I gradually learned to find a balance in my work, arrange my working time and leisure time reasonably, and pay attention to my physical and mental health, which not only improved my work efficiency, but also improved my quality of life.