Day 111 · Sat, Feb 6, 2027 · Five editions

Sat, Feb 6, 2027

Five emails a day: 00:00 Night / 07:00 Morning / 12:00 Noon / 17:00 Evening / 21:00 Figures

00:00 Night · Career · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷中 143

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷中·第143条 · Leadership · Health · Cognition · Growth

世之學者如人百戲之場,讙謔跳踉,騁奇鬬巧,獻笑爭妍者,四面而競出,前瞻後盼,應接不遑,而耳目眩瞀,精神恍惑,日夜遨遊淹息其間,如病狂喪心之人,莫自知其家業之所歸。時君世主亦皆昏迷顛倒於其說,而終身從事於無用之虛文,莫自知其所謂。間有覺其空疏謬妄、支離牽滯,而卓然自奮,欲以見諸行事之實者,極其所抵,亦不過為富強功利、五霸之事業而止。聖人之學日遠日晦,而功利之習愈趨愈下。其間雖嘗瞽惑於佛、老,而佛、老之說卒亦未能有以勝其功利之心;雖又嘗折衷於群儒,而群儒之論終亦未能有以破其功利之見。 蓋至於今,功利之毒淪浹於人之心髓,而習以成性也幾千年矣。相矜以知,相軋以勢,相爭以利,相高以技能,相取以聲譽。其出而仕也,理錢榖者則欲兼夫兵刑,典禮樂者又欲與於銓軸,處郡縣則思藩臬之高,居臺諫則望宰執之要。故不能其事,則不得以兼其官;不通其說,則不可以要其譽;記誦之廣,適以長其敖也;知識之多,適以行其惡也;聞見之博,適以肆其辨也;

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%82%B3%E7%BF%92%E9%8C%84/%E5%8D%B7%E4%B8%AD
卷中·第143条

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Today's question

What does this passage say about how you work today?

07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

孔子及其弟子:Analects 13.22

孔子及其弟子《論語》· 子路第十三·十三之二二 · Philosophy · Health · Character · Human nature

子曰:「南人有言曰:『人而無恆,不可以作巫醫』。「善夫!『不恆其德,或承之羞』」子曰:「不占而已矣。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%AB%96%E8%AA%9E/%E5%AD%90%E8%B7%AF%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%89
子路第十三·十三之二二

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Today's question

What does this passage say about your body or mood today?

12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

司馬遷:Records of the Grand Historian, 貨殖列傳, 曹邴氏, Entry 1

司馬遷《史記》· 貨殖列傳·曹邴氏 · Wealth · Investing · Human nature · Cognition

魯人俗儉嗇,而曹邴氏尤甚,以鐵冶起,富至巨萬。然家自父兄子孫約,俛有拾,仰有取,貰貸行賈遍郡國。鄒、魯以其故多去文學而趨利者,以曹邴氏也。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%8F%B2%E8%A8%98/%E5%8D%B7129
貨殖列傳·曹邴氏·第1则

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Today's question

Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

司馬光:Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 198, Entry 4

司馬光《資治通鑑》· 卷198·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之上貞觀十九年(乙巳,公元六四五年) · Leadership · History · Health · Decision

初,莫離支遣加屍城七百人戍蓋牟城,李世勣盡虜之,其人請從軍自效。上曰:「汝家皆在加屍,汝為我戰,莫離支必殺汝妻子。得一人之力而滅一家,吾不忍也。」戊戌,皆廩賜遣之。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%B3%87%E6%B2%BB%E9%80%9A%E9%91%91/%E5%8D%B7198
卷198·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之上貞觀十九年(乙巳,公元六四五年)·第4则

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Today's question

What does this passage say about how you work today?

21:00 Figures · Health · Modern investor letters

王川:The Definition of Patience

王川《只有生存狂才无需偏执》· 只有生存狂才无需偏执 · Growth · Character · Decision · Action

耐心,就是正视现实,承认很多事情需要时间慢慢发展,不轻易消耗自身资源强推。

Source: https://chuan.us/archives/941
只有生存狂才无需偏执

Reading

Patience means facing reality, accepting that many things take time, and not burning your resources to force them.

Context

Wang Chuan writes about survival and patience: lasting comes from preserving resources and buying time, not from one heroic bet.

Today's question

What are you forcing right now that actually needs more time?