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Pingchangxin: Doing Extraordinary Things with an Ordinary Mind
Zhang Yiming · Passages from the same work, in order.
Eat Well When Eating, Sleep Well When Sleeping
如果用最直白的话来说，就是：“吃饭的时候好好吃饭，睡觉的时候好好睡觉”。
Zhang defines an ordinary mind as full attention to the present: eat when eating, sleep when sleeping.
Health · Philosophy · Action · Entrepreneur memoirs
Ordinary People Can Do Extraordinary Things
保持平常心，接受当下的自己，把自己做好，往往就能把事情做好：平常人也可以做非常事。
A calm acceptance of oneself is what lets ordinary people do extraordinary things.
Character · Growth · Philosophy · Entrepreneur memoirs
Caring Too Much About Results Distorts Action
当你特别在乎结果的时候，很有可能会发挥得不好。
Excessive concern with results distorts action; aim at the target, not at the score.
Cognition · Decision · Action · Entrepreneur memoirs
Competitors Are a Good Blue Army
竞争对手是很好的蓝军。
Competitors are a "blue army" whose scrutiny and methods are valuable teachers.
Leadership · Growth · Learning · Entrepreneur memoirs
All-In Can Be Laziness
all-in有时候是一种偷懒，如果你想得很清楚了，战略应该如此，那没有问题。
Saying "all-in" can be a way to avoid thinking; a real strategy is not a gamble.
Decision · Cognition · Investing · Entrepreneur memoirs
Do Not Mistake Luck for Ability
平常心对待成功和失败，也包括不要错误归因，把外因当作内因，不要把运气当作能力，要找出成功或者失败的真实原因。
Equanimity requires correct attribution: do not mistake external causes or luck for ability.
Cognition · Decision · Character · Entrepreneur memoirs
Outer Waves May Rise, the Mind Stays Calm
外部波澜起伏，内心平静如常。
Outer circumstances may churn, but the mind can remain calm.
Philosophy · Character · Health · Entrepreneur memoirs
You Cannot Fully Control Outcomes
你不能百分百控制结果，尽可能保持平静，做正确的决策，不要急于做决定，不要panic，往往就已经能取得最好的结果了。
You cannot control outcomes fully; stay calm, decide correctly, and do not panic.
Decision · Action · Leadership · Entrepreneur memoirs
Do Not Be Defined by Outside Labels
我们不要反过来被外部评价定义和影响，应该基于自己提更高的标准。
A company should set its own standards rather than be defined by outside labels.
Character · Philosophy · Leadership · Entrepreneur memoirs
Do Not Compete for Competition's Sake
当然，还有“不要为了竞争而竞争”。
Competing for its own sake can blind a company to the real strategic threat.
Leadership · Decision · Cognition · Entrepreneur memoirs