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In a bustling and confused city, how many people really do what they like, and how many people make a living first and then seek love?

A few years ago, my colleague Xiao Fang, like me, was an English teacher in this city. Having classes during the day and preparing lessons at night, life is like a clock. Although tired, but repeated. However, a few years later, Xiao Fang was still in class, ten hours a day, from morning till night, and even the content of the class was the same. I successfully transformed into a director and a screenwriter.

I'm not showing off, but every time Xiao Fang meets me, I can't stand her having the following conversation with me. She said, "You are very lucky. Only by catching up with the great development of Chinese culture can we have a smooth transition. "

I said, "Xiao Fang, there is no life for no reason. I am still working hard. "

Xiao Fang said, "Where you work hard, you are smart. At that time, we were full of courses every day. When we get home, we either go straight to sleep or watch TV. It's good that you can change your ways so quickly after you quit your job. What is not smart? "

Every time I say this, I shake my head and don't know how to answer. Her words made me feel that "smart" is a derogatory term.

I remember the days when I have classes every day. I didn't go to bed until almost three in the morning. People are really tired after work, but my colleagues turn on the TV and I turn on the computer. They watch programs, I code words; They drink and I drink coffee; They are going to sleep, and I will stay up late.

During that time, there was a movie every day and a book every three days. Notes are written in thick notebooks, and there are more than a dozen notebooks alone. I am grateful for my solitude and silent dedication at that time. I used my spare time after work to hone another skill, so that I can seize the opportunity when it comes.

I hate it when people say you are lucky. Luck is important, but opportunities often belong to those who are prepared. A person who has never been prepared, even if luck knocks at the door, he has no idea.

In fact, many people are very busy at work and tired from nine to five, but after all, the time after work is their own. At this time, as long as you learn to accumulate and control reasonably, you will be able to create your own interests. If you persist, you will be able to achieve better yourself.

I like this sentence: the time when a person gets off work determines his height; How a person uses his free time determines how far he can go.

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I think of a student who chose a major he didn't like during college, but was obsessed with photography. There are many such people on the university campus. He often left me messages in Weibo, saying that he wanted to be an excellent photographer, but it was too late to be assigned to such a major.

I was puzzled and asked, "It's so late, and you are still so young."

He told his friends his dream of becoming a photographer, and everyone thought he was crazy. The world will always be like this. On the way to chasing dreams, there are always some people laughing. Don't worry, they will laugh until you realize your dream, and these sneers will turn into wry smiles. The rest, it's your turn to laugh.

In the days to come, he should attend classes and take exams like everyone else, except that he often takes a SLR. One day a few months later, the counselor announced at the meeting that someone in our class had won the first prize in the international photography contest, and that was him.

After graduation, he was admitted to the photography department of Beijing Film Academy through his own works. That classmate said he was a genius, but he said, "I just use other people's free time to sleep and play games and concentrate on one thing."

Later, I learned that he got up early every day and pressed the shutter for the first time when the dew was still there and the morning light appeared. At night, under the street lamp, looking at the gray sky and the bright moonlight, I pressed the shutter for the last time. In just a few months, he pressed the shutter hundreds of thousands of times and took countless photos. In the study room at night, he turned on the ps to retouch the picture. In the library, except him, there are only children who take the postgraduate entrance examination.

Everyone who suddenly transforms has a lot of silent efforts but no one cares. He does what he likes in his spare time. He is not a genius, but a diligent man.

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Over the years, I have met many people who want to quit their jobs. They blame all their frustrations and mediocrity on their own companies. Actually, it's not. You can do better after work.

I have also met many people who want to drop out of school, and attributed all their pain and incompetence to poor schools and majors. Actually, it's not. You can listen to lectures and read professional books in your spare time.

People always have to live their own lives before they can talk about their dreams. It's really hard when you spend your life. Maybe you are doing something you don't like. Fortunately, it's not 24 hours a day. In fact, your complaint is just an excuse. Does your present job really take up a lot of your time? So what is behind these times? What have you done to change your present life?

I once asked a friend, when you do a job you don't like, what are you going to do next? He gave the best answer, doing it first, then honing his skills in his spare time, then submitting his resume, riding a donkey to find a horse, and then nirvana.

But what about some people? Complaining about the life you don't like, doing nothing after work, and complaining the next day, endless cycle.

There are not so many smooth sailing in this world, but the saddest thing is that people don't change their complaints and fight back. After a period of pain, people didn't learn to bottom out, but began to learn from it.

So, don't run away, prepare in advance. Those free time will certainly satisfy your desire for better.