Chapter 71 useless

There are generally two types of people: one kind of people thinks that the world is uncertain, and we and what we do are part of this uncertain world, and doing things is easy, effortless, and effective; the other kind of people thinks that the world is It is certain, we must fully grasp all the laws of things, and formulate a whole set of rules and procedures. This kind of people are always thankless and inefficient when they work. Ten years ago, Bill Gates' Microsoft defeated Netscape with the open-minded approach of Explorer, established the Microsoft empire, became the richest man in the world, and became a role model for young people all over the world; today, a more open Google is in Challenging Microsoft and making Bill Gates restless, he is organizing forces and going all out to create a "Google killer". Microsoft is 10 times bigger than Google, why would Google be Microsoft's worst enemy?Just take a look at the interface of their software. The interface of Google software is typical of minimalism, and Google can connect with any website in the world.However, Microsoft has complex functions and a self-contained system. It is a self-enclosed empire.It is impossible for everyone in the world to always use Word when writing articles, Excel when calculating accounts, Explorer when surfing the Internet, and PowerPoint when giving speeches. This world needs some changes. The world is rich and colorful.We can't live forever in the rules of the game that Bill Gates made for us.

It is too early to draw conclusions about who will win and lose in the future market competition between Microsoft and Google. The deciding factor will be whether there is an open mind and whether people are different.It is very difficult for a large company to turn the open thinking of people into the language of machines and write software accepted by users, because it has been bureaucratized.But it's much easier for a small company.In the words of Bill Gates: "They (Google's Sergey Brin and Larry Page) just know how to wear black clothes and look cool!" This shows that they are younger and less burdened in their thinking, just like Bill Gates back then.

There are different rules for doing big things and doing small things.Small things should be done neatly.For example, one's own wallet, one's own computer folder, and one's own office can only be efficient if they are tidy. Small things are like doing circular motions. They are the first cosmic speed mode, have a center, and are self-enclosed.To do big things, the system is more complex and the energy is greater, so the guiding ideology of doing big things should be open, allowing "chaos", more like doing parabolas and hyperbolas, which are the second and third cosmic speeds of motion.

A city, a meeting, and a company are all complex systems that require a lot of energy. The guiding ideology must be correct and open.What you do is only a small part of the thousands of worlds, don't be self-righteous, like a frog in a well, you only see the trees, but you don't see the forest, and enclose your thoughts in a small circle.The "chaos" of superficial phenomena is not to be too artificial, and not to impose your own preferences and values ​​on others and other things.This will be closer to nature, closer to objective laws.