Chapter 33 Section 32: Making a "Super Wallet" (1)

This isn't the first time Michael has found ways to tap resources around him.As a boy, Michael insisted on writing letters to well-known people, and to his delight they often wrote back to him.Until now, he still maintains this habit of sending strange emails to people he admires, and he receives a reply to almost every email.Most of them established long-term relationships with him and created many opportunities for Michael.However, Michael never made any demands on the other party. The first time he wrote a letter, he basically thanked them for what they had done, or praised their achievements, or asked a simple question, or asked for some help to the other party. .Michael didn't wait for others to invite him, but took the first step by himself and reached out to them.

Numerous studies have shown that people who have the courage to enhance their personal skills and are willing to try new things, such as Deborah Dunne and Michael Deering, are far more likely to succeed than those who believe their talents are limited.The latter are constrained by their own inherent skills and believe that they can only fill certain roles.Carol Dweck of the Department of Psychology at Stanford University has made a profound discussion on this, showing that people with a fixed mental orientation about what they are good at are not as good as those with a growth mindset in the long run. Oriented people.Carroll's work focuses on people's attitudes toward themselves.In her view, people with a fixed mindset rarely take risks and are afraid of losing their inherent abilities; while people with a growth mindset take risks and tend to work harder to achieve their goals.They are willing to try new things to enhance their abilities, and they are constantly learning new skills in the process.

Make a "Super Wallet" So how do you find the vacancies to be filled?In fact, it is very simple. The first step is to learn to be a caring person.Colleagues from my School of Design have developed an exercise that captures the essence of opportunity discovery.In this exercise, each participant had to pull out their wallet, work in pairs and start questioning each other.They focus on what they like and don't like about their wallets, in terms of shopping with them and storing cards and receipts. The funniest thing was at the beginning, everyone took out their wallets, some were clean, some were trendy, some were stuffed with money, some were full of photos and receipts, and some Only one paper clip was left.Obviously, wallets don't work the same for everyone.The questioning session revealed how each person used the wallet, what the wallet meant to them, and the new uses they developed to go beyond the wallet's limited functionality.I have yet to meet anyone who is 100% satisfied with their wallet, there is always something that is not perfect and needs to be improved.In fact, most people's wallets are driving them crazy in one way or another.They talked about their dissatisfaction with their wallets, such as the size of the wallet, the difficulty of finding things in the wallet, and wanting to wear different wallets for different occasions.