Ten minutes earlier, life is very different.

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my life was a chaos of war

not long ago, I saw a controversial news:

on a bus in Changchun, Jilin Province, due to the slippery road, the car was driving very slowly, but three passengers were in a hurry to get to work, so they kept urging the driver to drive faster.

the two sides quarreled over this, and in the end, the driver had to "please" the three passengers off the bus.

there are people who say that drivers have gone too far and should not let passengers off anyway, while others complain that passengers have no sense of safety.

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but one of the most liked comments is:

"go to bed early, get up a little earlier, go out faster, but 10 minutes earlier, there won't be so many things."

A few words are right to the heart of the problem.

clearly I can solve the problem 10 minutes in advance, but I have to step on the spot to go out. In the end, I not only make it difficult for others, but also hurt myself.

have you ever had such a time in your life:

in order to get more sleep, you stepped on the spot to go to work. You thought you had earned it, but it seemed like you were fighting all the way.

I finally got on the bus at the speed of 100 meters, and then I had to worry about whether there would be a traffic jam along the way.

I went downstairs to the company with apprehension, but looking at the long line at the breakfast restaurant, I had to go to work hungry.

what a coincidence, I missed the elevator I just left, so I had to take the stairs.

finally, I clocked in at the last second, but I was also out of breath.

the whole process has always maintained a high degree of tension, for fear that if any link is a second late, it will end up late.

as the saying goes, "get up early and get up late."

you think it makes no difference between a little earlier and a little later, but you don't think that the difference of ten minutes is a tiny margin of error.

Ten minutes earlier, you don't have to get yourself into a panic.

those who step on the spot are like fighting an unprepared battle, doomed to a chaos of war.

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ten minutes earlier, the ending is very different

A netizen named @ Xuezi shared a bad experience.

when she first worked for half a year, she worked hard to save a sum of money. She had an appointment to travel with her friends, but suffered a great loss because of her procrastination and laziness.

she has always been a person who is used to stepping on the spot, stepping on the bell into the classroom at school, clocking in in the last few seconds at work, as well as on the day of the trip.

she stepped on the spot and ran with her suitcase all the way, not wanting to run down an old lady too fast.

the old lady complained that her leg hurt, so Xuezi rushed people to the hospital. After all the examinations, almost all her travel expenses had been put in, and the bus had already left.

on the way home, she was filled with remorse and kept thinking, if it had been ten minutes earlier, would it have ended differently?

I have heard a saying: "your control of time is your control of life."

if the preparation is not done beforehand, regret will always be around.

you think that stealing those ten minutes of laziness seems to be taking advantage, but in fact you put yourself in danger and can't afford to make any mistakes.

those who made it to the top may have made a big difference because they were ten minutes early.

once had the honor to listen to a sales champion and shared the "mysteries" of his high performance.

every time he meets a client, he arrives at his company ten minutes in advance.

first, you can use this ten-minute gap to observe each other's working environment and see if you can find an ice-breaking topic to make the atmosphere warmer.

secondly, it can convey a message to customers that they are very punctual and trustworthy.

even though he is scheduled to meet in other public places, he still keeps this habit.

use these ten minutes to find out the location of the bathroom, the surrounding specialty food and more useful information. In case the customer asks, he will be able to answer as soon as possible and make a good impression.

Carnegie said in his speech: "sporadic time, if used quickly, can become a complete time."

A short period of ten minutes seems as light as a feather, but it hides an artificial philosophy.

it represents the details of the concept of time and principle, as well as the foresight of prevention.

03

everything goes first, life will go smoothly

Bai Yansong once said:

I always think that in a person's life, fate will knock on your door many times.

the real challenge is that as soon as he knocks, you are ready to open the door quickly.

if you disagree or are not ready when he knocks on the door, by the time you figure it out and open the door, he and your neighbor have signed the contract.

opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

knowing the wisdom of doing everything first, life will go more and more smoothly.

Yang Lan has done more than 1000 interviews with people, in which she often makes witty remarks and has a good conversation with all kinds of guests.

this is not that she is naturally talkative, but that she does a lot of preparatory work and reads 100000 to 200000 words of books and written materials before each interview.

so that she can have a more detailed understanding of the interviewees and their professional field.

She also admitted that sometimes, even after reading these materials, she may not be able to find 1 or 2 good questions, but she will still insist on doing this preparatory work.

because even if you can't find a good topic in it, it can help her avoid 10 stupid questions.

as the old saying goes, "you should prepare for it before it rains. Do not dig a well before you are thirsty."

in this fast-paced era, life is like a battlefield without gunpowder smoke.

seize the opportunity before you can take the initiative in your own hands; be fully prepared in advance and be able to deal with things calmly.

when Jobs was about to hold a new product launch, he would make careful preparations months in advance and even arrive at the hotel a week in advance to rehearse all kinds of work.

A reporter named Schlander once revealed that Jobs spent a whole day rehearsing several times before a speech, including adjusting the details such as the tone of the speech, the angle of the spotlight, and the order of the PPT.

A Western philosopher once said, "opportunity favors only those who are prepared."

the so-called success is nothing but knowing how to prepare in advance; the so-called coping freely, but everything can be one step ahead of others.

only when we are well prepared can we not panic, handle things in chaos, and carry everything.

04

in the Book of Rites, it is said: "everything is set in advance, and nothing is wasted."

Life without preparation is like a disaster, and situations always emerge one after another.

Ten minutes earlier, life will never be the same.

when you go to work ten minutes earlier, you don't have to race against time on the way, don't have to compete with others for parking spaces, and keep yourself in a happy mood all day.

if you go to an appointment ten minutes in advance, you can give yourself time to groom and appear in front of the other person with the best posture.

when you travel, you can check the information ten minutes in advance, and you won't be in an awkward position because you can't find the toilet.

before speaking, rehearse once ten minutes in advance, so that you can check and fill the gaps, give play to a better level, and win more opportunities.

Ten minutes may seem insignificant, but it will benefit you for the rest of your life.

May you know how to be vigilant, plan ahead, and live a leisurely and prepared life for the rest of your life.