Omniscient and Almighty

Chapter 166 Above the Peak

Zong, fundamental, root system, source.

Xu Guangling understood it this way.

For example, for authentic Laotan sauerkraut noodles, add an authentic to indicate that it is "orthodox" from the "Zong", that is to say, this is not some coquettish cheap stuff outside, but a direct lineage from the source.

As for this word, Zhang always said this:

"Back then, after being a teacher surpassed my brothers, my teacher, and many ancient masters, I was confused and confused for a period of time. I didn't know where to go next, and I didn't know if I had already stood up as a teacher. A higher peak stage, and then go up, there may not be much room for improvement."

"It's really confusing to be a teacher." The old man said lightly, "It's like this in any industry. The lower you are, the greater the room for improvement and the less difficult it is to improve. Equating it with harvest, even a small effort can yield huge gains. But the more you go up, the more you pay and gain, the more the two poles of this balance will exchange positions little by little until it is completely reversed."

"Further back, to the point of being a teacher, many times, you only see the effort, but not the slightest gain."

Xu Guangling nodded.

He didn't have the experience of standing at the pinnacle of an industry like Zhang Lao did, but he still had similar feelings when he was in school, from himself and from others. ——It is easy to increase from [-] to [-], but it is a bit difficult to increase from [-] to [-].

It is not easy to improve from 95 points to [-] points, and from [-] points to [-] points... It can be said that it is not something that can be achieved simply by working hard.

There is a term in psychology called "the diminishing marginal effect".

When you are very hungry, you will feel the greatest sense of satisfaction and happiness when you eat the first steamed bun, and then the more you eat, the lower and lower the good feeling will be, until finally, it is as low as zero, or even as low as a negative value.

This is also the reason why Huaxia pays attention to eating [-]% full, drinking [-]% full, etc. People who don't know it may think it is "pedantic", and those who know a little bit will think it is leaving room for doing things, but only those who know it After all, you will understand that what is involved here is actually the diminishing marginal effect.

This term was proposed by the West, and it was not long ago, but in ancient China, a long, long time ago, there was a word called "things must be reversed".

Extremes will reverse include the marginal diminishing effect, and also include the other side that the marginal diminishing effect does not reveal, that is, after breaking through a certain limit, the effect will not only decay to zero, but will continue downward from zero.

Is it okay to eat eight percent full, ninety percent full, very full, eleven percent full, or twelve percent full?

can.

But it's really not worth it.

On the one hand, this kind of oversatisfaction does not actually bring more good experience, on the other hand, it also reduces the expectation of the next meal, not to mention the physical aspects of non-psychological feelings. It's definitely not good for the body.

The same is true for eating, the same is true for sleeping, and the same is true for many other aspects!

Temperance is not for the sake of abstinence, on the contrary, it is for enjoying more and enjoying better!This is the cheapest way.

If you are tired of life, feel the same, lack of expectations, feel like a pool of stagnant water, etc., just a little restraint, start from the most basic diet and sleep, eat [-]% full, sleep [-]% well, and then You will find that everything else will follow suit.

In Xu Guangling's casual thoughts, Zhang Lao's explanation continued: "These are the two paths that appeared in front of the teacher at that time, one path is to continue to concentrate on the research of medical skills, but do not know where to improve. As a teacher, I don’t care too much about how much you pay, but the problem is that you will gain very little, or even nothing at all, which is conceivable.”

"The other way is to be a dog in the world."

Zhang Lao said, with a faint smile on his face, neither proud nor self-ashamed, but a seemingly neutral expression, "Zhuoyan, I am not afraid to boast in front of you as a teacher, Although the master's medical skills at that time were far inferior compared to later ones, but compared to his peers, compared to the Kyushu, and spread across the world, he already claimed to be second to the teacher, and no one dared to admit that he was the first."

When any industry reaches its peak, the circle will be very small.

And in that very small circle, no one dared to claim the number one by claiming to be number two...

Thinking about the scene in the distance, Xu Guangling was also yearning for it, so at this time, he praised the teacher in a timely manner. He gave a thumbs up and said: "Teacher, you are amazing!"

Mr. Zhang Lao and Mr. Chen both laughed hehe, Zhang Lao smiled deeper, and then said: "Medical skills are still very useful. A cook who is perfect is at most an imperial cook. His medical skills are at the pinnacle, but It’s not just about being an imperial doctor.”

Xu Guangling didn't understand the specifics, but he understood the general idea.

In ancient China, from the beginning of Qin Shihuang, alchemists, Taoists, and sorcerers have always played a special role in the upper class of society. Through history, ordinary people may think that they are "clowns", or similar roles to clowns, but if To know more, as long as you know that these people are not only active in the era of "faint emperor", but also active in the era of "wise emperor", you will know that there are many hidden and taboo things in it, and it is difficult for the world to know the truth.

Now that we have entered the modern age and the "light of science" shines in, does this phenomenon no longer exist?

Xu Guangling didn't believe it.

In ancient times, in the long period of thousands of years, in the superstructure of the society generation after generation, it is unreasonable and extremely unreasonable to say that so many monarchs and ministers are fools!It can only be said that there are many things that ordinary people cannot touch and have no chance to see.

There have always been low-level tricks, quack tricks, etc., but besides low-level, there must be upper-level!

And what do those alchemists, Taoists, warlocks and the like rely on?

Among them, seven or eight points are connected with medicine.

So Xu Guangling nodded again, his medical skills are at the pinnacle, and he can indeed be more than just an imperial doctor.

"When I was a teacher, it was true that there were great scholars in talking and laughing, and there were no white people in communication." Zhang Lao smiled lightly. Of course, the "good scholars and white people" in his words at this time must not be the original meaning of the sentence, "Later, you Master Chen The top of the head was opened, and then this shameless old guy played a trick in front of the teacher, or in the words of you young people, showed off."

He was said to be Master Chen, he was said to be shameless, and he was said to be an old guy. He threw three words in a row. At this time, Mr. Chen was surprisingly good-tempered, with a smile on his face, and he even smiled smugly. .

"He is in the teacher's study, of course, not this study. He reads hundreds of books a day, and all of them are recited by memory."

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