Without an open heart, no matter how many experiences you have, they will never truly become lived experiences.

Unless you’ve actually become a manager, you’ll never truly understand what it feels like. That’s real unity of knowledge and action—only the day you get there will you realize there’s no such thing as “I think I understand everything but don’t know how to do it.” You only truly understand as far as you’ve actually gotten.

Chinese people are really pitiful—so pitiful—that even their passions require external validation. I think this is a great business opportunity. Universities should offer a passion-certification program like an MBA. Pay 180,000 yuan, and you’ll get a diploma proving you’re genuinely passionate. Without that diploma, you’re not truly passionate.

It works beautifully: everyone’s satisfied, the institution profits—it’s a win-win-win situation. Some people, even though food coupons were abolished years ago, still carry mental ration coupons. It’s as if they feel unworthy to “eat” without official permission.