Associate Professor Tsinghua committed suicide by jumping off a bridge in North America: knowledge is important, and decision-making ability is more important than knowledge.

Jiang, an associate professor in Tsinghua University, fell off an overpass in Toronto in the sixth year of immigration to Canada, and his life was frozen at the age of 44.

Why did he commit suicide by jumping off a bridge in a foreign country when he was once the top science scholar in Hubei and the favored son of Tsinghua University, and got a Canadian double doctorate from the United States?

Just because he gave up his intuition that he would die if he went abroad, he finally decided to immigrate to Canada to reunite with his wife and daughter after getting his doctorate in nuclear physics in the United States, but there was no way to find a job in Canada.

Even in the miserable life spent by painting, he still firmly believed in the power of knowledge and chose to enter a new field to study for a doctorate in chemistry. However, after getting a new degree certificate, his prospects are still bleak, and the cruel reality shattered all his hopes.

Aren't many of us like this? I believe that as long as I have enough knowledge and rationality, I can make the right decision, move smoothly and be invincible.

However, decision-making, good or bad: making the right choice at a critical moment tells us that "the basis of decision-making is intuition rather than logical analysis".

It is not difficult to understand why excellent people always have bad luck, and mediocre people will have lucky times.

Chris Black, the author of this book, has a colorful career.

For more than 20 years, he has worked as an executive (CEO of an international publishing company and investment director of a private equity company), an entrepreneur (founder of an Internet company), an investor (fund raiser and private investor of some small enterprises), a lecturer and an accountant.

Based on his understanding of many decisions in his career, Chris deeply studied the psychological mechanism behind the decisions made by other managers, entrepreneurs and investors, and thoroughly examined the decision-making process from a brand-new perspective, and came to the conclusion that:

Decision-making is not a science, but an art, an art that combines intuition, assesses the situation and makes correct decisions.

First, a good enough decision is often based on sufficient experience and intuitive emotional memory.

Born as a human being, we are all faced with various choices from childhood, such as dressing, eating, shopping, … and so on. As big as exams, spouse selection, immigration, job hunting, investment, entrepreneurship, … and other important things in the future.

As the saying goes, "choice is greater than effort", especially the important choice at the critical moment.

And a good enough decision is often based on full experience and intuitive emotional memory.

Let me start with a little thing. My mother planned to make two steamed rice cakes on the Lantern Festival the day before yesterday. The finished rice cake is finished, the rice cake has just been wrapped, and the rice cake has just filled two squares. Everything is just right.

I marvel at my mother's intuition! Once I went shopping with my mother, she was going to buy 5 kg of yuba, 5. 1 kg. Every time she estimates the time, it is close.

But some people just go against their intuition, and it is on important matters related to their career prospects.

Whether Jiang 1979 was admitted to Tsinghua or Jiang 1996 retained the post of Associate Professor Tsinghua until 2000, she went to Purdue University in the United States with a full scholarship to study for a doctorate in nuclear physics. Her patriotic feelings have written precious emotional memories for Jiang.

1979, 17-year-old Jiang reported to Tsinghua University. Before boarding the train to Beijing, Jiang's mother looked at the ambitious Jiang and said:

"son! You must learn something and make more contributions to your hometown and country in the future! "

Jiang returned to his hometown for the Spring Festival at the end of 1999 when he was a Ph.D. student in the United States. Jiang's mother took 37-year-old Jiang's hand:

"Remember, son, no matter how far you run, you are mother's son, and no matter where you are, you will always be from China."

"Don't worry, mom! My son will definitely come back to serve the motherland after he finishes his studies! China people want to work for China people! "

Jiang is bent on getting a doctorate. Like Deng Jiaxian, Liang, Chen and Wang Buxuan, Purdue University alumni and predecessors of scientific giants, he will make his own contribution to the development of the motherland.

So, when Lu, his wife who yearned for a rich life in developed countries in North America at the beginning of this century, handed Jiang the immigration paper she prepared for Jiang, Jiang tore it to pieces and said:

"Even if I die and jump into the Pacific Ocean, I won't live in Canada!"

I didn't expect a word to become a prophecy! Going to Canada is a dead end, which is a clear hunch, that is, intuition, inspired by Jiang Manman's domestic work experience and emotional memory brought by her mother's teaching.

However, in 2000, when Lu's wife first landed in Canada with her daughter, she called Jiang, who was still studying for a doctorate in nuclear physics in the United States, and said that her daughter missed her father, Jiang began to hesitate.

Half a year later, Jiang suddenly went against his initial intuition and made a new decision: to go to Canada to reunite with his wife and daughter.

In April of 200 1 year, Jiang set foot on the land of Canada as an immigrant. His later experience showed that this was the most wrong move in his life.

Second, the real strong are those who find the situation unfavorable to them and have the ability to make the right decision.

When Jiang first arrived in Canada, he was full of confidence. He submitted a lot of resumes, but most of them fell into the sea. Only a few companies gave him an interview.

It's just that foreigners want to tell him the truth sincerely. "I have to say, Jiang, you are really excellent." But you forget that we don't need nuclear physics professionals in Canada. "

This is completely out of his expectation. I didn't expect that my major in nuclear physics, which I have been proud of all my life, was useless in Canada.

But he didn't realize sensitively that there would be too much uncertainty and uncertainty in this strange environment of Canada, so he chose to stay in Canada.

In order to make a living, Jiang worked in a paint factory, earning only 5000 yuan for half a year. But he never lost faith in life.

"I am one of the youngest associate professors in Tsinghua and a real doctor at Purdue University. Can I stay here for a long time? "

He thought, since the major of nuclear physics is like a chicken in Canada, he should switch to other fields. As long as you are not an unpopular major in Canada, you will definitely find a corresponding job.

So, he decided to give full play to his talent of learning hegemony again.

In 2002, at the age of 40, he was burdened with all kinds of pressures and difficulties at home and at work, and entered the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Toronto to study for his doctorate again.

After all kinds of efforts, in 2006, Jiang finally got a doctorate in chemistry and became a doctor in the United States and Canada.

"I want to share the joys and sorrows! There must be a way to find a job that suits you! "

At first, Jiang found a postdoctoral job in a research fund project.

However, this study will be completed by the end of July 2006. In other words, Jiang had to find another job.

Jiang submitted countless resumes, but there was no news. He didn't get an interview.

Seeing that the end of July is coming, Jiang, who was optimistic, cheerful, tenacious and dare to face the hardships of life, began to feel depressed.

Jiang, who didn't go home after a day's work on July 20, came to an overpass in Toronto and stood there for a long time, recalling that his life path had changed from brilliant to gloomy, with mixed feelings and sadness from his heart.

Time slipped quietly to 2 1 on the 7th. He jumped up like a falling meteor and rolling in the deep from the bridge.

If Jiang failed to find a job in the field of nuclear physics when he first arrived in Canada, could calmly examine the probability of failure in a strange environment, did not blindly believe that he would always find a good job with new knowledge and a new degree, or put down his self-esteem and resolutely returned to China, he would not have suffered a miserable life behind him.

The real strong are those who find the situation unfavorable to them, can assess the situation and have the ability to make correct decisions.

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Tsinghua University's favored son, Jiang: 17 years old, was admitted to Tsinghua University as an undergraduate majoring in nuclear physics, and went on to study for a master's degree four years later. After graduation, he stayed in his alma mater to teach, and was employed as an associate professor of Tsinghua University at the age of 3/kloc-0.

At the age of 34, he went to Purdue University to study for a doctorate in nuclear physics. He wants to return to China at the age of 38, and join in the great cause of the country and serve the motherland like those famous alumni.

When his wife Lu insisted on immigrating to Canada, he intuitively knew that going to Canada would be a disaster. "Even if I die and jump into the Pacific Ocean, I won't live in Canada!"

But later, at the call of his wife, he changed his mind against his intuition. 39-year-old immigrated to Canada and reunited with his wife and daughter.

When he couldn't find a job in nuclear physics, he ignored the complexity and uncertainty of risks in a strange environment, failed to assess the situation, put down his self-esteem and made a decision to return to China or ask Tsinghua alumni for help. Instead, I made a decision to start from scratch and study at the age of 40.

Because he firmly believes that as long as he has a doctorate in Canada, he can have a bright future.

After four years of hard work and pressure, he finally got a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Toronto at the age of 44.

He thought that life was bitter and sweet, but the future was a flash of light and then suddenly darkness.

Six years' sunk cost! So much time, energy and money is such a sad result.

At this time, pessimistic about the future, desperate and unable to let go of his self-esteem, he made another wrong decision: he chose his own life. Instead of choosing to return to the embrace of the motherland and make contributions to the country again with what I have learned all my life.

A top intellectual died in this way. He made a wrong decision against his intuition. In the face of abnormal situations, he could not assess the situation, adjust his thinking and make the right decision.

Jiang's story proves the theme of decision-making, whether good or bad. Decision-making is not science, but art.

We have no universal laws to follow to ensure perfect decision-making, but we can make good enough decisions based on enough experience and intuition of emotional memory.

Once a wrong decision is made against intuition, the prospects are bleak, and smart losers often have the ability to make the right decision at the first time.

Only when a person knows how to assess the situation and adjust his thoughts in time, that is to say, "If the prospect is good, push it forward hard, the prospect will be dull, and if it is bad, it will be bad." Rule of thumb, be a real winner in life.

It can be seen that the art of decision-making lies not in having enough knowledge, but in having clear judgment and wise decision-making ability.

The importance of decision is self-evident. If you want to gain the method and experience of making correct decisions without prejudice/stubbornness in management, investment, entrepreneurship, marriage, career, etc. You can feel it from this good book "Decision-making, Good and Bad" which has practical guiding significance.

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[2] Chen. Analysis of the Causes of the Return of Canadian Immigrants and Countermeasures [J]. Management Observation, 20 17( 14)

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