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Summary
Drawing on the essence of a lifetime of getting things done, Feng Tang distills 36 top-tier life philosophies into a guide for winning at living and succeeding at work.
Every life must handle seven great matters: money, relationships, daily life, work, hobbies, health, and wisdom. Solve these seven well and the odds of winning at life rise considerably. The first step is learning to strengthen your inner core.
Those with a strong core break through first. Find the path that suits you, commit once you've found it, pay no mind to what others say, and waste no time proving yourself. Begin with the end in mind; mission accomplished.
Those with a strong core find things go smoothly. In life, everything is hard to accomplish. If the heart is not strong, nothing goes well; if the heart is strong, everything can be achieved. With inner strength, one draws energy from both good times and bad, passing through every hard gate and accomplishing every difficult thing.
Those with a strong core win at life. The advanced way to live in midlife: love what you love, return fulfilled, keep your spirit unburdened, hold fast to your core, and let all external matters yield to focus on yourself until victory is won.
This is a foundational guide for everyone on how a strong core makes all things possible—from the deepest needs to the highest reaches of life. Temper yourself until your heart is strong, and you can meet the countless turns of the world without inner friction, anxiety, or fear. When the heart is strong, all things pass like wind—unhurried, and accomplished.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Professionals hitting a career plateau who seek breakthrough methodologies and a shift in mindset
- Young readers committed to continuous self-growth who want to build inner order and resilience
- Followers who appreciate Feng Tang's distinctive style and cross-disciplinary thinking and want to know his latest life reflections
- People who feel swept along by external pressures and long to reclaim agency and inner calm
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting Feng Tang's early-style fiction or purely literary works with strong storytelling
- Readers who reject any advice tinged with "successology" or "methodology"
Reading tips
- Read alongside Feng Tang's Getting Things Done for contrast: the former focuses on the practice of "getting things done," while this book goes deeper into the art of "living well"
- Don't feel compelled to finish it in one sitting; keep it on your desk and revisit the chapters that speak to different life issues
- As you read, try translating the suggestions into 1–2 small changes you can act on immediately
About the publisher
Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. is a publisher known for its literature and history titles, with 2,065 books in the collection. Its publishing covers foreign literature, contemporary Chinese prose and essays, history, folk literature, and cultural books. Its list ranges from Sima Qian's complete edition of the Records of the Grand Historian to foreign classics such as The Book of Disquiet, All Quiet on the Western Front, Snow Country, The Stranger, and Jean-Christophe, as well as modern Chinese works including Teahouse and Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk. Its authors and translators include Yasunari Kawabata, Fernando Pessoa, Erich Maria Remarque, Jin Xinyi, Zhou Miao, and Chen Chao. Public information is limited, but its catalogue reflects a balance between Chinese and foreign literary classics and historical and cultural works.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 在路上
- 大钱
- 大欲
- 大行
- 大男
- 大乘
- 大眼
- 大路
- 大包
- 大年
- 第二章 我的终极神器
- 大鬼
- 大器
- 大偶
- 大定
- 大画
- 大志
- 大奔
- 大波
- 大录
- 第三章 人生的“金线”
- 大寿
- 大闲
- 大喜
- 大作
- 大戏
- 大写
- 大酒
- 大是
- 大线
- 第四章 长见识
- 大老
- 大好
- 大城
- 大势
- 大国
- 大医
- 大雄
- 大人
- 大同
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About the author
Feng Tang, whose real name is Zhang Haipeng, was born in Beijing in 1971 and is a contemporary Chinese writer and poet. He holds an MD from Peking Union Medical College and later earned an MBA from Emory University in the United States; he has also held management positions at McKinsey and China Resources Medical, an experience that gives his writing both rational reflection and worldly observation. His work spans social fiction, modern poetry, essays, and management titles, with 23 works included in the collection. His representative Beijing Trilogy—Everything Grows, Beijing, Beijing, and Give Me a Girl at Eighteen—is largely set in Beijing and explores youth, desire, and urban life. Essay collections such as Growing Old as I Live, As a Flower I Have Never Lost, and Let's Meet Once display a candid, quick-witted, and slightly teasing style. He has also written management-related works such as Getting Things Done, blending practical insight into his prose.
