A person's success is greatly related to their mentor.

Someone conducted an experiment: to see if they could self-learn and quickly master a valuable skill.

They chose a very interesting project, silver coin appraisal. During self-study, they found that all free explanations online were 100% sales pitches.

A very small but crucial detail, if relying solely on self-realization, is extremely difficult because you really can't think of it; the secret is right here.

One detail was something he figured out himself. It took three months, and later he spent a few hundred yuan online asking someone, only to be devastated—turns out, the other person already knew. It drove him crazy.

He thought he was unique in the martial arts world, but it turned out to be something others had known all along.

When you tirelessly study something, like how to make money in a company, how to get popular on Xiaohong, or how to go viral on Langman, you ponder day and night, experiment repeatedly, and most likely you'll figure it out when you retire—but it's too late.

Because by the time you realize it, there’s no opportunity or time left to act.

The role of a mentor is not to manage your eating, drinking, and bathroom habits, but to give you a nudge over the most difficult hurdle, so you can get past it.

Finding a good mentor isn't easy. The idea is, if you happen to meet a frustrated master nearby, buy a pack of thirty-yuan cigarettes, find a small roadside restaurant, have a few drinks, and ask for advice—failure is also experience.