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择善固执，王安自传总结 

善=Sincerity (belief + behavior + habit; BBH)

Choosing the good and being stubborn, summary of Wang An’s autobiography. 
An Wang (PhD, Harvard), was the founder of Wang Laboratories Inc, a highly successful computer inventor and manufacturer. 

Based on your notes from "择善固执，王安自传总结," here's a list of actions:

  1. Surround yourself with virtuous individuals, as the influence of goodness is contagious and transformative over time.
  2. Stay away from negative influences, recognizing that proximity to wrongdoing can lead to moral compromise.
  3. Embrace the concept of "近朱者赤，近墨者黑" (literally, "near vermilion, one turns red; near ink, one turns black"), understanding the profound impact of association on one's character.
  4. Strive to excel in both times of hardship and prosperity, embodying the philosophy of "穷则独善其身，达则兼济天下" (literally, "when poor, excel in self-improvement; when prosperous, assist others").
  5. Avoid arrogance and pride, recognizing the value of humility and simplicity in speech and actions.
  6. Cultivate purity of heart, prioritizing kindness and integrity in all interactions and endeavors.
  7. Embrace virtuous ideas and actions, understanding that goodness brings happiness and fulfillment in life.
  8. Actively engage in acts of kindness and benevolence, knowing that happiness is found in contributing positively to the world and building meaningful connections with others.
  9. Foster genuine friendships and relationships based on shared values and mutual respect, as they enrich the journey of life and bring joy and fulfillment.
  10. Strive to leave a positive impact on the world through acts of kindness and benevolence, knowing that the true measure of a meaningful life lies in the positive influence one leaves behind.
 
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Book overview. A biography of the Chinese American computer pioneer and entrepreneur whose electronic calculator and word processor revolutionized the business ...
$10.33 · ‎ 30-day returns
 
Lessons
This story of the man behind Wang Labs offers lessons about building a company, including managing growth in moderation, keeping the spark of innovation alive in a huge corporation, and standing up to an aggressive competitor.
 Rating: 4.1 · ‎ 19 reviews ·Hardcover: ‎ $26.77 · ‎ 30-day returns 
 
 

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

One of the 12 recipients of the Medal of Liberty awarded this year to distinguished naturalized citizens, Wang started the electronics laboratories that bear his name as a one-man shop six years after his arrival in 1945 from China at age 25 and built it into a multinational company. In this forthright autobiography, ably assisted by Linden (Silent Partners, etc.), he attributes his success to adapting technology to society's needs and applying to his business practices Confucian values of balance, moderation and simplicity. Surviving the upheavals in China of the '20s and '30s and the Japanese invasion of the '40s, in which he lost his parents and a sister, Wang came to the U.S. as an industrial apprentice. After earning a doctorate in applied physics at Harvard, through his research he achieved a breakthrough in computer core memory design. The cores he manufactured would make him a rich man, as did business and general purpose computers and word processors developed as compatible systems. In his memoir, Wang, a dedicated philanthropist, shows that ethical standards areas vital to him as commercial success.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Press; First Edition (September 22, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0201094002
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0201094008
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 2 x 12 inches
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2011
This is a book by an old thinking Chinese living in US. He was successful by learning western way of managing company, but when transferring power - he still think like Chinese - by giving company to his son who is not capable of running it. At the end he lost his company while he is fighting cancer at the hospital bed. I feel sorry for him.

Mr. Wang represents the old way of Chinese living in US.
 
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017
had no detail or depth or breadth. the only thing made clear was that he was a technology genius, and that you should put your customers first or you will lose them to the competition.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2011
 
People who are interested in reading biographies of top entrepreneurs and top executives will be fascinated by the "Lessons" of Dr. An Wang written with Eugene Linden even considering the fact that the book was written 25 years ago.

Readers will learn about An Wang's way of life: his childhood and youth in the Republic of China, losing his family during the war, moving without anything to the United States, studying successfully at Harvard, working as a scientist, then transforming into a very successful IT entrepreneur, making his way to the top.
 
Here the story ends. You get a lot of advice from a man who knew what he was speaking about, maybe that he did not always follow his own advices he was sharing with his readers.

It is absolutely worth the time to get an extended picture provided by people around Dr. An Wang and how the story developed further until the end of Dr. An Wang, March 24th, 1990, and of Wang as a company. Therefore I can highly recommend "Riding the Runaway Horse - The Rise and Decline of Wang Laboratories".
 
Dr. An Wang thought he can implement his son as his follower. His decision was wrong. It was too late when Dr. An Wang realized that his son was not up to the challenge and he was forced to replace his son by an external executive. It did not prevent the once glorious company to fail.

In the IT history there is only one unique company where the founder and leader, Thomas Watson, Sr., made the right decision implementing his son Thomas Watson, Jr., as his successor.

PS:
On page 208 Dr. An Wang wrote: "The IBM System 36 which came out in 1983, is totally different from the IBM System 38, which came out in 1984."
This needs to be corrected: The outstanding IBM System S/38 was announced in 1978, first delivered in 1980, and it was the basis for the very successful IBM System AS/400 succeeding IBM S/36 and IBM S/38 in June 1988.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2009
 
This is the best business autobiography I have read. Rather than toot his own horn (e.g., Jack Welch), Dr. Wang presents simply and clearly the lessons he learned as the founder of Wang Laboratories, a highly successful computer manufacturer. Unfortunately, he died of cancer in 1990. This book is a fitting memorial.

 

 

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• 善哉！善哉！善哉！善字果然先写一个羊字 -Zhuzitaba-  给 Zhuzitaba 发送悄悄话 Zhuzitaba 的博客首页 (81 bytes) (2 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 07:38:21

• 哈哈，原来这样。 -幸福生-  给 幸福生 发送悄悄话 幸福生 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 13:53:18

• 中国的象形字，真的很传神，善字看着就慈眉善目和蔼可亲：） -杜鹃盛开-  给 杜鹃盛开 发送悄悄话 杜鹃盛开 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 07:54:50

• 跟着柱子他爸一起说：善哉！善哉！羊真是个好动物！至少祖先是这么认为的 ：） -老林子里的夏天-  给 老林子里的夏天 发送悄悄话 老林子里的夏天 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 08:28:35

• 上善若水，羊大甚美。俺也去找个善文：） -AP33912-  给 AP33912 发送悄悄话 AP33912 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 08:36:00

• 幸福兄这个善字解的好，真是善哉善哉！ -laopika-  给 laopika 发送悄悄话 laopika 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 09:10:08

• 哈哈，这星期，坛子里除了讲善良人的故事，还有“善”的解字，幸福才孑解得及时 -云霞姐姐-  给 云霞姐姐 发送悄悄话 云霞姐姐 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 09:13:43

• 善哉，善哉，解释得太好了 -云霞姐姐-  给 云霞姐姐 发送悄悄话 云霞姐姐 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 09:17:37

• “羊大为“美”，羊言为“善”，羊我为“义（義）”好喜欢这注解，一下子就记住这些字为什么这么写 -云霞姐姐-  给 云霞姐姐 发送悄悄话 云霞姐姐 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 09:19:38

• 幸福兄好文！羊字是善、祥、鲜等美好字眼的来源，说明古人认为羊是好的有福气的，可为什么会有属羊不吉利的说法？ -ToClouds-  给 ToClouds 发送悄悄话 ToClouds 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (3 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 09:41:19

• 很多解字来源提到金文，是指的是金国的文字吗 -ToClouds-  给 ToClouds 发送悄悄话 ToClouds 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 09:42:48

• 甲骨文是刻在甲骨上的文字，金文是刻在金属/青铜器上的文字。 -幸福生-  给 幸福生 发送悄悄话 幸福生 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 09:59:23

• 原来如此，我没啥文化闹笑话了 -ToClouds-  给 ToClouds 发送悄悄话 ToClouds 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 10:07:52

• 没有问题 我也以为金文是金国的文字：（：（：（ -Zhuzitaba-  给 Zhuzitaba 发送悄悄话 Zhuzitaba 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 12:40:58

• 紧跟云起。。。：） -老林子里的夏天-  给 老林子里的夏天 发送悄悄话 老林子里的夏天 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 13:11:58

• 属羊不吉利，好像是现代人的说法，古人觉得羊很吉利。 -幸福生-  给 幸福生 发送悄悄话 幸福生 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 10:02:59

• 羊大为“美”，羊言为“善”，看来羊一直就是被喜欢的动物 -唐歌-  给 唐歌 发送悄悄话 唐歌 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 11:46:55

• 实现上是没有屁股的羊大为美 -Zhuzitaba-  给 Zhuzitaba 发送悄悄话 Zhuzitaba 的博客首页 (218 bytes) (5 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 12:39:59

• 哈哈哈哈哈,谁像您这么细讲究 -唐歌-  给 唐歌 发送悄悄话 唐歌 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 13:46:43

• 行善的好处太多了，很多长寿老人一辈子与人为善。属羊的好像是命不好，得三羊才行。 -晓青-  给 晓青 发送悄悄话 晓青 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (2 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 12:42:25

• 不懂就问：何谓得三羊？属羊的怎能得三羊？ -老林子里的夏天-  给 老林子里的夏天 发送悄悄话 老林子里的夏天 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 13:08:27

• 其实是三阳开泰，三个阳卦，怎么能得三个阳卦，哈哈。我也不知道。 -幸福生-  给 幸福生 发送悄悄话 幸福生 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (1 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 13:58:19

• 哟,真有这说法儿? -唐歌-  给 唐歌 发送悄悄话 唐歌 的博客首页 (0 bytes) (0 reads) 03/07/2024 postreply 13:47:46

【解字】善，善哉

 
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善，善哉
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这几天，在坛子里听了些善良人的故事。在这个善良的气氛下，今天就说说“善”。

百度说，“善”最早发现于金文，在甲骨文中没有找到。可甲骨文研究网上讲，“善”，在甲骨文中就有，上面是“羊”，下面是两只眼睛。性情温顺的羊，眼神安祥温和，“善”，一出世就是“慈眉善目”。

金文中，“善”上面还是“羊”，而下面变为两个“言”，即“誩”（jìng）字。由面目神态的慈祥，转为人类独有的，言语的亲切。“善”最基本的就是好好说话。

“羊”是“祥”的本字，羊作为温顺的食草动物，羊以肥美，易猎捕，成为远古重要的食物来源，并用于祭祀，引申出吉祥的含义。后来加了示部旁，造出了专用的“祥”字。

《说文解字》说，“善，吉也。从誩，从羊。此与义（義）美同意”。

“羊”，我们在《“礼义”成君子，“名利”治小人》里说过很多。总之，羊是一种奇异的动物，是正直善良的象征，也是非曲直的判断者。羊大为“美”，羊言为“善”，羊我为“义（義）”。善、美、义本质上是一件事，都是祥和，都是善意。

关于“善”字，还有几种说法。有人认为，“誩”字是争论的意思。两人发生口角，互不相让。这时温和的羊在中间调节，最终互释善意，妥善解决。善哉！

也有人认为，两个“言”表示众口，而“羊”是美言。群众的眼睛是雪亮的，群众的嘴巴也是最公正的评判。“善”绝不能是自卖自夸，而是众人称赞。善哉！

还有一种吃货的解释，“善”是膳食的“膳”的本字。以羊肉为代表的膳食，因为味道鲜美，得到众口称赞，并引申出美好、吉祥等义。美食，善哉！

到了隶书，“善”字的下部发生了变化，两个“言”变成了两点一横，下加一“口”。虽然只有一个“口”，但横上还是两个点，所以简化压缩后，仍然不是一言堂。

孔子曰，“与善人居，如入兰芷之室，久而不闻其香，则与之化矣；与恶人居，如入鲍鱼之肆，久而不闻其臭，亦与之化矣。”。“善”与“恶”都具有极强的传染性，而且是不知不觉，潜移默化。近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

孟子曰，“穷则独善其身，达则兼济天下”。人微言轻者，就不要好高骛远了。只要能独善其身，就像一支淡淡的小花，美化着身边小小的世界。改变世界，济世经邦就留给达人们吧。

心地纯洁是“善良”，好主意是“善策”，好事情是“善事”。以前在《从善如流，分分钟都有快乐的回报》中写过“善”，就不再重复了。简言之，做人的底线是善良和快乐，人生的快乐是行善事，交善友，结善缘。

善是通过眼睛，语言和行动传递的美好。无力兼济天下，就独善其身吧。善意善行必有善果。

行善是美好的，不仅使他人美好，更使自己美好。

择善人而交, 择善书而读, 择善言而听, 择善行而从。 善，善哉！

 

 


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