What is culture？ Let’s talk about it.

The word culture is difficult to generalize.

What I see most on the Internet is a summary by the writer Liang Xiaosheng.

Liang Xiaosheng said: "Culture" can be expressed in four sentences:

Cultivation rooted in the heart;

Consciousness without reminding;

Freedom based on constraints;

Kindness for others.

These four sentences are regarded as the standard by many people.

On various occasions, repeated quotations are quite ostentatious.

But, with all due respect, I still don’t understand,

What exactly do these four sentences mean?

What are the connections between the four sentences?

As for the four sentences, I’m sorry,

Leave the manuscript, I didn’t remember a word!

Speaking of which, someone asked,

Old Zhan, you think Liang Xiaosheng’s four sentences are meaningless and inaccurate.

So how about you, old Zhan, redefine the definition?

Hey hey, well, it really won’t beat me.

Lao Zhan’s definition of culture is quite simple and easy to remember.

In my opinion, the so-called culture is,

A unit, a group, or an individual is formed by long-term coexistence.

Common view of right and wrong and aesthetics.

For example.

A girl married a young man and became a daughter-in-law.

When you first enter the house, there are rules everywhere.

When you meet the old man, you must be respectful, and you can’t be no big or small, and you are arrogant.

When eating, be sure not to talk, laugh, laugh and fight.

Only these two, the girl can’t stand it,

Because, in her home, when she meets her parents, she can pat her shoulder and call her by her first name.

When eating, you can do whatever you like, and no one can control it. It’s quite free.

Look at it. After years of getting along, two families have formed different views on right and wrong and aesthetics.

In other words, different cultures have been formed,

This family thinks it’s right, and that family says it’s wrong.

What this family thinks is beautiful, what that family thinks is ugly,

Because of different cultures, there is a conflict.

Therefore, the new wife feels very uncomfortable.

This new home, too, feels uncomfortable with her.

Reason, it’s as simple as that,

See the big with the small, and the small can be compared with the big.

This is true not only for families, but also for units, organizations, enterprises and even countries.

For example, in the last three years, the epidemic has exploded,

Westerners generally don’t have the habit of wearing masks. They feel awkward, ugly and ugly!

This is their culture, which has been made for many years.

The government forces them to wear it, and they don’t wear it either!

Just like us, we have never had the habit of using public chopsticks and think it is unnecessary, troublesome and uncomfortable!

Or one person with a pair of chopsticks, which one you want to eat, which one you want to eat, which is a pleasure!

This is our culture, but also for many years.

You think foreigners are strange,

Foreigners also think you are strange.

Let’s talk about old Zhan himself later.

In 2006, I went to work in the overseas edition.

As the top leader, in addition to chopping out the "three axes",

Get the income up,

Read the newspaper well,

Expand the distribution again,

In addition, there is a fourth axe, that is,

Gradually establish an overseas version.Unit culture.

I thought that a unit, from leaders to employees,

We should gradually form a common aesthetic view of right and wrong.

What is right and should be advocated?

What is wrong and should be opposed?

If you agree, things will be easy!

Strongly advocated, the unit does not need to give money to reward, and everyone consciously does it.

Firmly opposed, the unit need not criticize and punish, and everyone will not do it.

In this way, wouldn’t it be a great cost savings?

Reward and supervision cost money,

Sometimes, it even costs a lot!

So, what kind of "overseas version" should be established?Unit culture"and?

This matter has long been known,

I have thought about it several times before I took office in the overseas edition.

I’m going to, to the overseas version, let everyone gradually establish a clear "Unit culture”。

I sum it up in six words.

Entrepreneurship, dedication and happiness.

start a business—— Every employee in the unit should be brave in innovation, dare to think and venture, and boldly start a business.

be dedicated/devoted to one’s work/career-after setting a goal, we should strictly abide by it, be conscientious and never cheat.

enjoy one’s trade-the unit should create a good environment with rich income and pleasant spirit for everyone.

Simple, just these three.

Although there are only three, it actually plays a big role!

If you go to a unit, the culture advocated here is "Entrepreneurship, dedication and happiness”。

Everyone has the same goal and the same point of view.

DuyiEntrepreneurship, dedication and happinessProud, think this is right, beautiful, should be praised!

On the contrary, it is wrong and ugly and should be criticized!

Then, all employees are working for these three goals from the bottom of their hearts, working hard and struggling!

Then I believe that such a unit,

Persevere, you will gradually become vibrant, clean and upright,

Everyone is lively and everyone is happy.

Can you not like such a unit?

I once said this point at the overseas edition conference.

And said it more than once.

However, because the first three axes take up too much time and spend too much energy,

This fourth axe can only be talked about, just an idea,

Did not seriously put it into action, and did not formulate specific measures.

Therefore, this axe is just a hollow shot.

Not really cut it down!

Looking back now, if there are any regrets in this life,

This is a regret during my tenure in the overseas edition.

What a pity!

Subjectively speaking, there is not enough time and energy.

Objectively speaking, by the time of the overseas edition, Lao Zhan was 57 and a half years old.

It is only a few months away from the lever of "seven ups and eight downs".

Therefore, the organization has let me work in the overseas edition for nearly four years, and I have already "overspent".

If you want to go on doing it, you will break the rules.

That shouldn’t be and it’s impossible.

Hey, hey, that’s it, my fourth axe,

There would be no time to cut it down.

The so-called overseas version of "Unit culture"well,

It will go away, completely ruined.