Input thinking vs. output thinking: Which one should you choose?

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Recently, I have been planning a new course for my own brand and started collecting a lot of information. But when I came back to my senses and looked at the dense information on the screen, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter, and I recalled many past events.

I still remember that when I worked for a magazine in the past, I adhered to the highest guiding principle of “reading for customers”. Whenever I wanted to plan a new cover story or feature, I would always turn on the computer and start collecting a lot of information, or go to the library to borrow a lot of books for reference.

After all, this is actually an act of “input”.

After being immersed in the Internet and media industries for many years, I don’t regard collecting information as a chore. I even have some confidence. I have shared my digital work skills with the outside world many times.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with and even praiseworthy efforts to collect information and do your homework. But I later realized that if I get too obsessed with details, I will not only easily get lost in the jungle of digital data, but it may also affect the development of the project and even reduce the overall work performance.

Balance of input and output

Input is indeed a basic skill, but input without output is in vain.

Just like the Japanese potential coach Chihisa Ikuta in “[Mediocre people copy notes fiercely, talented people diligently write down their experiences: 6 completely transformed within 24 hours” “Power” (https://www.eslite.com/product/1001124182101219)” mentioned in the book, “In fact, the most important thing is to use information flexibly. Follow the rule of “input 20%, output 80%”, and writing down your experience diligently is the way to go!”

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Now that I’ve switched from input mode to output mode, I’ll take action first. Even if you encounter a big problem, you should break it down into several small tasks, just like Masayoshi Son, the founder of Software Bank [taught us](https://www.books.com.tw/exep/assp.php/vista/products/0010697708?utm_s ource=vista&utm_medium=ap-books&utm_content=recommend&utm_campaign=ap-201603), you must turn a goal that no one believes in into a successful career, and never underestimate small successes in anything you do.

Being able to take into account both input and output is naturally the best, and multiple outputs are better than “only input and no output”. There is an example to prove it recently.

I used to worry about my poor English foundation. I was always worried that the English sentences I wrote would have grammatical flaws, or that I couldn’t understand what foreigners were saying. But recently I broke through this myth and began to force myself to listen, speak, write, and read everything. I even communicated directly in English with foreign friends I met on Facebook.

Although I am still worried about my broken English and often get stuck, I feel a little happy when my foreign friend says that she can understand my English. Learning a language is naturally a long road, but now I understand the importance of action. In short, don’t be afraid, just listen more, speak more, write more and read more!

Output Practice of Dream Morning Reading Meeting

To give you another example, I recently participated in the “[Dream Morning Reading Meeting]” (https://www .jianshu.com/p/233f5a633126)”, [Morning Reading] (https://www.jianshu.com/p/62c10583d434) with friends from all corners of the world at 6:30 every morning. We not only listened to Teacher Xiaoliu’s reading of good books one-way, but we also discussed and communicated in the WeChat group called “Peng Xiaoliu’s friends in Jianshu-Golden VIP”.

As Teacher Xiaoliu said, “Reading should be a fun thing, and so should getting up early. Getting up early + reading will bring you new energy for the day.”

For example, Maizi-245, the chief content shorthand officer who is good at organizing pictures and text, will help everyone convert the introductory content into long pictures suitable for access and reading every day. Students such as Mao Doudou Doudou 371 and Mo Yanyan 393, who are familiar with hand-drawing, will also help everyone outline the content through mind maps (mind maps). Think about it, isn’t this a very good output?

GE CEO Imelt (Jeffrey Immelt) once said: “In today’s rapidly changing world, what affects success is not ‘what you know’, but ‘how quickly you can get into the situation’.”

Dear friend, is your behavior pattern more inclined to input type or output type? No matter which type it is, I want to tell you - just knowing is not enough, we have to take practical actions.

Well, let us work together now to get into the situation as soon as possible!

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