On Learning
人一能之,己百之。人十能 之,己千之。
"What others can do with one effort, I will do with a hundred; what others can do with ten efforts, I will do with a thousand."
Chinese Original
人一能之,己百之。人十能 之,己千之。
English Rendering
What others can do with one effort, I will do with a hundred; what others can do with ten efforts, I will do with a thousand.
Chinese Translation
孔子说:"别人用一分力气可以做到的,自己要用百分的力气去做。别人用十分力气可以做到的,自己要用千分的力气去做。"
Modern Meaning
In "人一能之,己百之," Confucius focuses on what others can do with one effort, I will do with a hundred. The exact principle is that time and pressure reveal what steady attention has really built. The tension is not generic time and effort; it is the specific problem that people judge themselves by intention, but endurance, effort, and use of time expose the truth, which still appears in choosing how to use one free block of time or respond to pressure today.
How to Apply Today
Use this teaching today in choosing how to use one free block of time or respond to pressure today. Because this line says "What others can do with one effort, I will do with a hundred," trade one low-value habit for a focused effort on the exact quality this sentence praises, so the lesson becomes visible in one behavior.
Reflection Question
For "人一能之,己百之" (row 24, 为学篇 / On Learning), What is my use of time or pressure silently revealing about me?
Action Step
Spend 20 uninterrupted minutes strengthening the quality this quote tests, specifically in response to this demand: "What others can do with one effort, I will do with a hundred."
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