Last week, I was honored to be the director of the Book Expo Institute, a responsibility, a responsibility, it is easy to review the articles, but the management, or mobilize people to read, active this micro-community, this will be a tricky job, a bit difficult.
I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do that. As the saying goes, it’s a matter of character to be in your place and seek your own government.
Several times during the week, I tried to break the silence and awkwardness of the group, but the messages sent to the group were like resumes plunged into the sea, not stirring any ripples. The new group rules also needed to be known, so I @ed everyone. But even so, the result was a silence that could be heard if a pin dropped on the ground.
Well, maybe I take myself too seriously, after all, I have not done anything for you, how can I get your approval, so I can only search my gut, and share with you some of the new things I have learned about reading, or my own experience. In order not to be annoyed by more people, or disturb those who don’t want to listen, so after saying it in the group, those who want to listen privately added my WeChat, we set up a small group, and I did the sharing.
Actually, I’m a beginner myself, and the good advice I can contribute is very limited, and I haven’t done any online sharing, so it’s good to share in a small group. I was apprehensive about sharing my reading experience with the group at one time, but I didn’t expect that a few of them would say it was very rewarding and thankful for my efforts.
I asked myself afterwards, if it was useful, if people joined the group in order to read better and more good books, why didn’t they want to communicate? There were more than a dozen people in total.
Looking back on the changes in WeChat after I joined JSS, I understand why. The editors-in-chief of the various topics in Jianshu have almost all formed WeChat groups for more professional communication, and of course they are all regular contributors. No matter what the group says, some people barely participate in it because it’s so awkward. But when it comes to wanting people to read their articles, they share them freely; when it comes to the benefits of a feature, they accost and canvass. Why should I buy you? What have you contributed to this group?
Since joining the topic’s WeChat group, I’ve somehow gained a few more private friends. Do you know them? I’m not sure what to say, but it’s just that we’re both writing, so let’s pay attention to each other, and this is my WeChat public number. I’m sorry to disappoint you, but it’s not to my liking.
I don’t know how I found myself in WeChat with so many unfamiliar friends, except for the first time I added a few simple words, and then never communicated again, even if my friends complimented me, I guess it was all “slippery”, because our lives did not intersect.
Many people may think they are busy, but they are always busy without getting anything, so we tell ourselves time and time again to focus. We use the idea of separation to get rid of things that aren’t worth wasting time on, but why can’t we make friends?
Nowadays, many people say that popularity or making money is all about connections. I don’t deny that this is true, but are all of your friends in your circle of friends your friends? Can the thousands of friends in your WeChat really become your connections? How many people’s friendships are invisible to you? And how many of you have never spoken since you joined.
Writing on Jianshu, we always expect to have more readers, so we wantonly join or get dragged into various WeChat groups. If it weren’t for the fact that the editors-in-chief have an event @ everyone, you probably wouldn’t even know you were in the group. Do you think people will open the articles you share in the group? Don’t be ridiculous, ask how many people have seen it. If you want to get acquainted just by saying a word or two once in a while, you must be dreaming.
Thinking about my own experience, and considering that I have been known to block groups of people, I still think I should reduce my circle of WeChat friends by deleting strangers who I have no contact with, and WeChat groups that I never want to participate in discussions with.
The simplicity of life makes us more focused, which is something many people understand. The person who expects to be involved in more things and to do them well, has to be gifted. If we are only human, if our energy and time are limited, then why don’t we give up something that exists but has no value, instead of focusing on something more valuable?
We all know that in order to improve, we must act. We can be more efficient in what we do, whether we are disconnected or focused, so why not apply it? Does the application have to be on a life event? Not necessarily. If you can’t do small things well, how can you achieve big things?
As the ancients say: “It is enough to get a friend in life”, we have long been clear, friends in quality not quantity, so first to the WeChat circle of friends to subtract it, committed to the choice after subtraction, and then to learn together, mutual exchange, treat with care, I believe you will have a really meaningful circle of friends.
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