The book mentions several examples:

"Company partners having lunch together consider it as necessary time spent to build and maintain trust with each other."

"Viewing sleep as necessary time spent to consolidate information in the brain."

"Having a drink after work is a way to stimulate creative inspiration or time for self-dialogue to generate good ideas."

"They understand the necessity of investment: 'Spending this one hour today will bring multiple returns in the future.'"

"Eliminating time wasted due to opposition as much as possible."

"Long hours of sleep at night are necessary rest time to be more efficient after waking up in the morning."

Interestingly, these successful and well-known individuals were also chased by time when they were young, and had experiences of "working themselves to death," "sacrificing family," and "sacrificing personal health." However, what triggered these successful people to change their mindset and become top leaders in their fields? The "time perspective" mentioned in the book is indeed a major point for consideration.

First, because they utilize their time to the fullest, they don't feel guilty about "time" and consider their time to be of very high "value," and are willing to buy time with money.

For example: taking a taxi to save time, choosing business class on high-speed rail or airplanes to avoid fatigue during travel.

Speaking of business class, having had intensive experience with high-speed rail travel over the past four years, whenever I have the chance to take the high-speed rail, I'm always curious about those in business class. Despite what people say about "most having reading habits," do they really not use their phones?

When passing through the business class, I always observe carefully. According to my observations, the proportion of people reading newspapers in the business carriage is indeed slightly higher than in the reserved seats, but many people are still using their phones. In the reserved seats, besides those using phones, there's also a group of people typing on their laptops.

If we really want to distinguish between business class and reserved seats, the biggest difference might be that "business class passengers are less likely to be disturbed or feel tired due to external factors."

Looking at the ticket prices from Taipei Station to Taichung Station: business class 1250 yuan, reserved seats 700 yuan, and non-reserved seats 675 yuan.

If you choose non-reserved seats and want to have a seat, you must arrive early to queue at the carriage entrance. During peak travel periods, after just a few stops, the aisles become so crowded that even the food cart can't pass through, let alone expect to get a high-speed rail lunch box during meal times!

Even if there are seats available in the non-reserved carriage, you have to worry about your seat being taken when going to the bathroom. Inside the carriage, you're inevitably affected by loud noises and indescribable food smells, or feel morally pressured to give up your seat to passengers in need. These factors make the journey stressful and difficult to relax, leading to fatigue after getting off.

Therefore, spending more on transportation, such as upgrading from non-reserved to reserved seats for an additional 25 yuan to reduce fatigue and discomfort during the journey, is quite reasonable.

After reading this book, I learned that Masayoshi Son, founder and CEO of SoftBank Group, also thinks about time in reverse. He plans for the company's long-term future, but the planning extends as far as 300 years ahead. Such a grand vision reflects the scale of his company.

What ordinary people consider mundane, top professionals consciously give meaning to. Because they have an altruistic vision, they don't have thoughts of "getting by" or "this is good enough," nor do they view things with short-sightedness, avoiding the "anxiety" that reality might bring.

As long as they can present a clear vision, even when facing major crises, people will still be willing to follow. Simply holding onto self-serving goals like "wanting to make more money" or "wanting to achieve enviable success" is not their level of thinking.

Habit 1: Visualize time, get used to wearing watches with hands or pocket watches

Habit 2: Organize to-do lists before leaving work, and constantly check or readjust during work

Habit 3: Top professionals collect information from the road while taking taxis

Habit 4: Make to-do lists before going home, review them once after leaving the company, then check emails

Habit 5: Use bicycles as transportation to maintain health

Habit 6: Collect large amounts of information daily, they believe collecting information can appropriately correct their course

Habit 7: Six minutes of reading daily helps release stress

Peter F. Drucker, the father of modern management, once said: "Time is the most precious resource. If you can't manage time, you can't manage anything else." In business, "late delivery, late payment" is also a form of depriving others of their time. They value their own time and others' time as well. The more people are chased by time, the more guilty they feel about how they use it. Additionally, "early marriage" is also a common point among successful people.

What! Early marriage is also a common point? Yes, "if you want to succeed, a wife is necessary." Although more people marry late these days, whether married early or late, like Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In, who benefited from her husband's support and help in her career advancement, "marriage" seems inseparable from their success?

In summary, the concepts and habits of top professionals are things we can practice and imitate, except for the "early marriage" point - well, that still depends on the right timing, location, and people~