Recently, the word "involution" has become popular. The original intention of "involution" refers to the phenomenon that human society stagnates or cannot be transformed into another advanced model after reaching a certain form in a development stage. However, this word has been widely circulated among college students, which has caused waves of online discussions. How to solve the "involution" has become a life topic that every college student needs to complete. (November 9, China Youth Daily)
"involution" is a solidified form, or a stagnant state. The most outstanding performance is, "I keep working hard, why is it difficult to achieve better results?" With the continuous progress of the society, the competition will become extremely fierce. Take the university campus as an example. In the past, with a little effort, you may become the top player in a certain field. Now everyone is struggling to move forward, taking a "running posture" and sprinting down, only to find that instead of making progress, they may regress, and their great efforts have not obtained an idealized ranking.
This is like a hundred battles. "If you don’t advance, you will retreat, and if you advance slowly, you will retreat." The formation of "involution" stems from the fact that in the environment where it is more difficult to achieve success, a person is prone to frustration and sense of loss. They will feel that they have entered an endless cycle of consuming energy, racing hard with other players on the track, and the result is only a little ahead, with no outstanding advantages. Success is becoming more and more difficult, and the price paid is rising. However, many people don’t realize that their running ability has been improved and their personal health has been exercised through the process of participating in the stadium. In the field of going hand in hand, there are no real losers, and everyone gets what they need.
The maladjustment of college students to involution is both normal and abnormal. It is normal because, in the growth experience of college students, this kind of worry and anxiety is an inevitable stage towards maturity and a process that must be experienced. It’s not normal because in the past, the academic environment of many colleges and universities was relatively relaxed, and the requirements for students’ grades were low. College students could also graduate by "paddling", and they could make a big breakthrough with a little effort, making success extremely easy. It can be said that in the past, the environment of college students’ "involution" has not yet formed, and the pressure of competition has not been effectively transmitted. Now it is very different.
When most people are in a stress-free environment, motivation will be insufficient. Although the university belongs to the ivory tower, it is also the last step towards society, and it has a closer relationship with society. If college students can’t feel the pressure brought by "involution" on campus, and can’t really find their own coordinates and direction of efforts, then they may pay a higher and greater price after entering the society-the wasted time and wasted opportunities of the university need to be compensated by follow-up and greater efforts need to be made.
By that time, I believe many people will be more anxious and afraid, and will regret what they did before. Therefore, it is especially necessary for college students to have a clearer understanding of involution under the increasingly strict tone, to face it rationally and to make scientific choices.
Many college students are caught in the "involution", and they are anxious about it, which is also related to the lack of scientific planning. In such a fierce social environment, college students need to change their inherent thinking patterns, get out of blind homogenization and integration competition, take the road of differentiation and personalization in combination with their own characteristics and reality, and understand "what kind of person I want to be" and "what kind of person I can be" in order to truly shape themselves into a "different me".
If the road is simple and the weight is light, how to treat and deal with the "involution" will not become a complicated and heavy life problem. Comics/Wang Duo
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