The Essence of Poverty

1. Self-righteous one-way output. Only talking but never listening; living to 100 years old yet still having the mindset of a 10-year-old.

2. Emotional and moral blackmail with silent treatment. Always pretending to act “for your own good,” using family ties and a pitiful sense of authority to control people around them.

3. Inefficient communication. Too little useful information, too much nonsense. Something that could be said in one sentence takes a hundred, yet still unclear. Time is worthless to them, only wasted on idle chatter.

4. Over time, all the hours are wasted on trivialities, leaving no time for progress. Worse, it creates a terrifying generational inheritance—spreading like a virus across generations, endlessly repeating.

The Essence of Efficient Communication by the Rich

Core Principles of Communication

1. Goal-oriented: Every communication has a clear goal, centered around it, without going off-topic.

2. Fact-oriented: Discussions are based on facts and data analysis, not emotions, intuition, or self-righteousness.

3. Efficiency-oriented: Value time, pursue the highest information density, and the lowest communication cost.

4. Equality-oriented: Respect everyone’s viewpoint, without using authority or emotions to suppress or manipulate.

5. Result-oriented: Focus on what results communication can generate, not whether the process feels lively.

How to Apply in Practice? Grounded Methodology

1. Awareness and acknowledgment. First admit and accept the problem; consciously observe whether you show the above issues in your communication with others.

2. Establish new rules:
• Clarify goals during communication
• Control emotions, focus on facts
• Set time limits, avoid idle talk
• Respect the other’s viewpoint
• Focus on solutions, not the problem itself

3. Practice structured expression

4. Develop listening skills

5. Provide feedback and improve

6. Create a healthy communication environment

Potential Wealth Brought by Efficient Communication

• Quickly build trust and understanding

• Effectively integrate different resources and abilities

• Discover and solve problems in time

• Seize fleeting opportunities