There are different ways to live, 精明 or not. First of all, there's a luck factor involved in everything. Ppl who are extremely shrewd will most likely do well, regardless of luck. Just look at all the Indian VPs/CEOs. Ppl who are like you can do well, if you meet the right boss who appreciates you. However, it's not a given that every boss appreciates some like you - believe me, there are plenty of bosses who will take advantage of your willingness to work for next to nothing. Having said that, ultimately it's your mentality that matters. Even if your boss didn't give you the 1.5x raise, it wasn't in your expectation and you wouldn't be unhappy if you didn 't get it. So I'd say overall you live quite well. Ppl who are 小聪明 are the worst off. They are generally shrewd enough to know what's good for them short term, but most of the time they don't see the bigger pictures. Their mentality is extremely tic-for-tac - meaning everything they do they expect immediate return and they rarely do anything that doesn't have an immediate return. Penny wise, dollar foolish. Unfortunately most bosses are shrewd enough to see through that and they are the last ones to get taken care of. Ultimately these ppl are rarely happy, even if luck has been on their side for the most part. A disproportional # of Chinese ppl fall into this category. Same principles roughly applies to 感情 matter as well.
【在 a******o 的大作中提到】 : There are different ways to live, 精明 or not. : First of all, there's a luck factor involved in everything. : Ppl who are extremely shrewd will most likely do well, regardless of luck. : Just look at all the Indian VPs/CEOs. : Ppl who are like you can do well, if you meet the right boss who appreciates : you. However, it's not a given that every boss appreciates some like you - : believe me, there are plenty of bosses who will take advantage of your : willingness to work for next to nothing. Having said that, ultimately it's : your mentality that matters. Even if your boss didn't give you the 1.5x : raise, it wasn't in your expectation and you wouldn't be unhappy if you didn