Yu Hua on Dong Yu Hui's Livestream: Be Appropriately Detached at Work
Recently, writer Yu Hua appeared on the "With Hui" livestream, discussing "From Literature to the Human World" in a roughly 2-hour interview. Livestream data shows that sales of the commemorative edition of "To Live" reached 1 to 2.5 million yuan during the interview. Yu Hua frequently offered witty and humorous advice to young people, stating that it's important to learn to be appropriately "spiritually detached" from work, creating space to pursue personal interests.
When discussing short videos, Yu Hua said that like Mo Yan, he spends time watching them every day and can learn from them. He stated that short videos and iced Americanos are essential to his daily routine.
In fact, Yu Hua's views during this livestream are highly consistent with his long-held philosophy on life and work.
Just past the thirty-first "World Book Day," Yu Hua and Mo Yan shared their experiences and insights in a dialogue, addressing the question from netizens about how young people entering society can cope with the "Odyssey period."
Yu Hua admitted that his own "Odyssey period" was the 5 years he spent as a dentist, and he warmly reminded everyone that confusion and anxiety are not exclusive to young people, but are a lifelong norm.
He also shared that after opening a short video account at the end of last year, a student netizen sought his help due to anxiety over final exam results. He gave the practical advice of "first get a good night's sleep, and then worry," stating that anxiety cannot be avoided, but its impact on life can be minimized. He emphasized learning from life, gaining experience, and remembering the pleasant while forgetting the unpleasant, to lengthen happiness and shorten worries.
Tracing back further, Yu Hua once frankly stated in an interview, "Don't seek the meaning of life in work." This insightful view also resonated widely with netizens at the time and was praised for "hitting the nail on the head regarding the workplace difficulties of contemporary young people."