Gauss was born in Germany on April 1777. He is one of the greatest mathematicians in18th century. Gauss was diligent and eager to learn since he was a child, and he showed superhuman mathematical ability very early. It is said that on one occasion, when his father was settling accounts, little Gauss stood by and watched quietly. When his father thought the calculation was correct, Little Gauss said seriously, "Dad, you are mistaken, it should be …" After checking, it was really Gauss's answer. When Gauss was seven years old, his father sent him to a nearby school. At school, Gauss is the youngest student in the class, but he is the best student in mathematics and is often praised by teachers. Gauss studies hard and diligently. At school during the day, besides listening carefully in class, he also studied mathematics hard in his spare time and read many books on big mathematics. In the evening, in order to save lamp oil, my father asked little Gauss to go to bed as soon as it got dark, but Gauss liked reading too much, so he dug out a big radish, stuffed a piece of grease, inserted a wick and made a small oil lamp. He hid on the top floor alone, absorbed in reading and studying in the dim light, and didn't go to bed until late at night. When he was a student, Gauss also wrote many "math diary" to record his new discoveries and ingenious solutions when solving problems. With these solid knowledge bases, Gauss realized several mathematical theorems at the age of 17 and became a famous little mathematician. 1795, Gauss 18 years old, came to the famous University of G? ttingen to study mathematics. In the second year, he successfully solved a major mathematical problem that had not been solved for more than two thousand years since the Greek mathematician Euclid, which caused a sensation in the whole mathematical field. Someone once asked Gauss, "Why can you make so many discoveries in science?" Gauss replied, "If others think about mathematical truth as intently and persistently as I do, he will find the same thing." From this point of view, "concentration and persistence" is the secret of Gauss's success. It is said that Gauss once caused many "jokes" because he was too absorbed in studying mathematics. Once Gauss's wife was ill. At this time, Gauss was immersed in a math problem. Someone rushed to tell him that his wife's illness was getting worse and worse. Gauss didn't seem to hear you. Go on working. After a while, someone came to tell him that his wife's illness was getting worse. Gauss said, "I'll go right away!" " You go first! After that, he still sat there, thinking about his math problems. Seeing that he hasn't come yet, people sent a brave man to inform Gauss: "Madam is in critical condition. If you don't go at once, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see her for the last time!" But Gauss said slowly, "Keep her waiting". Gauss always studies mathematical problems persistently. He is most opposed to giving up halfway. When Gauss proves some important theorems, he always finds many solutions and proofs, and finds the simplest method and the most wonderful proof from them. He once said, "Any questionable proof cannot be regarded as the real proof of mathematics. "Gauss devoted his life to studying mathematics and made outstanding contributions to the development of science.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Sun Jing, a famous politician. When he was young, he was eager to learn. He often closed the door and kept reading alone. Reading from morning till night every day, often forgetting to eat and sleep. After studying for a long time, I am tired, but I still don't rest. After a long time, I was too tired to doze off. Afraid of affecting his study, he came up with a special method. In ancient times, men had long hair. He found a rope and tied it firmly to the beam. When he is tired of reading, he dozes off. When his head is lowered, the rope will hold his hair and hurt his scalp, wake up immediately and continue to study.

This is the story of Sun Jing's hanging beam.

During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin, who was also a famous politician. When I was young, because of the lack of knowledge, I went to many places to do things and was not taken seriously. After returning home, his family was also very cold and looked down on him. This is a great stimulus to him. So, he made up his mind to study hard. He often studies late into the night, is very tired, often takes a nap and wants to sleep. He also figured out a way to prepare an awl. Once he dozed off, he stabbed himself in the thigh with the awl. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, woke up by myself, and then insisted on reading. This made the story of Su Qin's "thorn".