My "academic genius" persona is so convincing!

Chapter 19 Philosophical Proposition: How can less be more?

"Xiao Lin, how do you plan to use these several hundred thousand?"

My mother spoke up, asking with a smile.

"I don't know, I don't have any plans yet."

"How about you do a design, and Mom will sponsor a villa for you to use as your wedding home?"

Clearly, this inspiration came from Manager Chen.

Xue Lin's face also darkened.

Now I finally understand a little better what Chen Bo was feeling back then.

They did make urging someone to get married sound rather sophisticated.

However, Xue Lin smiled and said, "I don't know where I'll develop my career in the future. I might not settle down in Jiangcheng."

"Where do you want to go? Nanjing? I'd like to build a villa there."

My mother seemed to be deep in thought. In Jiang Province, the two most prosperous cities are Nanjing and Jiangcheng.

Now, they are in Jiangcheng.

"Maybe, I don't know, we'll see when the time comes."

Xue Lin gently shook his head.

There's no rush.

He's only a high school student, why is he thinking so far ahead?

"I think the most important thing for me right now is the second mock exam. What do you think, Mom?"

Xue Lin spoke.

Mom naturally smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything more."

......

With hundreds of thousands of yuan in his pocket, Xue Lin hadn't yet considered how to use it.

Let's talk about it during summer vacation.

At least for now, the most important thing is still the second mock exam, and even the college entrance exam!

Came to school.

Xue Lin, as always, started doing exercises early in the morning.

I also organized my error notebook.

A notebook for recording mistakes is very important; at least for him, it's like a weather vane.

It's possible to organize what he didn't fully understand, so we can review it more later.

"What song are you listening to? Give me one, bro."

Chu Ming walked in from outside, saw Xue Lin wearing headphones, and spoke.

"Here you go." Xue Lin handed over the earphones.

Chu Ming put them directly on his ears.

But soon, a mask of pain appeared on his face.

"Dude, is it really that bad? This... is it your English listening comprehension?"

Just how much do you enjoy learning?

Xue Lin just smiled.

Immediately afterwards, he handed the first batch of error notebooks he had previously compiled to Chu Ming.

"You can read it first. I'll explain it to you during the last evening self-study session, or when you're lifting weights," Xue Lin said.

During the last evening self-study session, there weren't many people left in the classroom. If you were in a corner and kept your voice down, you shouldn't disturb too many people.

Therefore, Xue Lin did have this plan.

"I've thought about the fitness instructor thing you mentioned before, and it's definitely something I can do. But you should at least pass the college entrance exam first."

Chu Ming wore a bitter face; he really didn't like studying!

But looking at Xue Lin's serious face...

"Okay, thanks, bro."

"Yeah, just over a hundred days left. Hang in there and study hard, so you won't be unable to answer my questions later." Xue Lin said with a smile.

"it is good."

Chu Ming agreed, knowing that Xue Lin was doing it for his own good.

But after watching for only a short while, I heard snoring.

"If you can't stand it, then so be it; at least your sleep quality is pretty good."

Xue Lin gently shook his head.

He didn't rush to wake him up.

This person is quite capable; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to get into the top class. It's just that they've given up on it now.

With a little effort, getting into a good university is absolutely no problem.

......

At the end of the day, Xue Lin felt extremely fulfilled.

At least, today's error notebook is full again.

"Let's go, bro, let's go lift some weights."

Xue Lin looked at Chu Ming, who was still scratching his head while looking at his error notebook, and spoke directly.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

Chu Ming felt as if he had been granted a pardon, but then Xue Lin's words plunged him into hell.

"Bring your notebook with you; I'll go over it with you during the break."

Chu Ming, "..."

That's so heartless!

"Have you covered enough for today? Tomorrow, I'll talk to you for a while after class every day."

Xue Lin spoke, a smile on his face.

However, in Chu Ming's view, it wasn't so wonderful.

"Dude, this is torture!"

"Okay, just bear with it a little longer."

Xue Lin just smiled.

......

Despite the long day, Xue Lin didn't feel tired at all; she still had plenty of energy.

When he got home, he turned on his computer.

"Start working on the thesis."

Writing a paper is a long process; it may take at least half a month before it can be submitted.

But he wasn't in a hurry.

For those in the construction industry, there's no use in being anxious anytime.

If you rush the production schedule, the quality will mostly be compromised.

Waterproofing will leak if done poorly when rushing to meet deadlines, and the impact is even greater when civil engineering is also rushing to meet deadlines.

As for rushing to meet deadlines for papers, then all that's left is to pad the paper with filler.

What data? What experiment?

By the time you reach your third year of graduate school, everything seems to open up completely; things you couldn't do before, you suddenly can do.

Data that I used to have doubts about, I now believe without a doubt.

To graduate, I compiled some data. What happened to the experimental results at point p?

Why are you fixated on this little bit of data?

But he doesn't need it yet.

It's not that urgent yet, but I still have to write my thesis.

After all, if these theories were put forward by someone else, he would lose a page in architectural history.

He would never allow such a thing to happen to him.

Let's start with minimalism.

After this idea popped into Xue Lin's mind, he began writing the outline of his thesis.

A research paper does not require any experiments.

After all, this is more inclined towards the core principles of architecture.

Even publishing in history and philosophy journals is no problem at all.

but.

Since it's about architecture, we should start with architecture journals.

Submitting to a more theoretical architecture journal would be just as effective.

all in all.

Everything else must be done first, like getting the paper done.

Xue Lin quickly finalized the concept.

Less is more!

"This is the essence of minimalism!"

When he first heard this concept, he also thought it was a bit of nonsense. What does it mean that less is more?

How can less be more?

Are you out of your mind or am I out of my mind?

But this is the most important meaning of minimalism.

It is also a kind of aesthetic connotation.

First, what is the essence of architecture?

It means residence.

It's a comfortable place to live!

Secondly, it serves as a bridge for communication between humans and nature!

That might be a bit convoluted.

In essence, it involves removing redundant architectural decorations, retaining the main body of the building, and further highlighting the "living" feeling that the main body of the building brings.

Instead of being overwhelmed by complex architectural decorations, which create too much distance between the building and people.

It makes people pay more attention to the architecture itself.

Minimalism is about getting rid of useless things and making the remaining useful things stand out.

The expression of this in architecture is quite obvious.

What is lacking are unnecessary elements, complex decorations and forms; what is abundant is a purer embodiment of architectural function and imaginative space achieved through minimalism.