His "blues" made thousands of people fascinated and sad. I usually don't like the words full of "blues", even though they are as profound as they are, but the stagnation after reading blocks the optimistic and carefree mentality. However, it took only one day to finish reading this book, and the reason why I was so hungry was because I found my own shadow in high school. Let me have some reservations for the time being. Let me tell you the general content of the book first. Haruki Murakami's autobiographical memoir "What I Talk about When I Run" describes his mental journey as a "running writer". He will persist in running 11 kilometers every day for nearly 31 years, complete at least one full marathon (42 kilometers) every year, and then challenge the triathlon. From the point of physical quality, he is only a mortal, but step by step, he has achieved what a professional athlete can achieve for years. Concentration and endurance are essential for success, and Murakami clearly tells readers that they can be trained the day after tomorrow. As the book says, "this is very similar to the practice of strengthening muscles written earlier. Writing without interruption every day, concentrating on work, these must be done-continuously transmit such information to the body system, let it remember it firmly, then move the scale quietly, and raise the limit value up bit by bit, being careful not to let the body find it. This is similar to jogging every day, strengthening muscles, and gradually building a runner's body shape. Give it a thrill. Keep it going. Give it a boost. Keep it going. This process certainly requires patience, but it will definitely be rewarded accordingly. " After reading this book, most people will be influenced by it. Out of worship and longing for a healthy life, they are eager to start fitness in a planned way. From such a positive impact alone, this book is worthy of being the spiritual food for working people. The first two-thirds of the book outlines the training and mentality changes in the months before preparing for a recent full marathon in the form of an excerpt diary. Each chapter is also interspersed with several special running experiences, such as running a half marathon for the first time, from Athens to marathon under the coolest conditions, and running the first full distance of 42 kilometers along the most primitive route in history. The charm of Murakami's writing is certainly not limited to running itself. His stage has changed like a dream, from Hawaii to Greece, from Hokkaido in Japan to Cambridge in the United States. Various environments brew a variety of experiences. "To some extent, I may be actively pursuing isolation. For people in my profession, although there are differences in degree, this is the only way that can't be bypassed. This feeling of loneliness will be like acid overflowing from a bottle from time to time, which will unconsciously corrode people's hearts and melt them. This is a sharp double-edged sword, which protects people's hearts, but also subtly but intermittently damages the inner walls of the hearts. We probably have a taste of this danger and are well aware of it. Only in this way, I must exercise my body continuously and physically, and sometimes even exhaust my physical strength to eliminate the loneliness of the internal load of my body. " Most people usually think of artists as unhealthy or decadent. However, Haruki Murakami is beyond our expectation: she goes to bed at 11: 11 p.m. and starts at 5: 11 a.m. every day, her diet is mostly vegetables and fish, she seldom eats meat and sweets, and she never smokes. In this regard, he gave a dialectical explanation: "I basically agree with the idea that writing novels is an unhealthy business." When we intend to write a novel and show a story in words, the toxic things hidden in human nature will inevitably seep out and emerge on the surface. Writers have to confront this toxin more or less, knowing the danger clearly, but they still have to deal with it skillfully. If there is no toxin in it, you can't really practice creative behavior. People must be as healthy as possible if they want to deal with unhealthy things. This is my proposition. Even an imperfect soul needs a sound body. This statement is quite contradictory, but it is my deep feeling since I became a professional novelist. Healthy and unhealthy things are by no means ice and fire poles, nor are they tit for tat. They complement each other, and in some cases are naturally wrapped in each other. People who look forward to health often only think about healthy things, while unhealthy people only think about unhealthy things. Such a bias will not make people achieve positive results. " The so-called artistic behavior, from its initial origin, contains unhealthy and anti-social elements. I take the initiative to admit this. Only in this way, many writers (artists) will begin to be decadent from the level of real life, or they will be wrapped in anti-social clothes. This is completely understandable. I will never deny such a gesture. However, I think that if we want to keep writing novels as a profession, we must build an immune system that can fight against this dangerous (and sometimes deadly) poison. Only in this way can we correctly and efficiently fight against the virulent poison rope, in other words, can we build a more magnificent story. To build this self-immune system and maintain it for a long time, we must have extraordinary energy, and we must try our best to seek this energy. But where can we get this energy except our basic physical strength? 1? 2. Long-distance running is a way to regulate the physical and mental health pursued by Haruki Murakami. However, a good book often turns around when you think you have read through the main idea of the book. The sixth chapter of the book describes another attempt to challenge the limit? Ultramarathon (twice the distance of an ordinary marathon, about 111 kilometers). After he finished the game, he certainly had great joy and confidence. But what did such an incredible long-distance running finally bring him? Calling it "runner's blues" is simply a decline in enthusiasm, and running is beginning to be regarded as a form of repetition. When I read the book here, I felt a shock in my heart. Suddenly, my memories of struggling for an award day and night for three consecutive years came to mind. That's right. Perseverance and perseverance are the qualities that we should cultivate when we are taught from childhood. However, in order to achieve a simple and clear goal, some people choose to persist to the extreme, and constantly squeeze their lives. After constantly challenging their limits from the subconscious to the real life, they get a wound that can be healed for a long time. Too much is not enough, so the trauma is that they are pursuing "faith"? 1? 2. The price paid for leaving any feelings, temptations and even death behind without hesitation.