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Stop Doing List（不为清单）Stop Doing List（不为清单）

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Stop Doing List (Not-To-Do List)

Not doing wrong things is more important than doing right things.

📌 Concept Analysis

Stop Doing List = Immediately stop upon discovering an error; through continuously clearing away mistakes, let the right things naturally emerge.

Most people think “what must I do to succeed?” but Duan Yongping thinks “what must I NOT do to avoid failure?”

It’s not a technique, not a formula, but a way of thinking: discover error → stop immediately → cost minimized.

💡 Core Understanding

  • Stop Doing List is a way of thinking, not a technique. “Stop Doing List refers to doing the right thing. It’s not a skill or formula but a way of thinking: if you discover an error, stop immediately, because at that moment cost is minimized.”
  • Stop Doing List is built item by item—there are no shortcuts. “Stop Doing List has no shortcuts—you must accumulate it yourself, build it up item by item, realize it through experience. Stop doing means discovering error and stopping; over time the effects become obvious. Many people can’t resist immediate temptation and 30 years later are still stuck there.”
  • Greatness accumulates bit by bit. “Greatness accumulates bit by bit, and this list too was built item by item—through distilling successful experiences and summarizing lessons from mistakes.”

🛠 How to Practice

Duan Yongping’s personal Stop Doing List (investment portion):

  1. No long-term interest-bearing loans → Maximum survival chance when crisis comes
  2. No shorting — Lost $100-200 million shorting Baidu—a profound lesson
  3. No short-term speculation — Walk by the river often enough and you’ll get wet once—and once wet, you’re wet for life
  4. Don’t do what you don’t understand — Don’t touch what you can’t understand; better to miss opportunities than make big errors
  5. Don’t make 20 decisions a year — Making 20 investment decisions in a lifetime is enough

📖 Case Analysis

OPPO/vivo corporate Stop Doing List:

  • No sales department → No need to negotiate deals—all customers get one price
  • No individual price negotiation with customers → Saves massive time on both sides; over 10-20 years this adds up enormously
  • No OEM work → OEM products have no differentiation; hard to make profits
  • No interest-bearing debt → Will never collapse from broken capital chain

⚠️ Common Misconceptions

  • ❌ Misconception 1: Stop Doing List is negative—it only knows what NOT to do rather than actively doing more. ✅ Correct view: “Not doing wrong things is more important than doing right things.” By clearing away errors, the right things naturally emerge—this is a more efficient path to success, not passive conservatism. (Source: Stanford SDL dialogue, 2018-09-30)

  • ❌ Misconception 2: Knowing what not to do means being able to do it. ✅ Correct view: “Many people frequently do things they know are wrong because they can’t resist the temptation of short-term gains.” There’s a huge gap between knowing and doing—requires long-term accumulation and self-discipline. (Source: Stanford SDL dialogue, 2018-09-30)

💬 Original Quotes

“Not doing wrong things is more important than doing right things.” (Source: Stanford SDL dialogue, 2018-09-30)

“Stop Doing List refers to doing the right thing. It’s not a skill or formula but a way of thinking: if you discover an error, stop immediately, because at that moment cost is minimized.” (Source: Stanford SDL dialogue, 2018-09-30)

“Stop Doing List has no shortcuts—you must accumulate it yourself, build it up item by item, realize it through experience. Stop doing means discovering error and stopping; over time the effects become obvious. Many people can’t let go of immediate temptation and 30 years later they’re still there.” (Source: Stanford SDL dialogue, 2018-09-30)

“Greatness accumulates bit by bit, and this list too was built item by item—through distilling successful experiences and summarizing lessons from mistakes.” (Source: Stanford SDL dialogue, 2018-09-30)

🔗 Related Nodes

Upstream Concepts (prerequisites for understanding this concept): Fundamental Duty (Ben Fen) · Ordinary Mind

Downstream Concepts (conclusions derived from this): Long-termism · Circle of Competence

Related Company Cases BBK · OPPO · vivo

Related People Duan Yongping

Stop Doing List（不为清单）

不做不对的事，比做对的事更重要

📌 概念解析

Stop Doing List = 发现错了就立刻停止，通过持续清除错误，让正确的事情自然浮现。

大多数人的思维是”我要做什么才能成功”，但段永平的思维是**“我不做什么，才能不失败”**。

它不是一个技巧，不是一个公式，而是一种思维方式：发现错了 → 立刻停 → 成本最小。

💡 核心理解

  • Stop Doing List 是思维方式，不是技巧。 “Stop Doing List说的是做对的事情。它不是一个skill（技巧）或者formula（公式），而是思维方式：如果发现错了，就立刻停止，因为这个时候成本是最小的。”
  • Stop Doing List 是一条条攒出来的，没有捷径。 “Stop Doing List没有shortcut（捷径），要靠自己去积累，去攒，去体悟。stop doing就是发现错，就要停，时间长了就效果很明显。很多人放不下眼前的诱惑，30年后还在那儿。”
  • 厉害都是一点点攒出来的。 “厉害都是一点点攒出来的，这个list也是一条条攒出来的，通过对成功经验的扬弃和对犯错误经历的总结，攒出来的。”

🛠 如何实践

段永平个人的 Stop Doing List（投资部分）：

  1. 不做长期有息贷款 → 危机来临时才有最大生存机会
  2. 不做空 → 曾经做空百度亏了1~2亿美金，深刻教训
  3. 不做短期投机 → 常在河边走，湿一回鞋就湿一辈子
  4. 不懂不做 → 看不懂的不碰，宁可错过，不能犯大错
  5. 不一年做20个决策 → 一辈子做20个投资决策就够了

📖 案例拆解

OPPO/vivo 的企业 Stop Doing List：

  • 没有销售部 → 不需要谈生意，所有客户一个价
  • 不单独和客户谈价钱 → 省了双方大量时间，10年20年加起来很恐怖
  • 不代工 → 代工产品没有差异化，很难有利润
  • 没有有息贷款 → 永远不会倒在资金链断裂上

⚠️ 常见误区

  • ❌ 误区1：Stop Doing List 是消极的，只知道不做什么，不如积极去做更多事情。 ✅ 正解：“不做不对的事，比做对的事更重要”。通过清除错误，正确的事情自然浮现——这是一种更高效的成功路径，而不是消极保守。（来源：斯坦福SDL对话，2018-09-30）

  • ❌ 误区2：知道了不该做什么，就能做到。 ✅ 正解：“很多人经常做一些明知是错的事情，是因为抵挡不了短期利益的诱惑”。知道和做到之间有巨大的距离，需要靠长期积累和自律。（来源：斯坦福SDL对话，2018-09-30）

💬 原文金句

“不做不对的事，比做对的事更重要。“（来源：斯坦福SDL对话，2018-09-30）

“Stop Doing List说的是做对的事情。它不是一个skill（技巧）或者formula（公式），而是思维方式：如果发现错了，就立刻停止，因为这个时候成本是最小的。“（来源：斯坦福SDL对话，2018-09-30）

“Stop Doing List没有shortcut（捷径），要靠自己去积累，去攒，去体悟。stop doing就是发现错，就要停，时间长了就效果很明显。很多人放不下眼前的诱惑，30年后还在那儿。“（来源：斯坦福SDL对话，2018-09-30）

“厉害都是一点点攒出来的，这个list也是一条条攒出来的，通过对成功经验的扬弃和对犯错误经历的总结，攒出来的。“（来源：斯坦福SDL对话，2018-09-30）

🔗 关联节点

上游概念（理解这个概念的前提）： 本分 · 平常心

下游概念（由此推导出的结论）： 长期主义 · 能力圈

相关公司案例 步步高 · OPPO · vivo

相关人物 段永平

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