君子容易事奉,但要想讨得他的喜欢则很难。以不正当的方式讨他喜欢,他是不会喜欢的;但他在用人上,却能做到量才使用。小人难以事奉,但要想博得他的欢心则很容易。如果以不正当的手段讨他喜欢,他是会喜欢的;但当他用人时,则会求全责备。
At a restaurant do you order what you know is great, or do you try something new? Do you make what you know will sell or try something new? Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met? The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive, but aim for 1/3.
What ever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will want to bring others and show them how well you do what you do.