什么事儿不要钻牛角尖 能放手就放手
“Don't get too hung up on things. Let go when you can.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我活了这么多年 我就学会一个道理
“I've lived long enough to learn one thing.”
什么事 儿 不要 钻牛角尖 能 放手 就 放手
“Don't get too hung up on things. Let go when you can.”
要不到最后 非得疯了
“Or else, you'll drive yourself crazy.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Elder generations in China frequently invoke the wisdom of letting go (放手) as an antidote to obsessive striving that threatens mental well-being.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to split hairs; to get obsessed with an unsolvable problem or dead end
Extremely common idiom used to counsel people against overthinking and mental self-torture.
to let go; to relinquish attachment
Used both literally (releasing physical grip) and figuratively (releasing emotional attachments or struggles).