You must study hard from the beginning
——Comments on the 19th series of activities for in-depth study and practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development
People's Daily commentator
Letting party members and cadres receive education is a basic requirement for carrying out in-depth study and practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development. At present, the second batch of learning and practice activities has been launched. Learning should be given top priority from the beginning and should be carried out throughout the learning and practice activities.
To carry out in-depth study and practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development activities, the first task is learning. Learning is the prerequisite for deepening activities, and it is also the most important foundation for doing a good job in learning and practicing activities. Tall buildings rise from the ground. To make the Scientific Outlook on Development take root in the minds of party members and cadres and truly become a solid concept for promoting economic and social development, an important way is to rely on learning. The majority of party members and cadres who participated in the second batch of study and practice activities shoulder the important responsibility of implementing the party's line, principles and policies to the grassroots level and transforming them into conscious actions of the people. They are an important force in learning, publicizing and implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development. The depth of learning determines the height of understanding. The level of knowledge and understanding of the Scientific Outlook on Development directly affects the widespread popularization and in-depth implementation of the Scientific Outlook on Development. In actual work, the fundamental reason why some party members and cadres have deviations in their understanding of the Scientific Outlook on Development, their understanding is not thorough enough, and their consciousness and determination in implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development are not strong enough are insufficient learning. Only by studying hard from the beginning can we grasp the theoretical system, rich connotation, spiritual essence and basic requirements of the Scientific Outlook on Development as a whole, and truly understand why and how to achieve scientific development. Only by doing a good job in study can practice have a foundation, actions can be conscious, and the Scientific Outlook on Development can be implemented to the letter.
The first thing to learn is to read. Based on the characteristics of the second batch of study and practice activities, party members and cadres should be organized to conscientiously study the report of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, "Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin on Scientific Development", "Excerpts of Important Essays on the Scientific Outlook on Development", and a series of important speeches by Hu Jintao and other central leaders on carrying out study and practice activities. Cadres at or above the county level should also study "Selected Study Documents for Leading Cadres on In-depth Study and Practice of the Scientific Outlook on Development". We must persist in studying the original work. For key articles, you must read carefully and study them repeatedly to achieve a comprehensive understanding and integration.
Learning theory requires thinking. Learning without thinking means nothing. Thinking is the soul of learning, the bridge between theory and practice, and the way for knowledge to become power. Only by closely linking the practice of scientific development since the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the specific reality of the local unit and my own work and ideological practice, and thinking carefully with problems, can we have a clear mind, suddenly become enlightened, learn something to think about, learn something to understand, and learn to achieve something, and constantly transform the gains in ideological understanding into practical abilities to guide development, and into practical actions to promote scientific development.
Most of the party members and cadres participating in the second batch of study and practice activities have specific work and numerous affairs. They must pay attention to learning by doing and learning by doing, and prevent learning by doing and doing without learning. Whether learning is tight or not, leading cadres is the key. Party members and leading cadres at or above the county level are the backbone of promoting scientific development. They must fully understand the major responsibilities they shoulder in learning and practicing activities, insist on taking the lead in setting an example, and take the lead in learning first and learning more deeply. It is necessary to adopt various forms such as decentralized self-study, concentrated seminars, and central group study to strengthen the study and research of the scientific outlook on development, strive to master its positions, viewpoints, and methods, further update the development concept, clarify the development direction, clarify development ideas, and promote scientific development. It is necessary to arrange work and study reasonably, less socializing and socializing, and more reading and studying. As long as we always maintain the enthusiasm and tenacity for learning, are willing to invest time and energy, insist on in-depth learning, systematic learning, and lasting learning, and achieve true learning, true belief, and true application, we will surely be able to elevate the theoretical learning to a new realm, achieve new results in scientific development, and create a new situation in career development. （2009Year3month24日"People's Daily" No.4version）
