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there was someone sitting at each desk, and the rustling sound of turning pages could be heard from time to time in the room... one sunday morning, the author came to the library of a howitzer company of a brigade of the 82nd group army and found that this company, which was famous for its officers and soldiers' love of reading, was indeed different.

during this rare break time, everyone didn’t play games or watch videos. instead, everyone held a book in their hands and read it seriously.

"it is not easy to create such a strong learning atmosphere." officer yu yangyang said that when he first came to the company, he found that everyone was not very interested in reading and learning. not only were there few books in the library, but there were also only a handful of officers and soldiers who developed the habit of reading. seeing everyone wasting their rest time playing games and watching videos, yu yangyang was very anxious.

so, he discussed with the company commander and decided to buy more books for the library. he also made a "reading passbook" for each officer and soldier, asking them to write down the books they had read and take them out to "dry them" regularly.

at the beginning, yu yangyang was very happy to see everyone actively borrowing books and reading, but after a long time, he could not sit still: the officers and soldiers who insisted on reading were always the same few, and most people were only "enthusiastic for three minutes".

what was the problem? was it that everyone was too busy recently, or that the books were not to their taste? yu yangyang went to find corporal zhao jiaxu to find out what was going on.

zhao jiaxu has loved reading since he was a child and is a frequent visitor to the company library. he told yu yangyang that everyone has indeed changed a lot during this period, and even those "experienced gamers" have borrowed a few books to read. but after reading, they feel like they have completed a "deposit" task and have no motivation to continue.

yu yangyang fell into deep thought after hearing this: blindly assigning tasks and setting targets for reading is difficult to fully mobilize everyone's initiative and enthusiasm. when the task is completed, some people will return to their original state. in order to create an atmosphere where everyone consciously reads and studies, the influence and drive of people around you is also needed.

one day, yu yangyang saw a friend sharing his reading experience on wechat moments. when he clicked on it to read, it suddenly occurred to him that the company could also set up a "reading circle of friends" to allow everyone to write down their favorite books and experiences. through recommendations from comrades around them, they could stimulate everyone's interest in reading, create a strong learning atmosphere, and make reading a habit for officers and soldiers.

after some discussion, he and the company commander made a "read, recommend, and review" qr code with a try-it attitude and posted it in the library and squad dormitories. by scanning the code, officers and soldiers can see the books their comrades have read, recommended books, and reading experiences.

moreover, whenever they had time, they would stay in the library, reading books or writing book reviews, setting an example for everyone. gradually, more and more people in the company started reading.

"i heard you have the book "suffering and glory", can you lend it to me?" a few weeks later, a soldier came to borrow a book from yu yangyang, which surprised him. after further questioning, he learned that since the company launched the "read, recommend, review" qr code, although this soldier didn't like reading much before, he would often scan the code to read it. he found that his comrades were recommending "suffering and glory" recently, so he became curious.

unexpectedly, the small qr code stirred up a lot of people, and the originally deserted library became lively. "this is recommended by squad leader chen. last time, he achieved excellent results in the group army professional competition. it is said that he learned a lot of moves from the book." a soldier took out two professional books from his bag and said to the author. i saw that the corners of one of the books were a little wrinkled, and there were notes inside. they were his casual reading experience, which he had not had time to organize.

"every generation has its own long march..." looking through yu yangyang's reading notes, he recommended the book "the long march" to everyone. at the same time, by telling the story of how the red army soldiers completed great feats such as crossing the dadu river, seizing the luding bridge, and crossing the jiajin mountain with extraordinary courage and perseverance, he encouraged everyone to continue the heroic and unyielding revolutionary spirit of their ancestors, "our goal is ahead, everyone must grit their teeth and speed up..."

although there is no reading task, the enthusiasm of officers and soldiers has not diminished at all. the company took advantage of the opportunity to launch the "book drifting" activity, encouraging everyone to put their favorite and finished books in the library along with the reasons for recommendation to share with their comrades.

sergeant first class yin wenquan is a technical expert in the company. luo zizhuang, a battalion cadre, said that he could always see yin wenquan in the library during the night inspections. "you have such a heavy training task these two days, why don't you take a rest?" luo zizhuang couldn't help but ask. it turned out that yin wenquan encountered a bottleneck in his ability after being transferred to a technician. in addition to studying textbooks every day, he also squeezed out time to read books on mechanical structure and automation to help himself understand the principles and improve his skills.

"what impressed me most was lou yu's transformation." luo zizhuang said that one day, he was surprised to find that the "loud-mouthed" squad leader lou actually talked to the soldiers in a gentle and serious manner. "it's not terrible to make mistakes, just correct them. you should take a good look at how i do it..." on the training ground, squad leader lou patiently explained tactical movements to the new soldiers. luo zizhuang suddenly remembered that squad leader lou read a book about scientific leadership in the library the night before, and it seemed that he had learned a lot. (wang yi)

(liberation army daily)