5HOWS / THE READING ROOM
Five Hows.
A manual for life.
A life technical manual written in Euclidean geometric structure. Starting from axioms, it progressively derives development paths for both the elite and the non-elite.
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All Chapters
6 published chapters. Choose a question and begin.
How to Truly Live
Lifetime is a theme park pass — you always try to visit more parks. Explore the development paths of the elite and non-elite, and the ultimate meaning of wealth — serving original dishes to the world.
How to Manage Wealth
The path from first bucket of gold to perpetual financial freedom. Discusses the logic behind W₀ (~30M RMB) and how the non-elite can achieve financial freedom through value investing.
How to Make Things Happen
The exclusive subject for the elite. The startup logic from 0 to 1, the Dream Captain theory, and the concrete path to serving original dishes to the world.
How to Predict the Future
The elite's second exclusive subject. Understanding historical patterns and technological trends, and making judgments at the frontier of humanity's knowledge convex hull.
How to Do Anything
Extra chapter. A collection of second-tier techniques — how to get over a breakup, how to win, how to choose a major, and more. Since it is "Anything", topics are endless.
How to Do Anything — 2026 Edition
The new extra chapter for 2026. In an era where AI reshapes everything, even second-tier techniques get an upgrade — revisiting old questions with new tools and new thinking.
02 / Theory System
Core Concepts
5hows unfolds in Euclidean geometric structure: axioms first, then theorems, then corollaries. Key concepts throughout the book:
Serve Original Dishes
Make original contributions on the frontier of human knowledge, efficiency, thought, and culture. This is the ultimate mission of the elite.
Core PhilosophyKnowledge Convex Hull
The boundary of all known human knowledge. Only by making original contributions at this frontier can one truly create new value for the world.
Personal GrowthThe Passion
Something you do every day without needing to be pushed — not a physiological need or an assignment from others. Finding The Passion is the starting point of the elite.
Person ClassificationThe Elite
Those willing to serve original dishes to the world. Their development path centers on how4 and how5.
Person ClassificationThe Non-Elite
Those who choose not to serve original dishes to the world (not derogatory). Their development path centers on how1/how2; how3 is mandatory for everyone.
Wealth SystemW₀ (~30M RMB)
The wealth target for the non-elite track. About 30 million RMB in investable capital — the starting point of perpetual financial freedom.
Wealth SystemW₁ (~300M RMB)
The wealth magnitude achieved through "How to Reach the Shore." Requires special opportunity and mindset; no universal path exists.
Wealth SystemWH (~7B+ RMB)
The wealth magnitude achieved by the elite through "making things happen." The non-elite cannot reach this level.
Theoretical FoundationAxiom Zero: Humanity Has a Future
The foundational axiom of 5hows. Believe it or not — it cannot be proven. All deductions in this work are built upon this axiom.
Theoretical FoundationCausally True Proposition
Not a strictly true proposition, but highly likely to be causally true. Most narratives in 5hows fall into this category. Distinct from strictly true propositions.
Theoretical FoundationGeometric Writing
Unfolds in Euclidean geometric structure — axioms first, then theorems, then corollaries. 5hows follows this logical structure as much as possible.
Personal GrowthLearning Curve
The elite are only responsible for their own learning curve. If the curve is steep enough, and The Passion intersects with world demand, excellence cannot be hidden.
Startup TheoryDream Captain
The golden standard for judging the scale of an endeavor: you are in the #1 position and have attracted n Dream Captains. The more Dream Captains, the more exponentially valuable the venture.
Wealth SystemGRw=20% (Investment Ceiling)
Wealth management has a ceiling return rate of about 20%. This comes from the world's demand limit for "money" itself. The elite are not bound by this constraint.
03 / Timeline
Creation History
5hows Writing Completed
Written in April 2025 (2504)
Main Series Batch Release
How to Manage Wealth, How to Maintain Position, How to Make Things Happen, How to Predict the Future, and How to Anything — all released on the same day.
"How to Truly Live" Published
Prologue chapter — the development paths for both the elite and non-elite tracks.
"How to Anything 2026 Edition" Started
Spring thunder rolls — fruit falls from the tree, a new chapter begins.
If a proposition is not strictly true but highly likely to be causally true, this work tends to disclose rather than conceal. The author seeks no fame or profit from this work and does not want to reduce its dissemination value by demanding perfection.