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本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
In truth, I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order; and now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it. But, on the whole, tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it; as those who aim at perfect writing by imitating the engraved copies, tho' they never reach the wish'd-for excellence of those copies, their hand is mended by the endeavor, and is tolerable while it continues fair and legible.
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富兰克林坦承自己在“秩序”这一美德上实在无可救药,年老记忆差时更感到缺乏秩序的苦。但他认为,尽管从未达到理想中的完美,努力本身已让他成为更好、更快乐的人。就像临摹字帖练字的人,虽达不到字帖的完美,但手已因练习而改善,字迹也算工整可读。核心是:追求完美的价值不在达成,而在过程带来的实际提升。你不必因为做不到满分就放弃努力,持续尝试本身就在重塑你。把目标从“完美”换成“比昨天好一点”,就能减少挫败感,保持行动。
上下文
富兰克林晚年回顾自己持续数十年的美德修炼,特别提到“秩序”一项始终未能做好。
今日一问
你因为哪个缺点没改好而想放弃努力?能否只关注努力带来的微小进步?
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