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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 57
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
A messenger boy in those days had many pleasures. There were wholesale fruit stores, where a pocketful of apples was sometimes to be had for the prompt delivery of a message; bakers' and confectioners' shops, where sweet cakes were sometimes given to him. He met with very kind men, to whom he looked up with respect; they spoke a pleasant word and complimented him on his promptness, perhaps asked him to deliver a message on the way back to the office. I do not know a situation in which a boy is more apt to attract attention, which is all a really clever boy requires in order to rise. Wise men are always looking out for clever boys.
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定位：Additional excerpt 57 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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那时的信差有很多乐趣。水果批发店有时因为及时送信而给一兜苹果；面包店和糖果店有时给甜点。他遇到很多和善的人，他尊敬他们；他们和他说句好话，夸他迅速，也许还让他在回办公室的路上再送一封信。我觉得没有哪个岗位比信差更容易引起注意，而一个真正聪明的男孩需要的就是被注意。聪明人总是在寻找聪明的男孩。
上下文
卡内基在自传中回忆做电报信差时的日常，强调这份工作如何让年轻人获得关注和机会。
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你现在的岗位，怎样做才能让关键的人注意到你的能力和态度？
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