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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 117

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

Edward felt that his daytime hours, spent in a publishing atmosphere as stenographer with Henry Holt and Company, were more in line with his editorial duties during the evenings. The Brooklyn Magazine was now earning a comfortable income for its two young proprietors, and their backers were entirely satisfied with the way it was being conducted. In fact, one of these backers, Mr. Rufus T. Bush, associated with the Standard Oil Company, who became especially interested, thought he saw in the success of the two boys a possible opening for one of his sons, who was shortly to be graduated from college. He talked to the publisher and editor about the idea, but the boys showed by their books that while there was a reasonable income for them, not wholly dependent on the magazine, there was no room for a third.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 117 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

博克觉得,白天在亨利·霍尔特出版公司做速记员,能让他更贴近出版氛围,与晚上的编辑工作相辅相成。当时《布鲁克林杂志》已为两位年轻老板带来可观收入,投资人也很满意。其中一位投资人、标准石油公司的鲁弗斯·布什甚至想安排自己即将大学毕业的儿子加入,但两位年轻人通过账目表明,虽然杂志收入不错,却还没有余力容纳第三个人。这说明,当事业稳步发展时,要清楚自己的承载能力,不因人情压力而盲目扩张;同时,白天的本职工作如果能与副业形成技能互补,就是最好的安排。

上下文

博克与朋友科尔弗合伙经营《布鲁克林杂志》,同时他在出版社做速记员,这段讲述他如何平衡工作与副业。

今日一问

你的主业和副业之间是互相促进还是彼此消耗?你清楚自己团队或项目的承载上限吗?

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