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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 172

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

One day while waiting in the anteroom of a publishing house to see a member of the firm, he picked up a book and began to read it. Since he had to wait for nearly an hour, he had read a large part of the volume when he was at last admitted to the private office. When his business was finished, Bok asked the publisher why this book was not selling.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 172 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

有一天,博克在一家出版社的前厅等候见合伙人,随手拿起一本书读了起来。因为等了将近一小时,他被叫进办公室时已经读了大半。办完事后,他问出版商这本书为什么卖不动。这个故事说明,商机常藏在等待的碎片时间里:保持好奇,随手翻阅,就能发现别人忽视的问题。当你对某个产品产生疑问时,不妨直接向负责人提出,并主动思考解决方案,而不是让疑问停留在抱怨层面。

上下文

出自博克自传,记录他在出版社等候时偶然发现一本滞销书并追问原因的经历。

今日一问

你最近在等待或闲暇时,有没有随手发现一个被忽视的问题,并主动追问下去?

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