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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 135

P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导

Throngs of excited, exasperated men crowded around, and the vestryman, seeing the effect of my ruse, smiled faintly and said, “Oh, of course it is all right,” and he and his companion quietly edged out of the crowd. The flags remained up all day and all night. The next morning I sought the vanquished vestrymen and obtained formal permission to make this use of the tree on following holidays, in consideration of my willingness to arrest the doleful strains of my discordant balcony band whenever services were held on week days in the church.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50115
定位:Additional excerpt 135 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

巴纳姆用一面旗子插在树上,激怒了教堂的执事。人群围上来时,执事看到这招奏效,只好勉强说“当然没问题”,然后悄悄溜走。旗子挂了一整天一整夜。第二天,巴纳姆找到那两位执事,提出一个交换:只要教堂工作日有礼拜时,他就让阳台上那支难听的乐队停下来,作为交换,他获得在以后节日里使用这棵树的正式许可。这告诉我们,面对冲突时,与其硬碰硬,不如找到对方真正的痛点,用让步换取自己需要的权利。

上下文

巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名马戏团老板,这段话出自他的自传《奋斗与胜利》,讲述他早年用奇招吸引观众、与当地教堂周旋的经历。

今日一问

当你和他人发生利益冲突时,能否找到对方的痛点,用一个小让步换取自己真正想要的东西?

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