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亨利·福特:我的生活与工作·补录 295

亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导

Take some of the wastes. Take the wastes of power. The Mississippi Valley is without coal. Through its centre pour many millions of potential horsepower--the Mississippi River. But if the people by its banks want power or heat they buy coal that has been hauled hundreds of miles and consequently has to be sold at far above its worth as heat or power. Or if they cannot afford to buy this expensive coal, they go out and cut down trees, thereby depriving themselves of one of the great conservers of water power. Until recently they never thought of the power at hand which, at next to nothing beyond the initial cost, could heat, light, cook, and work for the huge population which that valley is destined to support.

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定位:Additional excerpt 295 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

福特拿密西西比河谷举例:那里没有煤,但大河本身流着几百万潜在马力。当地人却要么买从几百英里外运来的高价煤,要么砍树,结果破坏了水源涵养。他们长期没想到身边就有现成动力,只要付初始建设成本,就能取暖、照明、做饭、做工。核心意思是:最大的浪费往往不是省吃俭用能解决的,而是守着资源不用、用错。可执行的做法是:先盘点你身边被忽略的“现成资源”——本地能源、闲置设备、现成人才、已有渠道,算一算初始投入和长期收益,再决定要不要开发。

上下文

福特以密西西比河谷的水力为例,说明人们常忽视身边资源而高价外求。

今日一问

你身边有什么现成资源,一直被忽略却可以立刻用起来?

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