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亨利·福特：我的生活与工作·补录 373
亨利·福特《我的生活与工作》· My Life and Work · 领导
His knowledge is almost universal. He is interested in every conceivable subject and he recognizes no limitations. He believes that all things are possible. At the same time he keeps his feet on the ground. He goes forward step by step. He regards "impossible" as a description for that which we have not at the moment the knowledge to achieve. He knows that as we amass knowledge we build the power to overcome the impossible. That is the rational way of doing the "impossible." The irrational way is to make the attempt without the toil of accumulating knowledge. Mr. Edison is only approaching the height of his power. He is the man who is going to show us what chemistry really can do. For he is a real scientist who regards the knowledge for which he is always searching as a tool to shape the progress of the world. He is not the type of scientist who merely stores up knowledge and turns his head into a museum. Edison is easily the world's greatest scientist. I am not sure that he is not also the world's worst business man. He knows almost nothing of business.
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定位：Additional excerpt 373 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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福特形容爱迪生知识广博，对一切感兴趣，不设限，相信一切皆有可能，但又脚踏实地、步步为营。他把“不可能”看作“暂时缺乏知识去实现”。随着知识积累，我们获得克服不可能的力量，这是理性的做法；不积累知识就硬干，是非理性的。爱迪生是真正的科学家，把知识当作推动世界进步的工具，而不是把脑袋变成博物馆。福特还调侃他是最伟大的科学家，却几乎不懂生意。这提醒我们：既要敢想，又要靠持续学习把想法变成现实。
上下文
福特在自传中评价爱迪生的科学精神与商业短板，强调知识作为工具的价值。
今日一问
你最近一次说“不可能”时，是缺知识还是缺行动？如何开始积累那部分知识？
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