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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 117
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
How slender seemed the chance of James Sharples, the celebrated blacksmith artist of England! He was very poor, but he often rose at three o'clock to copy books he could not buy. He would walk eighteen miles to Manchester and back after a hard day's work to buy a shilling's worth of artist's materials. He would ask for the heaviest work in the blacksmith shop, because it took a longer time to heat at the forge, and he could thus have many spare minutes to study the precious book, which he propped up against the chimney. He was a great miser of spare moments and used every one as though he might never see another. He devoted his leisure hours for five years to that wonderful production, "The Forge," copies of which are to be seen in many a home.
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定位：Excerpt 117 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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英国铁匠艺术家詹姆斯·夏普尔斯的机会看起来很小：他很穷，却常凌晨三点起床抄买不起的书；干完一天重活，走十八英里到曼彻斯特再走回来，只为买一先令的画材；他主动要铁匠铺最重的活，因为锻炉加热时间长，他能多出几分钟看书，把书靠在烟囱边。他像守财奴一样珍惜零碎时间，五年业余时间完成名作《锻炉》。这说明，时间不是等来的，是挤出来的。做法是：把等待、通勤等碎片时间固定用来学习，并主动创造这种空档。今天我们可以做的，是找出一个每天都会出现的等待时段，提前备好书或练习材料。
上下文
马登在《奋力向前》中讲英国铁匠画家夏普尔斯利用零碎时间学画的故事。
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你每天哪个等待时段，可以提前准备好材料用来学习？
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