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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 141

奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导

The fact is that there is such a diversity of attractions and distractions, of temptation and amusement in the city, that unless a youth is made of unusual stuff he will yield to the persuasion of the moment and follow the line of least resistance. It is hard for the city-bred youth to resist the multiplicity of allurements and pleasures that bid for his attention, to deny himself and turn a deaf ear to the appeals of his associates and tie himself down to self-improvement while those around him are having a good time.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 141 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

事实是,城市里吸引人、让人分心、诱惑人、供人娱乐的东西太多太杂。除非这年轻人特别有定力,否则很容易被眼前的诱惑牵着走,挑最省劲的路。城里孩子要抵抗五花八门的诱惑和享乐,要克制自己、不听同伴的招呼、在别人玩的时候埋头自我提升,确实很难。所以别光靠意志硬扛,要主动设计环境:减少无效社交和娱乐入口,给自己定固定的学习时间,找几个同样上进的人互相盯着。

上下文

马登承认城市诱惑多,但没把责任全推给环境,而是强调年轻人要有定力和自我约束。

今日一问

你身边最消耗你定力的一个诱惑是什么,能怎么隔开它?

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