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奥里森·斯威特·马登:向前进·摘录 174

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

An observing barber in Newark, N. J., thought he could make an improvement on shears for cutting hair, invented clippers, and became rich. A Maine man was called in from the hayfield to wash clothes for his invalid wife. He had never realized what it was to wash before. Finding the method slow and laborious, he invented the washing machine, and made a fortune. A man who was suffering terribly with toothache felt sure there must be some way of filling teeth which would prevent their aching and he invented the method of gold filling for teeth.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21291
定位:Excerpt 174 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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新泽西州纽瓦克一个爱观察的理发师,觉得剪头发的剪刀可以改进,发明了推剪,发了财。缅因州一个男人被从干草场叫回家给生病的妻子洗衣服,他以前从没真正体会过洗衣有多累,发现方法又慢又费劲,就发明了洗衣机,赚了一大笔。一个牙痛得厉害的人确信总有办法补牙能防蛀防痛,发明了金填充法。核心是:创新常来自亲身经历的麻烦。做法是:别把不便当理所当然,先问“有没有更好的办法”,再动手试。

上下文

同出马登《奋力向前》,用一连串小人物发明故事说明机会藏在日常不便中。

今日一问

你每天重复做的一件费劲小事,有没有可能被你改得更省力?

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