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奥里森·斯威特·马登：向前进·摘录 288
奥里森·斯威特·马登《向前进》· Pushing to the Front · 领导
The great question which confronts you in the practical world is "What can you do with what you know?" Can you transmute your knowledge into power? Your ability to read your Latin diploma is not a test of true education; a stuffed memory does not make an educated man. The knowledge that can be utilized, that can be translated into power, constitutes the only education worthy of the name. There are thousands of college-bred men in this country, who are loaded down with knowledge that they have never been able to utilize, to make available for working purposes. There is a great difference between absorbing knowledge, making a sponge of one's brain, and transmuting every bit of knowledge into power, into working capital.
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定位：Excerpt 288 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
关键问题不是你知道什么，而是你能用你知道的做什么。能把知识转化为力量才算真教育；死记硬背、大脑像海绵一样吸收却无法转化，只是储存。做法是：每学一点，就问“这能解决什么问题？怎么用？”，并立刻尝试应用，把知识变成工作资本。
上下文
马登在《奋力向前》中批评当时大学教育脱离实际，强调知识的实用转化。
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你最近学的一个概念，能立刻用在哪个具体问题上？
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