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布克·T·华盛顿：力争上游·摘录 61
布克·T·华盛顿《力争上游》· Up from Slavery · 领导
The debating societies at Hampton were a constant source of delight to me. These were held on Saturday evening; and during my whole life at Hampton I do not recall that I missed a single meeting. I not only attended the weekly debating society, but was instrumental in organizing an additional society. I noticed that between the time when supper was over and the time to begin evening study there were about twenty minutes which the young men usually spent in idle gossip. About twenty of us formed a society for the purpose of utilizing this time in debate or in practice in public speaking. Few persons ever derived more happiness or benefit from the use of twenty minutes of time than we did in this way.
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定位：Excerpt 61 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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华盛顿对汉普顿的辩论社非常着迷。辩论社每周六晚上活动，他在校期间一次都没缺席。他不仅参加，还帮忙另外组织了一个社团。他发现晚饭后到晚上自习前有大约二十分钟，年轻人通常用来闲聊。于是他和约二十个人成立社团，专门利用这二十分钟辩论或练习演讲。很少有人像他们那样，把二十分钟用得这么快乐、这么有收获。这说明，零碎时间只要组织起来，就能变成能力。今天我们可以试试：找出每天被浪费的十几二十分钟，固定用来练一项技能。
上下文
华盛顿在自传中讲汉普顿学院课外活动，他如何利用碎片时间组织辩论社。
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你每天有哪些零碎时间被闲聊浪费了？能用来练什么？
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