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P.T. 巴纳姆:赚钱的艺术·摘录 9
P.T. 巴纳姆《赚钱的艺术》· The Art of Money Getting · 投资
The safest plan, and the one most sure of success for the young man starting in life, is to select the vocation which is most congenial to his tastes. Parents and guardians are often quite too negligent in regard to this. It very common for a father to say, for example: "I have five boys. I will make Billy a clergyman; John a lawyer; Tom a doctor, and Dick a farmer." He then goes into town and looks about to see what he will do with Sammy. He returns home and says "Sammy, I see watch-making is a nice genteel business; I think I will make you a goldsmith." He does this, regardless of Sam's natural inclinations, or genius.
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定位:Excerpt 9 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
年轻人起步时,最稳妥、最容易成功的办法,是选一个自己真心喜欢、干起来顺手的行当。很多父母和监护人却常忽略这点,比如父亲自作主张:大儿子当牧师,二儿子当律师,三儿子当医生,四儿子当农民,轮到小儿子就随便挑个“体面”的行当,完全不管孩子天生的兴趣和才能。巴纳姆认为这很危险,因为硬把一个人塞进不合适的职业,他很难做好,也难有成就。父母该做的是观察孩子的天性和特长,帮他们找到匹配的方向,而不是按自己的面子或喜好来安排。
上下文
巴纳姆在《赚钱的艺术》中谈择业,批评当时父母包办子女职业、不顾孩子天性的普遍做法。
今日一问
你现在的职业或专业,是自己真心喜欢且擅长的吗?如果不是,可以怎么调整?
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