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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 100
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
It is indeed marvellous what continuous application will effect in the commonest of things. It may seem a simple affair to play upon a violin; yet what a long and laborious practice it requires! Giardini said to a youth who asked him how long it would take to learn it, “Twelve hours a day for twenty years together.” Industry, it is said, _fait l’ours danser_. The poor figurante must devote years of incessant toil to her profitless task before she can shine in it. When Taglioni was preparing herself for her evening exhibition, she would, after a severe two hours’ lesson from her father, fall down exhausted, and had to be undressed, sponged, and resuscitated totally unconscious. The agility and bounds of the evening were insured only at a price like this.
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定位：Excerpt 100 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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持续专注在寻常事上能产生什么效果，确实令人惊叹。拉小提琴看似简单，却需要长期艰苦的练习。贾尔迪尼对问学琴要多久的青年说：“每天十二小时，连续二十年。”俗话说，勤奋能让熊跳舞。可怜的芭蕾舞女演员必须多年不停苦练，才能在那个无利可图的行当里闪耀。塔利奥尼准备晚间演出时，在父亲严厉的两小时训练后累倒在地，不省人事，需要别人给她脱衣、擦身、救醒。晚上的敏捷和跳跃，正是以这样的代价换来的。这说明任何卓越表现都离不开超常的投入。
上下文
《自助》中以音乐和舞蹈为例，说明持续练习对成就的决定性作用。
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你愿意为一项技能付出“每天十二小时，连续二十年”式的努力吗？
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