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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
HELPS AND OPPORTUNITIES—SCIENTIFIC PURSUITS. No great result achieved by accident—Newton’s 118–153 discoveries—Dr. Young—Habit of observing with intelligence—Galileo—Inventions of Brown, Watt, and Brunel, accidentally suggested—Philosophy in little things—Apollonius Pergæus and conic sections—Franklin and Galvani—Discovery of steam power—Opportunities seized or made—Simple and rude tools of great workers—Lee and Stone’s opportunities for learning—Sir Walter Scott’s—Dr. Priestly—Sir Humphry Davy—Faraday—Davy and Coleridge—Cuvier—Dalton’s industry—Examples of improvement of time—Daguesseau and Bentham—Melancthon and Baxter—Writing down observations—Great note-makers—Dr. Pye Smith—John Hunter: his patient study of little things—His great labours—Ambrose Paré the French surgeon—Harvey—Jenner—Sir Charles Bell—Dr. Marshall Hall—Sir William Herschel—William Smith the geologist: his discoveries, his geological map—Hugh Miller: his observant faculties—John Brown and Robert Dick, geologists—Sir Roderick Murchison, his industry and attainments CHAPTER VI.
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定位：Excerpt 13 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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核心是：大发现很少是纯靠运气撞上的，机会偏爱有准备、会观察的人。斯迈尔斯说，牛顿、伽利略、瓦特等人之所以能抓住偶然现象，是因为他们平时就在琢磨问题、记录细节。做法是：养成带着问题观察的习惯，把看到的小事随手记下来，定期整理；工具简陋不妨碍出成果，关键是心思在场。机会有时是碰上的，更多是自己造出来的——你把时间花在钻研上，可用的线索自然多起来。
上下文
《自助》第六章，讨论科学追求中的“帮助与机会”，强调观察和积累。
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你最近有没有把一个“小现象”记下来并追问到底？今天可以记下哪一条？
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