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保罗·格雷厄姆:该做什么·第3则
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Criticism seems sophisticated, and making new things often seems awkward, especially at first; and yet it's precisely those first steps that are most rare and valuable. Is newness essential? I think so. Obviously it's essential in science. If you copied a paper of someone else's and published it as your own, it would seem not merely unimpressive but dishonest. And it's similar in the arts. A copy of a good painting can be a pleasing thing, but it's not impressive in the way the original was. Which in turn implies it's not impressive to make the same thing over and over, however well; you're just copying yourself. Note though that we're talking about a different kind of should with this principle.
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定位:Essay, additional excerpt 3 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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批评看起来显得高明,而创造新东西往往显得笨拙,尤其刚开始时;但恰恰是这些最初的步伐最罕见也最有价值。新意是必要的吗?我认为是的。在科学中显然必要:如果你抄袭别人的论文并当作自己的发表,那不仅不令人印象深刻,而且是不诚实的。艺术中也类似:一幅好画的复制品可能令人愉悦,但它不像原作那样令人印象深刻。这反过来意味着,一遍遍做同样的东西,无论做得多好,都不令人印象深刻;你只是在复制自己。不过请注意,这里我们谈论的是一种不同意义上的“应该”。
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保罗·格雷厄姆(Paul Graham)是硅谷创业教父、YC创始人,他在文章《What to Do》中探讨如何生活与工作。
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你最近一次尝试新事物时,是否因为显得笨拙而想放弃?
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