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保罗·格雷厄姆：该做什么·第7则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《该做什么》》· What to Do · 领导 · 行动 · 认知 · 成长
Newton was driven by curiosity and ambition, not by any practical effect his work might have, and yet the practical effect of his work has been enormous. And this seems the rule rather than the exception. So if you think you can make something amazing, you should probably just go ahead and do it. Notes [ 1 ] We could treat all three as the same kind of should by saying that it's one's duty to live well — for example by saying, as some Christians have, that it's one's duty to make the most of one's God-given gifts. But this seems one of those casuistries people invented to evade the stern requirements of religion: it was permissible to spend time studying math instead of praying or performing acts of charity because otherwise you were rejecting a gift God had given you.
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定位：Essay, additional excerpt 7 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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牛顿是被好奇心和雄心驱动的，而不是被他的工作可能带来的实际效果驱动，然而他工作的实际效果是巨大的。这似乎是规律而非例外。所以如果你认为自己能做出惊人的东西，你可能就应该直接去做。
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格雷厄姆在《What to Do》中引用牛顿的例子，说明创造新事物应出于内在驱动。
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如果你确信自己能做出惊人的东西，是什么阻止了你直接去做？
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