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保罗·格雷厄姆:认真·第1则

保罗·格雷厄姆《《认真》》· Earnestness · 投资 · 健康 · 心性 · 哲学

Jessica and I have certain words that have special significance when we're talking about startups. The highest compliment we can pay to founders is to describe them as "earnest." This is not by itself a guarantee of success. You could be earnest but incapable. But when founders are both formidable (another of our words) and earnest, they're as close to unstoppable as you get. Earnestness sounds like a boring, even Victorian virtue. It seems a bit of an anachronism that people in Silicon Valley would care about it. Why does this matter so much? When you call someone earnest, you're making a statement about their motives. It means both that they're doing something for the right reasons, and that they're trying as hard as they can.

出处: https://paulgraham.com/earnest.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 1 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

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保罗·格雷厄姆说,他和杰西卡聊创业公司时有个词特别重要:earnest(认真、诚恳)。这是他们能给创始人的最高评价。光认真不保证成功,可能能力不够;但既厉害又认真,就几乎挡不住。认真听起来像老派美德,硅谷居然在乎,似乎有点过时。为什么重要?因为说一个人认真,是在说他的动机:他做这件事是出于对的理由,而且拼尽了全力。换句话说,认真不是态度好,而是动机纯、投入足。对今天做事的人,这意味着先问自己为什么做,再问有没有尽全力;两者兼备,成功概率会大很多。

上下文

这是保罗·格雷厄姆的随笔《Earnestness》,讨论创业公司中“认真”这一品质的价值。

今日一问

你正在做的事,是出于对的理由并且拼尽全力了吗?

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