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保罗·格雷厄姆:认真·第5则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《认真》》· Earnestness · 投资 · 成长 · 财富 · 行动
In preindustrial times it was never far from robbery, and some areas of business still retain that character, except using lawyers instead of soldiers. But there are other areas of business where the work is genuinely interesting. Henry Ford got to spend much of his time working on interesting technical problems, and for the last several decades the trend in that direction has been accelerating. It's much easier now to make a lot of money by working on something you're interested in than it was 50 years ago . And that, rather than how fast they grow, may be the most important change that startups represent. Though indeed, the fact that the work is genuinely interesting is a big part of why it gets done so fast.
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https://paulgraham.com/earnest.html
定位:Essay, additional excerpt 5 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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前工业时代,赚钱离抢劫不远,有些商业领域至今保留那种性质,只是用律师代替士兵。但另一些商业领域,工作本身确实有趣。亨利·福特大部分时间都在解决有趣的技术问题,过去几十年这种趋势在加速。现在靠做自己感兴趣的事赚大钱,比50年前容易多了。这或许才是创业公司代表的最重要变化,而不是它们增长多快。当然,工作真正有趣,也是它做得快的重要原因。
上下文
Paul Graham指出商业逐渐变得智力上有趣,创业公司让兴趣和赚钱更容易结合。
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你目前的工作里,有多少部分是你真正觉得有趣的?如果比例很低,你能改变什么?
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