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保罗·格雷厄姆：如何做出伟大的工作·第3则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《如何做出伟大的工作》》· How to Do Great Work · 认知 · 哲学 · 心性 · 领导
"Avoid affectation" is a useful rule so far as it goes, but how would you express this idea positively? How would you say what to be, instead of what not to be? The best answer is earnest. If you're earnest you avoid not just affectation but a whole set of similar vices. The core of being earnest is being intellectually honest. We're taught as children to be honest as an unselfish virtue — as a kind of sacrifice. But in fact it's a source of power too. To see new ideas, you need an exceptionally sharp eye for the truth. You're trying to see more truth than others have seen so far. And how can you have a sharp eye for the truth if you're intellectually dishonest? One way to avoid intellectual dishonesty is to maintain a slight positive pressure in the opposite direction.
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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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与其提醒自己别装模作样，不如直接想“要真诚”。真诚不只是不装，还能顺带避开一堆类似的毛病。真诚的核心是理智上的诚实：不骗自己。我们从小被教育诚实是牺牲，其实它也是力量。想看见别人没看见的新想法，你得对真相特别敏感；要是自欺，眼睛就钝了。一个办法是主动给自己一点反向压力：比如刻意去找反对自己观点的证据，或者假设自己可能错，这样就不容易滑向自欺。
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保罗·格雷厄姆在《如何做出伟大的工作》中讨论做事态度，强调理智诚实对发现新想法的作用。
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今天你可以做哪一件小事，来主动检验自己是否在自欺？
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