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保罗·格雷厄姆:如何努力工作·第5则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《如何努力工作》》· How to Work Hard · 行动 · 成长 · 领导 · 人性
The more ambitious types of work will usually be harder, but although you should not be in denial about this, neither should you treat difficulty as an infallible guide in deciding what to do. If you discover some ambitious type of work that's a bargain in the sense of being easier for you than other people, either because of the abilities you happen to have, or because of some new way you've found to approach it, or simply because you're more excited about it, by all means work on that. Some of the best work is done by people who find an easy way to do something hard. As well as learning the shape of real work, you need to figure out which kind you're suited for.
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定位:Essay, additional excerpt 5 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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越有雄心的活儿通常越难,但别把难度当成选择做什么的唯一标准。如果你发现某类有雄心的工作对你来说反而更轻松——可能因为你恰好有相关天赋,或者你找到了新方法,或者你就是更兴奋——那就大胆去做。有些最好的工作正是由那些找到“把难事变容易”的方法的人完成的。所以,既要认清真实工作的形状,也要搞清楚自己适合哪一类。不要因为别人说难就退缩,也不要因为难就以为一定有价值。关键是找到对你而言“性价比高”的难事。
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同出自《如何努力工作》,格雷厄姆讨论如何根据个人特质选择工作方向。
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有没有一件别人觉得难、但对你来说相对轻松且有价值的事,你一直没认真对待?
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