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保罗·格雷厄姆《《正确的那种固执》》· The Right Kind of Stubborn · 领导 · 认知 · 成长 · 行动

Notes [ 1 ] I'm going to use "persistent" for the good kind of stubborn and "obstinate" for the bad kind, but I can't claim I'm simply following current usage. Conventional opinion barely distinguishes between good and bad kinds of stubbornness, and usage is correspondingly promiscuous. I could have invented a new word for the good kind, but it seemed better just to stretch "persistent." [ 2 ] There are some domains where one can succeed by being obstinate. Some political leaders have been notorious for it. But it won't work in situations where you have to pass external tests.

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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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注释[1]:我将用“persistent”(坚持的)指好的固执,用“obstinate”(顽固的)指坏的固执,但我不能说我完全遵循现行用法。传统观点几乎不区分好坏固执,用法也相应混乱。我本可以为好的那种发明新词,但似乎更好的做法是扩展“persistent”的含义。[2]有些领域靠顽固就能成功,一些政治领袖因此臭名昭著。但在需要通过外部检验的场合,这行不通。

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保罗·格雷厄姆在《正确的那种固执》的注释中解释用词选择,并指出顽固的适用局限。

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你所在的领域,是靠外部检验还是靠内部评价?这如何影响你该坚持还是调整?

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