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保罗·格雷厄姆《《把想法写成文字》》· Putting Ideas into Words · 行动 · 认知 · 领导 · 人性

If he's not satisfied because you failed to mention x or didn't qualify some sentence sufficiently, then you mention x or add more qualifications. Happy now? It may cost you some nice sentences, but you have to resign yourself to that. You just have to make them as good as you can and still satisfy the stranger. This much, I assume, won't be that controversial. I think it will accord with the experience of anyone who has tried to write about anything nontrivial. There may exist people whose thoughts are so perfectly formed that they just flow straight into words. But I've never known anyone who could do this, and if I met someone who said they could, it would seem evidence of their limitations rather than their ability.

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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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把想法写出来时,如果读者(或那个“陌生人”)因为漏掉了某一点或某句话不够严谨而不满意,你就得补上那一点或增加限定。别心疼删掉几个漂亮的句子,你得接受这个代价。目标是让句子尽可能好,同时还能让陌生人满意。这一点应该没什么争议,任何尝试写过正经东西的人都会同意。也许有人思想完美成形,直接流成文字,但我从没见过;如果有人声称能做到,那反而说明他的局限,而不是能力。

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保罗·格雷厄姆在《把想法变成文字》中讨论写作的严格性,强调写作是检验思想是否清晰的工具。

今日一问

你最近写的东西里,有没有为了“漂亮”而牺牲了准确?愿意删掉哪一句?

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