巨人的工具——謹記兩條規則

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謹記兩條規則

我最近來到路易·阿拉貢舊居,它是塞納河邊上的避暑納涼之角,在這里我正和一群來自巴黎美國藝術學院正在寫作的學生一起郊游。期間,有一位女性把我拉到一旁,然后問我這本書中我希望傳達的核心是什么。當時我沒有直接回答她的問題,過了一會兒,于是我們又回到剛才大家輪流討論的話題:說出把自己如何帶到那兒的曲折路徑(自己想去的地方)。幾乎每一個人曾經都有一個想去巴黎的故事,在某些情況下,可能有些人要經歷30—40年才能完成,當然這種假設不可能(只要你想去,根本用不到30年就可以做到)。

一邊聽著他們的故事,一邊拿出些草稿紙記下要剛才問題的答案。在這本書中,我想傳達的核心:

1.如果你收集了正確且實地驗證過的信念和習慣,那么無論你怎樣定義成功,你都可以完成你的目標。還有些人做過之前你做成功過的模版,并且經常還有許多人做過和你類似的東西。但是你可能要問:“那到底是誰第一個嘗試這種方法的,就像到底是誰第一個發現新大陸的?”不要問這些,因為這些就是成功的食譜。你先看看三種風格的帝國建筑,再來看看建筑大師羅伯·摩斯生活中最大的決策,或許你會容易地發現在那個時候被認為不可能的事很快成為了一件偉大的事情。(站在巨人的肩膀上)這就是一個可供你借用的共享DNA。

2.在你心目中的超級英雄(偶像,牛人,億萬富翁等等),他們幾乎都有缺陷,而這些缺陷最終恰恰變成了他們1到2種最強的優勢。人類本身就是一個不完美的物種。你不成功是因為你沒有缺點;你成功了,是因為你發現了獨特的力量,并且將注意力放在發展你的愛好上。為了更清楚地表達我的意思,我故意放了兩個部分在這本書中(197頁 和 616頁)讓你想想:“哇,蒂莫西·費里斯生活原來一團糟,他是怎樣在困境中完成每件事的? ”每個人正在打一場你不了解的戰斗。本書中的英雄無一例外。請把這慰藉放進去,和你一起打贏這場戰斗。

譯者筆記:

作者寫這本書的核心:1.站在巨人的肩膀上;2.沒有人是完美的。首先我們要學習巨人的優點,借鑒他們那些特有的習慣,而且要大膽地去借鑒,去嘗試,保留下最適合自己的,最終成為自己的一部分;要正視自己的缺點,不要害怕它,有些缺點就是你的一部分,沒有必要為了別人而改掉,或許它會成為你的一個優勢。我們應該將注意力放在那些我們可以改變和我們喜歡的東西上,沒有必要為了完美而完美,因為你越想完美你越是不敢去改變自己,不斷改變自己的過程本身就是一個不完美的過程!

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JUST REMEMBER TWO PRINCIPLES

I was recently standing in Place Louis Aragon , a shaded outdoor nook on the River Seine , having a picnic with writing students from the Paris American Academy. One woman pulled me aside and asked what I hoped to convey in this book ,at the core . Seconds later , we were pulled back into to the fray, as the attendees were all taking turns talking about the circuitous paths that brought them there that day. Nearly everyone had a story of wanting to come to Paris for years— in some cases, 30 to 40 years — but assuming it was impossible.

Listening? to their stories, I pulled out a scrap of paper and jotted down my answer to her question . In this book ,at its core, I want to convey the following:

1.Success ,however you define it , is achievable if you collect the right field-tested beliefs and habits . Someone else has done your version of “success” before ,and often , many have done something similar. “But," you might ask , "what about a first , like colonizing Mars?” There are still recipes. Look at empire building of there types, look at the biggest decisions in the life of Robert Moses (read The Power Broker), or simply find someone who stepped up to do great things that were deemed impossible at the time(e.g.,Walt Disney). There is shared DNA you can borrow.

2.The superheroes you have in your mind (idols ,icons , titans ,billionaires, etc.) are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths. Humans are imperfect creatures. You don’t “succeed” because you have no weaknesses; you succeed because you find your unique strengths and focus on developing habits around them . To make this crystal-clear , I’ve deliberately included two sections in this book (page 197 and 616 ) that will make you think:”Wow ,Tim Ferriss is a mess. How the hell does he ever get anything done?”Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about .The heroes in this book are no different .Everyone struggles. Take solace in that

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