我當時在紐約一家金融公司工作,同事是一群非常聰明的人,我的老板也很有智慧,我很羨慕他。我告訴我的老板我想開辦一家在網(wǎng)上賣書的公司。他帶我在中央公園漫步良久,認真地聽我講完,最后說:"聽起來真是一個很好的主意,但是對那些目前沒有謀到一份好工作的人來說,這個主意會更好。"這一邏輯對我而言頗有道理,他說服我在最終作出決定之前再考慮48小時。那樣想來,這個決定確實很艱難,但是最終,我決定拼一次。我認為自己不會為嘗試過后的失敗而遺憾,倒是有所決定但完全不付諸行動會一直煎熬著我。在深思熟慮之后,我選擇了那條不安全的道路,去追隨我內(nèi)心的熱情。我為那個決定感到驕傲。
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, "That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job." That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all. After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice.
創(chuàng)造性思維的特點是解決方案突然以頓悟的形式出現(xiàn)
"The most powerful works are those that leave space for the viewer."
Hope is a scarce resource in poor communities.