經典文章：愛迪生給我們的啓示
摘錄：許多人做事都沒有發揮到自己的全部能力，他們從來沒有將自己的全部精力只用在一件事情上，所以他們完全不知道自己擁有的能力。每個人都有自己擅長的方面。如果將個人的精力只用在自己擅長的那一方面，多年之後肯定會有驚人的事情出現。你會爲你自己的能力感到驚訝。
Capability 能力
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”
“如果我們做了所有我們能做的事情，那我們自己也會被嚇到。”
Most people are living considerably beneath their capabilities. They’ve never focused all of their efforts on a singular task, so they are completely unaware of the power they possess. Everyone is good at something, and if singular focus is given to that talent over the course of years, amazing things will be done. You are capable of astonishing yourself!
許多人做事都沒有發揮到自己的全部能力，他們從來沒有將自己的全部精力只用在一件事情上，所以他們完全不知道自己擁有的能力。每個人都有自己擅長的方面。如果將個人的精力只用在自己擅長的那一方面，多年之後肯定會有驚人的事情出現。你會爲你自己的能力感到驚訝。
Solitude 獨處
“The best thinking has been done in solitude.”
“最好的想法就是一個人的時候產生的”
I have had my best thoughts locked away in a quiet room. Take time everyday to escape to a quiet room, if only for five minutes, to have your best thoughts. It’s hard to think about achieving the impossible, when you’re surrounded with people wanting to discuss only the possible.
當我自己把自己鎖在一個安靜的房間裏的時候產生了自己最棒的想法。每天花點時間待在一個安靜的房間裏，爲了獲得最棒的點子只有五分鐘也好。想要做到不可能的事情很難，有可能性的時候才需要別人和你一起討論。
Perspiration 汗水
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
“天才就是百分之一的靈感加上百分之一的汗水。”
Thomas Edison said, “The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it goes around wearing overalls and it looks like hard work.” There is no success without hard work; success is something that is only earned after much labor. Success can only come to those who labor for it, it is through labor that you become a valuable person, and your value attracts success.
湯馬斯說道，“人們沒有識別出機遇的原因就是因爲它有厚厚的外衣包裹，看起來不是件易事。”沒有取得成功也是因爲沒有付出努力。成功就是那種需要付出汗水才能得到的東西。成功只屬於那些願意爲之流汗的人，通過付出勞動你會成爲一個有價值的人，你的價值才能吸引成功。
Restlessness 不滿足
“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress.”
“不知滿足是進步的第一要義”
As long as you’re perfectly content you can’t make progress. Nothing happens until you become discontented. if you’re content with that idea, then you don’t have the power to change it. Remember, “discontent is the first necessity of progress.”
自滿就不能取得進步。在你變得不知滿足之前什麼都不會發生。如果你對自己的那個想法很滿意，那麼你就沒有能力去改變。記住，“不滿足纔是進步的第一要義。”
Perspective 觀點
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“我沒有失敗，我只是找到了1000種不成功的辦法。”
Perspective is everything! Edison said, “Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won’t work.” That’s the way we should view our life, not as a compilation of failures, but as series of necessary experiments letting us know what doesn’t work. From this perspective, we can move into doing what works, from this perspective we can succeed.
看事情的角度就是一切。湯馬斯說，“結果，原因，我得到了很多結果，我知道幾千種不會成功的辦法。”那纔是我們看待生活的角度呀，不是將其看做是一種失敗，而是許多種讓我們明白那不會成功所必要的經驗。從這些角度中我們才能找到那種能做到，能取得成功的方法。
Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common Sense
努力工作、堅韌不拔和具備常識
Nothing can replace hard work, it’s fundamental to success. If you’re not willing to work hard, you don’t even have a chance at success. No one succeeds and says “That was really easy!”
努力是最不可少的，也是成功最基本的東西。如果你不願意努力工作，你甚至根本就不會獲得成功的機會。沒有一個成功的人會說“取得成功真的很容易。”
Additionally, you have to have a no-give-up-attitude; you must be willing to stick to a task that you’re passionate about, and never lose focus. And the final key is “common sense,” we all have it, but we all don’t use it like we should.
還有，你還得有不放棄的態度。你必須要堅持去做你喜歡做的那件事，從不想過要放棄。最後的祕訣就是“常識”，我們都有，但是我們都沒有像平常那樣去用。
In closing, “you have what it takes to succeed,” you have the ability to work hard, to stay focused, and to use common sense, the question is, “Are you going to do it?” I think you are.
最後，“你已經具備了成功需要的東西，”你有能力，願意努力工作，夠專注，能用常識，問題是;“你打算去做嗎?”我相信你會的。
