第50章 成功人的共同点（第2页）

一位物理学教授在总结他的成功模式时这样说：“全力以赴，紧张工作，使自己有规律地匀速前行。”他坦言，一周的工作时间总计有100个小时。

除此五条，影响成功的还有其他诸多因素，比如领导能力、创造能力、协调能力等，当然，运气也不可或缺。但是，良好的判断力、对你所在的领域了如指掌、依赖自己、一般智能和完成任务的能力这五项较为突出。如果有了这些特点，你就可能获得成功，甚至在某天，你会突然发现《名人录》中有自己的名字。

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KnowingOne'sField

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Self-reliance

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AbilitytoGetThingsDone

&hree-fourthshachieversrankthemselves"veryeffit"inaplishtasks。Ahatatleastthreeimportantqualitieshavehelpedthemtodanizationalability，goodworkhabitsanddiligence。

Aphysicsprofessorsummarizeshissuulathisway："Sheerhard，tenaciouswork，withtheabilitytopaeself。"Headmitswupto100hoursaweek。

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