经典文章：爱迪生给我们的启示
摘录：许多人做事都没有发挥到自己的全部能力，他们从来没有将自己的全部精力只用在一件事情上，所以他们完全不知道自己拥有的能力。每个人都有自己擅长的方面。如果将个人的精力只用在自己擅长的那一方面，多年之后肯定会有惊人的事情出现。你会为你自己的能力感到惊讶。
经典文章：爱迪生给我们的启示
Capability 能力
“If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.”
“如果我们做了所有我们能做的事情，那我们自己也会被吓到。”
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!
许多人做事都没有发挥到自己的全部能力，他们从来没有将自己的全部精力只用在一件事情上，所以他们完全不知道自己拥有的能力。每个人都有自己擅长的方面。如果将个人的精力只用在自己擅长的那一方面，多年之后肯定会有惊人的事情出现。你会为你自己的能力感到惊讶。
Solitude 独处
“The best thinking has been done in solitude.”
“最好的想法就是一个人的时候产生的”
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.
当我自己把自己锁在一个安静的房间里的时候产生了自己最棒的想法。每天花点时间待在一个安静的房间里，为了获得最棒的点子只有五分钟也好。想要做到不可能的事情很难，有可能性的时候才需要别人和你一起讨论。
Perspiration 汗水
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
“天才就是百分之一的灵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.
汤马斯说道，“人们没有识别出机遇的原因就是因为它有厚厚的外衣包裹，看起来不是件易事。”没有取得成功也是因为没有付出努力。成功就是那种需要付出汗水才能得到的东西。成功只属于那些愿意为之流汗的人，通过付出劳动你会成为一个有价值的人，你的价值才能吸引成功。
Restlessness 不满足
“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress.”
“不知满足是进步的第一要义”
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.”
自满就不能取得进步。在你变得不知满足之前什么都不会发生。如果你对自己的那个想法很满意，那么你就没有能力去改变。记住，“不满足才是进步的第一要义。”
Perspective 观点
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
“我没有失败，我只是找到了1000种不成功的办法。”
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。汤马斯说，“结果，原因，我得到了很多结果，我知道几千种不会成功的办法。”那才是我们看待生活的角度呀，不是将其看做是一种失败，而是许多种让我们明白那不会成功所必要的经验。从这些角度中我们才能找到那种能做到，能取得成功的方法。
Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common Sense
努力工作、坚韧不拔和具备常识
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，也是成功最基本的东西。如果你不愿意努力工作，你甚至根本就不会获得成功的机会。没有一个成功的人会说“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.
还有，你还得有不放弃的态度。你必须要坚持去做你喜欢做的那件事，从不想过要放弃。最后的秘诀就是“常识”，我们都有，但是我们都没有像平常那样去用。
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.
最后，“你已经具备了成功需要的东西，”你有能力，愿意努力工作，够专注，能用常识，问题是;“你打算去做吗?”我相信你会的。