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Is there a "success personality" —some winning combination of qualities that leads almost inevitably to achievement? If so, exactly what is that secret success formula, and can anyone develop it?
At the Gallop Organization we recently focused in depth on success, probing the attitudes of 1500 prominent people selected at random from Who's Who in America. Our research finds out a number of qualities that occur regularly among top achievers. Here is one of the most important, that is common sense.
Common sense is the most prevailing quality possessed by our respondents. Seventy-nine percent award themselves a top score in this quality. And 61 percent say that common sense was very important in contributing to their success.
To most, common sense means the ability to present sound, practical judgments on everyday affairs. To do this, one has to sweep aside extra ideas and get right to the core of what matters. A Texas oil and gas businessman puts it this way:"The key ability for success is simplifying. In conducting of meeting and dealing with industry, reducing a complex problem to the simplest term is highly important."
Is common sense a quality a person is born with, or can you do something to increase it? The oil man's answer is that common sense can definitely be developed. He attributes his to learning how to debate in school. Another way to increase your store of common sense is to observe it in others, learning from their—and your own—mistakes.
Besides common sense, there are many other factors that influence success: knowing your field, self-reliance, intelligence, the ability to get things done, leadership, creativity, relationships with others, and of course, luck. But common sense stands out. If you develop these qualities, you'll succeed. And you might even find yourself listed in Who's Who someday.
是否存在“成功的個性”——綜合一些成功素質，導致一個人取得必然成就？如果確實存在的話，那麽具體的成功秘方是什麽？每個人都能獲得它嗎？
最近，蓋洛普組織對深層次的成功給予了特別關注。我們從《名人錄》中隨機抽取出1 500個人的態度進行研究。結果顯示，優秀的成功者身上存在一些普遍的品質，而其中最重要的就是常識判斷力。
在受調查者中，常識判斷力是最普遍的素質。79%的人在這一素質上給自己打了最高分，61%的人說常識判斷力對他們的成功起了重要的作用。
大部分人的常識判斷力是指在日常事務中有健全的、符合實際的判斷力。要具有這樣的能力，他們一定要拋棄其他的思想，直指最重要的部分。一位德克薩斯州的石油天然氣商人曾說：“成功的關鍵能力是簡化。在主持會議、處理工業方麵的問題時，將複雜問題簡單化尤為重要。”
常識判斷力是一個人與生俱來的，還是通過自己的努力增加的呢？這位石油生意人的答案是：你當然可以培養你的常識判斷力。他的能力源於在學校學習怎樣辯論。另一種增加你的常識判斷力儲備的方法是觀察別人身上的素質，在他們的和你自己的錯誤中成長。
此外，還有其他促使成功的因素：懂專業知識、自立、有智慧、有辦事能力、領導能力、創造力、與他人的關係融洽，當然少不了運氣。不過，常識判斷力尤其突出。如果你培養這些素質，你就會獲得成功，甚至可能發現自己的名字會出現在《名人錄》中呢！
Dont't waste life in doubts and fears.
—Emerson
不要把生命浪費在懷疑和恐懼中。
——愛默生
combination[?k?mbi?nei??n]n.結合；聯合
We tried it in every conceivable combination.
我們把能想到的各種組合都試了一遍。
inevitably[in?evit?bli]adv.不可避免地
Inevitably, the price of the land is always soaring.
不可避免地，土地的價格總是不斷地上漲。
formula[?f?:mjul?]n.公式；配方；規則；嬰兒食品
They are working on the perfection of their new paint formula.
他們正在努力研製盡善盡美的新顏料配方。
prevail[pri?veil]v.獲勝；流行；盛行
Sadness prevailed in our mind.
我們的心中充滿悲痛。
優秀的成功者身上存在一些普遍的品質，而其中最重要的就是常識判斷力。
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成功的關鍵能力是簡化。在主持會議、處理工業方麵的問題時，將複雜問題簡單化尤為重要。
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另一種增加你的常識判斷力儲備的方法是觀察別人身上的素質，在他們的和你自己的錯誤中成長。
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He attributes his to learning how to debate in school.
attribute to：歸因於；多虧
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But common sense stands out.
stand out：突出；顯眼；頂住
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