爱因斯坦等如何成思想大器？

李兆良 2018.12.11

“If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you’re in bad company.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre.

如果你独处的时候觉得孤独，你的伴侣就要不得 ——沙特。

“I am truly a ‘lone traveler’ and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, I have never lost a sense of distance and a need for solitude.” ——

Walter Isaacson, Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007)

“我是一个真正的"独行者",我的心从来不全部属于我的国，我的家，我的朋友，甚至不是家庭的一员；面对所有这些关系，我从来没有忘记保留距离，需要一点独处的时候”。

“He would often play his violin in his kitchen late at night, improvising melodies while he pondered complicated problems. Then, suddenly in the middle of playing, he would announce excitedly, I’ve got it!” —— Johanna Fantova, Journal of conversations with Einstein, Jan. 23, 1954, in Calaprice, 354.

“他经常深夜在厨房里拉小提琴，自己编作曲子，一边思索复杂的问题。然后，他会在拉奏中途突然兴奋地喊道：我想到了！”

“Writing, at its best, is a lonely life.” — Ernest Hemingway

最好的写作生涯是孤独的。 —— 海明威

The best way to figure out the right things to focus on and the best ways to tackle them is to spend more time alone with your thoughts.

集中精神应付该做的事情的最佳方法就是多点单独地思考。

没有爱因斯坦的伟大，打太极，拉二胡、临写碑帖，是既放松又集中的方法。听音乐没有手脑主动参与，效果不大。费曼（Feynman）打Bongo鼓，海明威钓鱼，是一样的道理。越困难的问题，越需要放松，让潜意识去发挥作用，也是清空成见，从零开始的机会。人多嘴杂的大会里，不会产生很有见地的发现和发明，所谓脑风暴（Brain Storm）只是一时刺激。从大流，附和学术权威的永远不会有超过大流，权威的建树。

李兆良 2018.12.11