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王立铭进化论讲义
Lectures on Evolution
Find your slight advantage. Strengthen it, develop it, and give it time.
I first encountered Darwin's theory of evolution in middle school. I could recite phrases such as “natural selection” and “survival of the fittest,” but I did not truly understand them. More than a decade after I began working, this book opened an evolutionary way of seeing the world for me.
With this perspective, I began to look differently not only at species, but also at society and at business. I came to understand that the most fundamental task of both an organism and a company is to survive. At any particular moment, one may possess only a slight advantage over another. Yet when that advantage is preserved and compounded over time, it can eventually determine the outcome of competition.
This idea has become practical advice for both life and business: find the small advantage that belongs to you or your company. Protect it, strengthen it, and continue developing it. You do not need to begin with an overwhelming lead. A real advantage—however small—combined with time, gives you a chance to survive and ultimately prevail.