If you want to develop maximum credibility (可信性), is it better to be a hedgehog (刺猬) or a fox? According to Isaiah Berlin, the hedgehog knows one thing very well, and the fox knows a lot of things.
如果你想建立最大的信誉，做刺猬还是狐狸更好？根据以赛亚·伯林的说法，刺猬详细地知道一件事，狐狸知道很多事。
Is there a clear advantage of one style over the other? Hedgehog thinkers tend to answer yes. ___1___ And they are usually very credible in doing so. According to Jim Hart, the “hedgehog concept” is one of the factors that lead companies to greatness. They focus on one thing and do it really well. They figure out what they are good at. ___2___ The hedgehog concept makes perfect sense for companies.
一种风格比另一种风格有明显的优势吗？刺猬思想家倾向于回答“是”。他们明确地站在一边或另一边，并全力支持自己的立场，而且他们这样做通常非常可信。根据吉姆·哈特的说法，“刺猬概念”是导致公司走向伟大的因素之一。他们专注于一件事，并且做得很好。他们知道自己擅长什么。因此，他们的优势是（头脑）清楚和自信。刺猬概念对公司来说非常有意义。
___3___ Philip Tate has studied the track records of those folks on the Sunday talk shows who make predictions about what will happen. He has found that hedgehogs are not only wrong more often than foxes, but that they are less likely to recognise or admit that they are wrong when events do not match their predictions.
但是，把注意力集中在一件大事上可能会有不利的一面。菲利普·塔特研究了那些在周日脱口秀节目中预测会发生什么的人的业绩记录。他发现，刺猬不仅比狐狸更容易犯错，而且当事件与他们的预测不符时，他们不太可能认识到或承认自己错了。
The advantage that foxes have is that they are more likely to seek out new information from a broader range of sources, and are comfortable with uncertainty and new information. ___4___ They try to include it in their viewpoint rather than to exclude it from their thinking. They also have a clearer estimation of what they know and don’t know.
狐狸的优势在于，它们更有可能从更广泛的来源中寻找新信息，并且对不确定性和新信息感到满意。当某件事与他们的观点相矛盾时，他们不会把它当作例外。他们试图将其纳入自己的观点，而不是将其排除在思维之外。他们对自己知道和不知道的东西也有更清晰的估计。
So, which is better? The question can be answered in a foxy hedgehog style. ___5___ The choice between being a hedgehog or a fox is a false trade-off. The most effective way to go through life is to try to be that rare mixture known as foxy hedgehog.
那么，哪个更好？这个问题可以用狡猾的刺猬风格来回答。换句话说，两者都有其明显的优势。在成为刺猬或狐狸之间做出选择是一种错误的权衡。人生最有效的方式就是尝试成为一种罕见的混合体，即狐狸刺猬。
A. In other words, there are clear advantages for each.
A. 换句话说，两者都有其明显的优势。
B. They are more likely to remember people’s mistakes.
B. 他们更可能记住人们的错误。
C. Hence, they have the advantage of clarity and confidence.
C. 因此，他们的优势是（头脑）清楚和自信。
D. But there can be a downside to concentration on one big thing.
D. 但是，把注意力集中在一件大事上可能会有不利的一面。
E. However, hedgehogs remain open to others’ reactions and inputs.
E. 然而，刺猬仍然对他人的反应和投入持开放态度。
F. When something is contradictory to their view, they don’t treat it as exceptional.
F. 当某件事与他们的观点相矛盾时，他们不会把它当作例外。
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