2012年03月04日

天赋与好奇

考虑了许久后,终于决定动笔。太多思路,各种事实,我试着整理出一个头绪来。

Vic Gundotra家与他共进晚餐非常愉快。他不提,我本来不打算说的。真不知道这种情况应该怎么办,貌似也没什么成文的规矩。我可不希望网上传得到处都是。现在好啦,封印解除,我来给大家讲讲晚餐有趣的小故事。

我们无所不谈——从美学到科技,从时间膨胀到社会学,从弦理论到情感疏导再到创新产品。过程中,我发现了很多之前根本没有留意过的东西。这让我对才华与好奇有了更深刻的认识。

Vic坐在沙发上(把乖儿子送去酒窖玩儿!),吃着奶酪和饼干,穿个马甲,笑着讲述我闻所未闻的事情。他居然学习吉他多年!甚至还请了个私教来家里传授。他弹得很熟练,然而有一天他问了个直截了当的问题,老师只好实话实说。Vic轻轻挪了挪位置,眼中略显凄凉:“我没那个天赋。”

在那之后一直到晚餐结束,他给我详细介绍了他的旅行摄影装备。他拥有的镜头比整个Nat Geo团队加起来都多——说明他可不是一般的“发烧友”。当说到照出的照片总是达不到他理想的效果,他又有些难过。毫无疑问,他为家人拍摄了很多顶级照片,但是看得出,他还有更大的雄心。他还没达到自己所期望的成功与卓越。然后我就想到这个题目。他知道我的想法还不是很成熟,于是将此升华到了“才华”。

沿着不同的小路前行,我们的话题也一直在变。他谈到时间、人、互联网以及它们之间的联系。与其说这是技术讨论更不如说像诗歌。他的理念化作一团谜云,经他的双手塑造,飘过整个房间,一朵接一朵。

他儿子跑过来,Vic与他一同分享我的照片。他挑着眉毛告诉儿子:“”Trey做这行只有五年哟”他儿子的眼睛越睁越大,我连连挥手:“只要有足够的好奇心,5年可以做很多事。”

Vic回到正题,继续谈论人与人间的联系,以及他和团队的期许——实质上就是为了丰富人性与增加联系交流。他用各种比喻将理论与实际联系在一起。他旁征博引,那些言语与理念可谓字字珠玑,直指未来。

与此同时,我也有了一个想法。说到底,他是一个有“天赋”的人——当然,它可不是人人都有,人们平常都觉得“天赋”是上天神圣的恩赐。没有人会有构建社交网络的“天赋”;没人天生就会与团队合作,重新构建网络与人际间的联系。但可以肯定地说,Vic有这种天赋。也许正因如此,天赋才与好奇发生了化学碰撞。

好奇也许是“趣味工作”的又一表达。我想我们所有人都在生活的磕磕绊绊中寻找共鸣。如果你幸运,好奇心会成为一味催化剂,激发你创造出前所未有的东西。好奇可以帮你找到一个整体的各个部分,重新合成一件独特、惊喜而奇特的珍品。

就是说,Vic对弹吉他和摄影都“感兴趣”,但是他没有任自己的好奇心肆意驱驰。过去的几年中,他将多数的注意力放在了人际交流的技术层面,然而活跃的思维有时也会徘徊,也许某一天他也会探索其它领域。好奇也需要放松,顺其自然。我不想讨论什么禅功,但一定要挣脱现有思维框架的束缚,让你的好奇充分绽放创新。我想这就是他与他的团队在Google+上的成就——任思想驰骋宇际,探寻各种可能。在未来,你可以看到各种空间,一定要选则你想要的融入的一个。

那晚我离开他的家,开车返回。各种想法在脑际盘旋,不禁像个孩子一样兴奋不已——这没什么不好意思的。对我来说,这才是最棒的对话——在理念层面的碰撞与沟通。Vic的思想肆意驰骋,探索各种人际交流可能性——这简直就是移动的梦境。

离开前,我想到他的家庭,那张巨大人际网络的核心与根基,也是他最为珍视的——他的家庭,在他周围给他各种声音、各种启发。

在这个温暖的家中,大家来回穿梭,这让我更加理解他。我明白了为什么他如此快乐而充满好奇。妻子的微笑让他振奋,而孩子带他步入梦境中的王国。

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