Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration ———————— Edison explained: We all thought it was "genius, that is, 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration". Of course, this sentence itself has not been replaced, but the textbook misses the key sentence behind it every time: even more important than 99% sweat. " As you can see, without the last sentence, the meaning of the whole sentence has completely changed. Edison was a genius, of course, and he also believed in genius (he called Ford a "genius" many times); He holds a "conditional recognition" attitude towards genius, that is, genius is the most important, but genius also needs hard work. Edison admitted hard work, but in the final analysis, he paid more attention to inspiration. Genius is 1% inspiration plus 99% sweat, but that 1% inspiration is the most important, even more important than that 99% sweat.