这是本文作者继2002年在本刊上发表的提高职业成功概率四理论后的又一个新理论。烧开水理论是有感于作者40多年前的一段亲身经历。1958年12岁的她被分配为山上炼钢铁的同学找个地方烧开水,一个采菇的人教她如何自己搭锅烧开水。这一段亲身经历给作者留下深刻的印象并影响到她日后的治学与为人,使她感悟到职业发展生涯和烧开水的过程是多么相似。烧开水理论提出了追求职业发展的三个要素,即添柴加火、耐心等待和服务大众。在服务大众的过程仍要继续添柴加火,以证明自己的存在,并虚怀若谷,不骄不蹂,不急于表现自己。 This is another new theory that the author of this paper published in this publication in 2002 to improve the theory of probability of success after four. Boiling water theory is a personal experience of the author more than 40 years ago. In 1958, when she was 12, she was assigned as a classmate of steelmaking in the mountains to find a place to boil water. An adoptive person taught her how to cook her pot by boiling water. This first-hand experience impressed the author and influenced her later studies and experiences, reminding her how similar her careers were to boiling water. Boiled water theory put forward the pursuit of career development of the three elements, that is, adding firewood, waiting patiently and serve the public. In the process of serving the public still continue to add firewood, to prove their own existence, and open-minded, not arrogant, not in a hurry to show themselves.