年輕人，應(yīng)該如何更好的生活？
你只會年輕一次。你該如何追求理想的生活而不總是把時間都浪費在無聊的聚會和酒宴上呢?費羅斯·阿巴克哈迪賈是一名網(wǎng)站開發(fā)師、設(shè)計師，畢業(yè)于斯坦福大學(xué)計算機科學(xué)專業(yè)。他創(chuàng)立了StudyNotes公司，致力于幫助學(xué)生更快更好地學(xué)習(xí)。他在Quora上分享了年輕人應(yīng)該如何生活。
1. Prioritize learning.
把學(xué)習(xí)放在首位。
Learn the 10,000 hour rule.
不要忘記一萬小時定律。
作家葛拉威爾在《異數(shù)》一書中指出：“人們眼中的天才之所以卓越非凡，并非天資超人一等，而是付出了持續(xù)不斷的努力。只要經(jīng)過1萬小時的錘煉，任何人都能從平凡變成超凡。”
Start early.
盡快開始。
Read a lot. 2-3 hours a day, at least.
大量閱讀。每天至少2到3小時。
2. Don’t talk about doing stuff. Do stuff.
不要說要做什么事。做事。
The world is full of so many talkers, and so few doers.
世界上不乏空口說白話者，而行動者只是少數(shù)。
Too much planning is as bad as no planning.
考慮太多和沒有計劃一樣糟糕。
"Posting about your plans is shadow of Done"
“吹噓計劃是對實際行動的臆想。”
Make stuff while your brain is young and fresh. The brain gets slower as you age.
趁你的思想年輕有活力時做事。你的大腦隨著你的年齡的增長而變遲鈍。
3. Figure out what you like. Try to become the best in the world at it.
找到你喜歡做的事。努力成為這個領(lǐng)域里的頂尖人物。
If you start early, you will have time to change your mind.
如果你趁早開始，你還有機會改變主意。
Don’t worry if it’s not "prestigious" or won’t make you a lot of money. If you’re good at it, you’ll make it prestigious.
不要擔(dān)心你所喜歡的事情不“體面” 或者不能賺到很多錢。如果你很擅長這件事，你會讓它受人尊敬的。
4. Experience stuff.
多多經(jīng)歷。
Watch epic movies/books/music.
去看史詩級的電影、書籍、音樂。
Go on adventures (road trips, travel to other countries).
去冒險(公路旅行、異國游)。
Talk to interesting people and really LISTEN.
和有趣的人交談，認真傾聽。
5. Spoil yourself on the stuff that matters.
在重要的事情上寵愛自己。
Eat well, sleep well, drink (water) well.
吃好、睡好、喝好(喝水)。
Buy a good bed (you spend ? of your life in your bed).
買一張好的床(你一生有三分之一的時間在床上度過)。
Buy a good computer (since you will spend so much time on it).
買一臺好的電腦(因為你會花很多時間在它身上)。
Similarly, good chair, keyboard, mouse, etc.
同樣地，好的椅子、鍵盤、鼠標(biāo)等等。
6. You may ignore the opposite sex until you are 20.
在20歲之前，你完全可以忽視異性。
At the very least don’t feel bad if you don’t have a girlfriend/boyfriend before age 20. You’re not "missing out" — in the grand scheme of things, it’s not very important.
至少，在你20歲之前不要因為沒有女朋友或男朋友而心情不好。你并沒有”錯過機會“——在龐大的人生計劃中，這并不是非常重要。
7. Try to work hard to get into college.
努力學(xué)習(xí)進入大學(xué)。
In high school, try to get all A’s — even when the class is unpleasant.
上高中時，努力每個科目都拿到A——即使這堂課不是那么讓人愉快。
University is such a formative experience, you’ll make lifelong friends and business partners, and learn a ton about yourself.
大學(xué)是一段有重大影響的形成經(jīng)歷，你會結(jié)交一輩子的朋友和商業(yè)伙伴，而且深入了解自己。
You’ll want to do this at the best possible school you can get into.
你當(dāng)然會希望在你所能進入的最好的大學(xué)里完成這些事。
8. Don’t worry about your grades once you got into college.
進入大學(xué)后就不要太在乎成績了。
Once in college, don’t worry about grades (caveat: unless you plan to go to grad school, especially law or PhD programs, or apply for a competitive job).
一旦進入大學(xué)后，不要為成績操心了(警告：除非你想讀研，特別是法律專業(yè)或者想讀博，再或者你想應(yīng)聘一份競爭激烈的工作)。
Optimize for learning and personal happiness.
充分追求知識和個人幸福。
Find time for side projects.
為業(yè)余活動騰出時間。
9. Be genuine. Be nice.
真誠。友好。
Being a generally nice person will make you so many awesome lifelong friends.
做一個大方友好的人可以讓你結(jié)交到許多很棒的終生摯友。
Being genuine is freeing since you can just be yourself with everyone you know — you won’t have to worry about keeping lies straight in your head.
真誠就是自由，因為這樣你能在所有認識的人面前做真實的自己——不需要因為腦中藏著謊言而擔(dān)心。
10. Learn to delay gratification.
學(xué)會推遲享受。
Ability to delay gratification predicts future success.
推遲享受的能力預(yù)示著未來的成功。
Those who succumb to pressures and do what’s immediately satisfying miss out on later satisfaction.
那些向壓力投降而享受片刻的歡愉的人，錯過了享受以后的滿足的機會。
Kids in high school who partied every night are bagging groceries at Safeway now, while those who delayed that "fun" for just a few more years get to work at their dream job for the rest of their lives.
那些在高中夜夜聚會的孩子們現(xiàn)在在西夫韋超市整理雜貨，而那些推遲了不過幾年“享受”的孩子可以在余下的人生里從事著他們夢想的工作。
