[譯介]我希望10年前就知道的25件事

Things About Life I Wish I Had Known 10 Years Ago

作者：DARIUS FOROUX 翻譯：BB 原文鏈接： Medium

Socrates, considered as one of the founders of Western philosophy, was once named the wisest man on earth by the Oracle of Delphi. When Socrates heard that the oracle had made such a comment, he believed that the statement was wrong.

蘇格拉底，被視為西方哲學的奠基人之一，曾一度被德爾菲神諭認為是世界上最聰明的人。當蘇格拉底聽說神諭作出這樣的評論，他認為這樣的聲明是錯誤的。

Socrates said: 「I know one thing: that I know nothing.」

蘇格拉底說：「我知道一件事，那就是我什麼都不知道」

How can the smartest man on earth know nothing? I heard this paradoxical wisdom for the first time from my school teacher when I was 14 or 15. It made such an impact on me that I used Socrates』s quote as my learning strategy.

地球上最聰明的人怎麼能什麼都不知道？我首次從我學校的老師聽到這個自相矛盾的智慧時，我正14或15歲。它對我產生如此大的影響，以至於我用蘇格拉底的引語作為我的學習策略。

「I know nothing」 to me, means that you might be an educated person, but still, you know nothing. You can learn from everything and everyone.

「我什麼都不知道」對我來說，意味著你可能是一個受過教育的人，不過，你什麼仍什麼都不知道。你可以從身邊的一切人和事學習。

One thing that I like better than learning from my mistakes is to learn from other people』s mistakes. Over the years, I』ve been blessed to have great mentors, teachers, family, friends, that taught me about life.

比從自己的錯誤中學習，我更喜歡從別人的錯誤中學習。多年來，我一直蒙祝福，有很好的導師、老師、家人、朋友，他們教我生活。

What you will find below is a list of the most important things I learned from other people and books. Some of the lessons took me a long time to learn—but if I had to learn these things all by myself, it would take me a lot longer.

下面你會看到的是一個關於我從書本和他人那裡學到的最重要的東西的清單。一些教訓我花了很長的時間來學習——但是如果我不得不我自己來學習這些東西，它會花費我更多時間。

We might learn things quickly, but we often forget things at the same rate—and sometimes we need to remind ourselves of the things we』ve learned.

我們可能很快就學會了東西，但我們也在以同樣的速率遺忘東西，有時我們需要提醒自己已經學過的東西。

Here are 25 of those reminders that others taught me.

這裡是那25個別人教會我的提醒。

1. Struggle Is Good

Never say 「I can』t take it anymore.」 Say 「Bring it on!」

奮鬥是好的

的永遠不要說「我不能再忍受了。」說：「來吧！

2. Don』t Complain

Complaining is the biggest waste of time

there is. Either do something about it, and if you can』t, shut up about it.

不要抱怨

發牢騷是最浪費時間的。要麼做點什麼，如果你不能，閉嘴吧。

3. Spend Time With People You Love

That』s your family and best friends. If you don』t have a family, create one. Most people in life are only visitors. Family is for life.

花時間和你愛的人在一起

這是你的家人和最好的朋友。如果你沒有一個家庭，創建一個。大多數人在生活中都只是過客，家庭是供生活的。

4. Don』t Start A Relationship If You』re Not In Love

I』ve done this more than once. You kind of like someone and think: 「We might as well give it a shot.」 Not a good idea. You』re either in love, or you are not. Don』t fool yourself. It』s not fair to you and the other person.

如果你不在愛中，就不要開始一段關係

我做過不止一次。你也許會像某人一樣想，「我們不妨試一試」。這不是一個好的想法，你要麼在愛中，要麼不在愛中。不要愚弄自己。這對你和他人都不公平。

5. Exercise Daily

I didn』t get this until recently. A healthy body is where you have to start everything in life. If you can』t build a healthy and strong body, what CAN you build in life?

每天鍛煉

我直到最近才明白，健康的身體是生活的開始。如果你不能建立一個健康和強壯的身體，你如何建造生活。

6. Keep A Journal

No, keeping a journal is not for children. It helps you to become a better thinker and writer. 「I don』t want to be a writer」 you might think. Well, how many emails and texts do you send a day? Everybody is a writer.

堅持寫日記

不，堅持寫日記不是針對孩子們的。它可以幫助你成為一個更好的思想家和作家。你可能會說「我不想成為一個作家」。好吧，那你每天要發多少郵件和簡訊。每個人都是作家。

7. Be Grateful

Say 『thank you』 to everyone and everything. 「Thank you for this beautiful day.」 「Thank you for your email.」 「Thank you for being there for me.」

懂得感恩

對每個人和每件事都說謝謝。「謝謝這美好的一天」，「謝謝你的郵件」，「謝謝你為我在那裡」。

8. Don』t Care About What People Think

We all die in the end, do you really think it matters what people think of you?

不要在乎別人怎麼想

我們最後都會死去，你真的認為別人對你的看法很重要嗎？

9. Take More Risks

Don』t be such a wimp.

冒更多的險

不要做一個懦夫。

10. Pick An Industry, Not A Job

If you want to become good at something, you need to spend years and years doing that. You can』t do that if you hop from industry to industry. Pick an industry you love and start at the bottom. You will find the perfect role for you eventually.

行業第一，工作第二

如果你想做好某件事，你必須花多年時間；如果你從一個行業跳到另一個行業，你將做不好事情。選擇一個自己喜歡的行業從基礎做起。你最終會找到自己的角色。

11. Lead The Way

When you find yourself in a situation where everyone looks at each other, it』s time for you to lead. You『re a leader when you decide to become one. There』s no initiation or a title. Just a decision.

嘗試帶路

當你發現自己處在一個大家都在張望的情境中時，這是你嘗試帶路的好時機。當你決定成為領導者的時候你就成為了領路人。這只是一個決定，沒有啟動儀式或頭銜。

12. Money Isn』t Important

It really isn』t. But you have to train yourself not to care about money. Don』t become too dependent on the stuff you own?—?otherwise, the stuff will own you.

金錢並不重要

他真的不是。但是你需要訓練你自己不要過多地關心錢。不要對你的物品過多地依賴，否則，你將會被物品佔有。

13. Be Nice

I don』t mean you should be a pushover. You can be someone that doesn』t take shit and be nice about it. Just don』t insult people, think you』re better than them, or act like an idiot.

友善待人

我的意思不是你應該是一個軟弱的人。你能夠成為一個善良和不傻的人，不要辱罵他人，不要覺得自己比別人優秀，或認為別人就是傻子。

14. Learn Every Day

You』ve got to train your brain to stay alert. You don』t have to read a book a day to learn every day. Learn from your mistakes. Learn from the people around you?—?be open to what they can teach you.

每天學習

你不需要每天保持閱讀一本書。從你的錯誤中學習，從周邊的朋友那裡學習，對一切能夠教你的事物保持開放。

15. Rest Before You Are Tired

Even if you love your job, and every day seems like a holiday, you need to take time to rest. You』re a human and not an android, never forget that.

在你感到累之前及時休息

即使你喜歡你的工作，每天都像是節假日，你仍需要花時間休息。你是人類而不是機器人。永遠不要忘記這一點。

16. Don』t Judge

Just because people make different choices than you, they are not stupid. Also, you don』t know everything about people, so don』t judge them?—?help them.

不要評判人

僅僅是別人做出了一個不同於你的選擇，他們不愚蠢。還有，你並不知道關於他的一。所有不要評判他們，要幫助他們。

17.Think About Others

Just be mindful, that』s all. We all have families, bills to pay, and our own issues. Don』t always make everything about yourself.Give Without Expecting Something In Return

多想想他人

要多想想，僅此而已。我們都有家庭，有賬單，和我們自己的各種問題。不要總是想著自己。沒有期待回報地付出吧！

18. Don』t keep score.

You will become a bitter person if you do that. Give solely for the joy of giving. If you get something in return, great, if you don』t, great.

不要記住分數

如果你那樣做，你會成為一個痛苦的人。你會成為一個充滿敵意的人。享受付出帶來的快了吧。如果你能獲得回報，很好；如果不能，那也很好。

19. There』s No End Game

We, as a species, just are. Don』t try to figure it all out. Enjoy your journey.

遊戲沒有終結

我們，作為一個物種，不要嘗試理解所有的東西。享受你的旅程。

20. Enjoy Small Things

I like clichés because they are true. Especially this one. You know why? Everyone says they know it, but no one lives up to it. They just chase big things.

享受小的東西

我喜歡陳詞濫調因為他們都是正確的。尤其是這一個。為什麼？每個人都說知道，但是沒有人去做，他們只追求大事情。

21. Don』t Take Yourself So Serious

Yeah, yeah, you』re an individual, and people have to take you seriously, I get it. But at the end of the day, we』re all a bunch of ants trying to chase the same things. Lighten up.

不要把自己看得過重

是的，你是一個人，你認為別人應該認真對待你，我理解。但是一天結束的時候，我們都是一群螞蟻試圖追逐同樣的東西。放輕鬆。

22.Don』t Blame People

What』s point? Do you want to punish them? You don』t do that to people. Also don』t blame yourself?—?you』re only human.

不要抱怨別人

重點是什麼？你想要懲罰他們嗎？你不要那樣做。同時也別苛責自己

——你也僅僅是一個人。

23.Create Something

Not to leave a legacy, you won』t be here to see it anyway, but to be of use. Make music, write a book, build a table, anything. You』ll feel good about yourself, plus you give something back to people to use or enjoy.

創造一些東西

不要留下遺產，使用它，你反正不會再看到它。創作音樂，寫書，製作桌子，或其它。你會自我感覺良好，同時你還能夠創造東西回饋人們使用或享受。

24.Never Look Back Too Long

Reflecting on the past is only good for one thing: Learning.

不要回首太久

沉思過去只對一件事情有益：那就是學習。

25.Take Action

Don』t just sit there, do something. Without action, there is no outcome.

You might know a lot. But like Socrates, you and I know nothing at all. So we have to keep learning.

採取行動

不要僅僅坐在那裡，做一些事情。沒有行動，沒有結果。你可能知道很多。但是像蘇格拉底，你我都是無知的。所以我們要保持學習。

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