老爸教給我的18個人生信條(下)

’t try to impress everyone. – Purposely impressing people is an act that brings nothing but a momentary ego boost. Be real with people instead. Connect with fewer people on a level that is deeper and more profound.
不要試圖給所有人留有印象。刻意地讓所有人記住你只是一種暫時的自我宣傳行爲，但這並不會爲你帶來任何好處。真正的社交，是與少數的某一水平的人來往，這纔會使你的印象更加深刻又意義深遠。

having fun. – Fun is way underrated. With all of life’s responsibilities, fun will sometimes seem like an indulgence. It shouldn’t be. It should be a requirement. Make time for fun.
保持娛樂精神。樂趣總是會被低估。和生命中的所有責任相比，樂趣總是顯得輕浮又隨意，就像是奢侈的放縱。但它本不該被這樣對待，樂趣是人生的必需，人們應該找時間去玩樂。 it simple. – There is a world of magnificence hidden in simplicity. Pick the five most important things in your life now and focus on those things. Let the other stuff go. Stop the busyness and really enjoy what’s important to you.
讓一切簡單起來。簡單的背後總是蘊藏着一個華麗的世界。現在挑出你的人生中最重要的五件事情，並且以此爲重心，放下其他的事情。停止你的忙碌，去享受那些於你真正有意義的事情。

le things stick with you. – So pay attention to them. Like watching your child sleep. Preparing a meal with your family. Sharing a great laugh with an old friend. This is the real stuff life is made of.
小事即是生活。所以請關注那些細微小事。就像哄孩子入睡，爲家人準備可口的飯菜，或者是和老朋友一起開懷大笑，雖然細小瑣碎，但也正是這些構成生活本身。 advice is often the best advice. – People don’t need lots of advice, they need to live. I’ve seen young, rocky relationships develop into wonderful marriages and fleeting inspirations ignite a lifetime of passion and happiness. Our life stories, like the answers we give to long essay questions, are uniquely ours. What people want to know is already somewhere inside of them. We all just need time to think, be and breathe, and continue to explore the undirected journeys that will eventually help us find our direction.
最好的建議是越少越好。人們並不需要過多的建議，他們需要的是親身經歷。我曾見識過一段並不成熟且又不夠穩定的戀愛關係走入婚姻，並將轉瞬即逝的激情化作陪伴永生的幸福和信念。我們的人生故事，就像是一場僅屬於我們自己的漫長的論文答辯。人們想要知道的也早已存在於我們的內心，我們所需要的就是去想、去做和呼吸，繼續在這個沒有方向的旅途中找到自己的方向。

ge your time. – Your situation and environment is ever changing, so be careful not to confuse things that are urgent with things that are important.
管理你的時間。你的情況和環境一直在變，所以你要留意，不要將那些急迫的事情就視爲是重要的。ge your money. – Don’t buy stuff you don’t need. Don’t spend more than you make. Don’t let your money manage you.
懂得理財。不要買你不需要的東西，不要讓自己透支，更不要成爲金錢的奴隸。

you learn in school does matter. – While you may not use the specifics of every classroom lesson, every lesson does expand the core thought process of your mind. Over time you will develop problem solving skills that are universally applicable. No single classroom lesson can teach this, and no single classroom lesson is more important.
學校教會我們的其實很重要。也許你並不會用到在課堂上學到的具體知識，但是每節課都會讓你的思維得到擴展。隨着時間的流逝，你將會提高自己解決問題的能力並令其普遍適用。單一的課程並不能教會你這些，也並不會比此更重要。
ms will remain dreams forever if you don’t take action. – Don’t dream about it anymore. Start doing it. In 40 years from now what is it that you will regret not having accomplished, appreciated or attempted? Do it, appreciate it and attempt it NOW!
如果你不去追求，那麼夢想永遠只是夢想。不要再夢想了，不如快點去行動。從現在開始的40年裏，你將會後悔還沒做什麼，沒欣賞什麼或者沒嘗試什麼嗎？行動起來！現在就去欣賞和嘗試吧！