讓生活更美好的 50 個秘訣
Happiness幸福
1. You don’t have to love your job. Jobs are a way to make money. Many people live fine lives in okay jobs by using the money they make on things they care about. 1. 你不必熱愛你的工作。工作是賺錢的一種方式。許多人通過將賺到的錢用在他們關心的事情上，在不錯的工作中過著美好的生活。
2. Sturgeon’s law states that 90% of everything is crap. If you dislike poetry, or fine art, or anything, it’s possible you’ve only ever seen the crap. Go looking! 2. 鱘魚定律指出，90% 的所有東西都是垃圾。如果你不喜歡詩歌、美術或任何東西，你可能只看過那些廢話。去看看吧！
3. People don’t realize how much they hate commuting. A nice house farther from work is not worth the fraction of your life you are giving to boredom and fatigue. 3. 人們沒有意識到他們有多討厭通勤。一個離工作地點更遠的好房子不值得你把生命的一部分奉獻給無聊和疲勞。
4. There’s some evidence that introverts and extroverts both benefit from being pushed to be more extroverted. Consider this the next time you aren’t sure if you feel like going out. 4. 有證據表明，內向者和外向者都會從被推動變得更外向中受益。下次你不確定是否想出去時考慮一下。
Success成功
5. History remembers those who got to market first. Getting your creation out into the world is more important than getting it perfect. 5. 歷史記得那些最先進入市場的人。把你的作品推向世界比讓它完美更重要。
6. Are you on the fence about breaking up or leaving your job? You should probably go ahead and do it. People, on average, end up happier when they take the plunge. 6. 你是否對分手或離職持觀望態度？你可能應該去做。平均而言，當人們冒險時，他們最終會更快樂。
7. Done is better than perfect. 7. 完成總比完美好。
8. Discipline is superior to motivation. The former can be trained, the latter is fleeting. You won’t be able to accomplish great things if you’re only relying on motivation. 8.紀律優於動機。前者可以訓練，後者轉瞬即逝。如果你只依靠動力，你將無法完成偉大的事情。
9. You can improve your communication skills with practice much more effectively than you can improve your intelligence with practice. If you’re not that smart but can communicate ideas clearly, you have a great advantage over everybody who can’t communicate clearly. 9. 你可以通過練習來提高你的溝通技巧，而不是通過練習來提高你的智力。如果你不是那麼聰明，但可以清楚地傳達想法，那麼你比所有不能清楚地傳達的人都有很大的優勢。
10. You do not live in a video game. There are no pop-up warnings if you’re about to do something foolish, or if you’ve been going in the wrong direction for too long. You have to create your own warnings. 10. 你不是生活在電子遊戲中。如果您要做一些愚蠢的事情，或者您已經朝著錯誤的方向走得太久，則不會彈出警告。您必須創建自己的警告。
11. If you listen to successful people talk about their methods, remember that all the people who used the same methods and failed did not make videos about it .11.如果你聽成功人士談論他們的方法，請記住，所有使用相同方法但失敗的人都沒有製作有關它的視頻。
12. The best advice is personal and comes from somebody who knows you well. Take broad-spectrum advice like this as needed, but the best way to get help is to ask honest friends who love you. 12. 最好的建議是個人的，來自非常瞭解你的人。根據需要接受像這樣的廣泛建議，但獲得説明的最佳方式是詢問愛你的誠實朋友。
13. Make accomplishing things as easy as possible. Find the easiest way to start exercising. Find the easiest way to start writing. People make things harder than they have to be and get frustrated when they can’t succeed. Try not to. 13. 讓事情盡可能簡單。找到開始鍛煉的最簡單方法。找到開始寫作的最簡單方法。人們讓事情變得比他們必須的更難，當他們無法成功時會感到沮喪。盡量不要這樣做。
14. Cultivate a reputation for being dependable. Good reputations are valuable because they’re rare (easily destroyed and hard to rebuild). You don’t have to brew the most amazing coffee if your customers know the coffee will always be hot. 14. 培養可靠的聲譽。良好的聲譽很有價值，因為它們很稀有（容易被摧毀，難以重建）。如果您的客戶知道咖啡總是熱的，您就不必沖泡最美味的咖啡。
15. How you spend every day is how you spend your life. 15.你每天如何度過就是你如何度過你的生活。
Relationships關係
16. In relationships look for somebody you can enjoy just hanging out near. Long-term relationships are mostly spent just chilling. 16.在人際關係中，尋找一個你可以在附近閒逛的人。長期的關係大多只是在令人不寒而栗的情況下度過的。
17. Don’t complain about your partner to coworkers or online. The benefits are negligible and the cost is destroying a bit of your soul. 17. 不要向同事或網上抱怨你的伴侶。好處可以忽略不計，而代價正在摧毀你的靈魂。
18. After a breakup, cease all contact as soon as practical. The potential for drama is endless, and the potential for a good friendship is negligible. Wait a year before trying to be friends again. 18. 分手後，儘快停止一切聯繫。戲劇性的潛力是無窮無盡的，而建立良好友誼的潛力可以忽略不計。等一年再嘗試成為朋友。
19. When dating, de-emphasizing your quirks will lead to 90% of people thinking you’re kind of alright. Emphasizing your quirks will lead to 10% of people thinking you’re fascinating and fun. Those are the people interested in dating you. Aim for them. 19.約會時，不強調你的怪癖會導致90%的人認為你還不錯。強調你的怪癖會導致 10% 的人認為你很迷人和有趣。那些是有興趣和你約會的人。以他們為目標。
20. There are two red flags to avoid almost all dangerous people: 1. The perpetually aggrieved ; 2. The angry. 20. 幾乎所有危險的人都避免了兩個危險信號：1.永遠受委屈的人;2.生氣的。
21. Those who generate anxiety in you and promise that they have the solution are grifters. See: politicians, marketers, new masculinity gurus, etc. Avoid these. 21.那些在你心中產生焦慮並承諾他們有解決方案的人是騙子。參見：政治家、營銷人員、新的男子氣概大師等。
Body身體
22. The 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes of screenwork, look at a spot 20 feet away for 20 seconds. This will reduce eye strain and is easy to remember (or program reminders for).22. 20-20-20 規則：每 20 分鐘的螢幕工作，看 20 英尺外的一個點 20 秒。這將減少眼睛疲勞，並且易於記憶（或程式設計提醒）。
23. Exercise is the most important lifestyle intervention you can do. Even the bare minimum (15 minutes a week) has a huge impact. Start small. 23. 鍛煉是您可以做的最重要的生活方式干預。即使是最低限度（每周 15 分鐘）也會產生巨大的影響。從小處著手。
24. Phones have gotten heavier in the last decade and they’re actually pretty hard on your wrists! Use a computer when it’s an alternative or try to at least prop up your phone.24. 在過去的十年中，手機變得越來越重，它們實際上在您的手腕上非常困難！在有其他選擇時使用電腦，或者至少嘗試支撐你的手機。
Productivity生產力
25. Learn keyboard shortcuts. They’re easy to learn and you’ll get tasks done faster and easier.25. 學習鍵盤快捷鍵。它們易於學習，您將更快、更輕鬆地完成任務。
26. Keep your desk and workspace bare. Treat every object as an imposition upon your attention, because it is. A workspace is not a place for storing things. It is a place for accomplishing things.26. 保持辦公桌和工作空間裸露。把每一個物體都看作是對你注意力的強加，因為它是。工作空間不是存放物品的地方。這是一個完成事情的地方。
27. Reward yourself after completing challenges, even badly.27. 完成挑戰後獎勵自己，即使是糟糕的。
Rationality合理性
28. Noticing biases in others is easy, noticing biases in yourself is hard. However, it has a much higher pay-off.28.注意到別人的偏見很容易，注意到自己的偏見卻很難。然而，它有更高的回報。
29. Explaining problems is good. Often in the process of laying out a problem, a solution will present itself.29.解釋問題很好。通常，在提出問題的過程中，解決方案會出現出來。
30. Selfish people should listen to advice to be more selfless, selfless people should listen to advice to be more selfish. This applies to many things. Whenever you receive advice, consider its opposite as well. You might be filtering out the advice you need most.30.自私的人應該聽勸告才能更自私，無私的人應該聽勸告才能更自私。這適用於很多事情。每當您收到建議時，也要考慮其相反的情況。你可能正在過濾掉你最需要的建議。
Compassion同情
31.Call your parents when you think of them, tell your friends when you love them.31.當你想到他們時打電話給他們，當你愛他們時告訴你的朋友。
32. Compliment people more. Many people have trouble thinking of themselves as smart, or pretty, or kind, unless told by someone else. You can help them out.32.多讚美別人。許多人很難認為自己聰明、漂亮或善良，除非別人告訴。你可以幫助他們。
33. Don’t punish people for trying. You teach them to not try with you. Punishing includes whining that it took them so long, that they did it badly, or that others have done it better.33.不要因為嘗試而懲罰人們。你教他們不要和你一起嘗試。懲罰包括抱怨他們花了這麼長時間，他們做得不好，或者其他人做得更好。
34.Don't punish people for admitting they were wrong, you make it harder for them to improve.34.不要因為人們承認自己錯了而懲罰他們，這會讓他們更難改進。
35. In general, you will look for excuses to not be kind to people. Resist these.35.一般來說，你會找藉口不善待人。抵制這些。
Possessions財產
36. Things you use for a significant fraction of your life (bed: 1/3rd, office-chair: 1/4th) are worth investing in.36.你一生中大部分時間都使用的東西（床：1/3，辦公椅：1/4）值得投資。
37. “Where is the good knife?” If you’re looking for your good X, you have bad Xs. Throw those out.37.“好刀在哪裡？如果你在尋找好的X，你就會有壞的X。 把它們扔掉。
38. If your work is done on a computer, get a second monitor. Less time navigating between windows means more time for thinking.38. 如果您在電腦上完成工作，請購買第二台顯示器。在視窗之間導航的時間減少意味著有更多的時間進行思考。
39. Establish clear rules about when to throw out old junk. Once clear rules are established, junk will probably cease to be a problem. This is because any rule would be superior to our implicit rules (“keep this broken stereo for five years in case I learn how to fix it”).39. 制定明確的規則，規定何時扔掉舊垃圾。一旦建立了明確的規則，垃圾可能就不再是一個問題了。這是因為任何規則都優於我們的隱含規則（“將這個損壞的立體聲音響保留五年，以防我學會如何修復它”）。
40. When buying things, time and money trade-off against each other. If you’re low on money, take more time to find deals. If you’re low on time, stop looking for great deals and just buy things quickly online.40. 在買東西時，時間和金錢是相互權衡的。如果您資金不足，請花更多時間尋找交易。如果您時間不夠，請停止尋找超值優惠，只需快速在線購買即可。
Self自我
41. Deficiencies do not make you special. The older you get, the more your inability to cook will be a red flag for people.41.不足不會讓你與眾不同。年紀越大，你不會做飯就越會成為人們的危險信號。
42. If you’re under 90, try things.42. 如果你不到 90 歲，試試看。
43. Things that aren’t your fault can still be your responsibility.43.不是你的錯的事情仍然可以是你的責任。
44. Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever (ex. incels, trauma).44. 用你的痛苦來定義自己是永遠保持痛苦的有效方法（例如，創傷、創傷）。
45. Keep your identity small. “I’m not the kind of person who does things like that” is not an explanation, it’s a trap. It prevents nerds from working out and men from dancing.45. 保持你的身份小。“我不是那種做那種事情的人”不是一個解釋，而是一個陷阱。它可以防止書鍛煉和男人跳舞。
46. Don’t confuse ‘doing a thing because I like it’ with ‘doing a thing because I want to be seen as the sort of person who does such things’.46.不要將“因為我喜歡而做某事”與“因為我想被視為做這種事情的那種人而做某事”混為一談。
47. Remember that you are dying.47.記住你快死了。
48. Personal epiphanies feel great, but they fade within weeks. Upon having an epiphany, make a plan and start actually changing behavior.48. 個人頓悟感覺很好，但它們會在幾周內消退。頓悟后，制定一個計劃並開始實際改變行為。
Others別人
49. In choosing between living with 0-1 people vs 2 or more people, remember that ascertaining responsibility will no longer be instantaneous with more than one roommate (“whose dishes are these?”).49. 在與 0-1 人同住與 2 人或更多人之間做出選擇時，請記住，確定責任不再是與多個室友立即確定的（“這些是誰的菜？
50. When you ask people, “What’s your favorite book / movie / band?” and they stumble, ask them instead what book / movie / band they’re currently enjoying most. They’ll almost always have one and be able to talk about it.50.當你問人們，“你最喜歡的書/電影/樂隊是什麼？”，他們跌跌撞撞，而是問他們目前最喜歡什麼書/電影/樂隊。他們幾乎總是有一個，並且能夠談論它。