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.你不必热爱你的工作。工作是一种赚钱的方式。很多人把赚来的钱用在自己关心的事情上，从而在还算不错的工作岗位上过着美好的生活。
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.斯特金定律指出，90% 的东西都是垃圾。如果你不喜欢诗歌、美术或任何东西，很可能你只看过垃圾。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.人们没有意识到自己有多讨厌通勤。距离工作地点较远的漂亮房子不值得你把生命中的一小部分时间浪费在无聊和疲劳上。
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.有证据表明，内向和外向的人都能从被推动变得更外向中受益。下次当你不确定自己是否想出门时，不妨考虑一下这一点。
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.历史会记住那些最先进入市场的人。让你的作品走向世界比完美无缺更重要。
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.你在犹豫分手还是离职？你也许应该放手去做。平均而言，人们在毅然决然地离开时会更快乐。
7. Done is better than perfect.
7.完成胜于完美。
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.纪律优于动机。前者可以训练，后者稍纵即逝。如果仅仅依靠动力，你将无法完成伟大的事业。
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.通过练习提高沟通能力比通过练习提高智力更有效。如果你并不那么聪明，但却能清晰地表达自己的想法，那么你就比那些不能清晰表达想法的人更有优势。
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.你不是生活在电子游戏中。如果你要做傻事，或者你已经在错误的方向上走了太久，是不会弹出警告的。你必须自己制造警告。
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.如果你听成功人士讲述他们的方法，请记住，所有使用同样方法但失败的人都没有制作相关视频。
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.最好的建议是来自熟悉你的人的个人建议。必要时可以听取类似的广谱建议，但获得帮助的最佳途径是向真诚爱你的朋友寻求帮助。
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.尽可能轻松地完成任务。找到开始锻炼的最简单方法。找到开始写作的最简单方法。人们会把事情做得比必须做的还要难，当他们无法成功时就会感到沮丧。尽量不要这样做。
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.培养可靠的声誉。良好的声誉是宝贵的，因为它们是稀有的（很容易被破坏，也很难重建）。如果你的顾客知道咖啡总是热的，你就不必煮出最美味的咖啡。
15. How you spend every day is how you spend your life.
15.如何度过每一天，就是如何度过一生。
Relationships
关系
16. In relationships look for somebody you can enjoy just hanging out near. Long-term relationships are mostly spent just chilling.
16.在人际交往中，要找一个你能享受在附近闲逛的人。长期的恋爱关系大多是在闲聊中度过的。
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.不要向同事或在网上抱怨你的伴侣。这样做的好处微乎其微，代价却是摧毁你的一点灵魂。
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.分手后，尽快停止一切联系。可能发生的戏剧性事件层出不穷，而建立良好友谊的可能性微乎其微。等一年后再尝试做朋友。
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.约会时，不强调你的怪癖会让 90% 的人觉得你还不错。强调你的怪癖会让 10%的人觉得你很迷人、很有趣。这些人才是有兴趣和你约会的人。瞄准他们。
20. There are two red flags to avoid almost all dangerous people: 1. The perpetually aggrieved ; 2. The angry.
20.要避免几乎所有危险人物，有两面红旗：1.永远受委屈的人；2.愤怒的人。
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.那些让你产生焦虑并承诺他们有解决办法的人都是骗子。例如：政客、营销人员、新男性魅力大师等。避开这些人。
Body
身体
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 规则：每工作 20 分钟，就看 20 英尺外的一个地方 20 秒钟。这将减少眼睛疲劳，而且容易记住（或设置提醒）。
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.运动是最重要的生活方式干预措施。即使是最起码的运动（每周 15 分钟）也会产生巨大的影响。从小事做起。
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.近十年来，手机变得越来越重，对手腕的伤害也越来越大！如果可以的话，使用电脑，或者至少试着把手机撑起来。
Productivity
生产率
25. Learn keyboard shortcuts. They’re easy to learn and you’ll get tasks done faster and easier.
25.学习键盘快捷键。它们简单易学，能让你更快更轻松地完成任务。
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.保持办公桌和工作区的整洁。把每一件物品都当作是对你注意力的强加，因为它确实是。工作空间不是存放物品的地方。它是用来完成工作的地方。
27. Reward yourself after completing challenges, even badly.
27.完成挑战后奖励自己，即使完成得很糟糕。
Rationality
理性
28. Noticing biases in others is easy, noticing biases in yourself is hard. However, it has a much higher pay-off.
28.注意到别人的偏见很容易，注意到自己的偏见却很难。然而，这样做的回报要高得多。
29. Explaining problems is good. Often in the process of laying out a problem, a solution will present itself.
29.解释问题是件好事。在提出问题的过程中，往往会出现解决办法。
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.自私的人应该听取意见，变得更加无私；无私的人应该听取意见，变得更加自私。这适用于很多事情。每当你收到建议时，也要考虑它的反面。你可能会过滤掉你最需要的建议。
Compassion
同情心
31.Call your parents when you think of them, tell your friends when you love them.
31.想父母时给他们打电话，爱朋友时告诉他们。
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.多赞美别人。很多人都很难认为自己聪明、漂亮或善良，除非别人告诉他们。你可以帮助他们。
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.不要惩罚尝试的人。你会教导他们不要和你一起尝试。惩罚包括抱怨他们花了很长时间，抱怨他们做得不好，或者抱怨别人做得更好。
34.Don't punish people for admitting they were wrong, you make it harder for them to improve.
34.不要因为别人承认错误而惩罚他们，这样会让他们更难进步。
35. In general, you will look for excuses to not be kind to people. Resist these.
35.一般来说，你会寻找借口不善待他人。抵制这些借口。
Possessions
财产
36. Things you use for a significant fraction of your life (bed: 1/3rd, office-chair: 1/4th) are worth investing in.
36.你一生中大部分时间都在使用的东西（床：1/3，办公椅：1/4）值得投资。
37. “Where is the good knife?” If you’re looking for your good X, you have bad Xs. Throw those out.
37."好刀在哪里？"如果你在找好的 X，你就有坏的 X。把它们扔掉
38. If your work is done on a computer, get a second monitor. Less time navigating between windows means more time for thinking.
38.如果你的工作是在电脑上完成的，那就再买一台显示器。减少在窗口之间切换的时间，就意味着有更多时间思考。
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.制定明确的规则，规定何时扔掉旧杂物。一旦制定了明确的规则，废品可能就不再是问题了。这是因为任何规则都优于我们的隐性规则（"把这个坏掉的音响保留五年，以防我学会如何修理它"）。
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.买东西时，时间和金钱是相互权衡的。如果钱少，就多花点时间找优惠。如果时间不够，就不要再找优惠了，赶紧在网上买东西吧。
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.有缺陷并不意味着你与众不同。年龄越大，不会做饭就越会让人看不起。
42. If you’re under 90, try things.
42.如果你不到 90 岁，那就试试吧。
43. Things that aren’t your fault can still be your responsibility.
43.不是你的错，也可能是你的责任。
44. Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever (ex. incels, trauma).
44.用痛苦来定义自己是让自己永远受苦的有效方法（如乱伦、创伤）。
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.保持你的小身份。"我不是做那种事的人 "不是一种解释，而是一个陷阱。它让书呆子无法健身，让男人无法跳舞。
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.不要把 "做一件事是因为我喜欢它 "和 "做一件事是因为我想让别人觉得我是做这种事的人 "混为一谈。
47. Remember that you are dying.
47.记住，你即将死去。
48. Personal epiphanies feel great, but they fade within weeks. Upon having an epiphany, make a plan and start actually changing behavior.
48.个人的顿悟感觉很好，但几周内就会消失。在顿悟之后，制定计划并开始真正改变行为。
Others
其他
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.在选择与 0-1 人居住还是与 2 人或更多人居住时，请记住，如果室友人数超过 1 人，就无法立即确定责任（"这些碗碟是谁的？）
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.当你问别人 "你最喜欢哪本书/哪部电影/哪个乐队？"而他们支支吾吾时，不妨反问他们目前最喜欢哪本书/哪部电影/哪个乐队。他们几乎总会有一个，而且能滔滔不绝地讲出来。