2012年2月2日 星期四

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101 Simples Truths We Often Forget
101條我們常忘記的簡單真理:


  1. The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing.  Growing happens when what you know changes how you live.
    獲得知識並不意味者成長。只有當我們把得到的知識用在去改變自己的人生,這才叫成長。
  2. You can’t have good ideas unless you’re willing to generate a lot of bad ones.
    你若沿襲舊習,就不會有好點子。
  3. A good idea without action is worth nothing.
    沒被執行的好點子是沒有價值的。
  4. Change is often resisted when it is needed the most.
    最抗拒的改變往往也是最亟需的改變。
  5. Discipline is choosing what you want most over what you want right now. Read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People .
    所謂嚴以律己,就是選擇你最想要的,而非當下就想要的。
  6. People seldom do things to the best of their ability.  They do things to the best of their willingness.
    很少有人盡全力做事;通常是看自己願不願意而已。
  7. You can’t change other people; you can only offer guidance, and lead by example.
    我們不可能改變其他人;我們只能提供導引,同時提供過往的案例讓他們自己做決定。
  8. Right now, there’s a lot you don’t know.  And if you never challenge your own beliefs, the list will never shrink.
    此時此刻,有太多我們不知道的世間事。如果我們不挑戰自己的信仰,不知道的事只會越來越多。 
  9. If you’re talking to someone you don’t know well, you may be talking to someone who knows way more about the topic of conversation than you do.
    當我們跟不熟的人聊天時,在聊的話題,對方很有可能知道的比我們多太多。
  10. The most common and harmful addiction in the world is the draw of comfort.
    最常見但也是最害人不淺的癮頭是安逸。
  11. Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone.  Stepping outside of your comfort zone will put things into perspective from an angle you can’t grasp now.
    成長始於離開自己的舒適圈。踏出舒適圈會讓我們以一個全然未曾體驗過的新角度去體驗事物。
  12. When you spend time worrying, you’re simply using your imagination to create things you don’t want.
  13. It’s usually only as good or bad as you think it is.  Most of what we see is only what we think about what we see.
  14. Most of the bad things you worry about will never happen.  Most of the bad things that do happen will have never crossed your worried mind.
    大多數你擔心的壞事從來不會發生。大多數的壞事反而是那些你從來不曾想到的事。 
  15. Some circumstances are uncontrollable, but we can always decide how we react to those circumstances.
    有些情況的確無法控制,但是我們可以控制我們如何應對對這些狀況。
  16. Those who complain the most, accomplish the least.
    抱怨最多的人,成就最少。
  17. Whenever somebody discredits you, and tells you that you can’t do something, keep in mind that they are speaking from within the boundaries of their own limitations.
    當有人看輕你,告訴你不可能成功時,要提醒自己,這些人只是從他們自己能力的極限來預測你的不可能。
  18. Every problem you have in your life right now is your responsibility, regardless of who initially caused it.
    此刻我們生命中所有遭遇的難題,不管是誰造成的,都該是我們自己的責任。
  19. It’s not so much about finding opportunities as it is about creating them.
  20. Having a plan, even a flawed one at first, is better than no plan at all.
  21. Paving your own road is intelligent only if nobody has gone exactly where you are going.
  22. What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.
  23. What you don’t start today won’t be finished by tomorrow.
  24. If you’re waiting for the perfect conditions, ideas or plans to get started, you’ll never achieve anything.
  25. Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing.
  26. Putting something off makes it instantly harder and scarier.
  27. You cannot change what you refuse to confront.
  28. If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.
  29. The harder you work, the luckier you will become.
  30. Kindness and hard work together will always carry you farther than intelligence.
  31. Lots of successful people have failed as many times as they have succeeded.
  32. Failures are simply lessons that help you prepare for next time.
    失敗是幫助你能準備下一次的簡單課程。
  33. Being successful is a journey, not a destination.
    成功在乎的是過程,不是目的。
  34. To be successful does not mean you have to dominate others; it means you have to dominate your own potential.
  35. Your success isn’t just about you.  It’s about how you positively impact the lives around you.
  36. Being busy and being productive are two different things.
    忙碌和有生產力是兩回事。
  37. Being happy and being successful are two different things .
    快樂和成功是兩回事。
  38. You have every right to be happy, but it’s up to YOU and only YOU to exercise that right.  Read Stumbling on Happiness .
  39. Everyone you meet is better than you at something.  We all have different strengths.  What worked for someone else might not work for you.
  40. When you’re worried about what others think of you, you’re really just worried about what you think of yourself.
  41. The bad news: nothing is permanent.  The good news: nothing is permanent.
    壞消息是,沒有什麼事永恆不變的,而這同時也是好消息。
  42. You don’t have to settle.  It’s simply a choice you make every day.  If you don’t like your life, then it’s time to start making changes and better choices.
  43. There’s no such thing as ‘risk free.’  Everything you do or don’t do has an inherent risk.
  44. No matter how smart you are, you will make mistakes.
  45. Problems, when they arise, are rarely as painful and hurtful as the process of fearing them.
    問題產生時,沒有什麼比害怕處理問題更痛苦。
  46. Confusion isn’t a bad thing.  It means you’re growing and thinking.
    疑惑不是壞事。它表示你正在成長與思考。
  47. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
    能做,但不代表應該做。
  48. In the beginning, you need to say “yes” to a lot of things to discover and establish your goals.  Later on, you need to say “no” to a lot of things and concentrate on your goals.
    一開始時,我們必須對很多事情說Yes,這樣才能發掘並且確立目標。接下來我們就必須對很多事情說No,這樣才能專心致志於我們的目標。
  49. Even if it doesn’t cost any money, it’s not free if it takes up your time.
    即便不用花錢,只要會花時間就不是免費的了。
  50. No matter how you make a living or who you think you work for, you only work for one person, yourself.  The big question is:  What are you selling, and to whom?
  51. Money makes life easier only when it’s yours free and clear.  The stress of financial debt can change a person.
  52. The fewer possessions you own, the more you will use and enjoy them.
  53. Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile.
  54. There is good reason why you should wake each morning and mindfully consider what and who you will give your day to:  Because unlike other things in life - love, money, respect, good health, hope, opportunities, and many more - time is the one thing you can never get back once it’s gone.
  55. Cutting your losses is often better than the alternative.
  56. We sometimes do things that are permanently foolish just because we are temporarily upset.
  57. Screaming at people always makes things worse.
    對人吼叫只會讓事情更糟。
  58. Everyone likes a person who gets straight to the point.
  59. First impressions are oftentimes inaccurate judgments of a person’s true character.
  60. When you’re up, your friends know who you are.  When you’re down, you know who your friends are.
    當你發達時,朋友都知道你是何許人物;而當你失敗時,可以很輕易看清你的朋友是怎樣的人。
  61. If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you.  You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot.
    真正希望有我們在人生中相伴的人,一定會挪出空間給我們的。我們沒有必要去極力爭取。
  62. When someone truly loves you, they don’t ever have to say a word.  You will be able to tell simply by the way they treat you over the long-term.
  63. We rarely lose friends, we usually just figure out who our real ones are.
    我們鮮少失去朋友。我們只是弄清楚什麼是真正的朋友。
  64. Just because one person doesn’t seem to care for you, doesn’t mean you should forget about everyone else who does.
  65. Family isn’t always blood.  They’re the people in your life who want you in theirs – the ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what.
  66. Good looks attracts the eyes.  Personality attracts the heart.
    好看的外表吸引目光,可敬的人格吸引人心。
  67. In human relationships, distance is not measured in miles but in affection.  Two people can be right next to each other, yet miles apart.
  68. Being nice to someone you dislike doesn’t mean you’re fake.  It means you’re mature enough to control your emotions.
  69. If you aren’t happy being single, you won’t be happy in a relationship.  You have to create your own life first before you can share it with someone else.
    如果單身時不快樂,戀愛時也不會快樂的。一定要有自己獨特的生活方式,才能與另一半分享。
  70. Whenever you hate someone or something, you are giving that person or thing a piece of your heart.  Read The Road Less Traveled .
  71. Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.
    生命何其短,不該花時間在那些取走你幸福的人身上。
  72. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.
    寧可失業也不要待在爛公司。
  73. Saying “no” to right people gives you the time and resources required to say “yes” to right opportunities.
  74. When you stop chasing the wrong things you give the right things a chance to catch you.
  75. You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it.  Either way, it’s getting raised.
  76. In life you get what you put in.  If you want love, give love.  If you want friends, be friendly.  If you want money, provide value.  It really is this simple.
  77. Cynicism might seem warranted at times, but it’s never useful.
  78. Everyone dies, some sooner than later, and often unexpectedly.  To know this means you are alive, with a chance to make the time you have left count.
  79. You are in competition with one person and one person only – yourself.  You are competing to be the best you can be.
  80. Trying to be somebody you’re not is a sure path to self-hate, and a waste of the person you are.
  81. It’s better to be disliked for who you are than to be liked for who you are not.
  82. Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak, sometimes it means you are strong enough and smart enough to let go.
    放棄不意味著你是弱者,有時代表你得夠堅強,夠聰明才知道放棄。
  83. Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
    有時得站遠一點才能看清事物的真面貌。
  84. You can’t make the same exact mistake twice. The second time you make it, it’s no longer a mistake, it’s a choice.
    我們不會同一個錯誤犯第二次,因為第二次再犯時,就不是個錯誤了;那是選擇。
  85. Not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
    得不到時,未嘗不是種幸運。
  86. You never have to deal with more than one moment at a time.
    你無法在同一時間把很多事做好。
  87. Many of the greatest lessons we learn in life we don’t seek on purpose.
  88. You have to fight through some bad days to earn the best days of your life.
  89. A harsh fact of life:  Bad things do happen to good people.
  90. Regardless of the situation, the sun rises the next day and life goes on.
  91. You never know how strong you really are until being strong is the only choice you have.
    當堅強是唯一選擇時,你才會知道自己有多堅強。(有破斧沉舟的意思)
  92. We end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.
  93. We meet no ordinary people in our lives.  If you give them a chance, everyone has something amazing to offer.
  94. Every passing face on the street represents a story every bit as compelling and complicated as yours.
  95. People are not as beautiful as they look, as they walk, or as they talk.  They are only as beautiful as they love, as they care, and as they share.
  96. Silence is often the loudest cry.  So pay attention to those you care about.
  97. Making one person smile can change the world .  Maybe not the whole world, but their world.
  98. Blowing out another’s candle will not make yours shine brighter.
    吹熄別人的蠟燭並不會讓自己的生命之燭更耀眼。(損人不利己)
  99. No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.
    無論你犯了多少錯誤或行進多麼緩慢,你還是走在不勇於嘗試的人的前頭。
  100. Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out.
  101. Life is short.  If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.

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