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Derek Sivers 最近出了一本新书：How to Live，花了两年时间写作，两年时间修改，也是他认为迄今最好的作品，（目前还未对外开放，感兴趣的可以花 $15 在他的博客上购买）。
在讲书的内容前，先简单介绍下作者，我关注 Sivers 还是从他的博客开始，他是一个音乐家，企业家，也是一个程序员，喜欢创作（Saying no to almost everything, so I can have lots of time for making.）。2008 年卖掉公司后，全身心投入到学习和创作中，这里有关于他自己的详细介绍。他的博客文章一般都不长，但往往挺有启发。我最感兴趣的是他的生活方式和处世哲学。
You've been looking for the best person, place, or career.
But seeking the best is the problem.
No choice is inherently the best.
What makes something the best choice?
You
You make it the best through your commitment to it.
You dedication and actions make any choice great.
Pick one and irreversibly commit.
Then it becomes the best choice for you.
Ignore other aspects of your life
Let go of every unnecessary obligation
Each one seems small, but together, they'll drain your soul.
Focus your attention on the few things you're committed to, and nothing else.
If it's not important, never do it.
If it's important, do it every day.
Commit to one career path
Build your expertise and reputation over time
Because you cut off other options, you won't be derailed by distraction.
Since you're committed, you can't fail.
Even if it takes you years longer than expected, it's not failure until you give up.
Your emotions insist they need you to respond
When you ignore the urges, they go away.
Observe yourself.
Your own mind is the best laboratory.
It's also the most private and peaceful place to work.
如果需要钱，就成为投资人
这是产出投入比最高的方式
If you need money, be an investor.
It's the only career where you profit the most by doing the least.
If an action feels necessary, and you can't let it go, just write it down for later.
Everything seems more important while you're thinking of it.
Later, you'll realize it's not.
But if it still feels necessary, adjust your time frame.
A year from now, will it be important?
Ten years from now?
Zoom out as far as you need to make it unimportant.
Then you're free of it.
长线思维（Think Super-Long-Term）
着眼于未来
做能对未来（将来的自己和后代们）产生积极作用的[小]事情
在大脑里装一个时间机器，不断想象未来的自己和后代们会生活在怎样的世界
用行动让想象不再遥远
Serve the future
Do small things now with huge benefits for your old self, your descendants, and future generations.
Actions amplify through time to have a massive impact on the future.
Let this fact guide your life.
Use a time machine in your mind, constantly picturing your future self and your great-grandchildren's world.
Act now to influence that time.
Imagine your future self judging your current life choices.
When making a decision, ask yourself how you'll feel about it when you're old.
What would your future self and family thank you for?
Simple actions now will compound to give them a better life.
推迟满足感
今天的不适会在将来得到回报
如果未来可期，就不会在意当前的付出
你永远不会后悔没有放纵
Delay gratification.
Today's discomfort brings future rewards.
When you have a clear view of the future, you won't mind the small sacrifice.
You never regret not indulging.
Only spend money on things that do long-term good, like education.
In other words, never spend, only invest.
The earlier you start, the better, since time is the multiplier.
Be extra-careful of habits that seem harmless.
Imagine each choice continuing forever.
Eat a cookie, and eventually you're obese.
Shop for fun, and eventually you're deep in debt.
When you choose a behavior, you choose its future consequences.
What if, when you're older, you can't recall entire years?
If you can't remember something, it's like it never happened.
You could have a long healthy life, but if you can't remember it, it's like you had a short life.
What a horrible way to live.
You need to prevent this.
Monotony is the enemy.
Novelty is the solution.
Turn your experiences into stories.
A story is the remains of an experience.
Make your stories entertaining, so people like to hear them.
By telling good stories, your memories can last longer, because people will echo them back to you occasionally, or ask you to tell them again.
有意义的事情越容易记住
赋予事件以意义，以便记住他们
The more something means to you, the more you'll remember it.
Give moments meaning to remember them.
Be a monomaniac on a mission to be truly great at something difficult.
Pick one thing and spend the rest of your life getting deeper into it.
Mastery is the best goal because the rich can't buy it, the impatient can't rush it, the privileged can't inherit it, and nobody can steal it.
You can only earn it through hard work.
学得越多，待学的就越多
你能看到普通人看不到的东西
随着逐渐深入，你会发现这条路越来越有趣
The more you learn about something, the more there is to learn.
You see what normal people don't see.
The path gets more and more interesting as you go.
If you haven’t decided what to master, pick anything that scares you, fascinates you, or infuriates you.
Don’t ask, “Is this the real me?” or “Is this my passion?”
Those questions lead to endless searching and disappointment.
People don’t fail by choosing the wrong path — they fail by not choosing.
Make your choice, then make a lifetime commitment to constant improvement.
The passion comes after you start getting good.
当只有一个优先级时，决策就会很容易
Decisions are easy when you have only one priority
Pursuing mastery is ambitious, which helps your chance of success.
Most people fail in life not by aiming too high, but by aiming too low.
If you aim high and miss, you don’t actually fail.
寻求痛苦（Pursue Pain）
一切美好都来源于某种痛苦
肌肉的酸痛让你更强壮
练习的痛苦是通往精通之路
艰难的谈话可以促进友谊
Everything good comes from some kind of pain.
Muscle fatigue makes you healthy and strong.
The pain of practice leads to mastery.
Difficult conversations save your relationships.
The way to live is to steer towards the pain.
Use it as your compass.
Always take the harder option.
Always push into discomfort.
Ignore your instincts.
选择痛苦，它就变得可以承受
它变得无法伤害你
你成了它的主人，而不是受害者
Choosing pain makes it bearable.
It loses its power to hurt you.
You become its master, not victim.
很多人没得选
一旦你驯服了自己的痛苦，就帮更多的人去驯服他们的痛苦
容易的路越走越难，反之亦然
Most people don’t get to choose how they suffer.
Once you tame pain for yourself, tame it for others.
The easy road leads to a hard future.
The hard road leads to an easy future.
Your job is not just to act, but to tell a fascinating story of how you did so, and inspire others to do it.
Make great adventures, but tell greater stories.
Pursue massive media attention, not for vanity or ego, but so your stories can open minds, spark imaginations, and lead to further explorations.
The world of news is noisy, because they have to hype it.
They try to get you to pay attention to something that’s not actually important.
They create a false sense of urgency, social status, fear, shock, or any tricks possible to manipulate your psychological triggers, and ultimately help them profit.
By contrast, the truly important things are quiet.
Live in the past.
Watch the greatest movies of all time.
Read the classics.
Listen to the legends.
These things have lasted because they work so well.
Time is the best filter.
Master the fundamentals, not new tricks.
Learn the timeless aspects of your craft.
This knowledge will never lose its value.
In any given field, learn the oldest thing still around, since it’s the one most likely to last.
笑对人生（Laugh at Life）
幽默是生命的精神--是健康、充满活力的思想和灵魂的标志
Humor is the spirit of life — a sign of a healthy, vibrant mind and soul.
Humor means using your mind beyond necessity, beyond reality, for both noticing and imagining.
That’s why we admire a quick wit.
It shows you quickly looked at something from many angles, found the one that amused you the most, and considerately expressed it to someone else.
Observation, creativity, and empathy, all in an instant.
What could be a better sign of a healthy mind?
Things are going to get harder.
The future will test your strength.
So far, you’ve lived in a time of prosperity.
You haven’t experienced massive devastation, but you probably will.
It’ll be harder to make money.
It’ll be harder to be happy.
Much of what you love now will be gone.
You’ll look back at this year as one of the easiest you ever had.
You’ll get injured or sick, losing some of your ability to see, hear, move, or think.
You’ll wish for the health you have now.
未来是不可预测和不可控制的
想象所有可能出错的事情
为每一个做好准备，这样它们就不会惊到你或伤害你
The future is unpredictable and uncontrollable.
Picture all the things that could go wrong.
Prepare for each, so they won’t surprise or hurt you.
想象最糟糕的场景，直到它们感觉真实
接受它们
意识到最坏的情况并没有那么糟糕
Vividly imagine the worst scenarios until they feel real.
Accepting them is the ultimate happiness and security.
Realize that the worst is not that bad.
Money is nothing more than a neutral exchange of value.
Making money is proof you’re adding value to people’s lives.
Aiming to get rich is aiming to be useful to the world.
It’s striving to do more for others.
Serving more.
Sharing more.
Contributing more.
The world rewards you for creating value.
Pursue wealth because it’s moral, good, and unlimited.
Be fully committed to getting rich, or it won’t happen.
Adjust your self-image so that you congruently feel that you should and will be rich.
If you subconsciously don’t feel you deserve it, you’ll sabotage your pursuit.
But if you truly feel you deserve it, you’ll do whatever it takes.
So adjust your self-image first.
创作（Create）
Die empty.
Get every idea out of your head and into reality.
Which would you rather be?
Someone who hasn’t created anything in years because you’re so busy consuming?
Or someone who hasn’t consumed anything in years because you’re so busy creating?
Don’t wait for inspiration.
Inspiration will never make the first move.
She comes only when you’ve shown you don’t need her.
Do your work every day, no matter what.
平衡（Balance Everything）
坏事情往往来自于极端
这个太多
或那个太少
All bad things in life come from extremes.
Too much of this.
Too little of that.
When we lack balance, we’re upset.
Over-worked, under-loved, over-eating, under-sleeping.
Focused on wealth, but ignoring health.
Focused on the present, but ignoring the future.
The best tool for a balanced life is the clock.
Like a hunter’s dog, the clock will be your best ally.
It will guard you, keep your impulses in check, and protect what’s important to you.
Schedule everything to ensure balance of your time and effort.
Scheduling prevents procrastination, distraction, and obsession.
A schedule makes you act according to the goals of your highest self, not your passing mood.
Schedule quality time with dear friends.
Schedule preventative health checkups. ”
Schedule focused time to learn.
Schedule each aspect of your life, ignoring none.
The balanced schedule protects you from hurting yourself, from getting overwhelmed and ignoring important needs.
You won’t over-work, over-play, or over-indulge.
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Derek Sivers 最近出了一本新书：How to Live，花了两年时间写作，两年时间修改，也是他认为迄今最好的作品，（目前还未对外开放，感兴趣的可以花 $15 在他的博客上购买）。
在讲书的内容前，先简单介绍下作者，我关注 Sivers 还是从他的博客开始，他是一个音乐家，企业家，也是一个程序员，喜欢创作（Saying no to almost everything, so I can have lots of time for making.）。2008 年卖掉公司后，全身心投入到学习和创作中，这里有关于他自己的详细介绍。他的博客文章一般都不长，但往往挺有启发。我最感兴趣的是他的生活方式和处世哲学。
这本书中，作者罗列了 27 条有冲突的答案，看看哪些最能击中你，以下是击中我的部分：
承诺（Commit）
什么也不做（Do Nothing）
长线思维（Think Super-Long-Term）
制造回忆（Make Memories）
精通些什么（Master Something）
寻求痛苦（Pursue Pain）
成为先锋（Be a Famous Pioneer）
选择经过时间检验的事物（ Value Only What Has Endured）
笑对人生（Laugh at Life）
居安思危（Prepare for the Worst）
变得富有（Get Rich）
创作（Create）
平衡（Balance Everything）
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