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。工作是赚钱的方式。许多人通过将赚来的钱用于他们关心的事情，在尚可的工作中过着美好的生活。

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. 斯图尔特定律指出，90%的一切都是垃圾。如果你不喜欢诗歌，或者高雅艺术，或者任何事物，你很可能只见过垃圾。去寻找吧！

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. 人们没有意识到他们多么讨厌通勤。离工作地点远一些的漂亮房子，不值得你为无聊和疲劳付出的生命的一部分。

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，内向者和外向者都能从被推动变得更外向中受益。下次当你不确定是否想出去时，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. 历史记住那些率先进入市场的人。将你的创作推向世界比追求完美更重要。

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. 你在考虑分手还是辞职吗？你最好还是去做。平均来说，人们采取行动后最终会更快乐。

7. Done is better than perfect.
7. 完成比完美更重要。

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. 自律胜于激励。前者可以培养，后者是短暂的。如果你只依赖激励，将无法成就大事。

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. 你可以通过练习更有效地提高沟通能力，而不是通过练习提高智力。如果你不聪明但能清晰地表达想法，你比那些无法清晰表达的人有巨大的优势。

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. 你不是活在游戏中。当你快要做出愚蠢的行为，或者已经走了太久的错误方向时，不会弹出警告。你必须自己创造警告。

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. 如果你要听成功人士谈论他们的方法，记住那些使用相同方法却失败的人并没有制作视频。

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. 最好的建议是私人的，来自一个很了解你的人。按需接受这类广泛建议，但获得帮助的最佳方式是向爱你的人中的诚实朋友求助。

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. 把完成事情变得尽可能简单。找到开始锻炼最容易的方法。找到开始写作最容易的方法。人们让事情比必须的更难，当无法成功时会感到沮丧。尽量不要这样。

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. 培养值得信赖的声誉。好声誉很宝贵，因为它们稀有（容易被破坏且难以重建）。如果你的顾客知道咖啡总是热的，你不必煮出最棒的咖啡。

15. How you spend every day is how you spend your life.
15. 你如何度过每一天，就是你如何度过你的生命。

Relationships
人际关系

16. In relationships look for somebody you can enjoy just hanging out near. Long-term relationships are mostly spent just chilling.
16. 在人际关系中寻找一个你可以享受一起闲逛的人。长期关系主要就是花时间放松。

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. 不要向同事或网友抱怨你的伴侣。收益微乎其微，而代价却在一点点摧毁你的灵魂。

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，尽快停止所有联系。潜在的戏剧性是无穷的，而建立良好友谊的可能性微乎其微。在尝试重新做朋友之前，等待一年。

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. 在约会时，淡化你的怪癖会让 90%的人觉得你还可以。强调你的怪癖会让 10%的人觉得你迷人有趣。那些才是对你感兴趣的人。瞄准他们。

20. There are two red flags to avoid almost all dangerous people: 1. The perpetually aggrieved ; 2. The angry.
20. 有两个警示信号几乎可以避开所有危险的人：1. 永远抱怨的人；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. 让你感到焦虑并承诺他们有解决方案的人是骗子。参见：政客、营销人员、新型男性主义大师等。避免这些人。

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 法则：每使用屏幕 20 分钟，就抬头看 20 英尺外的地方 20 秒。这能减轻眼睛疲劳，而且容易记住（或者设置提醒）。

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. 锻炼是你能采取的最重要生活方式干预。即使是最低限度（每周 15 分钟）也有巨大影响。从小处着手。

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. 手机在过去十年里变重了，它们实际上对你的手腕伤害很大！当有替代方案时使用电脑，或者至少把手机垫高使用。

Productivity
效率

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。它们容易学习，你将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. 保持你的桌面和 workspace 简洁。将每个物体都视为对你注意力的负担，因为它就是。 workspace 不是存放东西的地方。它是完成事情的地方。

27. Reward yourself after completing challenges, even badly.
27. 完成挑战后奖励自己，即使做得不好。

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. 发现他人的偏见很容易，发现自己的偏见很难。然而，后者带来的回报却更高。

29. Explaining problems is good. Often in the process of laying out a problem, a solution will present itself.
29. 解释问题是有益的。在阐述问题的过程中，解决方案往往会自然呈现。

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. 自私的人应该听取建议变得更无私，无私的人应该听取建议变得更自私。这适用于许多事情。每当你收到建议时，也要考虑其反面。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. 当你想起父母时，就给他们打电话；当你爱朋友时，就告诉他们。

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. 多多赞美他人。许多人很难认为自己聪明、漂亮或善良，除非有人告诉他们。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. 不要因为尝试而惩罚他人。你这样教他们不与你尝试。惩罚包括抱怨他们花了太长时间，做得不好，或者别人做得更好。

34.Don't punish people for admitting they were wrong, you make it harder for them to improve.
34. 不要因为人们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. 通常，你会寻找借口对人不友善。要抵制这些想法。

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. 你在生活中使用很长时间的物品（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？”如果你在找你的好 X，那你就有坏 X。扔掉那些。

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，买一个第二个显示器。在窗口之间切换的时间越少，思考的时间就越多。

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. 建立明确的规则，关于什么时候该扔掉旧垃圾。一旦建立了明确的规则，垃圾很可能就不再是问题。这是因为任何规则都比我们的隐含规则要好（“保留这个坏收音机五年，以防我学会修理它”）。

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. 购买东西时，时间和金钱是相互权衡的。如果你钱不够，花更多时间找优惠。如果你时间不够，停止寻找好交易，直接在网上快速购买东西。

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. 缺点并不能让你变得特别。你越老，不会做饭就越会成为别人眼中的红旗。

42. If you’re under 90, try things.
42. 如果你不到 90 岁，就尝试新事物。

43. Things that aren’t your fault can still be your responsibility.
43. 即使不是你的错，事情仍然可能是你的责任。

44. Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever (ex. incels, trauma).
44. 以自己的苦难来定义自己是一种有效的方式，可以让你永远持续受苦（例如：incels、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. 保持你的身份认同小。 “我不是那种会做那种事的人”不是解释，而是一个陷阱。它阻止怪咖去健身，阻止男性去跳舞。

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. 不要混淆“因为我喜欢做某事”和“因为我想要被视为做这种事的人”。

47. Remember that you are dying.
47. 记住你在死亡。

48. Personal epiphanies feel great, but they fade within weeks. Upon having an epiphany, make a plan and start actually changing behavior.
48. 个人顿悟感觉很好，但它们会在几周内消逝。当你有顿悟时，制定一个计划并开始真正改变行为。

Others
其他人

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. 在选择与 0-1 人还是 2 人或更多人一起生活时，记住，当室友超过一人时，确定责任将不再即时（“这些盘子是谁的？”）。

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. 当你问人们，“你最喜欢的书/电影/乐队是什么？”而他们犹豫不决时，不妨问他们目前最喜欢哪本书/电影/乐队。他们几乎总会有一个，并且能够谈论它。