Kevin Kelly 的人生建议 2

Kevin Kelly 老爷子过生日了，按照惯例他给出了一些人生建议。之前在 2021 年曾经记录了一些，详见：Kevin Kelly 的人生建议，后来 2022 年和今年都有了新的更新。还是像上次一样，记录一些我感触比较深的。

2024 年：

The best way to criticize something is to make something better. 批评的最好方式就是让事情变得更好。

Try to define yourself by what you love and embrace, rather than what you hate and refuse. 试着用你热爱和拥抱的东西来定义自己，而不是用你讨厌和拒绝的东西来定义自己。

You can become the world’s best in something primarily by caring more about it than anyone else. 只要你比别人更关心某个领域，你就可以在这个领域成为世界上最优秀的人。

Asking “what-if?” about your past is a waste of time; asking “what-if?” about your future is tremendously productive. 不断假设过去「what-if（如果怎么样就好了）」是浪费时间；不停思考未来「what-if（如果做什么会如何）」才是富有成效的。

The most common mistake we make is to do a great job on an unimportant task. 我们最常犯的错误就是把不重要的任务做得很出色。

Think in terms of decades, and act in terms of days. 以十年为单位思考，以天为单位行动。

What others want from you is mostly to be seen. Let others know you see them. 别人想从你这里得到的，大多是希望被看见。让别人知道你看到了他们。

When you try something new, don’t think of it as a matter of success / failure, but as success / learning to succeed. 当你尝试新事物时，不要把结果定义为「成功」或「失败」，而是定义为「成功」或「学着如何成功」。

Always be radically honest, but use your honesty as a gift not as a weapon. Your honesty should benefit others. 始终保持彻底的诚实，但要把诚实当作一种礼物，而不是一种武器。你的诚实应该造福他人。

When you are right, you are learning nothing. 当你认为自己是正确的时候，你什么也学不到。

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