Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it.
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《连线》杂志创始主编

凯文·凯利 ,男,人们经常亲昵地称他为 (KK),《连线》(Wired)杂志创始主编。在创办《连线》之前,是《全球概览》杂志(The Whole Earth Catalog,乔布斯最喜欢的杂志)的编辑和出版人。1984年,KK发起了第一届黑客大会(Hackers Conference)。他的文章还出现在《纽约时报》、《经济学人》、《时代》、《科学》等重量级媒体和杂志上。

That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult — if you don’t lose it.

让你在小时候显得很怪的东西,反而会让你在长大后成为一个很棒的人——如果你还没有失去它的话。

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If you have any doubt at all about being able to carry a load in one trip, do yourself a huge favor and make two trips.

如果你对自己是否能一次搞定怀有任何疑虑的话,就对自己好点,分两次搞定吧。

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What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. At your funeral people will not recall what you did; they will only remember how you made them feel.

实现目标后的结果,远没有实现目标过程中的成长重要。在你的葬礼上,人们不会去回忆你的功绩;他们只会记得你带给他们的感觉。

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Recipe for success: under-promise and over-deliver.

成功的配方:少承诺,多给予。

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It’s not an apology if it comes with an excuse. It is not a compliment if it comes with a request.

如果道歉夹带了借口,那就算不上是道歉。如果称赞夹带了要求,那就算不上是称赞。

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Jesus, Superman, and Mother Teresa never made art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art begins in what is broken.

耶稣、超人与特蕾莎修女从不创作艺术。只有不完美的人才能创作艺术,因为艺术始于残缺。

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If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a pyramid scheme.

如果某人试图说服你,想让你认为那不是传销,那么它就是传销。

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Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand. For the rest of your life you’ll use this knot more times than you would ever believe.

学会怎么打称人结(又叫“撑人结”,不会越拉越小的结)。而且要摸黑练习、单手练习。在今后的日子里,你根本想不到它有多有用。

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If something fails where you thought it would fail, that is not a failure.

如果在你能预计到的情况下失败了,那就算不上是失败。

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Be governed not by the tyranny of the urgent but by the elevation of the important.

不要被紧迫性的专横牵着鼻子走,做事应该要基于对重要性的评估。

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Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it.

你穿过的门原来是什么样子,走过去以后也要保持那个样子。

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The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has a name for. If you possibly can, work where there are no words for what you do.

最高的奖赏来自于那些人们还不知道叫什么的东西。如果可以的话,去做那些人们还不知道怎么描述的工作。

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A balcony or porch needs to be at least 6 feet (2m) deep or it won’t be used.

阳台或者门廊应该至少有两米深,不然就用不上。

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Don’t create things to make money; make money so you can create things. The reward for good work is more work.

不要为了赚钱而创造,而要为了创造而赚钱。工作优秀的奖赏是更多的工作。

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In all things — except love — start with the exit strategy. Prepare for the ending. Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.

所有的事情——除了爱——都应该从退出策略开始。要对结束做好准备。几乎所有事情都是进入容易抽身难。

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Train employees well enough they could get another job, but treat them well enough so they never want to.

把你的员工训练到可以让他们找到另一份工作的水平,但同时也要善待他们,这样他们就永远不会想去找另一份工作。

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Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.

不要试图让别人喜欢你;尝试让他们尊敬你。

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The foundation of maturity: Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not your responsibility.

成熟的基础:不是你的过错并不代表就不是你的责任。

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A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea.

需要很多坏主意才能带来一个好主意。

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Being wise means having more questions than answers.

所谓智慧,就是拥有的问题比答案多。

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Compliment people behind their back. It’ll come back to you.

在背后夸奖别人。这会传回到你自己那里。

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