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

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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Most overnight successes — in fact any significant successes — take at least 5 years. Budget your life accordingly.

大多数的一夜成功——实际上是任何重要的成功——都需要至少5年的努力。请以此来规划你的人生。

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You are only as young as the last time you changed your mind.

只要能够改变你自己的头脑,你就可以永远保持年轻。

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Assume anyone asking for your account information for any reason is guilty of scamming you, unless proven innocent. The way to prove innocence is to call them back, or login to your account using numbers or a website that you provide, not them. Don’t release any identifying information while they are contacting you via phone, message or email. You must control the channel.

假定任何人因为任何原因向你索要账户信息的做法都是想要欺骗你,除非他们被证明是无辜的。证明无辜的方法是给他们回电,或者使用你的(而不是他们提供)号码或网站来登陆自己的帐号。不要在他们联系你的电话、消息或邮件中暴露任何个人信息。你必须控制途径。

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Sustained outrage makes you stupid.

持续的愤怒会让你变蠢。

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