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双语美文:把时间看做投资,一切都会变

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发表于 2017-9-16 20:51:04 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
  Think of how stingy you are with your money: if someone on the street asks
for $10, you're not giving it to them. There's no way you're giving a 30% tip
for a normal dining experience. And so on.
          想想你在花钱上是多么的吝啬,如果有人在街上问你要10美元,你是不会给的。普通的一顿饭要收你30%的小费,那也是没门。诸如此类的事情还有不少。
          And yet so many of us just waste ungodly amounts of our time. We throw it
away, every day. I know I do unless I'm careful. What helps me to not waste time
is to see it as an investment, and to keep track of the returns I get for my
investment.
          但是我们大部分人都肆意挥霍着时间,对于时间的浪费,每天如此。除非我们刻意留心,不然我们还是明知故犯。怎样做才能不浪费时间?不如将它看成一种投资,看看它能带来多少回报。
          This approach has led me to recognize that some things offer incredible
immediate return on investment: a night spent learning a new song on my
preferred instruments, for example, gives me a lifetime of being able to play
that song. That's an incredible return. Other investments are more like
low-interest, high security, long-term investments: going to the gym, eating
right, etc. Some, like reading good books, are kind of a combination of
both.
          在某些方面,让我觉得(投资时间)会有不可思议的即刻回报。比如,花一个晚上的时间,在我喜欢的乐器上学会一首新的曲子,那我今后的一生中就都会弹奏这首曲子。这是多么不可思议的回报。还有一些低利率、高安全率的长期投资,比如:去健身房锻炼、健康饮食等等。还有一些,包括阅读有意义的书,算是两者的结合。
          But many activities are worthless from an investment perspective: whatever
benefit they seem to give doesn't last any longer than the activity
itself."Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." - Warren Buffett. This
applies to everything: money, relationships, time. Knowing this changes your
life.
          但是有很多的活动从投资的角度来说是毫无价值的,除了活动本身的价值,其他的任何利益都不会得到延续。“你付出的是价格,买来的是价值。”这是沃伦·巴菲特的名言。这条定律适用于所有事物,金钱、关系、时间。知道这个会改变你的人生。
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