好好生活#

Kelly 認為好好生活不是追求完美的人生,而是培養正確的心態、學會感恩、照顧好自己的身心。這些建議看似簡單,卻是他七十多年人生智慧的精華。

核心訊息:幸福不來自於擁有更多,而來自於想要你已經擁有的,以及用正確的視角看待人生


心態與視角#

人生中最強大的工具,不是技能或資源,而是你看待事物的視角。改變視角,就能改變一切。

“Don’t measure your life with someone else’s ruler.”

不要用別人的尺來衡量自己的人生。你的人生,你的標準。

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

痛苦是不可避免的,但受苦是可選的。我們無法控制發生什麼事,但可以選擇如何回應。

“The greatest killer of happiness is comparison. If you must compare, compare yourself to you yesterday.”

比較是幸福的最大殺手。如果一定要比較,就跟昨天的自己比。

“Don’t compare your inside to someone else’s outside.”

不要拿自己的內在感受去比別人的外在表現。你看到的永遠只是別人精心展示的那一面。

“Unhappiness comes from wanting what others have. Happiness comes from wanting what you already have.”

不快樂來自想要別人擁有的東西;快樂來自想要你已經擁有的東西

“Ignore what others may be thinking of you because they aren’t thinking of you.”

別在意別人怎麼想你——因為他們根本沒有在想你。每個人都忙著擔心自己。

“Choose not to be outraged today.”

今天,選擇不被激怒。這是一個選擇,而且是你每天都可以做的選擇。

“You don’t have to attend every argument you are invited to.”

你不必出席每一場被邀請參加的爭論。有些戰場根本不值得你踏入。

“Embrace pronoia which is the opposite of paranoia. Choose to believe that the entire universe is conspiring behind your back to make you a success.”

正向偏執(pronoia):選擇相信整個宇宙都在背後密謀讓你成功。這是偏執的反面,也是一種強大的心態。

“You choose to be lucky by believing that any setbacks are just temporary.”

你可以選擇成為幸運的人——只要相信所有的挫折都是暫時的。

“Things do not need to be perfect to be wonderful. Especially weddings.”

事物不需要完美才能美好。尤其是婚禮。 放下對完美的執念。

“Whenever you can’t decide which path to take pick the one that produces change.”

當你無法決定走哪條路時,選擇那條會帶來改變的路。

“Don’t define yourself by your opinions because then you can’t change your mind. Define yourself by your values.”

不要用觀點定義自己,否則你就無法改變想法。用價值觀來定義自己。


感恩與寬恕#

感恩和寬恕是 Kelly 認為最被低估的人生技能。它們不是軟弱的表現,而是通往內心平靜的必經之路。

“Gratitude will unlock all other virtues and is something you can get better at.”

感恩能解鎖所有其他美德,而且這是一項你可以不斷提升的能力。

“Writing down one thing you are grateful for each day is the cheapest possible therapy ever.”

每天寫下一件你感恩的事,這是有史以來最便宜的療法

“When you are anxious because of your to-do list take comfort in your have-done list.”

當你因為待辦清單焦慮時,看看你的已完成清單,你會發現自己已經做了很多。

“When you forgive others they may not notice but you will heal. Forgiveness is not something we do for others; it is a gift to ourselves.”

當你原諒別人,他們可能不會注意到,但你會被療癒。寬恕不是給別人的,是給自己的禮物。

“Forgiveness is accepting the apology you will never get.”

寬恕就是接受你永遠不會收到的道歉。這個定義深刻而解放。

寬恕不需要等待對方道歉。你可以在此刻就選擇放下,因為這是為了你自己的自由。


健康與休息#

Kelly 強調休息不是懶惰,而是高效能的必要條件。你的身體和心靈都需要恢復的時間。

“Efficiency is highly overrated; goofing off is highly underrated. Regularly scheduled sabbaths, sabbaticals, vacations, breaks, aimless walks and time off are essential for top performance of any kind. The best work ethic requires a good rest ethic.”

效率被高估了,放空被低估了。最好的工作倫理需要搭配最好的休息倫理。定期的假期、散步、和無所事事對頂尖表現至關重要。

“Taking a break is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.”

休息不是軟弱的表現,而是力量的象徵

“Movement plus variety equals health.”

運動加上變化等於健康。 簡單的公式,深刻的道理。

“If you can’t tell what you desperately need it’s probably sleep.”

如果你搞不清楚自己迫切需要什麼,答案大概是睡眠

“When you are stuck, sleep on it. Give your subconscious an assignment while you sleep.”

當你卡住的時候,先去睡一覺。讓你的潛意識在你睡覺時工作。

“All the greatest prizes in life in wealth, relationships, or knowledge come from the magic of compounding interest by amplifying small steady gains.”

人生中最大的收穫——無論是財富、關係還是知識——都來自複利的魔法:持續放大微小而穩定的進步。


自我認識#

認識自己是成長的起點。Kelly 提醒我們要勇於面對自己的不足,同時也要珍惜每一個階段的自己。

“A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.”

深入了解自己的好方法:認真反思你覺得別人身上令你厭煩的每一件事。那些往往是你自己的鏡像。

“A worthy goal for a year is to learn enough about a subject so that you can’t believe how ignorant you were a year earlier.”

一年中值得追求的目標:深入學習某個主題,直到你無法相信一年前的自己有多無知

“It is much easier to change how you think by changing your behavior than it is to change your behavior by changing how you think. Act out the change you seek.”

先改變行為,思維就會跟著改變。 這比先改變想法再改變行為容易得多。

“Your heart needs to be as educated as your mind.”

你的心需要和你的頭腦一樣受到教育。智識和情感的成長同樣重要。

“You can’t change your past but you can change your story about it.”

你無法改變過去,但你可以改變你對過去的敘事

“Measure your wealth not by the things you can buy but by the things that no money can buy.”

衡量你的財富,不是看你能買到什麼,而是看那些金錢買不到的東西

“If you are not embarrassed by your past self you have probably not grown up yet.”

如果你不覺得過去的自己丟臉,你可能還沒有真正成長

“Your 20s are the perfect time to do a few things that are unusual, weird, bold, risky, unexplainable, crazy, unprofitable, and look nothing like ‘success.’ For the rest of your life these experiences will serve as your muse.”

20 多歲是做那些不尋常、古怪、大膽、冒險、無法解釋、瘋狂、不賺錢的事情的最佳時期。這些經歷將成為你一輩子的靈感來源

“Right now no matter your age these are your golden years.”

此刻,無論你幾歲,這些就是你的黃金歲月。 不要等到失去才珍惜。

“The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.”

防止變老的最好方法是保持驚嘆。對世界持續感到好奇和驚奇。

“Very few regrets in life are about what you did. Almost all are about what you didn’t do.”

人生中極少數的遺憾是關於你做了什麼,幾乎全部都是關於你沒有做什麼

“Art before laundry.”

先做藝術,再洗衣服。 把創造性的事情放在例行瑣事之前。

“Life lessons will be presented to you in the order they are needed. Everything you need to master the lesson is within you.”

人生的課題會在你需要的時候出現。掌握這些課題所需的一切,都已經在你心中

Kelly 反覆傳達一個訊息:幸福不是一個目的地,而是一種日常的選擇和練習。從今天開始感恩、寬恕、休息、和認識自己。