【微阅读】生命的21条经验
STEFAN SAGMEISTER(施德明),奥地利裔美籍设计师,曾分别在奥地利及香港两地工作。屡获国际设计殊荣,亦曾获五次提名美国格林美奖项,2005年终凭Talking Heads 的包装盒设计取得殊荣。
在2008年的 TED 大会上,施德明告诉观众说,他活到现在就学会了21样东西,但是,他把这学到的东西都做成艺术品了,我们且看看他学到了什么:
Helping other people helps me
助人也是助己
Having guts always works out for me
大胆做事总令我受益
Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
愚蠢之人想着明日更好,而我要活在当下
Starting a charity is surprisingly easy.
行善乃举手之劳
Being not truthful works against me.
口是心非不是我的作风
Everything I do always comes back to me.
我将为我的所作所为负责
Assuming is stifling.
傲慢令人窒息
Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
毒品开始要你兴奋,最后要你沉伦
Over time I get used to everything and start taking for granted.
随着时间流失,我适应每件事情,并开始习以为常
Money does not make me happy.
金钱没有使我快乐
Traveling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life.
独自旅行有助于带来生命中的新视角
Keeping a diary supports personal development.
写日记助益个人发展
Trying to look good limits my life.
试图看上去不错限制了我的生命
Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
奢侈品少用为妙
Worrying solves nothing.
忧虑不能解决任何问题
Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
与其愚蠢地抱怨,不如行动或忘却
Actually doing the things I set out to do increases my overall level of satisfaction.
实际上,进行我已经开始做的事情增强我的满意程度水平
Everybody thinks they are right.
每个人都认为他们是正确的
Low expectations are a good strategy.
低预期是个好战略
Whatever I want to explore professionally, its best to try it out for myself first.
无论我想要发展任何职业技能,最好是我自己先试试看
Everybody who is honest is interesting.
诚实的人引人注目
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STEFAN SAGMEISTER(施德明),奥地利裔美籍设计师,曾分别在奥地利及香港两地工作。屡获国际设计殊荣,亦曾获五次提名美国格林美奖项,2005年终凭Talking Heads 的包装盒设计取得殊荣。
在2008年的 TED 大会上,施德明告诉观众说,他活到现在就学会了21样东西,但是,他把这学到的东西都做成艺术品了,我们且看看他学到了什么:
Helping other people helps me
助人也是助己
Having guts always works out for me
大胆做事总令我受益
Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid. I have to live now.
愚蠢之人想着明日更好,而我要活在当下
Starting a charity is surprisingly easy.
行善乃举手之劳
Being not truthful works against me.
口是心非不是我的作风
Everything I do always comes back to me.
我将为我的所作所为负责
Assuming is stifling.
傲慢令人窒息
Drugs feel great in the beginning and become a drag later on.
毒品开始要你兴奋,最后要你沉伦
Over time I get used to everything and start taking for granted.
随着时间流失,我适应每件事情,并开始习以为常
Money does not make me happy.
金钱没有使我快乐
Traveling alone is helpful for a new perspective on life.
独自旅行有助于带来生命中的新视角
Keeping a diary supports personal development.
写日记助益个人发展
Trying to look good limits my life.
试图看上去不错限制了我的生命
Material luxuries are best enjoyed in small doses.
奢侈品少用为妙
Worrying solves nothing.
忧虑不能解决任何问题
Complaining is silly. Either act or forget.
与其愚蠢地抱怨,不如行动或忘却
Actually doing the things I set out to do increases my overall level of satisfaction.
实际上,进行我已经开始做的事情增强我的满意程度水平
Everybody thinks they are right.
每个人都认为他们是正确的
Low expectations are a good strategy.
低预期是个好战略
Whatever I want to explore professionally, its best to try it out for myself first.
无论我想要发展任何职业技能,最好是我自己先试试看
Everybody who is honest is interesting.
诚实的人引人注目
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