3 :: Because You Think You Are Smarter Than You Are
3、因为你觉着自己很聪明
Because you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
Because you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you smart.
Because you think learning is only something people do in schools.
Because while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
Because I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. Because smart is not what you learn, it’s how you live.
Because I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I can’t talk to you about cohesively.
Because I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldn’t stand for a single second in the face of the tests that life has thrown me. Tests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests that are graded by one simple stipulation: survival!
Because you read the things you are required to read or nothing at all.
Because you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
Because you would rather sit and watch “E!” or “MTV” instead of exploring something new, instead of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around you.
Because you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those that lived before us. That anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
Because you get your news from copy-cat members of the state-controlled media.
Because you are unwilling to ask this simple question… “What if it’s all a lie?”, and accept the possibility that maybe it is; that just maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to: keep you distracted.
Because you call me a know-it-all but refuse to call yourself a know-nothing-at-all.Because I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
Because while you’re busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory and quantum mechanics.
Because while you waste your time with Tosh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and design mobile apps.Because if we were to go heads-up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be able to use against me.
Because I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I could argue your side for you and win; even after having just handed you a defeat in the same debate.
Because you don’t understand the power of properly placed questioning in life, respectful disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you otherwise. Unable to question reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matrix-style monotony.Because I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
Because I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
Because I watch how you say the things you say just as closely as I listen to what you say; and you say way too much!因为你不质问权威。因为你质问你自己。因为你不明白在生活中问恰当问题,你不懂有礼貌地表示异议,当面与意见相左的人捍卫你所认为正确的东西的力量。不去拷问事实真相,就是卡在一个自己强加的千篇一律的生存策略中。因为我知道只要你一开口,我就能获悉所有足够摧毁你的信息。因为我研究人类行为,而你除了你自己,从不关注别人。因为我在听你说了什么,也在观察你如何谈话,而你一开口就停不下来!
Because control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but from properly structuring the context of your questions.Because I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even get a chance to establish your ideas.因为真正的控制权来自于能够恰当地组织你的问题内容,而非像患了严重的多语症,那只会泄露你的无知。因为我研究了你论点的前提,我会从根上摧毁你的认证,甚至你都没有机会组建你的想法。
Because you refuse to admit that you don’t even know the things you don’t know.Because there isn’t an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
Because even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin doing anything about it.
Because even when you think I’m not, I’m aware of my surroundings.
Because you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
Because, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. Blissfully ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, just once, you would taste it and realize how delicious the truth actually is.
Because you would become an instant addict. Unable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. Finally able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that the only thing holding you back from doing something truly amazing, is you.
Why are some people more successful than others? Why some feel accomplished while others feel like they are stuck in career rut? The answer is – their vocabulary. Though, granted, your vocabulary is heavily dependent on your mentality and the way you see your life, both personal and professional.
Here are the things you will probably never hear successful people say and the reasons why that’s the case:
“This can’t be done” is just not in their DNA. Successful people know that there is always a solution to any problem. Sometimes you’ll have to get creative, but there is no such thing as impossible. And when the goal seems too huge to accomplish, they tackle it in little pieces – they know that a lot of small steps eventually lead you to the top of the highest mountain.
Passion, on the other hand, is in their DNA. You will never hear innovators say “I hate my job!” or “I don’t care!” If you don’t have this key ingredient – passion coupled with vision – you will never be able to overcome challenges and take risks to push the envelope, innovate, and grow your business.
Smart people know that there is no such thing as a “silly question.” They know that as soon as curiosity halts and we stop asking questions, the radical innovation ends. Some of the most distinguished leaders, such as Steve Jobs and James Dyson, encouraged their teams to consistently question the way they should do things and challenge conventional wisdom. Their favorite questions are” “Why?” “Why not?” “What if?”
In any business, especially in a growing business, multiple people have to wear multiple hats. What’s more, those people to voluntarily identify gaps and take on filling them are usually the ones that get the most visibility internally, get to grow their responsibilities and teams the most, and ultimately get to build something truly amazing. “But it’s not my job to do this” is just not in their vocabulary.在任何公司,尤其是一个成长中的企业,很多人必须身兼数职。而且,那些会主动地发现缺口、然后承担其中工作的人也总是极引人注目的,他们的责任与团队会得到最大提升,然后最终真的可以完成些大事。“那不是我的工作”,这说法不在他们的词典中。
I don’t think we should change the way we do things.
5、我不觉得我们应该改变行事方式
Visionary people always challenge the way things are done. They find better, quicker, more effective ways to accomplish tasks and execute on the right strategies. They push themselves into the areas they may not be comfortable with just so that they could continue to evolve and help their teams stay on the cutting edge. They understand that change is necessary and that comfortably resting on their laurels is not the path that’ll lead to continuous success.有远见的人总是挑战做事的方式。他们寻求更好、更快、更有效的方式来完成任务和执行正确战略。他们推着自己进入可能不舒适的领域,这样他们可以继续提高,并有助于他们的团队保持在尖端地位。他们懂得改变是必要的,舒适地睡在过去荣誉上不会带来持续的成功。
3 :: Because You Think You Are Smarter Than You Are
3、因为你觉着自己很聪明
Because you did what everyone else did; you studied what they studied and read what they read.
Because you learned what you had to learn in order to pass their tests and you think that makes you smart.
Because you think learning is only something people do in schools.
Because while you were away at college, I was studying life; because instead of learning about the world in a classroom I went out and learned it by living.
Because I know more than any piece of paper you could ever frame from a university. Because smart is not what you learn, it’s how you live.
Because I might not have a degree but I challenge you to find a topic that I can’t talk to you about cohesively.
Because I could pass your tests if I had to, but you couldn’t stand for a single second in the face of the tests that life has thrown me. Tests that are not graded on a bell curve or by percentages; tests that are graded by one simple stipulation: survival!
因为你在做所有人都在做的事;你在学他们所学,读他们所读。因为你学了你不得不学的课业,通过了设定的考试,你以为这让你变聪明。因为你以为学习只是人们在学校里的干的事。因为当你读大学时,我在社会中学习人生,因为我选择外出闯荡在人生课堂中学习世界,而不是在课堂中学习。因为我比你知道得更多,即使你拿到了任何一所大学的文凭。因为聪明并非来自学了什么,而来自于生活。因为即使我可能没有一纸文凭,但我有胆让你找出哪怕一个会让我言之无物的话题。
因为必要的话,我可以通过你那些考试,但把你放到生活曾抛给我的试题前,你会连一秒也支持不下去。在生活给的考试中合格不是看贝尔曲线或通过率,它只有一条评判标准:生存下去!
4 :: Because You Don’t Read
4、因为你不阅读
Because you read the things you are required to read or nothing at all.
Because you think history is boring and philosophy is stupid.
Because you would rather sit and watch “E!” or “MTV” instead of exploring something new, instead of diving head first, into the brain of another man in an attempt to better understand the world around you.
Because you refuse to acknowledge that all the power in the world comes from the words of those that lived before us. That anything you desire can be had by searching through the multitude of words that are available to us now more abundantly than ever before.
因为你只去读那些要求你读的东西,或者就是啥都不读。因为你觉得历史好烦、哲学好蠢。因为你只愿坐着看“八卦”或音乐台,而不是探索一些新东西,或是一头扎进另一个人的思想中,试图能对你周遭的世界多份了解。因为你拒绝承认世上所有的力量都来自于先人的思想。所有你渴望的事可以通过搜寻前人的思想获得,且如今,这些信息可以更便捷的获取到。
Because you are probably not reading this article even though you know you should.
Because the people that are reading this already know these things.
Because you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.因为你甚至可能都没有看这篇文章,虽然你知道你应该读的。而读这篇文章的人们是早懂得这些道理的。因为你能将马儿领到水边,但你无法强叫它喝水。
5 :: Because You Lack Curiosity
5、因为你缺乏好奇心
Because you get your news from copy-cat members of the state-controlled media.
Because you are unwilling to ask this simple question… “What if it’s all a lie?”, and accept the possibility that maybe it is; that just maybe, the methods of mass media are under direct orders to: keep you distracted.
Because you call me a know-it-all but refuse to call yourself a know-nothing-at-all.Because I thirst for knowledge, regardless the topic.
因为你从那些国家管制的如传声筒般的媒体获取信息。因为你不愿问一个简单的问题:“如果所有这些都是个谎言怎么办?”,更别提能够接受这也是一种可能性。或许,主流媒体都是言听计从混淆大众的呢。你叫我“无所不知”,你却不承认你自己“一无所知”。因为我渴求知识,无论哪种知识。
Because while you’re busy playing Candy Crush, or Megalopolis, I am reading about string theory and quantum mechanics.
Because while you waste your time with Tosh.o I am learning how to edit video, build websites and design mobile apps.Because if we were to go heads-up in a debate, I would crush you. I would make it a point to defeat my own argument; from every imaginable angle; in order to understand everything you might be able to use against me.
Because I would dedicate myself to understanding both sides of the argument so thoroughly that I could argue your side for you and win; even after having just handed you a defeat in the same debate.
因为你在玩糖果粉碎传奇、在玩大富翁,我却在学习弦理论和量子力学。因为当你将时间浪费在看连续剧时,我却在学习着如何编辑视频、制作网站、设计手机app。因为如果我和你进行一次辩论,我会狠狠击败你。我会努力先从各个能想到的角度来攻击我自己的论点,这样我就能从你的角度知道你可能反驳我的所有论据。因为我将致力于透彻了解正反两方的论点,我甚至可以站在你那一方帮你辩论并夺得胜利,即使刚刚作为你的反方,我将你打败。
6 :: Because You Don’t Ask Enough Questions
6、因为你问得不够多
Because you do not question authority.
Because you don’t question yourself.
Because you don’t understand the power of properly placed questioning in life, respectful disagreements and standing up for what you know to be right in the face of someone telling you otherwise. Unable to question reality; stuck in a self imposed survival strategy within a matrix-style monotony.Because I know that you will give me all the information I need to destroy you by letting you talk.
Because I study human behaviors and you ignore everyone but yourself.
Because I watch how you say the things you say just as closely as I listen to what you say; and you say way too much!因为你不质问权威。因为你质问你自己。因为你不明白在生活中问恰当问题,你不懂有礼貌地表示异议,当面与意见相左的人捍卫你所认为正确的东西的力量。不去拷问事实真相,就是卡在一个自己强加的千篇一律的生存策略中。因为我知道只要你一开口,我就能获悉所有足够摧毁你的信息。因为我研究人类行为,而你除了你自己,从不关注别人。因为我在听你说了什么,也在观察你如何谈话,而你一开口就停不下来!
Because control comes, not from spewing your ignorance like some incurable case of logorrhea, but from properly structuring the context of your questions.Because I study the premise of your argument and destroy it from the ground level before you even get a chance to establish your ideas.因为真正的控制权来自于能够恰当地组织你的问题内容,而非像患了严重的多语症,那只会泄露你的无知。因为我研究了你论点的前提,我会从根上摧毁你的认证,甚至你都没有机会组建你的想法。
7、因为你不能直面真相
Because you refuse to admit that you don’t even know the things you don’t know.Because there isn’t an article online that would make up for all the time you have wasted in life.
Because even if I told you everything could be different tomorrow you would wait until then to begin doing anything about it.
Because even when you think I’m not, I’m aware of my surroundings.
Because you think that since I have not acknowledged you, it means that I have not seen you.
Because, you walk around with your head up your ass, oblivious to the world around you. Blissfully ignorant of the reality that sits so close to your face that if you stuck your tongue out, just once, you would taste it and realize how delicious the truth actually is.
Because you would become an instant addict. Unable to pull yourself from the teat of truth. Finally able to understand your lack of understanding, and then you would see; then you would know that the only thing holding you back from doing something truly amazing, is you.
因为你拒绝承认你你不懂的事情,你是真的不懂。
因为网络上可没有哪篇文章能帮你挽回你之前生命中浪费掉的所有时间。因为就算我告诉你明天事情会有改变,你也会直等到明天才有所行动。因为我对自己所处的形势很清楚,即使你不以为然。因为你觉得我不认可你是因为我没有见到你。因为,你埋头前行、不问世事。满心欢喜地保持着无知,却不知真相离你如此之近,你几乎可以伸出舌头即能一尝其甘甜,而后你将意识到真相是何其甘美。
因为你将变得对此上瘾,无法制止自己对于真相之乳的吮吸。最终你将能意识到你未学会理解,然后你会发现,接着你会明白,让你止步不前难成大器的,只有你自己。
Things You Never Hear Successful People Say
你永远不会听到成功人士说这些
Why are some people more successful than others? Why some feel accomplished while others feel like they are stuck in career rut? The answer is – their vocabulary. Though, granted, your vocabulary is heavily dependent on your mentality and the way you see your life, both personal and professional.
Here are the things you will probably never hear successful people say and the reasons why that’s the case:
为什么有些人要比别人更加成功呢?为什么一些人觉得很有成就感而另些人却觉得自己正卡在职业困境中?答案是,他们选择的词汇不同。不过,即便如此,你的词汇其实极大地依赖于你的心态和你看待生活的方式,无论是个人生活还是职业生活。以下是你可能永远也不会从成功人士那里听到的说法,以及其原因。
It’s impossible!
“This can’t be done” is just not in their DNA. Successful people know that there is always a solution to any problem. Sometimes you’ll have to get creative, but there is no such thing as impossible. And when the goal seems too huge to accomplish, they tackle it in little pieces – they know that a lot of small steps eventually lead you to the top of the highest mountain.
1、不可能!
“那不会成功的”这种说法不存在于成功人士的DNA里。成功人士知道所有的问题都会有其解决之道。有时你不得不更具创意,但决没什么事是不可能的。当目标看来太庞大难以完成时,他们会将其分解成很多个小目标,他们知道,积累跬步,最终会登上高山
I don’t care!
2、我不在乎
Passion, on the other hand, is in their DNA. You will never hear innovators say “I hate my job!” or “I don’t care!” If you don’t have this key ingredient – passion coupled with vision – you will never be able to overcome challenges and take risks to push the envelope, innovate, and grow your business.
另一方面,激情,却深植于他们的DNA中。你将永远不会听到创新者们说“我恨我的工作”或“我不在乎!”这样的话。如果你没有这个关键品质---激情加上远见,你将永远也不会克服挑战、承受风险、突破极限,去创新和发展你的事业。
Stop asking questions!
3、停止提问!
Smart people know that there is no such thing as a “silly question.” They know that as soon as curiosity halts and we stop asking questions, the radical innovation ends. Some of the most distinguished leaders, such as Steve Jobs and James Dyson, encouraged their teams to consistently question the way they should do things and challenge conventional wisdom. Their favorite questions are” “Why?” “Why not?” “What if?”
聪明者知道,没有所谓“愚蠢可笑的问题”这回事。他们知道一旦没有了好奇心、我们不再发问,那彻底的创新也会终结。一些最杰出的领导者,如乔布斯、詹姆斯•戴森,会鼓励其团队不断地质疑他们做事的方式,挑战传统观念。他们最爱的问题就是“为什么?”“为何不?”“如果...怎样?”
Why should I be the one doing this?
4、为什么是我做这事?
In any business, especially in a growing business, multiple people have to wear multiple hats. What’s more, those people to voluntarily identify gaps and take on filling them are usually the ones that get the most visibility internally, get to grow their responsibilities and teams the most, and ultimately get to build something truly amazing. “But it’s not my job to do this” is just not in their vocabulary.在任何公司,尤其是一个成长中的企业,很多人必须身兼数职。而且,那些会主动地发现缺口、然后承担其中工作的人也总是极引人注目的,他们的责任与团队会得到最大提升,然后最终真的可以完成些大事。“那不是我的工作”,这说法不在他们的词典中。
I don’t think we should change the way we do things.
5、我不觉得我们应该改变行事方式
Visionary people always challenge the way things are done. They find better, quicker, more effective ways to accomplish tasks and execute on the right strategies. They push themselves into the areas they may not be comfortable with just so that they could continue to evolve and help their teams stay on the cutting edge. They understand that change is necessary and that comfortably resting on their laurels is not the path that’ll lead to continuous success.有远见的人总是挑战做事的方式。他们寻求更好、更快、更有效的方式来完成任务和执行正确战略。他们推着自己进入可能不舒适的领域,这样他们可以继续提高,并有助于他们的团队保持在尖端地位。他们懂得改变是必要的,舒适地睡在过去荣誉上不会带来持续的成功。