9 – Stop Wasting Time
9 –不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: time is the most valuable resource we have. Don’t waste your time on unproductive things. If you want to explore the world’s dark corners, that’s great. I still associate with people who have not-so-kosher careers, but I don’t hang out with those people at the expense of my own short- and long-term goals.
我曾經(jīng)說過，接下來我還會再說：時(shí)間是我們所擁有的最寶貴的資源。不要把你的時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在一些沒有價(jià)值的事情上。如果你想要探索這個(gè)世界的黑暗角落，那就太棒了。我也認(rèn)識一些沒有固定工作的一些自由職業(yè)者，但我不會以犧牲自己的短期或長期的目標(biāo)為代價(jià)跟他們出去玩樂。

10 –Stop Making Promises
10?–不要給別人承諾

Always under-promise and over-deliver. When you make a promise, you’re adding responsibility to your plate that, despite all your best intentions, you may not be able to deliver on. More often than not, your promise is an absolute （i.e “I promise I’ll always love you”），and only Sith deal in absolutes. Instead of making a promise with your words, simply be there when people need you, and exceed their expectations with your actions.
總是做出承諾，卻總是做不到。當(dāng)你每次做出承諾的時(shí)候，不僅給自己增添了責(zé)任，無論你的出發(fā)點(diǎn)有多好，你都不可能完成所有的事情。很多時(shí)候，你的承諾都太過絕對（比如“我發(fā)誓我永遠(yuǎn)愛你”），也只能在絕對的條件下才能實(shí)現(xiàn)。與其許下承諾，還不如在別人需要你的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)，然后用行動(dòng)達(dá)到他們的期望。

11 – Stop Being a Pushover
11 –不要再做老好人

We live in a capitalistic society in which everyone’s trying to sell us something. Everyone’s looking out for themselves in one way or another, and you need to do the same. Stop putting yourself out because you’re too shy to say no.
我們都生活在一個(gè)資本主義社會里，每個(gè)人都試圖向我們推銷什么。每個(gè)人再以這樣或那樣的方式找尋著自己，你也需要那樣做。你要做的就是在合適的時(shí)候說不。

12 – Stop Listening to Haters
12 – 別聽那些嫉妒你的人的話

No matter what you want to do in life, there’s always someone around to tell you why it can’t and won’t work. I can come up with millions of reasons Twitter won’t work, and yet it’s one of the most popular social media sites on the web. My opinion didn’t stop Twitter’s success any more than it convinced Kobe Bryant to quit the NBA or Josh Hartnett to stop acting. Why would you let someone’s opinion stop you?
無論你想干什么，總會有人告訴你為什么不要這么做，那沒有用。我可以想出成百萬條推特不實(shí)用的理由，但它仍舊是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上最流行的社交網(wǎng)站之一。我的想法不會影響推特的成功，就像你無法勸科比退出NBA或喬什·哈奈特不要當(dāng)演員了一樣，都毫無意義。那么為什么要讓別人的想法來牽絆你呢？

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