Tools of Titans
原文翻译：
一些排版结构上的重要注意事项
这本书包含三个部分：健康，财富和智慧。当然了，这三个部分的主旨会有高度的重合性，但它们都是相辅相成的。你可能会想到这就和生活平衡的三脚架一样，缺一不可。它们中的任何一个都需要三个一起来承担成功和幸福…比如“财富”在这本书中的寓意就很多，它本身就代表更多的钱。如果将其充分地延伸，它也可以代表友谊和其他关系，甚至会有更多的其他寓意。
我的《每周工作4小时》，《4小时健身》，《4小时烹饪》这三本书原本就是为了创造一部三部曲，这部三部曲的的中心主题就如本杰明·富兰克林说的那样：“早睡早起，能使一个人变得健康，富裕和聪明。”
人们时常会问我：“如果让你重新写《每周工作4小时》这本书你会将什么加到书中？你会怎么样去更新这本书？”对于其余两本书也一样。其实《巨人的工具》这本书就已经包含了以上三本书要更新和要添加的大部分内容。
扩展引用
在写这本书之前，我问过《每日仪式》的作者梅森·库里，他这本书就是关于像弗朗茨·卡夫卡和巴勃罗·毕加索这样的161位创造性奇才仪式的简介（就是那些牛人平时有怎样的仪式，就是所谓的仪式感，简单的说就是，首先做什么，再做什么···就像运动员上场前必须做的准备工作一样）。我问他，和这本书有关的最好的部分是什么，他回答我：“我让我的读者内心尽可能地经历更多，我想这是我做对事的重要原因之一。通常，这本书不仅仅是他们的惯例和习惯的细节，更多的是他们怎么样谈论他们感兴趣的事。”
这是一个突破性的观察，并且确实为什么仅仅是引用而最终没有真正的起到作用（就像你抛保龄球一样，虽然动作也做了，而最终没有任何的冲击力）。
例如，就像书中有趣的一处：“恐惧的另一边是什么？什么也没有。 ”—杰米·福克斯。这句话能让人难忘并且你也可能会猜出言下之意。可是我还是会打赌你将在一周之内忘掉这句话。但是，如果我赋予这句话更多的意义，包括解释为什么杰米·福克斯会用这句人生格言去教会孩子学会自信。这样关于一句话的来龙去脉和富有创造性的语言能教会我们怎样像巨人们一样去思考，而不仅仅是照搬引用。这恰恰是我们一直追求的关键元技能。为了达到这个目的，你将会看到很多延伸的引用和关于引用的一些故事。
我偶尔会在引用下面画粗线。这是我特别要强调的重点，而不是受访者自己的重点。
怎样去阅读这些引用——小地方
“···”表示对话省略的部分
“[ ]”表示增加非访谈的信息，但有必要去搞清楚讨论的内容，或者相关的信息，又或者根据你自己的实际情况推荐的建议
怎样去阅读这些引用——大地方
我的一个微博受访者，也是我认识最聪明的人之一，当我将他的原始转述录给他看的时候，他非常的惊讶，他说：“我通常认为我自己是一个非常聪明的人，但是我在文中不管是过去，现在还是将来都好像是一样的，从来没有变过。这样看来我就像一个完完全全的傻瓜。 ”
转述录阅读起来是非常糟糕的，因为我阅读过我自己的，所以我知道那种感受。
但在讨论非常激烈的时候，就很少管语法了，而是用一些错误的形式作为开头和使用错误的句子结构。在开头，每个人会用带有“And”或“So”字样的而且看起来很荒唐的句子。我和其他数百万人一样喜欢用“and I was like”而不是“and I said”。有时甚至将单复数混淆。以上所有的这些语法错误不会影响到交流讨论，甚至还显得难么的自然，但一旦形成文字那就有些麻烦了，这些地方就要去斟酌了。
为此，我对这些引用在某种情况下做了编辑和校对，就是为了看起来清晰明了，也是同样对受访者和读者的一个尊重。在尽可能保证引用的精简和可读性的上，我尽最大努力保证引用本身的核心思想和重点。有时我能流畅地保证我身体的动能和表达我的情感。但其他的时候，我总是在消除我的紧张感，包括我的口吃。
如果有些事听起来很傻或者难以接受，那么你就认为这是我的错误。在这本书中的每一个人都是非常了不起的，所以我也竭尽全力地将他们展示在大家面前。
模板(引用)
嘉宾相关的推荐建议或者他们的人生哲学已经被我备注在圆括号里了。例如，如果简.多伊讲一个关于试探更高价格的事，难么我可能会加入“(请翻到170页，看关于马克.安德森的回答)”，因为他对于“如果你在任何一个地方都有一个广告牌，那么你想在上面登什么内容”这个问题的回答是“涨价”，他会全面深入地解释里面的缘由。
幽默
在这本书中，我己经加入了足够的笑料。首先，如果我们一直保持认真严肃的状态，那么我们将会在真正需要认真完成事情的时候感到疲惫。其次，如果这本书都是严肃的表情而没有眨眼打顿儿的工夫，如果一味地讲究效率速度而没有闲瑕的时间，那么你将只能记住很少的一部分。我同意托尼.罗宾斯：不带情感的信息是记不住的。
请查找有关“莱斯托夫效应”(人容易记住特殊的信息)和有关“首因效应和近因效应”(首因效应简单说就是“第一印象”，近因效应就是指人对于最近发生的事要比时间更久发生的事记得更牢)以及更多的科学研究，而这本书也特意地运用了这些科学研究去最大限度地帮你记住。这本书将带领我们一去探索.……
精神动物
对，就是“精神动物”。在这本书中没有给图片留有空间，但我想用插图来活跃一下气氛，让这本书看起来更加有生机。刚开始我好像没有什么头绪，但酒过三巡后，我忽然想起书中194页的一位嘉宾奥海宁，他喜欢问有潜力的员工：“你的精神动物是什么？”有了，就是这个“精神动物”！”所以，在这本书中你会看到对于任何一个缩略图的动物将好像会迁就和顺从于我似的。那最好的部分呢？许多人会很认真地考虑这个问题。延伸注解，内心的情感变化，和接下来的图表解释。那么问题接踵而来：“神话生物会被接受吗？”“能用植物代替吗？ ” 哎，为了能及时出版，我不可能联系到每一个人，所以这些图画就像史努比的零食一样穿插于这本书中。在这本充满实用性的书中，我们要像看虚渺的彩虹一样看待那些“精神动物”。你们会觉得很有趣的！
非简介内容包括作者本人蒂莫西·费里斯的部分
在所有的章节，都会有多个来自于嘉宾和真诚的你们的非简介内容。这些通常是为了对被多个人提到的关键原则和工具进行详细的描述。
网址链接，网站，和社交媒体
我已经省去了大部分的网址链接，像一些过时的网址链接除了让人失望，别的什么也没有。对于任何几乎被提到的网址链接，你可以很容易地在谷歌或者亚马逊上找到它。
那些微博所有的完整片段，你可以在 fourhourworkweek.com/podcast 这个网址上找到。你只要搜书中嘉宾的名字，那么就会得到更多的音频内容，完整的笔录，友情链接，而这些资源的忽然出现就像在寒冷的早晨忽然给你热乎乎的面包一样（简直就是雪中送碳啊）。
几乎在每一个嘉宾的简介里，我会告诉你可以在哪些社交媒体上和这些嘉宾们进行交流，例如：TW = Twitter, FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram ,SC = snapchat, and LI = linkedIn.
送你的礼物——3个元技能
这本书中很多嘉宾都推荐过郝尔曼.黑塞的《流浪者之歌》。特别是纳瓦尔.拉维肯特(第546页)在和我几次去咖啡厅的长漫步中，跟我补充了关于《流浪者之歌》一些其他的故事。主人公悉达多看起来就像一个乞讨的僧侣，他来到城里并且爱上了一个叫卡玛拉的著名交际花。他试图去向她求爱，然而她问悉达多：“那你有什么？”其实，还有一个著名的商人也问过他类似的问题：“你能给出哪些你已经知道的东西？”在以上两种情形中，他给出的回答是一样的，所以我将悉达多以后发生的故事加到这里。悉达多最终得到了他想得到的一切。
故事如下：
商人：“....如果你一无所有，你怎样去给予？”
悉达多：“每个人给予他所拥有的，士兵有强壮的身体，商人的商品，老师的教导，农民的粮食，渔夫的鱼。”
商人：“非常好，那你有什么呢？难道是那些你知道的东西？”
悉达多：“我可以思考，我可以等待，我可以斋戒。”
商人：“难道全都是这些吗？”
悉达多：“我想这就是全部”
商人：“它们有什么用吗？例如，斋戒，它是什么东西？”
悉达多：“先生，它有非常大的价值。如果一个人没有东西吃，斋戒是他能做的明智之选。那就拿我自己来说，如果我没有学过斋戒，那么我现在不得不去找吃的，或者帮你打工，或者去别的地方，因为饥饿将会一直驱使着我。但我是会进行斋戒的，我可以平静地去等待。我不会焦躁不安，我不会处于困境之中，我可以长时间地忘记饥饿并且嘲笑饥饿。”
我经常会想起悉达多的回答：
“我可以思考”→拥有好的决策原则，拥有你可以问自己或他人的好问题。
“我可以等待”→要能做长期的计划，然后长期地去做，并且合理分配你的资源。
“我可以斋戒”→要能抵挡得住困难和不幸。磨练自己成为一个拥有强复原能力和高抗打击能力的人。
这本书将会帮助你发展以上三种能力。
我之所以写《巨人的工具》这本书是因为它是我想要的全部生活。我希望你能像我享受创作这本书一样去享受阅读它。
Pura vida
（结尾祝福语，来自哥斯达黎加文化译作“平静的生活”【祝你生活愉快】）
蒂莫西·费里斯
于 法国 巴黎
译者笔记：
这是本书使用指南的最后一部分，这部分主要对一些引用做了说明，让我们如何的去看那些引用的部分，作者也对原稿转述录做了文字上的修正，因为说的话和出版的文字还是有很大的区别的，我们通常在聊天时不太会注意语法，而一旦形成文字就会讲究得多，要不然可读性就会大打折扣。但是作者还是尽最大的努力保证了访谈记录的核心思想和谈话重点。
作者为了让读者读起来更有趣，书中笑料满满，而且书中还穿插了那些“精神动物”的插图，这也是作者为了使这段冒险之旅更加地富有传奇性，因为生活不总是奋斗，探索和求知，还有那些有趣的东西。
最后，在我们准备踏上这传奇的冒险之旅之前，作者送了我们3个元技能：“I can think, I can wait, I can fast.”简单说就是：”能独立思考并提出好的问题，能有长远的计划并坚持长期地去做，能忍受磨难和强复原能力以及高抗击打能力“，这三个元技能也是我们在这段旅程中继续需要打磨的技能。那就让我们开启并准备享受这段旅程吧！
原文：
A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES ON FORMAT
STRUCTURE
This book is comprised of three sections: Heathy, Wealthy , and Wise. Of course ,there is tremendous overlap across the sections, as the pieces are interdependent . In fact , you could think of the three as a tripod upon which life is balanced. One needs all three to have any sustainable success or happiness .. “Wealthy,” in the context of this book , also means much more than money .It extends to abundance in time , relationships ,and more.
My original intention with The 4-Hour Workweek(4HWW),The 4-Hour Body (4HB),and The 4-Hour Chef(4HC) was to create a trilogy themed after Ben Franklin’s famous quote :”Early to bed and early to rise ,makes a man healthy ,wealthy ,and wise .”
People constantly ask me , “What would you put in The 4-Hour Workweek if you were to write it again ?How would you update it ?”Ditto for 4HB and 4HC . Tools of Titans contains most of the answers for all three.
EXTENDED QUOTES
Before writing this book , I called Mason Curry, author of Daily Rituals, which profiles the rituals of 161 creatives like Franz Kafka and Pablo Picasso. I asked him that his best divisions were related to the book .Mason responded with, “[I] let my subjects’ voices come through as much as possible ,and I think that was one of things that I did ‘right.’ Often , it wasn’t the details of their routine/ habits, so much as how they talked about them that was interesting .”
This is a critical observation and exactly why most “bools of quotes” fail to have any real impact.
Take, for example , a one-liner like”What’s on the other side of fear? Nothing .” From Jamie Foxx. It’s memorable, and you might guess at the profound underlying meaning. I’d still wager you’d forget it within a week. But, what if I made it infinitely more powerful by including Jamie’s own explanation of why he uses that maxim to teach his kids confidence ?The context and original language teaches you how to THINK like a world- class performer, not just regurgitate quotes . That is the key meta-skill we’re aiming for .To that end , you’ll see a lot of extended quotes and stories.
I’ve occasionally bolded lines within quotes. This is my emphasis, not the guest’s.
How to Read Quotes— The Micro
…=Portion of dialogue omitted
[words in brackets] = additional information that wasn’t part of the interview but may be necessary to understand what’s being discussed , or related info or recommendations from yours truly
How to Read Quotes— The Macro
One of my podcast guests , also one of the smartest people I know ,was shocked when I showed him his raw transcript.”Wow,” he said . “I generally like to think of myself as a decently smart guy , but I use past, present, and future tense like they’re the same fucking thing . It makes me should like a complete moron.”
Transcripts can be unforgiving . I’ve read my own, so I know how bad it can be .
In the heat of the moment ,grammar can go out the window , to be replaced by false starts and sentence fragments .Everyone starts an ungodly number of sentences with "And "or “So.” I and millions of others find to use “and I was like” instead of “and I said.”Many of us mix up plural and singular .This all works fine in conversation, but it can hiccup on the printed page .
Quotations have therefore been edited in some cases for clarity ,space, and as a courtesy to guests and readers alike. I did my best to preserve the spirit and point of quotes, while making them as smart and readable as possible. Sometimes I keep it fast and loose to preserve the kinetic energy and emotion of the moment .Other times , I smooth out the edges ,including my own stammering.
If anything sounds silly or off(不能接受，难以忍受) ,assume it was my mistake. Everyone in this book is amazing, and I’ve done my best to showcase that.
PATTERNS
Where guests have related recommendations of philosophies, I’ve noted them in parentheses .For instance, if Jane Doe tells a story about the value of testing higher prices , I might add”(see Marc Andreessen, page 170),” since his answer to “If you could have a billboard anywhere , what would you put on it ?” Was “Raise prices,” which he explains in depth.
HUMOR
I’ve included ample doses of the ridiculous. First of all, if we’re serious all the time ,we’ll wear out before we get the truly serious stuff done. Second , if this book were all stern looks and no winks , all productivity and no grab - asking , you’d remember very little. I agree with Tony Robbins (page 210) that information without emotion isn’t retained.
Look up “von Restore effect “ and “primacy and recency effect” for more science , but this book has been deliberately constructed to maximize your retention . Which leads us to …
SPIRIT ANIMALS
Yes, spirit animals. There wasn’t room for photographs in this book ,but I wanted some sort of illustrations to keep things fun . It seemed like a lost cause , but then — after a glass or four of wine — I recalled that one of my guests , Alexis Ohanian (page 194) , likes to ask potential hires , "What's your spirit animal ?” Eureka! So , you’ll see thumbnail spirit animals for anyone who would humor me and play along. The best part? Dozens of people took the question very seriously. Extended explanations , emotional changes of heart , and Venn diagrams ensued . Questions poured in:”Would a mythological creature be acceptable ?” “Can I be a plant instead?” Alas, I couldn’t get a hold of everyone in time for publication , so drawings are sprinkled throughout like Scooby snacks. In a book full of practicality, treat these like little rainbows of absurdity. People had fun with it .
NON— PROFILE CONTENT AND TIM FERRISS CHAPTERS
In all sections , there are multiple non—profile pieces by guests and yours truly. These are typically intended to expand upon key principles and tools mentioned by multiple people.
URLS , WEBSITES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA
I’ve omitted most URLs, as outdated URLs are nothing but frustrating for everyone. For nearly anything mentioned, assume that I’ve chosen wording that will allow you to find it easily on Google or Amazon.
All full podcast episodes can be found at fourhourworkweek.com/podcast. Just search the guest’s name ,and the extended audio, complete show notes , Links, and resources will pop up like warm toast on a cold mooring.
In nearly every guest’s profile , I indicate where you can best interact with them on social media:TW = Twitter, FB = Facebook, IG = Instagram ,SC = snapchat, and LI = linkedIn.
YOUR SEND-OFF— THE 3 TOOLS THAT ALLOW ALL THE REST
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is recommended by many guests in thus book .There is one specific takeaway that Naval Ravikant (page 546) has reinforced with me several times on our long walks over coffee . The protagonist, Siddhartha , a monk who looks like a beggar , has come to the city and falls in love with a famous courtesan named Kamala . He attempts to court her ,and she asks,”What do you have?” A well-known merchant similarly asks, “What can you give that you have learned?” His answer is the same in both cases , so I’ve included the latter story here . Siddhartha ultimately acquires all that he wants.
Merchant: “…If you are without possessions, how can you give?”
Siddhartha: “Everyone gives what he has . The soldier gives strength, the merchant goods, the teacher instruction, the farmer rice , the fisherman fish .”
Merchant: “Very well, and what can you give? What have you learned that you can give?”
Siddhartha: “I can think, I can wait, I can fast.”
Merchant: “Is that all?”
Siddhartha: “I think that is all.”
Merchant: “And of what use are they? For example , fasting, what good is that?”
Siddhartha: “It is of great value , sir . If a man has nothing to eat, fasting is the most intelligent thing he can do. If , for instance, Siddhartha had not learned to fast , he would have had to seek some kind of work today, either with you , or elsewhere , for hunger would have driver him. But , as it is , Siddhartha can wait calmly. He is mot impatient , he is mot in need, he can ward off hunger for a long tie and laugh at it.”
I think of Siddhartha’s answers often and in the following. terms:
“I can think”→Having good rules for decision-making, and having good questions you can ask yourself and others.
“I can wait”→ Being able to plan long-term. play the long game , and not misallocate your resources.
“I can fast”→Being able to withstand difficulties and disaster. Training yourself to be uncommonly resilient and have a pain tolerance.
This book will help you to develop all three.
I created Tools of Titans because it’s the book that I’ve wanted my entire life. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Pura vida，
Tim Ferriss
Paris, France
推荐阅读：
中文名 —— 《巨人的工具》
原名 —— TOOLS OF TITANS
—— 蒂莫西.费里斯 （Tim Ferriss ）著
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