what is the most clever life hack you have learned?

你学会的最明智的人生技巧是什么？

Whenever I feel lazy or uninspired, I imagine my 80 year old self is watching and judging HOW I SPEND MY DAY.

当我偷懒，没有动力时，我会想想80岁的自己正在看着和评判着我是如何度过日子的。

-The older we get, timeseemsto move quicker because everything happens inbigger time blocks. In grade school you had 45 min periods, a 15 min recess a 30 min lunch, a 60 min basketball practice etc.When we’re older we have 4 hour part time shifts, 3 hour college classes, 9 hour work days, 2 hours of daily commuting etc. In adulthood our weeks, months and years often blend together in hindsight.

我们年龄越大，时间仿佛过得越快，因为过去的任何事发生在更大的时间区间里。在学校，你有45分钟一节的课，15分钟的课间休息，30分钟的午餐，60分钟的篮球练习课等等。当我更大一点了，我们有4小时兼职时间，3小时的大学课程，9小时的工作日，两小时的日常交流。长大以后，我们的礼拜，每个月，每年就都消逝在了回忆里。

It’s incredibly easy for these large chunks of time that take up my day to wear me out.REMEMBER: There will be nights when you come home and are so exhausted that you’ll crash immediately. On other nightswhen you have the optionto either call it a day or use your last bits of energy to contribute something, ALWAYS choose the latter. Even if it’s just an extra paragraph you write, a chapter you read or an email you send, those small tasks you tackle accumulate over time and will pay dividends sooner than you think.

大块的时间特别容易就让自己精疲力尽。记住：有很多夜晚，当你回到家时总是精疲力尽，你可能马上就崩溃了。在其他一些夜晚，当你可以选择是结束一天还是用尽你最后一点力气再做点正事，应该选择后者。即使只是你写的一个小段落，你看了一个章节的书或者发送一份邮件，随着这些时间过去，这些小任务不断的处理，将会更早的得到收益。

If your 80 year old self is watching you today, they’re envying you because you have the one precious resource that no amount of money will ever get them:time. So make the most of it. That way current you AND 80 year old you can be proud of a life well utilized.

如果80岁的你现在正看着你，他们会很嫉妒你，因为你有一项多少金钱也买不回来的东西：时间。所以，利用好时间吧。这样的话，如今的你和80岁的你都会为你能利用好时间感到骄傲。

原文作者及出处：Erick Diaz，from Quora

“本译文所涉翻译行为已取得著作权人许可，本译文所涉法律后果均由本人承担。本人亦同意简书平台在接获有关著作权人的通知后，删除文章。”