What is the most clever life hack you've learned?

你都有那些巧妙的生活技巧？

原文地址：https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-clever-life-hack-youve-learned

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Erick Diaz:

Whenever I feel lazy or uninspired, I imagine my 80-year-old self is watching and judging HOW I SPEND MY DAY.
每当我偷懒或者失去激情的时候，我会想想一个 80 岁的我自己正看着我然后评价我是怎么过每一天的。

The older we get, time seems to move quicker because everything happens in bigger time blocks. In grade school you had 45-min periods, a 15-min recess, a 30-min lunch, a 60-min basketball practice etc.
随着我们年龄的增大，时间似乎过得越来越块，这是因为所有事情都变成发生在更长的时间段之中。我们在学校的时候是 45 分钟的课程，15 分钟的休息，30 分钟的午餐时间，以及 60 分钟的篮球时间等等。

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.
随着我们长大就变成了 4 个小时的业余时间，3 小时的大学课程，9 小时的工作日，2 小时的日常沟通等等。在成人阶段我们的每一个星期、月份和年份常常都是交错在一起的。

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.
这些大块的时间占用就使得我们每一天都过得精疲力尽。记着：总有一些日子当你回家的时候会觉得马上就要奔溃了。

On other nights when you have the option to 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.
在其他的夜晚当你有选择可以就这样让时间流逝或者把剩下的每一份精力都投入到一些事情的时候，永远选择后者。即使仅仅是额外写一段话，读一章书籍或者发一份邮件。你做的这些小事情将会慢慢累积起来并且会比你想象中更快的给你带来回报。

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.
如果你已经是 80 岁的老人然后看着现在的你自己，他们会羡慕你因为你拥有他们永远都不会的到的一件珍贵宝物：时间。所以好好珍惜时间。用现在的你和 80 岁的你都会引以为骄傲的方式去使用它。