Think of how stingy you are with your money:
if someone on the street asks for 10 dollars,
you're not giving it to them.
想想你在花钱上是多么的吝啬，
如果有人在街上问你要10块钱，
你是不会给的。

There's no way you're giving a 30% tip
for a normal dining experience. And so on.
普通的一顿饭要收你30%的小费，
那也是没门。诸如此类的事情还有不少。

And yet so many of us
just waste ungodly amounts of our time.
We throw it away, every day.
I know I do unless I'm careful.
但是我们大部分人都肆意挥霍着时间，
对于时间的浪费，每天如此。
除非我们刻意留心，不然我们还是明知故犯。

What helps me to not waste time
is to see it as an investment,
and to keep track of the returns I get
for my investment.
怎样做才能不浪费时间?
不如将它看成一种投资，
看看它能带来多少回报。

This approach has led me to recognize
that some things offer
incredible immediate return on investment:
a night spent learning a new song
on my preferred instruments,
for example,
gives me a lifetime of being able to play that song.
在某些方面，让我觉得(投资时间)会有不可思议的即刻回报。
比如，花一个晚上的时间，
在我喜欢的乐器上学会一首新的曲子，
那我今后的一生中就都会弹奏这首曲子。

That's an incredible return.
这是多么不可思议的回报。

Other investments are more like
low-interest, high security, long-term investments:
going to the gym, eating right, etc.
Some, like reading good books,
are kind of a combination of both.
还有一些低利率、高安全率的长期投资，
比如：去健身房锻炼、健康饮食等等。
还有一些，包括阅读有意义的书，算是两者的结合。

But many activities are worthless
from an investment perspective:
whatever benefit they seem to give
doesn't last any longer than the activity itself.
但是有很多的活动从投资的角度来说是毫无价值的，
除了活动本身的价值，其他的任何利益都不会得到延续。

"Price is what you pay.
Value is what you get."
- Warren Buffett.
“你付出的是价格，买来的是价值。”
这是沃伦·巴菲特的名言。

This applies to everything:
money, relationships, time.
Knowing this changes your life.
这条定律适用于所有事物，金钱、关系、时间。
知道这个会改变你的人生。

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