是时候把“卓越”从骗子、导师、黑客、优化狂人，以及所有那些把人类精神简化为可变现的点击诱饵、营销噱头、技巧、秘密和速成方案的人手中夺回来了——而这些东西，没有一样真正有效。以下是 24 条想法，或许能提供一些帮助： 1️⃣ 关心很酷 对一切都无所谓，并不值得庆祝。那是一种逃避，一种自我保护机制，是为了避免走进竞技场、冒失败的风险。这个世界上，有些事情值得你深切关心，而你也应该真正去在乎它们。 2️⃣ 永远不要牺牲你的价值观 你的价值观是你的北极星，是你努力成为的那种品质。不管你在追求什么，都要以符合你价值观的方式去做。 3️⃣ 你所从事的事情，也在塑造你 你不仅在塑造桌子、手稿、马拉松、科学发现、画布或歌曲；这些追求本身，也在塑造你。 4️⃣ 选择宏大的目标，但脚踏实地攀登 一旦你知道自己要登哪座山峰，就必须把注意力转向每天的攀登；脚在哪里，就从哪里爬。目标越大，步伐越小。 5️⃣ 拥抱“过程导向”的思维 结果很重要，但它们永远是一个良好、专注过程的副产品。专注于过程，让结果自然发生。学习、调整、重复。 6️⃣ 没有专注，就没有伟大 你必须为生活中重要的项目留出不被打扰的时间与空间，让它们获得你全部的注意力。 7️⃣ 优先选择“持续性”，而不是“爆发力” 任何人都可以拼命一天、一周，甚至一个月。但卓越，是打造一整套英雄般的成果。有些日子很好，有些很糟，大多数介于中间。让别人记住你的，是你持续出现的能力。 8️⃣ 遵循复利法则 一点一点，终将成就巨大。 9️⃣ 使用技术，但别被技术使用 一个值得经常问自己的问题是：是我在掌控技术，还是技术在掌控我？ 🔟 “平衡”是一种幻觉 你不可能什么都做。试图这样做，只会让你痛苦不堪。你必须做出取舍，并随着时间不断调整。人生的不同阶段，可以侧重不同的追求。 1️⃣1️⃣ 把最重要的事情，始终放在最重要的位置 各种技巧、潮流和速成法，自古以来就不断轮回。公元前五世纪，希罗多德寻找青春之泉，想要长生不老。几千年过去了，我们仍在寻找。 1️⃣2️⃣ 真相是：根本没有秘密 卓越的真正驱动力，是在正确的时间、与正确的人、以正确的方式，踏踏实实地努力。 1️⃣3️⃣ 践行真正的自律 不是那种表演式、逞强式的“硬汉自律”，而是真正的自律：带着关心与正直，出现并完成你该做的事。今天做难的事，往往会让明天稍微轻松一点。 1️⃣4️⃣ 为“恢复”留出时间 压力 + 休息 = 成长。 如果你从不抽身、不给身心系统恢复的机会，那么在接近潜力之前，你就一定会停滞不前。坚持需要自律，休息同样需要。 1️⃣5️⃣ 自信来自证据 如果你想相信自己，就必须给自己足够的证据。去反复练习，去积累“次数”。 1️⃣6️⃣ 坐稳你的位置 完成训练，然后要有勇气去相信它。 1️⃣7️⃣ 保持耐心 不存在一夜之间的突破。大多数美好的事物，都需要时间。过程无法被催促。 1️⃣8️⃣ 坚持力至关重要 在一个沉迷即时满足的世界里，持续坚持的稀缺品质，是一件秘密武器。 1️⃣9️⃣ 动力源自行动 你不必总是感觉良好才能开始；有时候，你需要先开始，才有机会感觉良好。 2️⃣0️⃣ 建立仪式与日常 这不意味着每天要完成 27 个复杂步骤。 而是拥有几个锚点，让你在愈发混乱的世界中保持稳定。 你的日常应该为你服务，而不是你被它支配。 2️⃣1️⃣ 好奇心是对抗恐惧的强力解药 无论你打篮球还是拉大提琴，修车还是做家具，写书还是带队，你的技艺都可以成为自我探索的容器。当你被真正的好奇心驱动，想看看“可能性在哪里”，几乎没有什么能阻挡你。 2️⃣2️⃣ 不要独自前行 现代科学与古老智慧一致告诉我们：你身边的人，会塑造你。独行会让你愤怒、怨恨——无论网络上的“兄弟文化”怎么说。找到你的同路人，一起工作。这才是正道。 2️⃣3️⃣ 强度与喜悦可以并存 最伟大的快乐之一，就是以极高强度，朝着你的理想努力。 2️⃣4️⃣ 卓越是一场无限游戏 目标就是路径，路径就是目标。 所谓成功，很大一部分只是持续走在这条路上。 It’s time to take back excellence from the grifters, gurus, hackers, optimizers, and everyone else who reduces the human spirit to monetizable clickbait, marketing gimmicks, hacks, secrets, and quick fixes, none of which actually work. Here's 24 ideas to help: 1. Caring is cool. There is nothing to celebrate about an attitude of nonchalance. It’s a cop-out. A protective mechanism. A way to avoid stepping into the arena and risking failure. There are things worth caring deeply about, and you should care deeply about them. 2. Never sacrifice your values. Your values are your North stars, the qualities toward which you aspire. Regardless of what you are pursuing, do it in a way that aligns with your values. ​ 3. The things you work on also work on you. You aren’t just shaping the table, manuscript, marathon, scientific discovery, canvas, or song. Those pursuits are also shaping you. 4. Select big goals but climb where you are. Once you know what peak you’re aiming for, you’ve got to shift your attention to the day-to-day ascent; you’ve got to climb where your feet are. The bigger the goal, the smaller the steps. 5. Embrace a process mindset. Outcomes matter, but they are always the byproduct of a sound and attentive process. Focus on the process. Let the outcomes take care of themselves. Learn and adjust. Rinse, repeat. 6. Nothing great happens without focus. You’ve got to set aside time and space without distraction so the important projects in your life can receive your full attention. 7. Prioritize consistency over intensity. Anyone can crush themselves and have a heroic day, a heroic week, or maybe even a heroic month. But excellence is about generating a heroic body of work. Some days will be great. Some days will be terrible. Most will be somewhere in between. Become known for your consistency. Keep showing up. ​ 8. Abide by the law of compounding. Little by little it becomes a lot. 9. Use technology, but don’t let it use you. A good question to ask yourself regularly: Am I in charge of this technology, or is this technology in charge of me? 10. ​“Balance” is an illusion. You can’t do it all. Trying to is a surefire way to be miserable. You’ve got to make tradeoffs and adjust over time. You can emphasize different pursuits in different seasons of life. 11. Keep the main things the main things. Hacks, fads, and quick fixes have been cycling in and out since the beginning of time. In the fifth century BC, Herodotus searched for the Fountain of Youth as a way to live forever. Thousands of years later, we’re still searching. 12. The secret is there is no secret. The driving force of excellence is hard work done the right way with the right people at the right time. 13. Practice true discipline. Not the chest-thumping machismo performative variety, but the real thing: show up and do what you need to do, with care and integrity. Doing the hard thing today often makes tomorrow just a little easier. ​ 14. Make time for renewal. Stress plus rest equals growth. If you never step away and allow your mind-body system to recover, then you’re guaranteed to stall out long before you reach your potential. It takes discipline to keep going. But it also takes discipline to rest. ​ 15. Confidence comes from evidence. If you want to believe in yourself, you’ve got to give yourself evidence for that belief. Put in the reps. 16. Own your seat. Do the training. Then have the courage to trust it. 17. Stay patient. There is no such thing as an overnight breakthrough. Most good things take time. You can’t rush the process. 18. Stick-to-itiveness is key. The rare quality of staying power in a world that is obsessed with instant gratification is a secret weapon. 19. Motivation follows action. You don’t always need to feel good to get going; sometimes you need to get going to give yourself a chance at feeling good. 20. Create rituals and routines. It does not mean a series of 27 elaborate steps to start the day. It means having a few anchors to keep you grounded in an increasingly chaotic world. Your routine should work for you, not the other way around. 21. Curiosity is a powerful antidote to fear. Whether you play basketball or cello, repair cars or build tables, write books or coach teams, your craft can be a vessel for self-discovery. When you are driven by a genuine curiosity to see what’s possible, nothing can stop you. 22. Don’t go at it alone. Every modern science and every ancient wisdom tradition tells us that the people with whom we surround ourselves shape us. Going at it alone will make you angry and resentful, irrespective of what the internet bros say. Find your people and work together. This is the way. ​ 23. Intensity and joy can coexist. One of the greatest joys is working toward your aspirations with great intensity. ​ 24. Excellence is an infinite game. The goal is the path, and the path is the goal. So much of success simply comes down to staying on it.