生活不只是生存：10個方法讓你過更有意義的生活大綱

It can be easy to run through the maze of life without pausing to think of its meaning.
人生是一座迷宮，要時不時停下腳步思索人生的意義。

Does what I’m doing matter? More importantly, does it matter to me?
我所做的是否有意義？更重要的是，對自己有沒有意義？

Feeling that what you’re doing has a real purpose and meaning that matters to you can make a huge difference in your life. It makes getting up each day the most exciting thing in the world. You can’t wait to get started. Forget trying to force yourself to work hard, it becomes more important to remind yourself to take breaks to eat!
所做的事情有真正的目標和意義，你的人生將大不一樣。它給了我們每一天起牀的理由，你將迫不及待開始每一天的生活，不再需要迫使自己努力地工作，而是需要提醒自己該休息休息，吃點東西。

But how can we cultivate a more meaningful life? The answer is usually complicated. It can depend on many factors. I’ve written down 10 ideas that I believe will help you find meaning in your life every day, so that you can’t wait to get up in the morning and see what the day will bring.
但是怎麼樣才能夠讓人生更有意義呢？一般來說，答案很複雜，因爲這取決於很多的因素。這裏我列了10條，相信能夠幫助你們找到人生的意義，找到每天起牀體驗生活的動力。

1. Know What’s Important
知道什麼是重要的

Know what’s important for you. Write down your top 5 things that you believe are the essence of how you want to live life. This can include things like “family time,” or “sing every day.” It could also include more complex ideas, like “honesty” and “simplicity.”
知道什麼對自己是重要的。寫下你認爲人生中最重要的頭五件東西，可以包括“和家人在一起的時間”或者是“每天唱歌”，還可以包括更復雜的，如“誠信”和“簡潔”。

2. Pursue Your Passion
追逐你的熱情

I believe everyone should pursue their passion in life. It’s what makes life worth living, and gives our lives true meaning and purpose. Each time you work on something you love, it creates joy inside you like nothing else. Finding a way to use your passions to give back to the world will give your life ultimate meaning.
我相信每個人都應該有所追求，這讓人生更有價值，同是讓生活富有意義和目標。每當你追求自己所好，它都能給你帶來由衷的快樂，這是其他東西無法比擬的。利用你的愛好，回報社會，你將獲得人生的終極意義。

If you can’t manage (or aren’t ready) to work on your passion for a living, be sure and make time for it every day. By working on your passion and becoming an expert in it, you will eventually have the opportunity to make money from it. Be ready to seize that opportunity!
如果你沒能夠（或者還未能）把工作和愛好結合起來，那麼請確保每天都有時間能夠做自己喜歡的事情。做自己喜歡的事情，並且成爲這方面的專家，你將有機會將愛好變成工作。準備好，抓住機會吧！

3. Discover Your Life’s Purpose
發現人生的目標

If you had to give yourself a reason to live, what would it be? What would you stand for? What principles do you hold highest? Is your life’s purpose to help others? Is it to inspire others with great works of art, or you words? Finding your life’s purpose is a daunting task, and when I first heard the idea, I had no idea where to start.
如果存在是有理由的，那會是什麼呢？你是爲什麼而生活？你最堅持原則是什麼？你的人生目標是幫助別人嗎？還是用偉大的藝術作品或是文字啓發他人？尋找人生的目標是一項艱難的任務，我第一次聽說的時候，也是毫無頭緒。

4. Be Self-Aware
增強自我意識

Be aware of yourself and your actions. Remain mindful of what you do at all times, and make sure you are living life according to your principles, your life’s purpose, and what you are passionate about. Review your actions each day, taking stock of those that strayed from your path. Work towards correcting any incidents in the future. Meditation is a great tool for accomplishing this task. It helps us increase our self-awareness throughout the day.
增強自我意識。時刻注意自己的所作所爲，確保你的人生符合自己的原則、目標和所好。每天回顧自己的行爲，偏離方向的要及時糾正，並逐漸降低偏離概率。冥想對完成這項任務非常有用，它能夠幫助我們提升全天自我意識。

5. Focus
專注

Rather than chasing 3 or 4 goals and making very little progress on them, place all of your energy on one thing. Focus. Not only will you alleviate some of the stress associated with trying to juggle so many tasks, you will be much more successful. Try and align your goal with something you are passionate about, so that there will be an intrinsic drive to work hard and do well.
與其同時追求3、4個目標又沒有進步，不如把所有的精力放到一件事情上，這樣，不僅不再需要同時處理那麼多事，減輕了壓力，還更容易成功。嘗試把目標和愛好相結合，這樣就有努力並做好工作的動力了。6. People More Than Things
人比物更重要

Often, we are faced with wanting to buy material goods. I recommend you consider carefully what you purchase, and think more about spending your money on experiences with friends and family. Not only will this give deeper meaning to your life by focusing on your relationships rather than material wealth, but you will be a happier person as a result.
犯購物慾的時候，建議你三思而後行，想想這些錢可以花在朋友和家人上的。把人生的重心放在家人、朋友上而非物質財富，這讓你的人生有更深沉的意義，你也將變得更幸福。

7. Live With Compassion
生活需要同情心

Both for yourself, and others. Keep in mind the following quote:
對於自己和他人，請牢記以下的名言：

"One must be compassionate to one's self before external compassion." For some, compassion is the purpose of life, what gives it meaning, and what leads to ultimate happiness.
“一個人只有對自己有同情心，才能對外界有同情心。” 對於有些人，同情心是生活的目標，與生命帶來意義並指向最終的幸福。

8. Find a Way to Give Back
懂得回報

Do something that both honors your beliefs and passions, while giving something back to the world. By giving something back, we inevitably find purpose in the act. By cultivating more of these activities, you will find your life has more meaning and purpose behind it.
做自己所相信的、所愛的，又能回報世界的事。回報世界，我們能夠找到人生的價值。多做這樣的事，你將發現人生充滿了意義和目標。

9. Simplify Your Life
讓生活更簡單

By simplifying your life, you’ll have more time to do what fulfills you and gives your life meaning. It can also help reduce stress and make your overall life easier to manage. It can also greatly improve your productivity. If you’ve never tried to simplify things before, it really is a great feeling.
讓生活更簡單，你將有更多的時間能夠投入讓生活更有意義的事情中去，減少壓力，讓生活來得更輕鬆。同時還能大幅度提升效率。簡化生活起來，感覺真的很棒！

10. Set Daily Goals
設定每日目標

In the morning, before you start your day, create a list of 3 goals that you find fulfilling and meaningful. Make sure they adhere to your set of principles and beliefs. Tackle the hardest things first! Don’t make this list too long. By placing too many things on the list, you’ll feel the urge to multi-task, which is not good, or you’ll feel overwhelmed, which isn’t good either. By trying to do less, you’ll end up doing more.
早上，彆着急展開一天的生活，先列出你認爲最有意義的三項目標。確保這三項與你的原則、信念相符。然後從最困難的那一項開始。不要一下子設立過多的目標，如果目標太多，你會有同時處理很多事情的衝動或者喘不過氣來的感覺，這都是不好的。目標定的少，成就就來得多。

Doing all of these things at once may seem daunting, but you can pick one thing at a time and slowly incorporate the ideas into your life. Life is about the journey, not the destination. Living a life of purpose gives both fulfillment and meaning to your journey.
如果同時做這10件事情的話會很艱難，不過你可以一次做一項，然後將慢慢的將這10項融入到生活中去。生活是旅行本身，而不是目的地。有目標的生活讓你的旅程更有意義和滿足感。