100个让生活更美好的秘诀（物品篇）

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100 个让生活更美好的秘诀

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1. If you want to find out about people’s opinions on a product, google \reddit. You’ll get real people arguing, as compared to the SEO’d Google results.

如果你想了解人们对某一产品的看法，可以用谷歌搜索“<产品名> reddit”。相比于经过搜索引擎优化（SEO）的结果，你会看到更真实的讨论和争论。


2. Some banks charge you 20 a month for an account, others charge you 0. If you’re with one of the former, have a good explanation for what those 20 are buying.

有些银行每月收取 20 元的账户管理费，而有些则完全免费。如果你用的是前者，最好想清楚这 20 元究竟为你换来了什么。


3. Things you use for a significant fraction of your life (bed: 1/3rd, office-chair: 1/4th) are worth investing in.

那些占据你生命中重要部分时间的物品（例如床：1/3 的时间，办公椅：1/4 的时间），值得你为之投入更多。


4. “Where is the good knife?” If you’re looking for your good X, you have bad Xs. Throw those out.

“那把好刀在哪？” 如果你总是在寻找那件 “好的” 物品，说明你拥有太多 “不好” 的。把那些不好的都扔掉吧。


5. If your work is done on a computer, get a second monitor. Less time navigating between windows means more time for thinking.

如果你的工作主要在电脑上完成，添置第二台显示器吧。减少在窗口间切换的时间，意味着拥有更多思考的时间。


6. Establish clear rules about when to throw out old junk. Once clear rules are established, junk will probably cease to be a problem. This is because any rule would be superior to our implicit rules (“keep this broken stereo for five years in case I learn how to fix it”).

为处理旧物建立明确的规则。一旦规则确立，杂物便不再是问题。因为任何成文的规则都比我们潜意识里的规则要好（比如 “这台坏了的音响先留五年，万一我学会修了呢”）。


7. Don’t buy CDs for people. They have Spotify. Buy them merch from a band they like instead. It’s more personal and the band gets more money.

不要送人 CD，他们都有 Spotify。不如买一件他们喜欢的乐队的周边商品。这样更显心意，乐队也能获得更多收入。


8. When buying things, time and money trade-off against each other. If you’re low on money, take more time to find deals. If you’re low on time, stop looking for great deals and just buy things quickly online.

购物时，时间与金钱互为消长。若手头拮据，就多花些时间寻找折扣；若时间宝贵，就别再费力寻找最优价格，直接在网上迅速下单。


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