I am about to turn 24. I am currently in the process of reinventing myself by reading a lot of books and blogs.I have read a lot of answers on Life Advice and I wanted to consolidate the most mentioned advices in a single answer. I have just started to incorporate these principles in my life and I am already witnessing the benefits.

我马上就要24岁了，现在我正处于通过阅读大量的书籍和博客来自我提升的阶段。我在生活指导的话题上读了很多建议，现在我想归纳总结出一个较为完整的回答。我已开始把这些道理运用到生活当中，并且开始看到了积极影响。

1. Read

Reading a good book  helps you a lot. It teaches you something in a few days which an expert has figured out in years.  Reading opens up your mind to new dimensions. It enhances your creativity and gives you an entirely different perspective on various issues. It expands your vocabulary and ability to understand complex topics.

Try to finish at least one book in a month. Take advantage of the speed reading techniques. Read anything you find interesting. It can be fiction, non fiction, blog posts, news supplements or Quora answers.

阅读能让你获益匪浅，一本书能在几天内教会你那些专家们花费数年时间的研究成果。阅读让你的思维扩展新的一个纬度，它能提高你的创造力，能让你不同的事物上有完全翻新的看法，同时阅读也能扩充你的词汇量，提高你对复杂问题的理解能力。尝试着一个月读一本书吧，掌握速读的技巧，看一切你感兴趣的书，无论是小说类还是非虚构类，哪怕是博客，新闻都好。

2. Travel

I recently went on a trek to Himalayas with my friends. The experience I had on that trek changed my entire perception about life. Exploring new places is the best way to learn about the world. When you connect with people of different culture and understand their values, your views about the world change.

I know you  have heard the "Travel when you are young" advice multiple times. You  have made a lot of travel plans in your dreams and  are waiting for the perfect day to come. But that day never comes. Your responsibilities keep on increasing and your enthusiasm keeps on diminishing as you grow older. Don't invest your time and money on things, invest them in experiences.

最近我和我的朋友们成功挑战了喜马拉雅山。这段经历彻底地改变了我对生活的理解。探索未知是了解世界的最好方法，当你和与你有着完全不同文化的人交流时，理解着他们他们的价值观，你对世界的看法会开始改变。

你一定听过类似“年轻时多旅行”这样的建议。你在心里做了许多许多旅行计划，等待着完美时机。但那天永远也不会倒来，随着年龄的增长，你的责任感会逐渐增强而你的激情却会随之淡去。不要把时间金钱投资在物质上，要投资在你的经历上。

3. Learn

In this age of MOOC's it has become so much easier to learn about anything. We are lucky to live in a age where knowledge is available at our fingerprints. We must make most of this opportunity and keep learning something new each day.

Learn about different topics not particularly related to your own field. That will broaden your mind. I am a Software Engineer but the Coursera courses I enjoyed the most were in finance and psychology .Once you stop learning, you start to stagnate.

在这个互联网课堂的年代，学习成本变得越来越低。我们应该庆幸生活在一个知识触手可及的社会，所以我们更应该利用好这个优势，每天都学习一些新的知识。

不要局限在自己擅长的领域上，学习不同的课程，这会打开你的思维。我是一名软件工程师，但是在coursera上我最喜欢的课是经济学和心理学。一旦停止学习，你便止步不前。

4. Connect

Networking is very important to succeed in your personal as well as professional life. The more likable you are in a group, the more are your chances to influence the people.

Do not limit yourself to a particular group of friends. Network like crazy with interesting and reputed people. You never know - some of these people may provide jumps in your career that you would not have anticipated otherwise.

无论是生活上还是职业上，社交都是非常重要的。你在一个群体里越受人待见，越有可能影响他人。不要只停留在某个圈子里，和有趣的人交朋友，和优秀的人交朋友，你永远也不知道或许下一个朋友就能给你的职业提供跳板的机会。

5. Create

Nothing is more satisfying in life than looking at your imaginations come to life. Creativity is essential not only for success but also for inner satisfaction. Some of the happiest moments in my life have been when I have created something out of nothing.

Make yourself an idea machine. Think of two to three ideas each day and note them down in a diary. Some of these ideas may give your life a direction which you would not have imagined otherwise.

没有什么比把一个想象中的东西变为现实更为满足了。创造力不仅对成功至为关键而且对内心满足至关重要。我这一生中最开心时光就是当我把想象中的事物变为现实的时刻。

把自己变成一个创意机器。每天思考一两个点子，在日记中记录下。说不定在未来这些点子会为你的人生指引方向。

6. Share

You can be the most successful person on the earth. But if there is no one to share your happiness, you can never be happy. All of us  have some life experiences or learnings that can help others. But most of us limit those experiences to ourselves.

Think about all the people who are well known in an industry. Are they only experts of a particular field? Are they the most talented people? Sometimes but most often it is not true. These are the people who keep their work in front of others. They are not afraid to share their knowledge and learnings with others. They are very vocal about their ideas and opinions. They are all around us writing great blog posts and amazing books. You can continue to do great work in you jobs but unless you share that knowledge you will never be known.

你可以成为世界上最成功的人，但若身边无人分享我们的喜悦，那我们的快乐无处而来。每个人都有一些生活经验可以帮助到别人，但许多人都选择了拒绝分享。想想行业的大牛们，难道他们是各自领域的唯一人才？亦或是最具有天赋的人？许多时候并不是这样，他们是那些愿意把自己的成果展示给大众的人们，他们不惧怕分享知识，乐意与大家一起学习。他们善于与大家交流自己的想法。他们就在我们身边，写博客，出书，科普自己的研究成果。你可以继续投身你那伟大的工作，但若非你愿意分享你的成果否则你的成就将无人知晓。

7. Stay Healthy

Your health must be your first priority in life. Do not ignore it as it will come to bite you in the future. Take proper sleep. Do not keep sitting the whole day. Pick up a sport you love and play it daily. Exercise and meditate everyday.

Junk food will slowly kill you heart. So stay away from fast food joints. Do not give in to bad habits like smoking or drinking. This is the best time to keep yourself in shape without much effort. As you grow older it will become increasingly difficult.

保持健康是首要任务，不要忽视否则当老时，你会饱受疾病的折磨。规律睡眠，切记久坐，每天运动，每天冥想。垃圾食品会慢慢的消耗着你的健康，所以不要吃快餐。不要有坏习惯，例如吸烟和长期饮酒。现在是最好的时间来塑造自己。现在并不会花太大代价来养成好的习惯，这个代价会随着你的年龄增长而变得越来越难。

8. Learn about money.

We are not taught anything about money or finance in our schools. That can prove to be a big hindrance in your dreams to become rich. We are taught in schools to  get educated in a particular skill and use that skill to get a good job. Once you have a good job you would not have to care much about money. But that is not entirely true. Having a good job never solves all your money problems. If you are not financially educated you open yourself to a lot of liabilities like loans, credit cards. These liabilities diminishes your savings and you begin to look for promotions or raises.

You must read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad in which the author tells us about how rich people make money work for themselves and how middle class and poor people work for money their entire lives. You must educate yourself well about money if you aim to become rich in life.

在学校里老师没有教我们如何理财。这被证明是成为富人过程中的一个大阻碍。在学校里我们被教育学会一技之长，然后以此得到一个好工作。一旦你有了一个稳定的工作你便开始不那么节俭，这样子不好，一个稳定的工作并不意味着解决了所有的财务问题。如果你不具备理财观念，你会陷入所有的经济问题，信用卡透支，借贷障碍等等。这些问题削减你的存款，于是你开始想要升职加薪。

你一定要看看《穷爸爸，富爸爸》这本书，书中告诉我们富人是如何让钱生钱的，穷人是如何一辈子辛苦挣钱却只停留在挣钱这层次上的。如果你想成为一个有钱人，一定要学一些理财技巧。

9. Find a Mentor.

A lot of people believe that they can figure our everything in life on their own. You can read books, watch inspiring movies or listen to experts to figure out what is best for you in life. But all of these alone wont help you to achieve everything. You will need a mentor who can guide you at the crucial points in life. Your mentor should be someone whom you respect a lot. He/She should  preferably  be experienced in things in which you want to seek advice. You can have more than one mentor as well. Whenever you face a tough decision in life you can ask your mentor for advice as he might have faced the same decision at some point in his life as well.

For example when I was in college I had a senior as mentor. He guided my on what courses to take, what internships to apply for and many other things. I don’t think I would have been able to achieve what I did in my college without his help . I have also got a mentor now to help me succeed in my corporate life. The advantages of having a mentor are that you can use his/her experience to learn what things you should incorporate in incorporate  life to achieve success.

许多人会认为他们仅凭个人努力就可获得想要的生活。你可以看书，看励志电影，或者咨询专家在这个阶段你最需要什么。但是所有的这些都不能帮助你达到人生顶峰。你需要一个可以帮助你在重要时刻做出正确选择的人生导师。他一定是你仰慕的那个人，同时他也应该在你追求的领域上是个大师，当然你可以拥有多个人生导师。当你需要做一个重要的决定时你可以向你的导师寻求帮助，因为他或许在早些时候经历过你现在正面临的境况。

例如我刚上大学的时候我就把一个大三的学长当作我的人生导师，他教我选课，实习以及各种东西。我觉得如若没有他的帮助，我一定达不到现在获得的成就。同样的我也有一个指导我职业规划的人生导师，帮助我在事业上取得成功。有一个人生导师的好处在于你可以通过他的经验得到重要的建议，以此走好生活的每一步。

10. Stop Procrastinating

Most of the people in the world procrastinate from time to time. Sometimes it is for small things like cleaning the house, buying grocery, washing clothes etc. But most of the times it is for things that are very important for life like going to the gym, completing the exam preparation or  paying your bills.

Procrastination is mainly due to overestimating your own abilities and underestimating the time required to do a piece of work. Procrastination can prove to be a major hindrance in our development as an individual. We must stop this habit right now as it will hurt us a lot in the long run.

世上的大部分人都有拖延症，有时拖延一些小事，例如打扫房间，买生活用品，洗衣服等等。但更多的时候是拖延一些对我们的生活十分重要的大事，比如去健身馆，完成期末复习，偿还账单。

拖延症的成因主要是高估了自己的能力，低估了这项任务所花的时间。拖延症成了我们独立发展的最大阻碍。你必须要改掉这习惯，长期的拖延症总有一天会毁掉你。

PS:翻译用了一个半小时，当自己开始尝试着做一件事情后各种问题才会浮出水面，比如原文某些句子的理解，翻译时的用词，语句的顺序，这些都是之前未曾预料到的。另外，表示会继续给大家带来更加优质的文章~