Life Lessons: What can I learn in one minute that will be useful for the rest of my life?
生活经验:对生活很有用的一分钟就能学会的技巧
It took me 31 years of living to learn that the most important character trait you can develop isperseverance.
我生活31年学到的最重要的可以培养的个人品质就是坚持不懈
The good news is that you can learn this in one minute.
好消息是一分钟之内你就能学到
I've summarized my life experiences into 3 main points that highlight why perseverance is the single most important character trait for you to develop.
我把我人生的经验总结为三点，强调为什么坚持不懈是需要培养的最重要的品质
1. Perseverance leads to mastery.
坚持不懈可以带你走向精通
A sustained effort over time will typically lead to mastery.
久而久之，坚持不懈的努力必然会走向精通的程度。
When I first started writing, a few of my friends laughed at my books. Rightfully so. It was full of typos, had terrible grammar and pretty mundane content. None of it was spectacular.
当我刚开始写作，我的一些朋友嘲笑我写的书，到处是打字错误，糟糕的语法和平淡无奇的内容，毫无闪光的地方。
The perfect word to describe it: Mediocre.And the book sales reflected that.
最能描述的词就是平庸了，书的销售量也能反映出来。
Fast forward to today and you'll see thatmy writinghas been published inForbes,Fortune,Business Insider, Inc. and The Huffington Post.
快进到今天，你能看到我的书已经在很多地方出售了。
People will often ask, "How did you manage to get published?"
人们经常会问，你是如何出版书的
The answer is simple: Perseverance.
I spent 2 years writing 6 books, 18 Quora posts and 30 editorial pitches before I got published by a major media site.
答案就是坚持不懈，我花了两年写了六本书，18个quora帖子，30个社论文章，在被主流媒体发行之前
Even after this momentum,the website I just launchedwas slow in gaining subscribers. For example, in about 2 months I had only signed up around 520 subscribers. However, after those 2 months of churning out weekly articles, last night I had a breakthrough of 64 subscribers in just one night!
Over time my writing has improved dramatically. My writing volume has also increased. It used to take me a few days to write an article. Now I can write a short article in an hour and the quality is better.
在此动力之下，我建立的网站也在慢慢的增加订阅者。比如，两个月增加了520位用户。在两个月每周更新文章，昨晚我一晚上增加了64名用户。我的写作能力得到了很大提升。以前通常写一篇文章要几天时间，如今需要一个小时，还能写的更好。
This all happened because I stayed the course
这个过程中我都碰到过
So when in doubt, always remember: persevere.
因此，犹豫的时候，总是记住:坚持不懈。
2. It makes you mentally stronger.
这让你的心理更加强大
I've failed a lot.
One of my first jobs when I was in high school was working as a salesperson at a tuxedo shop. A few months in, I missed one of my shifts and was fired. I was really upset at myself.
我失败了很多次，我曾经有一份工作是在学校的礼服商店里做销售人员。过了几个月，我没有换好班，就被解雇了。当自己十分的沮丧。
I once tried to be a professional actor and met with an agent. She told me to find another career.
我曾经想成为一名专业演员，也遇到了经纪人。可是她告诉我去找别的工作吧。
I once tried to be a professional writer. My first book was called "Push." I think I sold a few Kindle copies. Mostly to family and friends. It was a long time ago.
我曾经想成为一位职业作家。我的第一本书叫“推动”，在kindle上卖了一些。主要是家人和朋友买的。很久以前的事了
Know what happened? I bounced back. For example, I ended up writing a second book called "The Resume is Dead." It has over 40,000 Kindle downloads and hit #1 in the Resumes category.
想知道后面发生了什么吗？我触底反弹了。比如，我又写完了第二本书叫，“简历已死”。在kindle上下载了40000份，在简历分类上排名第一。
I guess I could have quit writing. But why do that when it's my passion? Better to learn from my mistakes and to keep improving.
我觉得我可以选择停止写作，但是如果这是你热爱的事情，为什么要停止呢？从错误中更好的学习和保持提升。
At the end of the day, each of these experiences helped to shape me into who I am today.
在每一天结束的时候，每一次经历都造就了今天的我
Don't spend time regretting your past. Do focus your energy on pushing forward.
不要花时间在后悔你的过去。把你的精力都放在前进的道路上
3. It teaches patience.
学会耐心
Success isn't built overnight. It's built over many nights. Sometimes years. That's why you've got to be patient.
成功不是一日造就的，它需要很多夜晚的努力。有时候需要很多年。所以就更加需要有耐性。
This doesn't mean you don't create and build with passion and intensity. You absolutely want that. But if you don't have patience, you might end up giving up at a time when you're just inches from success.
这不意味着你不需要激情和热情来创造。你肯定需要。如果你没有耐心，可能当你受挫时就会放弃了。
If you're seeing meaningful progress and continued improvement, then it may make sense to continue to persevere.
如果你看到了有意义的进步和持续的提升时，你就会觉得继续坚持不懈非常的有意义。
When I first started writing the "The Resume is Dead," I thought it would take a few months to finish it from beginning to end.
当我刚开始写“简历已死”时，我以为从头写到尾要花几个月的时间。
It took me an entire year. But despite all the times I got writer's block or got a huge headache from proof reading the book, I never quit.
最后花了我一整年的时间。尽管我一直碰到写书的困难或是反复校验书的时候引发的头痛，我从没有放弃。
It's the book I'm most proud of. And it was worth every minute.
Creating something worthwhile isn't easy. Be patient.
这是我最骄傲的书了，值得我每一分钟的付出。创作值得花时间的东西不容易，有点耐性。
原文作者及出处：Nelson Wang，from Quora
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