原文作者：Jordan Allen 原文出处：https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-important-life-lesson-you’ve-learned-so-far/answer/Jordan-Allen-4
当我13岁的时候，我想要六块腹肌。所以我时不时的做些仰卧起坐或者弯举手臂，没有计划也不对自己严格要求。到了14岁时，我就放弃了。
当我16岁的时候，我对泰拳和巴西柔术之类的拳击运动产生了兴趣；我想在拳击这方面成为优秀。但是到了17岁时，我发觉优秀的拳击手在八岁的时候就开始接触这个了；所以，我就放弃了。
当我18岁的时候，我开博客写文章并且开始了多个业务；我想要把它们做到在一定层次上是有意义的，但实际上发现并没有什么事是能具有真正意义。到了19岁，我发现我也不能同时在很短的时间内完成过个任务；所以，我就放弃了。
任何我想要做或者完成的事，头一年我会把它摆在首位，然后就放弃了。
当我现在回首往事并询问自己：“如果我对某件事一直坚持下去，如果我有先见之明，那么，现在我会身处何方？”
我现在每天都在外出工作。
我现在每天都在写作。
我现在每周都在训练多次。
我现在做的事是我从小就想去做的，因为现在我知道了我会有回报。我会在未来的2年，5年或是10年内成为一个优秀的自己。
每天比以前变得好百分之一，在30天内或许看起来并不会是很明显，但是在多年的过程积累中，会逐步完全的改变你。
到目前为止，生活教会给我最重要的一件事就是：生活，这是一场持久的游戏。
过去的你想要现在的你比以前做的好，将来的你想要你比现在做的更好。所以，不要放弃。
以上。
哪里不对还请大神指正；共同学习，一起进步。
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原文：
When I was 13, I wanted a six pack. I did sit ups and curls intermittently with no plan or rigor. By 14, I'd given up.
When I was 16, I picked up boxing, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I wanted to be great at fighting. By 17, I'd decided in my head that great fighters have been doing this since they were 8, so I'd given up.
When I was 18, I wrote blog posts and started multiple businesses, I'd take them to a level of significance but nothing actually significant. By 19, I'd decided in my head I wasn't going to make 6 figures at it anytime soon, so I'd given up.
Everything I wanted to get or do or be, I gave it one year tops before giving it up.
Now I look back and ask myself "Where would I be right now if I'd stuck with it? What if I'd had that foresight?"
I work out every day now.
I write every day now.
I train to fight multiple times per week.
I'm following the things I've wanted to do since I was a kid, because I now know the dividends I will get are going to have outstanding returns in 2 years, 5 years and 10 years from now.
1% better a day doesn't look like much in 30 days, but it transforms you completely over the course of years.
The most important lesson I've learned in life is to play the long game.
The you in the past wants you to do better than they did, and the you in the future wants you to be better than you are. Don't let yourself down.
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