while ago, I made a video on the five books everyone should read. And it seems like you

前段時間，我做了一個視頻，關於每個人都應該讀的五本書。看來你

guys have loved it. Everyone talks about that you should be reading

大家都很喜歡。每個人都在談論，你應該閱讀

50, 60, or a hundred books a year, but the truth is, you don't need to read that many

一年讀50、60、100本書，但事實上，你不需要讀那麼多書

books.

書籍。

Because most books are useless, especially when it comes to self-development, and I am

因為大多數書都是無用的，尤其是在自我發展方面，而我是

not just throwing words. At some point in my life, I was super obsessed with self-help

而不是隨便亂說。在我生命中的某個時刻，我超級迷戀自救

books that I have read every self-help book that I came across.

的書籍，我讀過我遇到的每一本自助書。

But that doesn't mean that every self-help book is useless; in fact, some of them were

但這並不意味著每一本自助書都是無用的，事實上，有些自助書本來就是

so powerful that they had a significant impact on my life. And if you don't have the time

如此強大，他們對我的生活產生了重大影響。如果你沒有時間

or isn't a big fan of books, I want to share them with you, the ones that you have to read

或者是不是很喜歡看書，我想和你分享，你必須要看的書。

because they would make a difference in your life.

因為它們會讓你的生活有所改變。

Most of what these books teach suppose to be taught by your parents, teachers back in

這些書裡的大部分內容都是你的父母和老師教的。

high school, or professors at your university. But unfortunately they do not.

高中，或你大學的教授。但遺憾的是，他們沒有。

I still read books, but not as many as I use to in the past, because when you read an entire

我還在看書，但沒有以前那麼多了，因為當你看完一整本的書後，你就會發現，你是在看書。

300 pages book, and there is not a single new idea, you feel like you have wasted so

300頁的書，卻沒有一個新的想法，你覺得自己浪費了這麼

much time.

很多時間。

So let me share with you the books that would actually teach you something valuable.

所以，讓我來和大家分享一下那些真正能讓你學到有價值的書。

1. The 50th law By Robert Greene This is one of the books that had one of the

1.第50條法律》 作者：羅伯特-格林 這是一本有一

most significant impacts on my life, and there is a strong reason behind it. You see, unlike

對我的生活影響最大，這背後有一個很重要的原因。你看，不像

every other self-help book, this book teaches you how to be fearless.

其他每一本自助書，這本書都會教你如何無所畏懼。

How not to be afraid to be different, to stand up for yourself, to take risks and make bold

如何不懼怕與眾不同，站在自己的立場上，勇於承擔風險，大膽地做人

decisions. The book is based on the life of Curtis Jackson

的決定。這本書是根據柯蒂斯-傑克遜的生平改編的。

a.k.a 50 cent. The life of some rapper might not interest

又名50分一些說唱歌手的生活可能不感興趣

you, and that's what I thought in the beginning.

你，這也是我一開始的想法。

There was every reason for 50 cent's life to go wrong. But it didn't. He never met his

50美分的人生完全有理由出錯 There was every reason for 50 Cent's life to go wrong.但它沒有 But it didn't.他從來沒有遇到他的

dad, and his mom was shot when he was 8. He was living with his grandparents in a house

他8歲的時候，爸爸和媽媽被槍殺了，他和爺爺奶奶住在一個房子裡。

with 28 siblings. He was left with no other option but to sell drugs to make ends meet

有28個兄弟姐妹。他別無選擇，只能靠販賣毒品來維持生計。

like his mother. Got arrested at high school for drug possession. He tried his best to

像他媽媽一樣。在高中時因藏毒被捕。他竭盡全力

make it into the music industry but when he was 25, car pulled up alongside Jackson and

但當他25歲的時候，車停在傑克遜旁邊，並。

guy pulled a gun and shot him 9 times. on the hand, arm, hip, both legs, chest and left

凶手拔出槍向他開了9槍 手臂、臀部、雙腿、胸部和左手。

cheek. Its a miracle that he survived in the first place. Besides that, he tried to get

臉頰。他能活下來已經是個奇蹟了 It's a miracle that he survived in the first place.除此之外，他還試圖讓

out of drugs and make into the music, but now with his left cheek being shot, he couldnt

但現在他的左臉頰中槍了，他不能再繼續吸毒了

rap. Any other person would have given up at this

說唱。換做其他人早就放棄了，在這個

point because the shot through his cheek left him with a permanently swollen tongue.

點，因為射穿他的臉頰，讓他的舌頭永久腫脹。

But not fifty wasn't ready to give up . He decided to gather his energy and fight back.

但不五十還不準備放棄......。他決定鼓足幹勁，奮力反擊。

Now that he has faced death, there is nothing left for him to be afraid of.

現在他已經面對死亡，沒有什麼好怕的了。

failure, disappointment, whatever  If you want to develop that kind of fearless

失敗，失望，不管是什麼 如果你想發展那種無畏的... ...

approach to life, you must make certain changes in life that Robert Greene suggests in this

對待生活的態度，你必須在生活中做出一定的改變，羅伯特-格林在此建議

book.

書。

Nobody is born into this world fearless! We all come out, crying, screaming. As we grow

沒有人出生在這個世界上就無所畏懼！我們都是出來的，哭著，叫著。隨著我們的成長

up, we are afraid of darkness. We are afraid to be left alone. We are afraid to be different,

了，我們害怕黑暗。我們害怕孤獨。我們害怕與眾不同。

we are afraid of our parents (at least when we are kids )we have to either develop the

我們害怕我們的父母（至少當我們還是孩子的時候），我們必須要發展的是

character of fearlessness or stay where we are, where the society wants us to be.

無所畏懼的品格，或者停留在原地，停留在社會要我們做的地方。

2. influence by Robert Cialdini

2. 受羅伯特-卡爾迪尼的影響

There are a lot of books written on the art of dealing with people. Even Robert Greene

關於與人打交道的藝術，有很多書都寫過。甚至羅伯特-格林

has a book on that which is 48 laws of power, and I actually suggested it in the previews

有一本書，這是48個權力法則， 我實際上建議它在預覽中，

video. However, it gives a bit darker perspective on human behavior, and in many ways, it's

視頻。然而，它給人的行為提供了一個有點黑暗的角度，在許多方面，它是

true, but the book Influence by Robert Cialdini gives an entirely different perspective.

沒錯，但羅伯特-西亞爾迪尼的《影響力》一書給出了完全不同的觀點。

It's more about the science behind making people say Yes to whatever you want them.

它更多的是讓人們對你想要的東西說 "是 "背後的科學。

It might seem like people are smart, and they usually base their decisions on science and

看似人很聰明，他們通常會根據科學和

logic, but the reality is quite different. Humans are mostly emotional, and their actions

邏輯，但現實卻大相徑庭。人類大多是感性的，他們的行為

are often irrational.  And it's normal because we face so many decisions

往往是非理性的。 這很正常，因為我們要面對這麼多的決定。

and we consume so much information every single day that we need some sort of shortcuts to

我們每天都在消耗如此多的資訊，我們需要一些捷徑，以

make the decision process faster.  We are guided by these shortcuts, the moment

使決策過程更快。 在這些捷徑的指引下，我們在當下

you understand these shortcuts, you can make almost anyone say yes. You can convince them

你瞭解這些捷徑，你幾乎可以讓任何人都說好。你可以說服他們

to be your friend, help you out, or if you are a salesman, you can get them to buy as

做你的朋友，幫助你，或者如果你是一個推銷員，你可以讓他們購買作為。

much as you want and then get that big fat commission at the end of the month.

你想要多少就有多少，然後在月底得到那筆大額的佣金。

3. the richest man in Babylon  From my experience, almost everyone wants

3.巴比倫最有錢的人 從我的經驗來看，幾乎每個人都想得到

to be rich, even those who say they don't. I know that I will get a lot of hate for saying

要成為有錢人，即使是那些說自己不有錢的人。我知道我這樣說會被人討厭的

this, but that's what I have realized. And That's not necessarily a bad thing. I mean,

這一點，但這是我所意識到的。而這並不一定是一件壞事。我的意思是，

money is a resource that enables you to do a lot of things, a lot of good things.

錢是一種資源，可以讓你做很多事情，很多好事。

Of course, the most popular advice is - just work hard. Hard work always pays off; to be

當然，最流行的建議是--努力工作就好。努力工作總是有回報的，要

honest, it doesn't unless it's also smart, and thats why you need to read the richest

老實說，它不，除非它也是聰明的，這就是為什麼你需要閱讀最富有的。

man in Babylon by Samuel Clason. Once Upon a time in ancient Babylon, there

《巴比倫的男人》，塞繆爾-克拉森著。很久很久以前，在古巴比倫

was a very rich man named (Arcak); in fact, he was the richest man on the land. Two of

是一個非常富有的人，名叫（阿卡克）；事實上，他是這片土地上最富有的人。其中兩個

his childhood friends approached him to ask him how he managed to become so wealthy when

兒時的朋友來找他，問他是怎麼變得這麼有錢的，而他卻不知道。

they have been working so hard but barely fed their families. He replied that the secret

他們一直在努力工作，但幾乎不能養家餬口。他回答說，祕密是

is simple, you must not spend all that you earn but save apart from it and invest, and

很簡單，你不能把賺來的錢全部花掉，而是要除此之外，還要儲蓄和投資，而

overtime, your wealth accumulates, and you get rich. It's as simple as that.

久而久之，你的財富就會積累起來，你就會變得富有。就這麼簡單。

Arcak saved enough money to lend it to a shield maker who paid interest on Arcad's loan, thus

阿卡克攢夠了錢，借給了一個盾牌製造者，後者為阿卡德的貸款支付了利息，是以

growing his wealth. These principles might be simple, but most

增長他的財富。這些原則可能很簡單，但大多數

people do not embrace them, which is why it's critical to read this book, page to page,

人們不接受它們，這就是為什麼要一頁一頁地讀這本書的關鍵原因。

to make these principles a fundamental part of your life.

讓這些原則成為你生活的基本組成部分。

Without any exaggeration at all, the greatest financial habit you will ever learn is the

毫不誇張地說，你要學會的最大的理財習慣就是

ability to save money. It sounds so simple, and yet it's so difficult. Think about how

省錢的能力。聽起來很簡單，但卻很難。想想看

much you have earned in your entire life and now ask yourself, how much of that left in

你一生賺了多少錢，現在問問自己，還剩多少錢在

your hands?

你的手？

4. flow Most people are dissatisfied with their daily

4.流量 大多數人對自己的日常不滿意。

routine, and often, it's their jobs to blame. What makes things much worse is that their

例行公事，而且往往要怪罪於他們的工作。更糟糕的是，他們的

leisure time is spent recovering from their work in the laziest way possible.

閒暇時間以最懶散的方式從工作中恢復過來。

What do you do when you get back home, watch TV, have some drinks, pull out that cigarette

你回到家後會做什麼，看電視，喝幾杯酒，掏出煙來。

if you smoke, or maybe just play video games. But that shouldn't be the case. Work can be

如果你抽菸，或者只是玩電子遊戲。但不應該是這樣的。工作可以是

something that reduces stress, gives your life purpose, and makes you happy overall.

減少壓力的東西，讓你的生活有目標，讓你整體快樂。

And that's what Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly calls the state of flow.

而這就是Csikszentmihalyi Mihaly所說的流動狀態。

Its when you are not motivated by external factors such as money or recognition. The

其當你的動力不是來自外部因素，如金錢或認可。的

work itself brings you so much joy that it takes your entire attention and pushes you

工作本身給你帶來了很多的快樂，它佔據了你全部的注意力，推動你

to do it regardless of the outcome.

來做，不管結果如何。

That's the state that what made Newton come up with the modern principles of physics,

這就是牛頓提出現代物理學原理的狀態。

Einstein to develop the theory of relativity.

愛因斯坦為了發展相對論。

Its extremely difficult to reach that stage in the modern age because we have so many

在現代社會，要達到這個階段是非常困難的，因為我們有這麼多。

drugs, alcohol to distract us. And the saddest part is, if you do not experience the state

毒品，酒精來分散我們的注意力。而最可悲的是，如果你沒有經歷過這種狀態的話

of flow in your life, you are wasting your time. And that's what makes this book is so

在你的生活中的流動，你是在浪費你的時間。這就是為什麼這本書是如此的。

important to read. He explains how exactly you can reach that state.

重要的是閱讀。他解釋了你究竟如何才能達到這種狀態。

5. 12 rules for life

5.12條生活規則

I came across this book last year, and to be honest, it surprised me. It doesn't say

去年我看到了這本書，說實話，它讓我很驚訝。它並沒有說

anything revolutionary, but if you know anything about Jordan Peterson, he advocates for responsibility.

但如果你對喬丹-彼得森有所瞭解的話，他主張責任。

His perspective on life is that responsibility gives meaning to our lives. Whether you agree

他的人生觀是：責任賦予我們生命的意義。無論你是否同意

with that or not, life is pretty purposeless when there is nothing to bare on your shoulders.

與否，生活是非常沒有目的的 當有什麼裸露在你的肩膀上。

However, the little rules he suggests to follow do make our lives much better, such as setting

然而，他建議遵循的小規則確實能讓我們的生活變得更加美好，比如制定

your house in perfect order before you criticize someone else or compare yourself to someone

家醜不可外揚

who you were yesterday and not to who someone else is today.

你昨天是誰，而不是今天別人是誰。

They seem so simple that everyone just knows them, but the matter of the fact is, people

它們看起來很簡單，大家都知道就好了，但事實是，人們... ...

are living miserable lives because they are not following these rules.

因為他們沒有遵守這些規則而過著悲慘的生活。

Look around, everyone is criticizing everyone else, but if you give a closer look into their

看看周圍，每個人都在責備別人，但如果你仔細觀察他們的

lives, you will find out that they probably should focus on their lives first before pointing

的生活，你會發現他們可能應該先關注自己的生活，然後再去指責

fingers.

手指。

It was challenging to make this list because there were so many books that I wanted to

要列出這個名單是很有挑戰性的，因為有這麼多的書，我想。

include, at least a few more books, but I had to keep this list as short as possible.

包括，至少還有幾本書，但我必須儘可能地縮短這個清單。

There is no point in reading a lot of books; you just have to read the right books, the

讀很多書是沒有意義的，你只要讀對了書，讀對了

books that will give you maximum benefit, that will help you to make your life meaningful.

書，會給你帶來最大的好處，會幫助你讓你的生活變得有意義。

Let me know what books you would recommend to everyone to read. I am curious to see what

讓我知道你會推薦什麼書給大家看。我很想看看

you would suggest. In anyways, make sure you give this video

你會建議。在任何情況下，一定要給這個視頻

a big thumbs up if you have enjoyed, And of course, you subscribe and hit that bell button

一個大拇指，如果你喜歡，當然，你訂閱和點擊該鐘按鈕

beside it. Thanks for watching and until next time.

旁邊的。謝謝你的觀看，下次再來。