论文部分内容阅读
"
Think of how stingy① you are with your money： if someone on the street asks for $10， you're not giving it to them. There's no way you're giving a 30% tip for a normal dining experience. And so on.
And yet so many of us just waste ungodly② amounts of our time. We throw it away③， every day. I know I do unless I'm careful. What helps me to not waste time is to see it as an investment， and to keep track of④ the returns I get for my investment.
This approach has led me to recognize that some things offer incredible⑤ immediate return on investment： a night spent learning a new song on my preferred⑥instruments， for example， gives me a lifetime of being able to play that song. That's an incredible return. Other investments are more like low-interest， high security， longterm investments： going to the gym， eating right， etc. Some， like reading good books， are kind of a combination⑦ of both. But many activities are worthless from an investment perspective⑧： whatever benefi t they seem to give doesn't last any longer than the activity itself.""Price is what you pay. Value is what you get."" - Warren Buffett. This applies to everything： money， relationships， time. Knowing this changes your life.
Think of how stingy① you are with your money： if someone on the street asks for $10， you're not giving it to them. There's no way you're giving a 30% tip for a normal dining experience. And so on.
And yet so many of us just waste ungodly② amounts of our time. We throw it away③， every day. I know I do unless I'm careful. What helps me to not waste time is to see it as an investment， and to keep track of④ the returns I get for my investment.
This approach has led me to recognize that some things offer incredible⑤ immediate return on investment： a night spent learning a new song on my preferred⑥instruments， for example， gives me a lifetime of being able to play that song. That's an incredible return. Other investments are more like low-interest， high security， longterm investments： going to the gym， eating right， etc. Some， like reading good books， are kind of a combination⑦ of both. But many activities are worthless from an investment perspective⑧： whatever benefi t they seem to give doesn't last any longer than the activity itself.""Price is what you pay. Value is what you get."" - Warren Buffett. This applies to everything： money， relationships， time. Knowing this changes your life.