You’re young once only. How do you make the most out of it instead of wasting time only on the unnecessary parties and drinks all the time? Feross Aboukhadijeh, a web developer, designer, and Stanford computer science graduate, who has a company StudyNotes that helps students learn faster and better, shared on Quora what a young person should do to life.
你只会年轻一次。你该如何追求理想的生活而不总是把时间都浪费在无聊的聚会和酒宴上呢？费罗斯·阿巴克哈迪贾是一名网站开发师、设计师，毕业于斯坦福大学计算机科学专业。他创立了StudyNotes公司，致力于帮助学生更快更好地学习。他在Quora上分享了年轻人应该如何生活。
1. Prioritize learning.
把学习放在首位。
Learn the 10,000 hour rule.
不要忘记一万小时定律。
小编注：作家葛拉威尔在《异数》一书中指出：“人们眼中的天才之所以卓越非凡，并非天资超人一等，而是付出了持续不断的努力。只要经过1万小时的锤炼，任何人都能从平凡变成超凡。”
Start early.
尽快开始。
Read a lot. 2-3 hours a day, at least.
大量阅读。每天至少2到3小时。
2. Don’t talk about doing stuff. Do stuff.
不要说要做什么事。做事。
The world is full of so many talkers, and so few doers.
世界上不乏空口说白话者，而行动者只是少数。
Too much planning is as bad as no planning.
考虑太多和没有计划一样糟糕。
"Posting about your plans is shadow of Done"
“吹嘘计划是对实际行动的臆想。”
Make stuff while your brain is young and fresh. The brain gets slower as you age.
趁你的思想年轻有活力时做事。你的大脑随着你的年龄的增长而变迟钝。
3. Figure out what you like. Try to become the best in the world at it.
找到你喜欢做的事。努力成为这个领域里的顶尖人物。
If you start early, you will have time to change your mind.
如果你趁早开始，你还有机会改变主意。
Don’t worry if it’s not “prestigious” or won’t make you a lot of money. If you’re good at it, you’ll make it prestigious.
不要担心你所喜欢的事情不“体面” 或者不能赚到很多钱。如果你很擅长这件事，你会让它受人尊敬的。
4. Experience stuff.
多多经历。
Watch epic movies/books/music.
去看史诗级的电影、书籍、音乐。
Go on adventures (road trips, travel to other countries).
去冒险（公路旅行、异国游）。
Talk to interesting people and really LISTEN.
和有趣的人交谈，认真倾听。
5. Spoil yourself on the stuff that matters.
在重要的事情上宠爱自己。
Eat well, sleep well, drink (water) well.
吃好、睡好、喝好（喝水）。
Buy a good bed (you spend ? of your life in your bed).
买一张好的床（你一生有三分之一的时间在床上度过）。
Buy a good computer (since you will spend so much time on it).
买一台好的电脑（因为你会花很多时间在它身上）。
Similarly, good chair, keyboard, mouse, etc.
同样地，好的椅子、键盘、鼠标等等。
