10. Know your principles and live them. 明白自己的原则,并实践它们。
What are the principles upon which your life is built? If you don't know, you will have trouble, because your life will feel directionless. For myself, I try to live the Golden Rule (and fail often). This is my key principle, and I try to live my life in accordance with it. I have others, but they are mostly in some way related to this rule (the major exception being to “Live my Passion”). Think about your principles … you might have them but perhaps you haven't given them much thought. Now think about whether you actually live these principles, or if you just believe in them but don't act on them。
你的生活是建立在怎样的原则之上的?如果你不知道,就会比较麻烦,因为你的生将活毫无方向感而言。对于我自己,我一直遵从黄金准则(常常失败)。它是我最基本的原则,我试图遵从黄金准则来生活。我也有其它的原则,但大部分都和黄金准则有关的(“充满激情的生活”例外)。多想想你的原则……你可能有这些原则,但很少去思考它们。现在想想你是否遵守这些原则,还是仅仅相信它们,却很少采取行动。