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stay hungry, stay foolish.Steve Jobs’ Commencement Address at Stanford University乔布斯在斯坦福大学毕业典礼上的演说 When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you‘ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. 我17岁那年读到过一句话，大意是这样：“假如你把每一天都当成你在人世的最后一天来过，总有一天你会发现自己是对的。”这话给我留下了印象。自那时起，33年来的每个早晨，我都对着镜子自问：“假如果今天是我这辈子最后的一天，我还会做我今天要做的这些事吗？”每当连续很多天答案都是“不会”的时候，我就知道有什么东西需要改变了。Remembering that Ill be dead soon is the most important tool Ive ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. 记住自己将不久于人世，这是我在作出人生重大选择时的一个最重要的参考工具。因为几乎所有的一切——一切外界对你的期待、一切荣耀、所有对窘境和失败的恐惧——它们在面对死亡的时候都黯然失色，剩下的只有真正重要的东西。在我看来，设想自己将死去是帮助你避开“我可能会失去xxx”思维陷阱的最佳方法。此时你已经赤条条一无所有，又何不随心而动？About a year ago I was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor(肿瘤) on my pancreas(胰腺).I didnt even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctors code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought youd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it