巨人的工具(用書指南—part1)

Tools of Titans

原文翻譯:

首先——怎樣使用這本書(用書指南)

“站在邊上你們將能能看到在中間看不到的東西。偉大的,意想不到的 ———這些將是人們第一次站在邊上能看到的?!?/p>

———庫爾特·馮內(nèi)古特

“對于一個(gè)聰明人來說,例行公事就是有抱負(fù)的一個(gè)標(biāo)志”

———奧登

我是一個(gè)強(qiáng)迫記錄者。

即使這樣,我也是從18歲開始記錄我的每一個(gè)練習(xí)。粗略的估計(jì)我記錄的筆記大約有8英尺厚。但請注意,那只是其中一個(gè)項(xiàng)目而已。通常一個(gè)項(xiàng)目的記錄都會(huì)達(dá)到12英尺之多。有些人稱這種行為叫強(qiáng)迫癥(OCD—Obsessive-Compulsive Disorde)。而且很多人認(rèn)為這樣做基本上沒有什么用,但是對于我來說,這是作為我生活點(diǎn)滴收集的一個(gè) “食譜”。

我的目標(biāo)就是:學(xué)會(huì)一種技能,然后能不斷地去使用它。

例如,有一次我偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)一張2007年6月5日拍 的“自畫像”,當(dāng)時(shí)我真的想再一次回到那個(gè)時(shí)候,于是我就馬上打開布滿灰塵的冊子,回顧了當(dāng)時(shí)8周的訓(xùn)練和6月5號之前的飲食,然后重復(fù)這些“食譜”,重新按照“食譜”再做一遍,最后果不其然,我?guī)缀蹩吹搅艘郧澳莻€(gè)年輕的自己(當(dāng)時(shí)我是短發(fā))。雖然這些不總是那么容易地做到,但是也會(huì)經(jīng)常性的發(fā)生。

就像我其他的一些書一樣,這本書是我親自使用過的高績效“食譜”的一個(gè)概要,但這次和之前最大的不同—— 這些我從來沒有公開發(fā)表過(這可是我的獨(dú)家私藏哦)。

當(dāng)我寫這本書的時(shí)候,我正坐在巴黎的咖啡廳俯瞰盧森堡公園,看著圣米歇爾大道。圣米歇爾大道在巴黎可能是歷史最悠久的,而且它還擁有豐富的文學(xué)歷史。維克多·雨果住過這邊好幾個(gè)街區(qū)。曾今喝咖啡的格特魯?shù)隆に固┮蚝蛥⑴c社交的弗朗西斯·斯科特·基·菲茨杰拉德僅一箭之隔。海明威在人行道上徘徊,他的書滲透到他的腦海中,葡萄酒也無疑滲透進(jìn)了他的血液中。

我來到法國就是想擺脫一切雜念。在這里,沒有搞笑的新聞,沒有郵件,沒有社會(huì)責(zé)任,沒有設(shè)定的計(jì)劃…只有這一件事。在我的《The Tim Ferriss Show》節(jié)目中,我已經(jīng)整理了近200位我采訪過的世界頂級表演家的經(jīng)驗(yàn),而且目前這些的下載量已經(jīng)突破了1億。這其中包括:國際象棋天才,電影明星,四星上將,職業(yè)運(yùn)動(dòng)員和對沖基金經(jīng)理。這真是個(gè)“百科全書”。

他們中的很多人,已然成為了商業(yè)中的合作者和創(chuàng)業(yè)者,并且從投資領(lǐng)域到獨(dú)立制片人都有他們的身影。所以,我從他們身上學(xué)到了很多的大智慧,除了我們的談話記錄,還有在一起鍛煉,參加葡萄酒爵士演奏會(huì),測試信息的交流,一起用餐,甚至是深夜的電話采訪。在每一次的情景采訪中,我都會(huì)比那些所謂頭條新聞還要了解他們。

由于我將這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)牢記在心,所以我生活的各個(gè)方面都有了進(jìn)步。但這只是冰山一角,大部分的精華還是在這幾千頁的轉(zhuǎn)錄本和手抄本中。更重要的是我渴望有機(jī)會(huì)將這一切提煉成一個(gè)劇本。

于是,我得留出整個(gè)月的時(shí)間去回顧一下之前所有的采訪,然后將我在CliffsNotes上的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)一起整理起來,這些學(xué)習(xí)筆記也是對所有采訪記錄的一個(gè)感受和總結(jié)。那些在短時(shí)間內(nèi)能幫到我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)可能要我們終身去學(xué)習(xí)!

我不能肯定你最終能達(dá)到一個(gè)怎樣的高度,但至少,這是一個(gè)高遠(yuǎn)的目標(biāo)。

在剛開始的幾周之內(nèi),這種體驗(yàn)會(huì)超出所有人的預(yù)期。不管我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于什么情景中,這本書中的一些經(jīng)驗(yàn)總是能幫到我。現(xiàn)在當(dāng)我感到止步不前,被困住,絕望,生氣,矛盾或者非常糊涂的時(shí)候,我做的第一件事就是手中拿著一個(gè)大杯咖啡,然后就是瀏覽那些記錄。到現(xiàn)在為止,我已經(jīng)可以在20分鐘內(nèi)回顧之前的采訪記錄,來找到那些可以解開我心中迷惑的良方,那么,現(xiàn)在他們也將成為你的朋友。你們中有些人需要一個(gè)經(jīng)常在身后給你們鼓舞的朋友,你們中還有很多人需要一個(gè)經(jīng)常給你敲響警鐘的人。這些朋友還會(huì)告訴你為什么你會(huì)躲避害怕?……甚至還會(huì)告訴你為什么你會(huì)有那么多亂七八糟的借口?不要想太多,直接做就是了!

這里面不僅有很多震撼人心的名人語錄,更是一整套語錄匯編,它是打磨你生活的一個(gè)有力工具包。(正所謂:工欲善其事,必先利其器)

采訪類的書很多,但是這本書不同,因?yàn)槲覜]有將自己看成一個(gè)采訪者,而是把自己當(dāng)做一個(gè)試驗(yàn)者。如果我在繁雜的現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中沒有去驗(yàn)證這些經(jīng)驗(yàn),如果這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)的結(jié)果不可以重復(fù),那么我會(huì)感到很乏味,我也根本不會(huì)將其寫出來。書中所有的經(jīng)驗(yàn)都經(jīng)過了我的審核,探究并且以某種方式運(yùn)用到我的生活中去了。我在復(fù)雜的談判中,高風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的外部環(huán)境和在大型商業(yè)活動(dòng)中運(yùn)用了書中大量的策略和哲理。這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)使我掙了很多錢并且讓我避免了無效的努力和無謂的失敗。這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)將會(huì)在你最需要的時(shí)候幫到你!

有些是顯然易見的,你第一眼就能明白的。而還有些是要經(jīng)過好幾周的體會(huì)和領(lǐng)悟,當(dāng)你在洗澡或者睡覺的時(shí)候忽然自己明白的,那時(shí)你會(huì)驚嘆:“天啊,我終于明白了!”

這里面有很多單句都是些值得我們?nèi)ニ伎嫉暮蛯W(xué)習(xí)的。有的領(lǐng)域甚至用一句話就可以概括,非常之精辟。比如在本書的577頁,寫到關(guān)于國際象棋天才喬?!ぞS茨金的時(shí)候,他從前世界國際象棋冠軍鮑比·菲舍爾的王者之路中明白了:“從細(xì)微中發(fā)現(xiàn)偉大”。這種高人學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)很受我們啟發(fā)。之前看的“黑客帝國”,恐怕我是想錯(cuò)了,我可能只看懂了10%。但即使這樣,這10%已經(jīng)足以改變我的生活并且使我得到了10倍的回報(bào)。而之后回顧了100多個(gè)類似這樣的單句,使我感到非常的興奮,因?yàn)樗鼈兘o我前所未有的先知。對于你們其中的一些電影迷來說,在電影《第六感》和《非常嫌犯》中可能會(huì)看到這種情形:“紅色的門把手!還有tmd的小林咖啡杯!我怎么沒有注意到的呢?它一直就在我眼前!”

為了幫助你能看到同樣效果,我盡最大的努力將一些圖案穿插在本書當(dāng)中,還有就是在注釋的地方,我補(bǔ)充了這些牛人的習(xí)慣,信仰,以及一些推薦的建議。希望對你有幫助!

完成一個(gè)拼圖的過程肯定要比將拼圖的碎片簡單地堆起來更有用!

譯者筆記:

我也會(huì)去記錄時(shí)間的開銷,但只是記錄做某件事所用的時(shí)間,而本書的作者蒂莫西·費(fèi)里斯卻將所有練習(xí)的細(xì)節(jié)記錄下來,真是佩服。我雖然達(dá)不到他的這種程度,可能在很多人看起來他確實(shí)像一個(gè)強(qiáng)迫癥患者,但是我自己是很清楚他這么做的原因。作者將所有練習(xí)記錄下來,是因?yàn)橐院笥袚?jù)可查,他明白人的記憶空間是有限的并且有時(shí)會(huì)騙我們自己,還有一個(gè)重要的原因就是作者有著極強(qiáng)的自律,他深知自律等于自由,我也一直在在這樣做。我已經(jīng)體會(huì)到自律給我?guī)淼姆N種好處,我也就能明白作者為什么強(qiáng)迫著自己強(qiáng)行記錄,這其實(shí)就是一個(gè)非常自律的人生表現(xiàn),當(dāng)然作者本人也是感到非常自由的,這個(gè)可以從他之前的書中看得出來。記錄吧,從小事開始記錄吧!

作者之所以去法國,除了想排除一切雜念,他其實(shí)也是在效仿那些大文豪。所以作者去了巴黎,去了圣米歇爾大道上的咖啡廳,去俯瞰美麗的盧森堡公園,去體會(huì)那些大文豪所能體會(huì)到的感受,為自己的文章注入靈感。雖然看起來有效仿的意思在里面,但那么多大文豪去到這里肯定是有原因的,但我相信每個(gè)人的感受有相同的地方也有不同的地方。相同的大概就是巴黎的人文環(huán)境和圣米歇爾大道的文學(xué)歷史,那些不同的就是在相同的基礎(chǔ)上所產(chǎn)生的自己獨(dú)有的感受,作者就是想站在巨人的肩膀上去思考然后去踐行。

作者將他的采訪記錄整理出來,然后匯編成一本書,這本書里有很多的高人,這些高人可以像朋友一樣去鼓勵(lì)我們,去鞭策我們,讓我們在生活中找到屬于自己的位置。我們在翻開這些訪談?dòng)涗洉r(shí)仿佛就坐在高人旁邊和他們進(jìn)行對話,讓他們給我們講講他們是怎樣面對困難,是怎么樣去解決困難的。作者以這種方式讓我們有了跟高人零距離基礎(chǔ)的機(jī)會(huì),作者更是給了我們一個(gè)打磨生活的有力工具包,讓我們在以后的人生中有了解決問題的有力工具,正如此書的名字一樣《TOOLS OF TITANS》(巨人的工具)。

我之所以要選擇這本書作為我以后一個(gè)行動(dòng)的指南,它不僅僅是很多頂級牛人的訪談錄,更是作者自己親自去思考去實(shí)踐的真實(shí)筆錄。這個(gè)就像一些藥一直處于理論和實(shí)驗(yàn)階段,而沒有進(jìn)行臨床的驗(yàn)證。本文作者其實(shí)就是一只出了名的小白鼠,他通過自己的親生的經(jīng)歷來驗(yàn)證了那些訪談的真實(shí)性,讓我們普通人有了一個(gè)很好的參考樣本,要比那些成功學(xué)的書要實(shí)用得多。本書將不是簡單告訴你一些經(jīng)驗(yàn)和道理,更為重要的是告訴你應(yīng)該怎樣去做。就像:完成一個(gè)拼圖的過程肯定要比將拼圖的碎片簡單地堆起來更有用?。═he completed jigsaw puzzle is much greater than the sum of its parts.)


原文:

READ THIS FIRST— HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

“Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.? Big, undreamed-of things —the people on the edge see them first.”

—Kurt Vonnegut

“Routine , in an intelligent man , is a sign of ambition.”

—W.H.Auden

I’m a compulsive note-taker.

To wit, Have recorded nearly every workout since age 18 or so. Roughly 8 feet of self space in my home is occupied by spine upon spine of notebook upon notebook. That, mind you , is one subject. It extends to dozens. Some people would call this OCD, and many would consider it a manic wild goose chase. I view it simply: It is the collection of my life’s recipes.

My goal is to learn things once and use them forever.

For instance, let’s say I stumble upon a picture of myself from June 5 , 2007, and I think , “I really wish I looked like that again. ”No problem. I’ll crack open a dusty volume from 2007, review the 8 weeks of training and food logs preceding June 5, repeat them, and —voila—end up looking nearly the same as my younger self (minus the hair). It’s not always that easy , but it often is.

This book, like my others , is a compendium of recipes for high performance that I gathered for my own use. There’s one big difference, though—I never planned on publishing this one.

As Write this, I’m sitting in cafe in Paris overlooking the Luxembourg Garden, just off of Rue Saint-Jacques. Rue Saint-Jacques is likely the oldest road in Paris , and it has a? rich literary history. Victor Hugo lived a few blocks from where I’m sitting. Gertrude Stein drank coffee and F.Scott Fitzgerald socialized within a stone’s throw. Hemingway wandered up and down the sidewalks, his books percolating in his mind , wine no doubt percolating in his blood.

I came to France to take a break from everything.? No comical media, no email, no social commitments, no set plans… except one project.The month had been set aside to review all of the lessons I’d learned from nearly 200 world-class performers I’d interviewed on The Tim Ferriss Show, which recently passed 100,000,000 downloads. The guests included chess prodigies, movie stars, four-star generals, pro athletes, and hedge fund managers. It was a motley crew.

More than a handful of them had since become collaborators in business and creative projects, spanning from investments to indie film. As a result, I’d absorbed a lot of their wisdom outside of our recordings, whether over workouts, wine-infused jam sessions, test message exchanges, dinners, or late-night phone calls. In every case , I’d gotten to know them well beyond the superficial headlines in the media.

My life had already improved in every area as a result of the lessons I could remember. But that was the tip of the iceberg. The majority of the gems were still lodged in thousands of pages of transcripts and hand-scribbled notes. More than anything, I longed for the chance to distill everything into a playbook.

So ,I’d set aside an entire month for review(and, if I’m being honest, pain au chocolat) ,to put together the ultimate CliffsNotes for myself. It would be the notebook to end all notebooks. Something that could help me in minutes but be read for a lifetime .

That was the lofty goal , at least, and I wasn’t sure what the result would be.

Within weeks of starting, the experience exceeded all expectations. No matter the situation I found myself in , something in tis book was able to help. Now , when I’m feeling stuck, trapped desperate, angry, conflicted, or simply unclear ,the fist thing I do is flip through these pages with a strong cup of coffee in hand.? So far , the needed medicine has popped out within 20 minutes of revisiting these friends , who will now become your friends. Need a reassuring pat on the back? There’s someone for that. An unapologetic slap in the face? Plenty of people for that ,too.? Someone to explain why your fears are unfounded…or why your excuses are bullshit?Done.

There are a lot of powerful quotes , but this book is much more than a compilation of quotes. It is a toolkit for chasing your life.

There are many books full of interviews. This is different, because I don’t view myself as an experimenter. If I can’t test something or replicate results in the messy reality of everyday life, I’m not interested. Everything in these pages has beeb vetted, explored, and applied to my own life in some fashion. I’ve used dozens of these tactics and philosophies in high-stakes negotiations, high-risk environments, or large business dealings.? The lessons have made me millions of dollars and saved me years of wasted effort and frustration. They work when you need them most.

Some applications are obvious at first glance , while others are subtle and will provoke a “Holy shit? now I get it !” Realization weeks later, while you’re daydreaming in the shower or about to fall asleep.

Many of the? one-liners teach volumes.? Some summarize excellence in an entire field in one sentence. As Josh? Waitzkin (page 577), chess prodigy and the inspiration behind Searching for Bobby Fischer ,might put it, these bite-sized learnings are a way to “l(fā)earn the macro from the micro. ”The process of piecing them together was revelatory. If I thought I saw “the Matrix” before , I was mistaken , or I was only seeing 10% of it . Still, even that 10%—“islands” of notes on individual mentors—had already changed my life and helped me 10X my results. But after revisiting more than a hundred minds as part of the same fabric, things got very interesting? very quickly. For the movie nerds among you , it was like the end of The Sixth Sense or The Usual Suspects: “The red door knob! The fucking Kobayashi coffee cup! How did I not notice that ? It was right in front of me the whole time !”

To help you see the same, I’ve done my best to weave patterns together throughout the book, noting where guests have complementary habits, beliefs, and recommendations.

The completed jigsaw puzzle is much greater than the sum of its parts.

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中文名 —— 《巨人的工具》

原名 —— TOOLS OF TITANS

—— 蒂莫西.費(fèi)里斯 (Tim Ferriss)著

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