9 – Stop Wasting Time
9 –不要浪费时间

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: time is the most valuable resource we have. Don’t waste your time on unproductive things. If you want to explore the world’s dark corners, that’s great. I still associate with people who have not-so-kosher careers, but I don’t hang out with those people at the expense of my own short- and long-term goals.
我曾经说过，接下来我还会再说：时间是我们所拥有的最宝贵的资源。不要把你的时间浪费在一些没有价值的事情上。如果你想要探索这个世界的黑暗角落，那就太棒了。我也认识一些没有固定工作的一些自由职业者，但我不会以牺牲自己的短期或长期的目标为代价跟他们出去玩乐。

10 –Stop Making Promises
10 –不要给别人承诺

Always under-promise and over-deliver. When you make a promise, you’re adding responsibility to your plate that, despite all your best intentions, you may not be able to deliver on. More often than not, your promise is an absolute （i.e “I promise I’ll always love you”），and only Sith deal in absolutes. Instead of making a promise with your words, simply be there when people need you, and exceed their expectations with your actions.
总是做出承诺，却总是做不到。当你每次做出承诺的时候，不仅给自己增添了责任，无论你的出发点有多好，你都不可能完成所有的事情。很多时候，你的承诺都太过绝对（比如“我发誓我永远爱你”），也只能在绝对的条件下才能实现。与其许下承诺，还不如在别人需要你的时候出现，然后用行动达到他们的期望。

11 – Stop Being a Pushover
11 –不要再做老好人

We live in a capitalistic society in which everyone’s trying to sell us something. Everyone’s looking out for themselves in one way or another, and you need to do the same. Stop putting yourself out because you’re too shy to say no.
我们都生活在一个资本主义社会里，每个人都试图向我们推销什么。每个人再以这样或那样的方式找寻着自己，你也需要那样做。你要做的就是在合适的时候说不。

12 – Stop Listening to Haters
12 – 别听那些嫉妒你的人的话

No matter what you want to do in life, there’s always someone around to tell you why it can’t and won’t work. I can come up with millions of reasons Twitter won’t work, and yet it’s one of the most popular social media sites on the web. My opinion didn’t stop Twitter’s success any more than it convinced Kobe Bryant to quit the NBA or Josh Hartnett to stop acting. Why would you let someone’s opinion stop you?
无论你想干什么，总会有人告诉你为什么不要这么做，那没有用。我可以想出成百万条推特不实用的理由，但它仍旧是互联网上最流行的社交网站之一。我的想法不会影响推特的成功，就像你无法劝科比退出NBA或乔什·哈奈特不要当演员了一样，都毫无意义。那么为什么要让别人的想法来牵绊你呢？