作者首先要我们回答：你想要什么？什么是真实的？你会为它做些什么？

通篇要求我们必须保持思想开放，并真实的面对自己的问题。

原则的重要性

adopting pre-packaged principles without much thought exposes you to the risk of inconsistency with your true values.

【尊重原则，形成原则，主要是为了能有意识的尊重自己的价值。我们自己的原则应该真实的反映我们的真正相信的价值取向。】

I want you to work for yourself, to come up with independent opinions, to stress-test them, to be wary about being overconfident, and to reflect on the consequences of your decisions and constantly improve.

Truth—more precisely, an accurate understanding of reality—

is the essential foundation for producing good outcomes.

In other words, the sequence of 1) seeking new things (goals); 2) working and learning in the process of pursuing these goals; 3) obtaining these goals; and 4) then doing this over and over again is the personal evolutionary process that fulfills most of us and moves society forward.

the quality of our lives depends on the quality of the decisions we make.

Pain + Reflection = Progress 直面困难，对应解决

自己最大的弱点是什么？面对它，面对真实世界，而非自己想像的真实世界，才能够看到问题存在，不要想着美化自己的经历和工作过程等，直面结果。

5个步骤 试图把生命看做游戏或工艺品

Have clear goals.【提高工作效率，与此同时，学习开创副业】

Identify and don’t tolerate the problems that stand in the way of achieving your goals.

【自控力差 拖延症 缺乏长期践行的能力】

Accurately diagnose these problems.

Design plans that explicitly lay out tasks that will get you around our problems and on to your goals.

【分解小目标 确定时限做事 多看书 开始坚持写作记录 以测试来分解目标】

Implement these plans—i.e.,do these tasks.