Things I wish I’d known when I was younger
7. everything takes twice as long as you plan for and produces results about half as good as you hoped. there’s no reason to be depressed about this. just be aware of it and move on.
8. however hard you try, you can’t avoid being yourself. who else could you be? you can act and pretend, but the person acting and pretending is still you. and if you won’t accept yourself—and do the best you can with what you have—who then has any duty to accept you?
9. the loudest noise in the world is the sound of people complaining. don’t add to it.
information about the author:
adrian savage is a writer, an englishman, and a retired business manager, who now lives in tucson, arizona. you can read his other articles at slow leadership (), the site for everyone who wants to build a civilized place to work and bring back the taste, enthusiasm and satisfaction to leadership and life.
his first book, a spark from heaven? the place of potential in organizational and individual development, was published in .
recent articles on similar topics include chickens, eggs, and happiness and why perfection isn’t a viable goal. his latest book, slow leadership: civilizing the organization, is now available at all good bookstores.
words and expressions:
1. hold on to: keep sth for longer than usual time 抓住不放
2. suicide: the act of killing oneself 自殺
3. a unique individual：a person who is original and different from others 獨一無二的人
4. opiate：鴉片
5. cockroaches: 蟑螂
6. in due course: at the right time and not before 在適當的時候，到一定時候
7. depressed：very sad and without hope 沮喪的
8. aware: knowing and realizing sth 明白的，知道的