給年青設(shè)計(jì)師們的十條經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)

下面十條內(nèi)容的標(biāo)題原本是《10 Lessons for Young Designers》，是John C. Jay給年青設(shè)計(jì)師們的十條經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)，不過(guò)對(duì)所有正常的年青人都有幫助，和設(shè)計(jì)師職業(yè)并無(wú)太大關(guān)系，所以我擅自擴(kuò)大了標(biāo)題的適用范圍，翻譯得也比較口水。

給年青人的十條經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)：

1. 做真實(shí)的自己，獨(dú)特的個(gè)性才是自己最強(qiáng)大的資本，不要聽(tīng)從別人安排你該做什么。

Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality， what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do.

2. 要比別人更努力，最終總會(huì)有收獲。

Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.

3. 離開(kāi)電腦世界，走進(jìn)生活中去接觸真實(shí)的人和物，體味人生。

Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral.

4.不斷提升自己的技能，要親自動(dòng)手去做，光靠拍腦袋是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的。

Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough.

5.盡可能多的去外面走走，你才會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己還有太多需要學(xué)習(xí)的東西。

Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know.

6. 原創(chuàng)仍是王道，尤其是在這個(gè)以科技為第一生產(chǎn)力的時(shí)代。

Being original is still king， especially in this tech-driven， group-grope world.

7. 盡量不要為傻逼的人工作，否則你遲早也會(huì)變得和他們一樣。

Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them.

8. 本能和直覺(jué)都很重要，學(xué)會(huì)信任它們。

Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them.

9.這條黃金法則依然適用——做好事。

The Golden Rule actually works. Do good.

10.如果都不行不通，第2條仍是任何職業(yè)生涯中最重要的。

If all else fails， No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.

最后，要問(wèn)John C. Jay是誰(shuí)？W+K 公司的創(chuàng)意總監(jiān)以及股東之一，開(kāi)創(chuàng)了W+K Shanghai 分公司。