It can be easy to run through the maze of life without pausing to think of its meaning。人生是一座迷宫，要时不时停下脚步思索人生的意义。

　　Does what I’m doing matter? More importantly, does it matter to me?我所做的是否有意义?更重要的是，对自己有没有意义?

　　Feeling that what you’re doing has a real purpose and meaning that matters to you can make a huge difference in your life. It makes getting up each day the most exciting thing in the world. You can’t wait to get started. Forget trying to force yourself to work hard, it becomes more important to remind yourself to take breaks to eat!所做的事情有真正的目标和意义，你的人生将大不一样。它给了我们每一天起床的理由，你将迫不及待开始每一天的生活，不再需要迫使自己努力地工作，而是需要提醒自己该休息休息，吃点东西。

　　But how can we cultivate a more meaningful life? The answer is usually complicated. It can depend on many factors. I’ve written down 10 ideas that I believe will help you find meaning in your life every day, so that you can’t wait to get up in the morning and see what the day will bring。但是怎么样才能够让人生更有意义呢?一般来说，答案很复杂，因为这取决于很多的因素。这里我列了10条，相信能够帮助你们找到人生的意义，找到每天起床体验生活的动力。

　　1. Know What’s Important知道什么是重要的

　　Know what’s important for you. Write down your top 5 things that you believe are the essence of how you want to live life. This can include things like “family time,” or “sing every day。” It could also include more complex ideas, like “honesty” and “simplicity。” 知道什么对自己是重要的。写下你认为人生中最重要的头五件东西，可以包括“和家人在一起的时间”或者是“每天唱歌”，还可以包括更复杂的，如“诚信”和“简洁”。

　　2. Pursue Your Passion追逐你的热情

　　I believe everyone should pursue their passion in life. It’s what makes life worth living, and gives our lives true meaning and purpose. Each time you work on something you love, it creates joy inside you like nothing else. Finding a way to use your passions to give back to the world will give your life ultimate meaning。我相信每个人都应该有所追求，这让人生更有价值，同是让生活富有意义和目标。每当你追求自己所好，它都能给你带来由衷的快乐，这是其他东西无法比拟的。利用你的爱好，回报社会，你将获得人生的终极意义。

　　If you can’t manage (or aren’t ready) to work on your passion for a living, be sure and make time for it every day. By working on your passion and becoming an expert in it, you will eventually have the opportunity to make money from it. Be ready to seize that opportunity!如果你没能够(或者还未能)把工作和爱好结合起来，那么请确保每天都有时间能够做自己喜欢的事情。做自己喜欢的事情，并且成为这方面的专家，你将有机会将爱好变成工作。准备好，抓住机会吧!

　　3. Discover Your Life’s Purpose发现人生的目标

　　If you had to give yourself a reason to live, what would it be? What would you stand for? What principles do you hold highest? Is your life’s purpose to help others? Is it to inspire others with great works of art, or you words? Finding your life’s purpose is a daunting task, and when I first heard the idea, I had no idea where to start. 如果存在是有理由的，那会是什么呢?你是为什么而生活?你最坚持原则是什么?你的人生目标是帮助别人吗?还是用伟大的艺术作品或是文字启发他人?寻找人生的目标是一项艰难的任务，我第一次听说的时候，也是毫无头绪。

　　4. Be Self-Aware增强自我意识

　　Be aware of yourself and your actions. Remain mindful of what you do at all times, and make sure you are living life according to your principles, your life’s purpose, and what you are passionate about. Review your actions each day, taking stock of those that strayed from your path. Work towards correcting any incidents in the future. Meditation is a great tool for accomplishing this task. It helps us increase our self-awareness throughout the day。增强自我意识。时刻注意自己的所作所为，确保你的人生符合自己的原则、目标和所好。每天回顾自己的行为，偏离方向的要及时纠正，并逐渐降低偏离概率。冥想对完成这项任务非常有用，它能够帮助我们提升全天自我意识。

　　5. Focus专注

　　Rather than chasing 3 or 4 goals and making very little progress on them, place all of your energy on one thing. Focus. Not only will you alleviate some of the stress associated with trying to juggle

　　so many tasks, you will be much more successful. Try and align your goal with something you are passionate about, so that there will be an intrinsic drive to work hard and do well。与其同时追求3、4个目标又没有进步，不如把所有的精力放到一件事情上，这样，不仅不再需要同时处理那么多事，减轻了压力，还更容易成功。尝试把目标和爱好相结合，这样就有努力并做好工作的动力了。