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当94岁高龄的巴菲特
When the ninety-four-year-old Buffett
在Berkshire Hathaway的
Berkshire Hathaway
股东大会上
At the shareholders' meeting
缓缓地合上笔记本
slowly closed his notebook,
全场爆发出经久不息的掌声
the audience burst into prolonged applause.
这位纵横投资界的传奇
The legendary figure in the investment world
宣布正式退隐
Announce official retirement
告别演说里
In the farewell speech
他没有谈论复杂的投资策略
he didn't talk about complex investment strategies,
也没有谈论千亿市值的财富帝国
nor the wealth empire worth hundreds of billions of dollars.
而是啊留下五句最简单
Instead, he left five of the simplest
却也最深刻的人生智慧
but also the most profound wisdom.
他说最伟大的财富传承不是天文数字
He said the greatest wealth inheritance is not astronomical numbers,
而是穿透时光的智慧
but the wisdom that can penetrate time.
第一
The most important investment in life is not a stock
人生最重要的投资不是股票
The most important investment in life is not a stock
而是婚姻
This old man, known for value investing, admitted that
这位以价值投资闻名世界的老人坦言
The old man known for value investing admitted that
他的一辈子做了无数的投资决策
he has made countless investment decisions in his life,
但做的最正确那个呢
but the most correct one was
是他向他的妻子求婚
was proposing to his wife.
在他眼看来啊
In his opinion,
一段高质量的亲密关系
a high-quality intimate relationship
远比任何股票组合
is far more than any stock portfolio
可以带来持久的幸福
can bring lasting happiness.
第二
Work should not be a chore,
工作呢不应该是苦役
Work should not be a chore,
而是生命的庆典
but a celebration of life.
巴菲特谈工作:热爱是最好的动力
you really want to work at something you enjoy
如果你可以找到热爱的工作
If you can find a job you love,
每天踩着踢踏舞去上班
Tap dance to work every day
巴菲特说啊
Boffett said that
如果你现在的工作让你感到痛苦
if your current job makes you feel painful,
那么再高的薪水都是昂贵的
then no matter how high the salary is, it is expensive.
他建议年轻人呢
He advised young people
不要被短期的利益所迷惑
not to be fooled by short-term interests,
而要找到能够点燃内心热情的事业
but to find a career that can ignite their inner passion.
第三
Thirdly,
真正的财富自由是免于物质的奴役
True financial freedom is freedom from material slavery.
尽管巴菲特身家千亿
Although Buffett is worth tens of billions of dollars,
他呀仍然住在1953年
he still lives in the house he bought in nineteen fifty-three
花3万多美元买的老房子里
old house for more than thirty thousand dollars.
他说啊他见过太多人被豪宅豪车呀
He said he has seen too many people being
名表啊奢侈品绑架
famous watches, and luxury goods.
这些人以为呢自己在享受生活
These people think that they are enjoying life,
却不知他们其实是在为物质打工
But they don't know that they are actually working for material things
沃伦·巴菲特谈人生:要和优秀的人在一起
whatever it may be look for the people that actually are examples to you
第四
fourth
与优秀的人为伍
Surround yourself with great people
胜过天天看K线图
is better than looking at the K-line chart every day.
去接近那些聪明并有智慧的人
and get close to those who are smart and wise.
巴菲特说啊
Buffett said that
他们的思维会照亮你前面的道路
their thinking will light up the path ahead of you.
与其每一天盯着股票涨跌
Instead of staring at stock price fluctuations,
2025巴菲特股东大会:圈子决定你能走多远
比你厉害的人
that are better than you are
不如多花时间跟优秀的人相处来学习
it's better to spend more time with excellent people to learn.
比你优秀的人在一起
and that you feel are better than you are
人生最大的运气啊
The greatest luck in life
会被他们的圈子带着走
go in the direction of the people that you
是能够认识可以带领你成长的人
is to meet people who can lead you to grow.
第五
fifth
幸福呢是一种选择
is a choice,
而不是运气
rather than luck.
当被一个中国年轻人问到
When asked by a young Chinese person
如何面对挫折的时候
how to face setbacks,
经历过金融危机好几次的
Experienced several financial crises
智慧老人说
The wise old man said
你要把目光投向生活的美好
you should focus on the beauty of life.
生活呀就像股市有涨有跌
Life is like the stock market, with ups and downs.
但是呢你可以选择关注哪一条曲线
but you can choose which curve to focus on.
从此投资界少了一位传奇
From then on, the investment world lost a legend,
但是多了一座智慧的灯塔
but a lighthouse of wisdom.
他告诉我们啊最好的生活其实很简单
the best life is actually very simple.
一个幸福的家庭
A happy family,
一群值得信任的朋友
a group of trustworthy friends,
一份热爱的事业
a beloved career,
一套安身的房子
a house to live in,
一辆代步的车
a car for transportation,
把日子过成一条值得珍藏的复利曲线
and live a life that is a compound interest curve worth treasuring.

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The old policy for flattening the curve is to prevent overwhelming the hospitals but with oral antivirals and milder disease, there is no need to flatten the curve. It is better to get the whole surge completed in 2 months like in most countries that pursue a more open policy. I am convinced that when the messaging is clear and based on current understanding of the situation, the people will embrace it and praise the CECC's leadership. Best, Pui -- Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, PhD Director, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Academia Sinica
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  • 寫得真好,一定要讀。 Bill Gate's views on the CVirus.... What is the Corona/ Covid-19 Virus Really Teaching us? I’m a strong believer that there is a spiritual purpose behind everything that happens, whether that is what we perceive as being good or being bad. As I meditate upon this, I want to share with you what I feel the Corona/ Covid-19 virus is really doing to us: - It is reminding us that we are all equal, regardless of our culture, religion, occupation, financial situation or how famous we are. This disease treats us all equally, perhaps we should to. If you don’t believe me, just ask Tom Hanks. - It is reminding us that we are all connected and something that affects one person has an effect on another. It is reminding us that the false borders that we have put up have little value as this virus does not need a passport. It is reminding us, by oppressing us for a short time, of those in this world whose whole life is spent in oppression. - It is reminding us of how precious our health is and how we have moved to neglect it through eating nutrient poor manufactured food and drinking water that is contaminated with chemicals upon chemicals. If we don’t look after our health, we will, of course, get sick. - It is reminding us of the shortness of life and of what is most important for us to do, which is to help each other, especially those who are old or sick. Our purpose is not to buy toilet roll. - It is reminding us of how materialistic our society has become and how, when in times of difficulty, we remember that it’s the essentials that we need (food, water, medicine) as opposed to the luxuries that we sometimes unnecessarily give value to. - It is reminding us of how important our family and home life is and how much we have neglected this. It is forcing us back into our houses so we can rebuild them into our home and to strengthen our family unit. - It is reminding us that our true work is not our job, that is what we do, not what we were created to do. Our true work is to look after each other, to protect each other and to be of benefit to one another. - It is reminding us to keep our egos in check. It is reminding us that no matter how great we think we are or how great others think we are, a virus can bring our world to a standstill. - It is reminding us that the power of freewill is in our hands. We can choose to cooperate and help each other, to share, to give, to help and to support each other or we can choose to be selfish, to hoard, to look after only our self. Indeed, it is difficulties that bring out our true colors. - It is reminding us that we can be patient, or we can panic. We can either understand that this type of situation has happened many times before in history and will pass, or we can panic and see it as the end of the world and, consequently, cause ourselves more harm than good. - It is reminding us that this can either be an end or a new beginning. This can be a time of reflection and understanding, where we learn from our mistakes, or it can be the start of a cycle which will continue until we finally learn the lesson we are meant to. - It is reminding us that this Earth is sick. It is reminding us that we need to look at the rate of deforestation just as urgently as we look at the speed at which toilet rolls are disappearing off of shelves. We are sick because our home is sick. - It is reminding us that after every difficulty, there is always ease. Life is cyclical, and this is just a phase in this great cycle. We do not need to panic; this too shall pass. Whereas many see the Corona/ Covid-19 virus as a great disaster, I prefer to see it as a great corrector. It is sent to remind us of the important lessons that we seem to have forgotten and it is up to us if we will learn them or not.
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  • Adam Rogas – CEO and Co-Founder of NS8 by IdeaMensch · Nov 30, 2016 287Share Tweet 66Share Adam-e1480959343307 Find a problem you think you can solve and really focus on it. Resist the urge to move from that problem until you have demonstrated by positive user feedback and growth that you have actually solved it. Adam Rogas is the CEO and Co-Founder of NS8. With over 14 years of senior development and management expertise, as well as extensive knowledge in the fields of online fraud and spam filtering, Adam brings a tremendous amount to NS8. He was a founder of LoadMail and has worked as a trusted advisor to Postini, London Board of Tourism, Vivendi Universal, and Napster. In each case, Adam has helped implement big data, email, spam and virus filtering, and data security solutions. Mr. Rogas has architected extremely large-scale spam and virus filtering platforms, dealing with well over 100,000 messages per hour. He has also played a central role in the architecture of numerous large scale analysts solutions. Adam brings his love for safe, effective communication and startup ventures to NS8. He is married and also calls Las Vegas, Nevada home. Where did the idea for NS8 come from? My partners and I have run some significant and highly transactional websites and services prior to NS8. We understood that the common threads of fraud, abuse and poor user experience affected each of them in some way, shape, or form. Knowing this, we felt there had to be a better way to protect these types of sites and services, from being abused, regardless of their size. We also knew that any solution we created had to be easy to deploy, manage, and understand. What does your typical day look like and how do you make it productive? In an early stage company you are wearing lots of hats. I work a ton of hours. So, the key for me, is to keep my thoughts organized. I usually divide my day up into 3 or 4 segments and then identify what I think I can accomplish in each one of them. Once I do this, I make a list for each segment. This gives me a semblance of structure to my day that helps me get my mind right for the tasks I have to tackle. It also helps me walk away and not overthink the ones I have already completed. How do you bring ideas to life? I usually start with an idea or something that would really matter to a specifc group of people and then I start asking questions. I will then usually build some simple example, or take steps to create what I’m trying to do, and show it to people get feedback and repeat until I reach my goal. What’s one trend that really excites you? It has gotten easier and easier to bring big ideas to life, and to compete, due to the growth of cloud services. To me, it really levels the playing field for a lot of ideas, that just 5 years ago, would have been impossible for all but the largest companies to bring to life. What is one habit of yours that makes you more productive as an entrepreneur? I try to be fairly aware of my own ADD and so I will make lists to hold myself accountable for the items on them. I also try to solve this problem in our hiring practices by surrounding myself with people that are very detail and process focused. What advice would you give your younger self? Find a problem you think you can solve and really focus on it. Resist the urge to move from that problem until you have demonstrated by positive user feedback and growth that you have actually solved it. If you do that, and continue to do it over and over again, you will be successful. Tell us something that’s true that almost nobody agrees with you on? That I am a good singer ? I don’t know that I am very persuasive here …. but I do know I can’t sing. As an entrepreneur, what is the one thing you do over and over and recommend everyone else do? I am constantly talking to our customers. I try to involve them early on, and very often in our process. This is one area I struggle with as we evolve and scale our product development processes, but it is critical to maintaining that connection as to why your customers want your product in the first place. What is one strategy that has helped you grow your business? Please explain how. Surrounding myself with supremely talented people and partners. It has been instrumental to my own growth and the growth of my businesses. What is one failure you had as an entrepreneur, and how did you overcome it? That would probably be my first company, Load Ltd. Load was a hosted application service provider before there was a term for Software As A Service (SaaS). We had a popular email product called LoadMail, that was used by a number of major companies. About 1 year into the business we chose to offer additional services above and beyond just mail and it was this decision that would prove to be our failure. As a team, we didn’t fully understand how diversifying our focus would negatively impact our effectiveness. I tell everyone who asks for advice to pick a problem you can solve and focus on solving it well. Successful entrepreneurs have one thing in common — they never give up. What is one business idea that you’re willing to give away to our readers? I like ideas that take subject knowledge and find a way to productize it. One idea I had was to do this for athletic departments in D1 schools, so they could crowdsource from their athletes, managers, and students the creation of social marketing content. They could then manage it from a centrally controllable compliance system. Or Plastics !! Invest in Plastics (god I’m old) What is the best $100 you recently spent? What and why? Money spent on experiences, dinner with my wife or friends, or money that helps someone. Recently, since we are living across the country from each other, it would be dinner with my wife the last time I was at home in Las Vegas. What is one piece of software or a web service that helps you be productive? How do you use it? Slack. It helps our entire team communicate. What is the one book that you recommend our community should read and why? “Start With Why” by Simon Sinek. It helps you think about what you are building in a way that really focuses on how it will be consumed by those whom you are selling it to. What is your favorite quote? “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” -Winston Churchill Tell us about one friend or acquaintance of yours who we should interview on IdeaMensch. Who are they, what are they doing and what’s their email address? I actually have two Nick Jones, Nick and I started what was our first real company together Load Ltd along with my current business partner Paul Korol. Nick’s is currently working on a great project focused on personal and affinity based content creation called JRNL.com, they have recently been through boom Startup a SaaS focused startup accelerator in Salt Lake City and have just completed a seed round of funding. John Njoku, John is working on a great project RentHub.com, which is at the intersection of Multifamily Residential Realestate and Big Data Analytics. RentHub has some huge clients such as StarWood capital and The Lefrak Organization and has recently completed the Elmspring accelerator based in Chicago. Contact : https://www.ns8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ns8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ns8inc Twitter: @ns8inc 287Share Tweet 66Share Filed Under: Interviews, Software, Technology Tagged With: Herndon, Virginia https://ideamensch.com/adam-rogas/
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  • I liked this message..makes sense to me As time passes in a pandemic there’s a greater chance of survival for those getting infected 3 months later like June 2020 than those who got infected 3 months earlier say February 2020. The reason for this is that Doctors and scientists know more about Covid-19 now than 3 months ago and hence are able to treat patients better. I will list *5 important things* that we know now that we didn’t know in February 2020 for your understanding. 1. COVID-19 was initially thought to cause deaths due to *pneumonia- a lung infection*- and so Ventilators were thought to be the best way to treat sick patients who couldn’t breathe. *Now we are realising that the virus 🦠 causes blood clots in the blood vessels of the lungs* and other parts of the body and this causes the reduced oxygenation . Now we know that just providing oxygen by ventilators will not help but we have to prevent and dissolve the micro clots in the lungs. This is why we are using drugs like *Asprin and Heparin ( blood thinners that prevents clotting) as protocol in treatment regimens in June 2020. * 2. Previously patients used to drop dead on the road or even before reaching a hospital due to reduced oxygen in their blood- OXYGEN SATURATION. This was because of *HAPPY HYPOXIA*- where even though the oxygen saturation was gradually reducing the COVID-19 patients did not have symptoms until it became critically less, like sometimes even 70%. **Normally we become breathless if oxygen saturation reduces below 90%. **This breathlessness is not triggered in Covid patients and so we we’re getting the sick patients very late to the hospitals in February 2020. Now since knowing about happy hypoxia we are monitoring oxygen saturation of all covid patients *with a simple home use pulse oxymeter and getting them to hospital if their oxygen saturation drops to 93% or less*. This gives more time for doctors to correct the oxygen deficiency in the blood and a better survival chance in June 2020. 3. We did not have drugs to fight the corona virus 🦠 in February 2020. We were only treating the complications caused by it... hypoxia. Hence most patients became severely infected. ```**Now we have 2 important medicines FAVIPIRAVIR & REMDESIVIR**``` Which are ANTIVIRALS that can kill the corona virus 🦠. By using these two medicines we can prevent patients from becoming severely infected and therefore cure them BEFORE THEY GO TO HYPOXIA. This knowledge we have in JUNE 2020... not in February 2020. 4. Many Covid-19 patients die not just because of the virus 🦠 but also due the patients own immune system responding In an exaggerated manner called *CYTOKINE STORM*. This stormy strong 💪 immune response not only kills the virus 🦠 but also kills the patients. In February 2020 we didn’t know how to prevent it from happening. Now in June 2020, we know that *easily available medicines called Steroids,* that doctors around the world have been using for almost 80 years *can be used to prevent the cytokine storm in some patients*. 5. Now we also know that people with hypoxia became better just by making them lie down on their belly- known as prone position. Apart from this a few days ago Israeli scientists have discovered that a chemical known as Alpha Defensin produced by the patients White blood cells can cause the micro clots in blood vessels of the lungs and this could possibly be prevented by a drug called Colchicine used over many decades in the treatment of Gout. So now we know for sure that patients have a better chance at surviving the COVID-19 infection now in June 2020 than in February 2020 for sure. India has not peaked in March or April because of the lockdown. This strategy has postponed the Covid-19 pandemic in INDIA by 3 crucial months that has enabled us to save thousands of lives. Going forward there’s nothing to panic about Covid-19 if we remember that a person who gets infected later has a better chance at survival than one who got infected early. Let’s all follow simple precautions like -6 feet distancing from others -Wear proper masks -Work from home whenever possible -Order delivery and take away of food groceries and vegetables - Stay at home during lockdown - Hand 🤚 wash & hygiene With this we can beat the virus 🦠. If someone tells you every one is going to get infected, tell them that you are willing to wait to be the last person... who knows by then we might even have a VACCINE.
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  • Please read with patience 請用心看完這篇文章 While a man was polishing his new car, his 6 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. 爸爸正在歡天喜地去為他的新車子擦亮時,他發現6歲的兒子在車的另一邊用石頭在刮着他心愛的車門。 In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using a wrench. 爸爸盛怒之下打了他兒子的手板很多下,但他忘記了自己手上拿着是板手。 At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures. 在醫院裏他的兒子因手指傷得太嚴重而需要完全切除。 When the child woke up he saw his father... with painful eyes he asked, 'Dad when will my fingers grow back?' 當兒子醒來看見旁邊的父親,眼睛裏充滿痛苦地問:爸爸,我的手指會長回嗎? The man was so hurt and speechless; he went back to his car and kicked it a lot of times. 爸爸感到非常內疚,無言以對,於是他回到自己深愛的車子用力地踢了很多次 Devastated by his own actions... sitting in front of that car he looked at the scratches; 直至車子嚴重損毁,他才坐下來看看被兒子刮花的車門 The child had written 'LOVE YOU DAD'. 原來兒子在車門寫着'爸爸我愛你'。 The next day that man committed suicide... 第二天早上,爸爸自殺死了... Anger and Love have no limits; choose the latter to have a beautiful, lovely life... 憤怒和愛是沒有上限的,如果你選擇後者,你便會享受美麗的人生... *Things are to be used and people are to be loved.* 東西是給我們用的,而人是需要被愛的。 But the problem in today's world is that, 但現今的社會卻是, *People are used and things are loved.* 人是給我們利用的,而東西是用來愛的, In this coming year, let's be careful to keep this thought in mind: 新的一年希望各位朋友緊記 *Things are to be used... *People are to be loved... 東西是為我們所用,而人是需要被愛的。 Watch your thoughts; they become words. 要留意自己的思想,因思想會變成説話的內容. Watch your words; they become actions. 留意自己的言語,因它將轉變成行為. Watch your actions; they become habits. 留意你的行為,因它將變成你的習慣. Watch your habits they become character; 留意你的習慣,因它將變成你的性格. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. 留意你的性格,而它會左右你的命運. I'm glad a friend forwarded this to me as a reminder. 感恩有朋友將這段文章傳給我,提醒我! If you don't pass this on nothing bad will happen; 如果你不把這短文與人分享,肯定不會有任何問題. if you do, you might change someone's life. 反之,可能會改變一些人的一生。 Do you know the relationship between your two eyes? 你知道我們雙眼間的關係嗎? They blink together, move together, cry together, see things together & sleep together... Even though they never see each other... 他們同時在眨,同時在動,同時流涙,同時看見東西,同時睡覺。不過他們從未看見彼此. Friendship should be just like that! 友誼就是這樣,雖然大家不能長相見! Life is vanity without FRIENDS. 如果沒有朋友,生命便會虛渡 Who is your best friend? Send this to all your good friends. 想一想誰是你的好朋友,跟他分享一下吧!
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  • 當我們吃完後,一位滿頭亂髮的年輕的女侍過來收桌子。她停下來旁聽了達賴喇嘛與別人的對話,最後放下了工作,也坐了下來。過了一會兒,當沒人講話時,她對著達賴喇嘛說,"你不喜歡你面前的餅乾嗎?" As we finished, a young waitress with tangled, dirty-blond hair and a beaded headband began clearing our table. She stopped to listen to the conversation and finally sat down, abandoning her work. After a while, when there was a pause, she spoke to the Dalai Lama. “You didn’t like your cookie?” "我不餓,謝謝你" “Not hungry, thank you.” "我能,嗯,請教你一個問題嗎?" “Can I, um, ask a question?” "請啊" “Please.” "生命的意義到底是什麼?" 她帶著完全嚴肅的表情說。 She spoke with complete seriousness. “What is the meaning of life?” 在過去一周伴隨達賴喇嘛的時間裡,除了這個之外,所有可能的問題都被人過了。人們好像害怕問這個問題,這個真正的大問題。這問題一出,立即讓桌邊出現一段驚訝後的安靜。 In my entire week with the Dalai Lama, every conceivable question had been asked—except this one. People had been afraid to ask the one—the really big—question. There was a brief, stunned silence at the table. 達賴喇嘛立刻回答了她。"生命的意義就是快樂。" 尊者抬起了手指,身子向前傾,專注地回答她的問題,彷彿全世界就只剩她一人。"這不是一個困難的問題。"生命的意義到底是什麼?"這是一個很容易回答的問題","但是,什麼是"快樂",那才是一個困難的問題","金錢? 豪宅? 事業成就? 朋友? 還是..."尊者暫停了一會兒,"慈悲與善良? 這是每個人都應該試著去回答自己的一個問題 : 真正能讓你快樂的是什麼?" 尊者用他特有的強調語氣反問之後,停了下來,面帶笑容地望著她。 The Dalai Lama answered immediately. “The meaning of life is happiness.” He raised his finger, leaning forward, focusing on her as if she were the only person in the world. “Hard question is not, ‘What is meaning of life?’ That is easy question to answer! No, hard question is what make happiness. Money? Big house? Accomplishment? Friends? Or …” He paused. “Compassion and good heart? This is question all human beings must try to answer: What make true happiness?” He gave this last question a peculiar emphasis and then fell silent, gazing at her with a smile. "謝謝,"女侍說,"謝謝。" 她站了起來,把桌上剩下的杯盤清理了之後,轉身離開 “Thank you,” she said, “thank you.” She got up and finished stacking the dirty dishes and cups, and took them away. 。
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