impactful to the most.

影響到最。

Books which, if you read them, I think will have a similar effect on you.

如果你讀了這些書，我想會對你產生類似的影響。

I determined the impact of a book based on how much I thought about it on a daily basis.

我根據自己每天對一本書的思考程度來確定這本書的影響力。

Naturally, the more I thought about a book, the more life-changing I perceived it to be.

自然，我對一本書越想越覺得它改變了我的生活。

And I'm gonna cheat a little bit by occasionally placing a series of books as a single entry

而我要欺騙一點，偶爾把一個系列的書作為一個單項來寫。

on my list, and that's because I think it's important to read the entire series as a whole

在我的名單上，這是因為我認為閱讀整個系列作為一個整體是很重要的。

to get the full impact.

以獲得充分的影響。

So without further ado, let's get into it.

那麼話不多說，我們開始吧。

The tenth most impactful book I read in 2020 was The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo

2020年我讀到的影響最大的第十本書是《拉爾夫-瓦爾多的基本著作》。

Emerson.

愛默生

Emerson was an influential American essayist, poet, philosopher, and lecturer, widely considered

愛默生是美國有影響力的散文家、詩人、哲學家和演講家，被廣泛認為是

the centre of the Transcendentalist movement, a movement that, to characterize it loosely,

超驗主義運動的中心，這個運動的特點是：

believed in the power of the individual.

相信個人的力量。

The Essential Writings are a collection of essay and poems that I would broadly classify

必修文》是一本散文和詩歌的集子，我把它大致歸為

as philosophical.

作為哲學的。

My favourite essays are Self-Reliance, Nature, and The Poet,

我最喜歡的文章是《自強不息》、《自然》和《詩人》。

which are, at the very least, about being great, learning to trust your own intuitions

其中，最起碼是關於偉大的，學會相信自己的直覺。

and thoughts, the divinity of Nature and its relationship to the soul, and the role of

和思想，自然的神性及其與靈魂的關係，以及

the artist in society.

社會中的藝術家。

But don't be scared off by the big themes, Emerson's essays are incredibly beautiful,

但不要被大主題嚇倒，愛默生的文章美得不可思議。

rewarding, and moving.

有價值，也有感動。

Just take a look at this quote: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,

看看這句話就知道了。"愚蠢的一致性是小心靈的妖精。

adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

受到小政治家、哲學家和神學家的崇拜。

With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.

有了一致性，一個偉大的靈魂根本無事可做。

He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall.

他還是關心一下自己在牆上的影子吧。

Speak what you think now in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard

現在用難聽的話說現在想的，明天用難聽的話說明天想的。

words again, though it contradict every thing you said today.—'Ah, so you shall be misunderstood.'—Is

雖說你今天說的每一句話都有矛盾，但還是要再說一遍。"啊，所以你會被誤解的。"--是嗎？

it so bad then to be misunderstood?

被人誤解就那麼糟糕嗎？

Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and

畢達哥拉斯被誤解了，蘇格拉底，耶穌，路德，哥白尼，還有。

Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh.

伽利略，牛頓，和每一個純潔和智慧的精神，曾經採取肉體。

To be great is to be misunderstood.”

偉大就是被誤解"。

I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a taste for philosophy, theology, or the wisdom

我想把這本書推薦給所有對哲學、神學或智慧有興趣的人

of the classics, and I'd recommend starting with the essay Self-Reliance.

的經典，我建議從《自強不息》這篇文章開始。

Here's a key takeaway from that essay.

這是該文的一個重要啟示。

Quote: “Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each, the highest merit we ascribe to

引用："每一個人都熟悉心靈的聲音，我們把最高的功德歸結為：

Moses, Plato and Milton is that they set at naught books and traditions, and spoke not

摩西，柏拉圖和彌爾頓是，他們設置在naught書籍和傳統，並沒有說話。

what men, but what they thought.”

人，而是他們的想法。"

Translation: When we look at figures we admire, like Plato, what we admire about them is that

譯文。當我們看到我們所敬佩的人物，比如柏拉圖，我們敬佩他們的地方是：

they put forth their own original ideas and thoughts.

他們提出了自己獨到的想法和思路。

We admire their ability to be brave, innovate, and speak their minds—instead of following

我們欽佩他們勇敢、創新、敢於表達自己的想法的能力--而不是跟隨

the herd mentality.

從眾心理。

And this is the key theme Emerson develops in Self-Reliance.

而這也是愛默生在《自力更生》中發展的關鍵主題。

The ninth most impactful book I read, or rather reread, in 2020 was The Hero With A Thousand

2020年我讀到的，或者說重讀的第九本影響最大的書是《英雄有千》。

Faces by Joseph Campbell.

約瑟夫-坎貝爾的《面孔》。

Campbell was a mythologist, writer, and lecturer.

坎貝爾是一位神話學家、作家和講師。

And throughout his life, he studied hundreds, maybe thousands, of stories and myths, and

在他的一生中，他研究了成百上千的故事和神話故事，而且...

he realized that heroic stories all follow a similar pattern which is known as the Monomyth

他意識到，英雄故事都有一個相似的模式，這就是所謂的 "單月"。

or The Hero's Journey.

或《英雄之旅》。

The basic version of the Monomyth looks like this: a hero travels from the known world

Monomyth的基本版本是這樣的：一個英雄從已知的世界出發，前往

of comfort into the uncomfortable, unknown world.

的舒適到不舒服的，未知的世界。

In the unknown world they overcome an obstacle, a dragon for example, and acquire a treasure,

在未知的世界裡，他們克服了一個障礙，例如一條龍，並獲得了一個寶藏。

like the holy grail, which they bring back to the known world and share with their tribe.

像聖盃一樣，他們把它帶回已知的世界，並與他們的部落分享。

And people typically find the hero's journey compelling because it mirrors our own lives.

而人們通常會覺得英雄的旅程很有吸引力，因為它反映了我們自己的生活。

We enter the unknown when we go to a new school, a new job, or meet a new person for a date.

當我們去一個新的學校，新的工作，或者遇到一個新的人約會時，我們就會進入未知的世界。

And we confront dragons in the form of our work, our bosses, the problems in our relationships,

而我們面對龍的形式是我們的工作，我們的老闆，我們關係中的問題。

so on and so forth.

諸如此類。

And we obtain treasures too in the form of degrees, money, job promotions, new relationships,

而我們獲得寶藏的形式也是學位、金錢、工作升遷、新的關係。

and so on.

諸如此類。

Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book that's really worth thinking about:

這是我最喜歡的書中的一句話，真的很值得思考。

“Mythology, in other words, is psychology misread as biography, hi story, and cosmology.”

"神話學，換句話說，就是心理學誤讀為傳記、喜故事和宇宙學。"

I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a taste for psychology, mythology, someone

我會把這本書推薦給任何一個對心理學、神話學有興趣的人。

who's interested in thinkers like Nietzsche, Freud or Jung, anyone interested in story

誰對尼采、弗洛伊德或榮格等思想家感興趣，誰對故事感興趣？

structure, or someone who's interested in learning more about The Hero's Journey.

結構，或者有興趣瞭解更多關於《英雄之旅》的人。

Here's one of my key takeaways from this piece: every treasure in life comes with a

這是我在這篇稿子中的一個重要收穫：人生中的每一筆財富都有一個

dragon, and you have to be willing to face that dragon to get it.

龍，而你必須願意面對那條龍才能得到它。

The eight most impactful book I read in 2020 was The Origins and History of Consciousness

2020年我讀過的影響最大的八本書是《意識的起源與歷史》。

by Erich Neumann.

埃裡希-諾伊曼

Erich Neumann was a psychologist, philosopher, writer, and student of Carl Jung.

埃裡希-諾伊曼是心理學家、哲學家、作家、卡爾-榮格的學生。

In The Origins and History of Consciousness, he tries to show the stages that the individual

在《意識的起源與歷史》一書中，他試圖說明個人

consciousness goes through as it matures using mythological language.

意識用神話語言成熟時經歷的。

He covers many archetypal ideas such as the mother and father archetype, the hero archetype,

他涵蓋了許多原型思想，如母親和父親原型、英雄原型。

and the transformation myth.

和轉型神話。

Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book: “The more unconscious the whole of

這是我最喜歡的書中的一句話。"越是無意識的，整個

a man's personality is and the more germinal his ego, the more his experience of the whole

一個人的個性是，他的自我越是萌芽，他的整個經驗就越多。

will be projected upon the group”

將投射到該集團"

I'd recommend this book to anyone who was also interested in The Hero With A Thousand

我願意把這本書推薦給同樣對《英雄有千》感興趣的人。

Faces.

面孔：

The seventh most impactful book I read in 2020 was Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard.

2020年我讀到的影響最大的第七本書是索倫-克爾凱郭爾的《恐懼與顫抖》。

Kierkegaard was a well-known and respected philosopher, often referred to as the father

克爾凱郭爾是一位著名的、受人尊敬的哲學家，常被稱為父親。

of existentialism.

的存在主義。

In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard's central theme is faith.

在《恐懼與顫抖》中，克爾凱郭爾的中心主題是信仰。

He talks about how reason can get you to a certain stage in life, but only faith can

他談到，理性可以讓你到達人生的某個階段，但只有信仰可以

take you beyond that.

帶你超越這一點。

And he does through deconstructing and analyzing the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac.

而他通過對聖經中亞伯拉罕和以撒的故事進行解構和分析。

Here's a quote I really like from the work: “Faith is the highest passion in a [person].

這是作品中我很喜歡的一句話。"信仰是一個人的最高熱情。

There are perhaps many in every generation who do not even reach it, but no one gets

也許每一代人中都有很多人連這一點都達不到，但沒有人得到的是

further.”

進一步。"

I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a taste for philosophy, theology, faith, and

我願意把這本書推薦給任何對哲學、神學、信仰有興趣的人。

an atheist who's open to hearing a different perspective on faith than they might have

一個無神論者誰是開放的聽到一個不同的觀點對信仰誰可能有

heard in the past.

過去聽說。

Here's one of my key takeaways from this piece: Kierkegaard believes that faith is

這是我從這篇文章中得到的一個重要啟示。克爾凱郭爾認為，信仰是

something you actually have to earn through hard work, and that few people actually ever

的東西，你實際上必須通過努力工作賺取，很少有人真正的永遠 - 。

arrive at it.

到達它。

This is contrary to the popular belief which confuses faith with naïveté.

這與人們普遍認為的將信仰與天真混為一談的觀點相反。

The sixth most impactful book I read this year is actually a series which I'm going

今年我讀到的第六本影響最大的書，其實是一個系列，我將

to call The Death of Socrates by Plato.

要把柏拉圖的《蘇格拉底之死》稱為。

It's made up of four of his works: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo.

它是由他的四部作品組成的。《尤特菲羅》、《道歉》、《克里託》和《菲多》。

Plato is obviously one of the most well known philosophers, an icon, and one of the most

柏拉圖顯然是最著名的哲學家之一，是偶像，也是最

influential writers in all of history.

在歷史上有影響力的作家。

In The Death of Socrates, we witness the events before the trial of socrates, the actual trial,

在《蘇格拉底之死》中，我們見證了蘇格拉底受審前的事件，即實際的審判。

his imprisonment, and then his death.

他的監禁，然後他的死亡。

How much of it is fiction vs factual I can't really say, that's for scholars to debate

其中有多少是虛構與事實，我也說不清楚，那是學者們要爭論的問題了

and decide.

並決定。

But it's a fairly short and gripping set of reads on what I consider the foundational

但這是一套相當短小精悍的讀物，我認為是基礎性的。

story of Western philosophy and science.

西方哲學和科學的故事。

It covers themes as diverse as good and evil, death, virtue, piety, justice, ignorance and

它涵蓋了善與惡、死亡、美德、虔誠、正義、無知等各種主題。

knowledge, wisdom, and reincarnation.

知識、智慧和輪迴。

Here's one of my favourite quotes from the series that's really worth thinking about:

這是我最喜歡的系列名言之一，非常值得思考。

“For the fear of death is indeed the pretence of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being a pretence

"因為對死亡的恐懼確實是智慧的假象，而不是真正的智慧，是一種假象。

of knowing the unknown; and no one knows whether death, which men in their fear apprehend to

沒有人知道人們在恐懼中所預料的死亡是否會發生。

be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.”

是最大的惡，未必是最大的善。"

I'd recommend this series as the perfect starting point to anyone looking to dip their

我推薦這個系列作為一個完美的起點，任何人都希望能夠浸泡在他們的生活中。

feet into philosophy.

腳進入哲學。

You have a trial, a potential prison break, and the death which makes for a really fun

你有一個審判，一個潛在的監獄越獄，和死亡，這使得一個非常有趣的。

and edifying read.

和啟發式閱讀。

And the fact that it's all possibly based on real history is the cherry on top.

而事實上，這一切都可能是基於真實的歷史，是最重要的櫻桃。

I can see myself rereading this series several times throughout my life.

我可以看到自己在一生中多次重讀這個系列。

Here's one of my key takeaways from this piece: sometimes doing the right thing looks

這是我從這篇報道中得到的一個重要啟示：有時候做正確的事情看起來是

like the wrong thing to everyone else.

就像其他人的錯誤的東西。

The fifth most impactful book I read in 2020 was A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man

2020年我讀到的第五本影響最大的書是《藝術家年輕時的肖像》。

by James Joyce.

由詹姆斯-喬伊斯。

Joyce was an Irish writer and teacher who is considered as one of the most influential

喬伊斯是愛爾蘭作家和教師，被認為是最有影響力的作家之一。

writers in the 20th Century.

20世紀的作家。

Portrait is a fictional coming-of-age story about a young man becoming an artist.

肖像》是一個虛構的成長故事，講述了一個年輕人成為藝術家的故事。

Although it's fictional, there are lots of biographical elements in the story.

雖然是虛構的，但故事裡有很多傳記元素。

The main character, Stephen Dedalus, is somewhat modelled after James Joyce himself.

主角斯蒂芬-戴達魯斯，有點仿照詹姆斯-喬伊斯本人。

The book covers themes such as politics, religion, individualism and individuation, artistry,

該書涉及政治、宗教、個人主義和個體化、藝術性等主題。

and beauty.

和美。

Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book that's really worth thinking about:

這是我最喜歡的書中的一句話，真的很值得思考。

“[The soul] has a slow and dark birth, more mysterious than the birth of the body.

"[靈魂]有一個緩慢而黑暗的誕生，比身體的誕生更神祕。

When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back

當一個人的靈魂在這個國家出生時，就會有網向它撒去，把它擋住。

from flight.

從飛行。

You talk to me of nationality, language, religion.

你跟我談國籍、語言、宗教。

I shall try to fly by these nets.”

我將試著從這些網中飛過。"

I'd recommend this book to artists of every kind, anyone who's interested in the development

我會把這本書推薦給各種類型的藝術家，任何對發展感興趣的人。

of an artist, anyone who see's life itself as an artistic pursuit, anyone interested

一個藝術家，任何將生活本身視為藝術追求的人，任何有興趣的人

in the classics, and finally, anyone interested in the philosophical idea of beauty.

在經典中，最後，任何對哲學美學思想感興趣的人。

One of my key takeaways from this book is that the artist is the creator of new perspectives.

我從這本書中得到的一個重要啟示是，藝術家是新視角的創造者。

The artist must fly past the nets of society and discover a new way for humanity to see

藝術家必須飛過社會的羅網，發現人類看問題的新途徑。

the world and progress forward.

世界，並向前發展。

The fourth most impactful book I read in 2020 was The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

2020年我讀的第四本影響最大的書是安託萬-德-聖埃克蘇佩裡的《小王子》。

Antoine was a French writer and aviator, and his book The Little Prince is commonly listed

安託萬是法國作家、飛行家，他的《小王子》一書被普遍列為

as one of the bestselling books of all time, with most lists agreeing that it has sold

作為有史以來最暢銷的書之一，大多數榜單都認為它已經賣出了。

over 100 million copies worldwide.

全球發行量超過1億份。

The Little Prince is a charming, timeless little tale about a tiny prince who travels

小王子》是一個迷人而又雋永的小故事，講述了一個小王子旅行的故事

to several planets meeting various adults.

到幾個星球與各種大人見面。

The book is essentially about all the ways in which we lose the wisdom of childhood.

這本書主要講的是我們失去童年智慧的種種方式。

The Little Prince meets several adults who value different things such as power, fame,

小王子遇到了幾個大人，他們看重的東西不一樣，比如權力、名聲。

wealth, so on and so forth.

財富，如此等等。

And by looking at the world through the eyes of The Little Prince, we see how ridiculous

通過《小王子》的眼睛看世界，我們會發現這個世界是多麼的可笑

it is to make these things our highest values, and how out of touch we can become with what

把這些東西作為我們的最高價值，以及我們會變得多麼的不適應。

really matters as adults.

作為成年人，真正重要的。

Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book that's really worth thinking about:

這是我最喜歡的書中的一句話，真的很值得思考。

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible

"用心才能看清，本質的東西是看不見的

to the eye.”

的眼睛。"

I'd recommend this book to everyone.

我會向大家推薦這本書。

It's a really short and rewarding read.

這真是一本短小精悍的書。

One of my key takeaways from this book is that it's easy to lose sight of what matters

我從這本書中得到的一個重要啟示是，人們很容易忽視重要的東西。

in life, and there's a certain wisdom that we had as children that we need to recapture

在生活中，有一定的智慧，我們有作為一個孩子，我們需要重新找回

or relearn as adults.

或成年後再學習。

The third most impactful book I read in 2020 was Zero to One by Peter Thiel.

我在2020年讀到的第三本影響最大的書是彼得-泰爾的《從零到一》。

Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur mostly known as the co-founder of PayPal.

Thiel是一位德裔美國企業家，大多是PayPal的聯合創始人。

Zero to One is a business book that, on the surface, might seem like other business books,

從零到一》是一本商業書，從表面上看，它可能和其他商業書一樣。

but I think Thiel actually touches on deeply important themes.

但我覺得Thiel其實觸及到了很重要的主題。

The book revolves around the importance of innovation as opposed to imitation, and while

本書圍繞著創新與模仿的重要性展開，雖然?

Thiel focuses on business, I think it applies to life in general.

Thiel專注於商業，我認為它適用於一般的生活。

He states that most inventions in life are just imitations of other inventions.

他表示，生活中的大多數發明都只是對其他發明的模仿。

But what really moves the world forward is innovation, creating something new.

但真正推動世界進步的是創新，創造新的東西。

Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book that's really worth thinking about:

這是我最喜歡的書中的一句話，真的很值得思考。

“In the real world outside economic theory, every business is successful exactly to the

"在經濟理論之外的現實世界裡，每一個企業的成功恰恰是以

extent that it does something others cannot.”

以至於它做了別人做不到的事情"。

I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in business and innovation.

我會向任何對商業和創新感興趣的人推薦這本書。

One of my key takeaways from this book is that, to become an innovator, you often have

我從這本書中得到的一個重要啟示是，要想成為一個創新者，你往往要有

to go against popular beliefs.

違背大眾的信仰。

Innovation lies outside the boundaries of popular belief, and so you often have to become

創新是在大眾信仰的邊界之外，所以你經常要成為

a contrarian, and naturally, because going against the group is so hard for humans, innovation

一個對立面，自然也因為與群體對立是人類很難做到的，創新

is a very difficult and painful process.

是一個非常困難和痛苦的過程。

The second most impactful book I read in 2020 was another series called Incerto by Nassim

我在2020年讀到的第二本影響最大的書是納西姆的另一個系列，叫《因克託》。

Taleb.

塔勒布：

It's currently made up of five books called Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The

目前由五本書組成，分別是《被隨機性愚弄》、《黑天鵝》、《。

Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, and Skin in the Game.

普羅克託斯之床、反脆弱和遊戲中的皮膚。

Taleb is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, and former options trader.

塔勒布是美籍黎巴嫩散文家、學者、前期權交易員。

Incerto is a collection of philosophical essays about making decisions in an uncertain world.

因克託》是一本關於在不確定的世界中做決定的哲學散文集。

The central theme in Fooled by Randomness is the role luck plays in our lives.

被隨機性愚弄》的中心主題是運氣在我們生活中扮演的角色。

The Black Swan is about the impact of highly improbable events such as new technologies

黑天鵝》講述的是新技術等極不可能發生的事件帶來的影響。

or worldwide catastrophes.

或世界性的災難。

The Bed of Procrustes is a powerful collection of aphorisms and maxims that explores Taleb's

普羅克託斯之床》是一本功能強大的格言和格言集，探討了塔勒布的。

philosophy.

哲學。

Antifragile builds on the idea Nassim put forward in The Black Swan and teaches us how

反脆弱是建立在納西姆在《黑天鵝》中提出的理念基礎上的，並教會我們如何做到

to thrive in a world of highly improbable events.

在一個極不可能發生的事件的世界裡茁壯成長。

And finally, Skin in the Game builds on Taleb's previous ideas and explores their ethical

最後，《遊戲中的皮膚》建立在塔勒布之前的思想基礎上，並探討了他們的倫理

implications.

影響。

Here's one of my favourite quotes from the book that's really worth thinking about: