“The information we consume matters just as much as the food we put in our body. It affects our thinking, our behavior, how we understand our place in the world. And how we understand others.” — Evan Williams, Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium

“我们摄入的信息就像我们吃的食物一样重要。它会影响我们的思维、行为，以及我们如何看待自己和他人。” — Evan Williams, Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium

Right now, somewhere out in the world is a paragraph, chapter, or book that would change your life forever if you read it. I call this kind of information “breakthrough knowledge,” and mastering the ability to find breakthrough knowledge in our era of information overload is one of the most important skills we can develop.

此时此刻，世界的某个角落里有一段话、一章内容或一本书，如果你读了它，可能会永久性地改变你的人生。我把这种信息称为“突破性知识”。在这个信息爆炸的时代，学会如何寻找这种突破性知识，是我们可以培养的最重要的技能之一。

We’ve all had breakthrough experiences. A phrase that a parent, mentor, or teacher said that stuck with us and changed everything. A “quake” book that shook us to our core.

我们都曾有过影响深远的经历。比如，父母、导师或老师的一句话，让我们铭记并彻底改变了我们的想法；再比如某本书让我们内心震动，产生巨大的影响。

Warren Buffett’s quake book, for example, was The Intelligent Investor, which he read when he was 19. This book cemented the core of the investment philosophy Buffett would use throughout his career.

例如，沃伦·巴菲特的“震撼之书”是他 19 岁时读的《聪明的投资者》。这本书确立了他整个职业生涯所用的投资哲学基础。

Elon Musk’s quake book was The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which he said helped him ask bigger questions, and therefore think about addressing larger problems in the world.

埃隆·马斯克的“震撼之书”是《银河系漫游指南》，马斯克表示这本书激发了他提出更宏大的问题，从而考虑解决世界上的重大问题。

My most recent quake book was Poor Charlie’s Almanack, written by self-made billionaire Charlie Munger. This was the first book that exposed me to mental models.

最近，我的“震撼之书”是由自力更生成为亿万富翁的查理·芒格所写的《穷查理年鉴》。这是第一本让我接触到思维模型的书。

Learning and applying mental models has been so impactful that I recently created the Mental Model of the Month Club.

学习和应用这些思维模型对我产生了巨大的影响，因此我最近创建了每月思维模型俱乐部。