Inspired by Japanese writer and book editor Matsuura Yataro, here are 100 basics of work and life I am following or I wish myself to follow. They could be varying and polished from time to time.
last updated: 11/01/2023
Keep the room organized, each little thing has its own position.
保持房间整洁有序，每件物品都有它自己的位置。Open the window daily, let the sun or the smell of rain in.
窗户每天都打开一下，接纳阳光，或雨水的味道。Cut the hair regularly, if not relocate, stick to one barber.
定期理发，除非搬迁，最好有固定的理发师。Leave the cell phone on desk before going to sleep.
睡觉前把手机留在桌子上。Clean the dust on books and discs weekly, if the shelf and case can not be closed.
如果使用开放式书橱和唱片盒，记得每周擦拭书跟唱片上的灰尘。Listen to other’s sharing patiently and carefully, try to understand instead of arguing.
耐心并细心地听别人诉说、分享，首先试图理解，而非想着争辩。Write down the name, date and place on every book when it is owned.
买的每一本书都写上自己的名字、当天的日期以及遇见书的地点。Wait for a long enough time until sharing any poetry or poetry translations.
分享诗歌创作或翻译之前，放一放，再等一等。Articulate a couple of words every day, since thoughts would not be stopped ever.
思绪从不会停，最好每日留下一点文字记录。Leave some space of fridge empty for not giving chances to throw bad food away.
不要将冰箱占满，避免浪费食物。Take it easy while waiting, it could be long but it would not be too long.
等待的时候别着急，可能的确等了挺久，但其实，也没有那么久。Control the ingestion of sugar.
控制糖分的摄入。Accept that feeling guilty or shameful is normal, but do not try to let others feel so.
遇到尴尬或感觉羞耻其实很正常，但不要由于自己而让别人这样。Keep in touch with friends, even if once a year.
与朋友定期保持联系，“一年一次，保证一下”。Have a health examination every year, health is the prerequisite for anything else.
定期体检，健康是第一位的。Learn the birds and plants around the living place.
试着了解身边的鸟类与植物。Call family regularly, let them hear and see.
打电话给家人，别隔太久，让他们看见你、听见你。Tell her/him/them if I like her/him/them.
如果喜欢TA，告诉TA。Tell her/him/them if I do not like her/him/them.
如果不喜欢TA，告诉TA。Be brave.
要勇敢。Take time to cook, follow the nature of food.
善待食材，烹饪需要时间。Do not be too rational, rationality is neither basics or truth.
不必过于理性，理性不是基本的，亦非真理。Take care of the teeth.
保护好牙齿。Never stop reading, reserve a bit of time no matter what.
保持阅读，无论如何。I wish to say goodbye slowly, carefully, loudly.
认真地道别。