It’s crazy how quickly time is going by. Every year, I make goals for myself and can never seem to accomplish them all. It’s like I try to cram all of these tasks -- for instance, starting a company, winning the lottery, getting a book deal, creating a TV show, etc. -- into a year, but most are not actually all that realistic. Like, I’m probably not going to become famous overnight, right? However, beyond the many things I hope to accomplish some time in the near future, there are a couple of things I -- and you -- should do in the new year no matter what.

時間如白駒過隙，每年我都給自己制定目標，卻從沒能夠實現。好像我總試圖把這些計劃——比如，開公司、贏彩票、出本書、創辦電視秀等等，全部塞到一年中去；可事實上大部分都不切實際。就像我不可能一夜暴富一樣，是吧？不過，撇開許多我希望能在不久的將來實現的目標，下面這些——我認為大家無論如何都應該在新年里做好。

Here are 9 things every 20-something should do in 2014:

下面就是20多歲年輕人在2014年應該做的事情：

1. Be active.

積極進取。

Whether you’re going to the gym twice a day every day or you’re taking walks around your neighborhood three times a week, make sure you are doing some sort of physical activity on the regular. Don’t say you’re too busy for it... we’re all busy. You just need to make time for it (especially if you sit at a desk all week long). Whether that time is on the weekend, at 5:00 a.m. every day, or right before you go to bed, make it happen. Five minutes of crunches is better than nothing.

無論你打算每天去兩次健身房，還是每周在小區內散三次步，都應保證自己有規律地進行體能運動。不要推說太忙沒時間運動——大家都很忙。你只需擠點時間就行（尤其當你整個星期都久坐在桌前的時候）。不論是在周末還是每天早上5:00，或者睡覺之前，只要有時間，就去運動。做五分鐘仰臥起坐總比一點都不運動的好。

2. Take a vacation.

享受假期。

We are given mandatory vacation days for a reason. Don’t use them all on days for appointments and visiting home. Go somewhere warm! Go somewhere romantic! Go somewhere exotic and different. You have your own money now. And you certainly deserve it.

法定假期自有存在的道理。不要把假期都花在赴約和走親訪友上。去溫暖、浪漫而又充滿異域情調的地方吧！你自己掙了錢，當然應該好好犒勞自己。

3. Have a crazy night(s) out.

度過瘋狂一晚。

No, you don’t have to get wasted every time you go out. You don’t even have to drink every time you go out. In fact, you don’t even need to go out that much. But make sure you have at least one wild night this year when you do go out (preferably more than one). And by wild night, I of course mean drink so much that you do stupid things you will most definitely regret the next morning. Everyone needs a good story every now and then.

別誤會——你不一定非得每次外出就虛擲浪費，也不必每次外出就酩酊大醉。實際上，你甚至都不用出去得那么頻繁。你只要確保今年外出時，有那么一次瘋狂的夜晚就行。說到瘋狂夜晚，自然是指喝得醉醺醺、做點隔天絕對會后悔的事情。人人都需要時不時地來點故事吧。

4. Think.

三思。

Think before you spend. Think before you eat. Think before you tweet. Think before you drink. A problem with us 20-somethings is that we rarely think -- we just DO. We have (barely any) money, so we spend it. We hate saying no, so we constantly find ourselves eating poorly and drinking way too often. We are under pressure by Instagram and feel the need to add a filter to every single picture we take and then post it on all social media sites we use. We tweet whatever is on our mind. And we post things on Facebook in the heat of the moment. This year, think before you do any of the above. Please.

花錢之前請三思，饕餮之前請三思，發碎碎念之前請三思，喝酒之前請三思。20多歲的問題就是——我們常常只做不想。我們哪怕只有一分錢也會花光；我們羞于拒絕，所以常常喝酒吃垃圾食品；我們跟風Instagram，拍點照片就迫不及待曬到各大社交媒體上；我們不經大腦就亂發碎碎念；我們還會在憤怒時把事情公布在Facebook上。今年，無論如何請在做這些事之前先想想清楚。

5. Cook something.

學做菜。

As a 20-something, you need to learn to cook. You should already know how to cook pasta and eggs -- and know how to use the oven. Now, spice up your pasta and eggs with new recipes... and of course learn what to do with meat, whether it’s in a crock pot, the oven, the stove, or on a grill. Of course, microwavable meals are nice when you worked late or are just way too busy. But to be healthy, you must cook! I’m not saying turn into a chef... but look easy recipes up online. Cooking is really not that bad.

20多歲的你也需要學會做菜。你應該已經知道如何煮面條和雞蛋，還知道怎么使用微波爐。現在，請嘗試將面條和雞蛋做得更有滋有味吧。還有，學會怎么燒肉——瓦罐肉、烘肉、燉肉或燒烤都成。當然，要是下班太晚或太忙，微波爐蒸肉也不錯。可要想吃得健康，最好親自下廚！我不是要你成為大廚，但你可以在網上學會簡單的菜譜。做菜真的沒那么難。