有人曾对你大喊说你做事情用错了方式？也许这完全正确，也许他们只是想用某种方式做事。

　　Geniuses have a few things in common. Going against the grain is one those things. A routine schedule and meeting expectations is commonly associated with success. A prescribed manner of behavior is another recipe for success. Taking drugs is something which is shunned by society, yet most noteworthy people are fueled by one stimulant or another.

　　天才有一些共同的东西。与世俗背道而驰是其中一种。常规的时间表和会议展望通常与成功相连。指定的行为方式是成功的另一个秘诀。吸毒会被社会摈弃，但最值得注意是人们会被兴奋剂或其它东西驱动。

　　What if I told you that blazing your own trail was the way to create a successful life? Consider these four primary habits of a genius.

　　如果我告诉你另辟蹊径、走你自己的路才是创造成功生活的方式呢？考虑这4个天才所有的主要习惯。

　　They understand music

　　他们懂音乐

　　A musician can make interesting and unique connections about the world at large that non-musicians cannot conceive. Knowledge of music may also correlate with being better at math and having a higher IQ. Certainly, music provides an uncanny understanding of time; music must conform to the needs of the movement, but the time signatures must be adaptable for the musician.

　　音乐家能自由地建立起非音乐家不能想象的与世界有趣和独特的连接。音乐知识也可能与在数学和具有较高的智商相关联。当然，音乐能提供一种不可思议的对时间的理解，音乐必须符合乐章的需要，但拍号必须适应于音乐家。

　　They drink coffee

　　他们喝咖啡

　　Being a coffee drinker has some impact on success. Coffee drinkers often partake in extra physical activity, leading to numerous health benefits. The extra energy comes from the fact that caffeine in coffee blocks the inhibitory transmitter adenosine. This helps the brain and body both function at a higher level. Reaction time, memory, and general cognitive abilities are thus improved by drinking coffee.

　　经常喝咖啡对成功有一些影响。喝咖啡的人经常参加课外体育活动，这会导致许多健康益处。来自咖啡中咖啡因的额外能量会阻断腺苷的抑制作用。这有助于大脑和身体功能处于更高的水平。反应时间、记忆和一般认知能力从而通过喝咖啡得到提高。

　　They can be sarcastic

　　他们可以很有讽刺性

　　It is not rude to be honest. By being sarcastic, a person taps more creativity and intelligence. This forces them to think harder, more abstractly and recognize more possibilities. Always remember, answers are meant to be questioned.

　　诚实是并不是无礼。通过讽刺，一个人得到更多创造力和智慧。这迫使他们更努力、更抽象地思考，并认识到更多的可能性。永远记住，答案是要被质疑的。

　　The above factors feed directly into the most important factor of all:

　　上述因素直接反映了最重要的因素：

　　They stay up late and sleep late

　　他们熬夜到很晚、睡得很晚

　　Previously, I wrote an article about changing schedules for better productivity, which gave a lot of support for the nocturnal crew. While the traditional modus operandi is to go to bed early and get a good night’s sleep because adult society, at least in America, discourages naps. However, there is considerable evidence that the traditional model is outdated and in need of a refresher of its own.

　　在此之前，我写了一篇关于改变时间表以提高生产力的文章，这给了许多夜间工作人员支持。而传统的做法是早点上床睡个好觉，因为成人社会，至少在美国，不鼓励午睡。然而，有相当多的证据表明，传统的模式已经过时，需要做出改进。

　　It has long been thought that night owls are more creative than early birds, but evidence is starting to suggest that night owls are smarter. Perhaps morning people are more successful, but that may result from being more proactive and not necessarily being more intelligent.

　　长久以来，人们一直认为夜猫子比早起的人更有创造力，但开始有证据表明，夜猫子更加聪明。也许早起的人比较成功，但这可能是由于他们更加积极而不一定是他们更加聪明造成的。

　　Such was the theory of a Huffington Post article, which asserted that “extreme night owls” remain mentally attentive for a longer period of time than early birds. That is to say nighttime minds have a longer circadian clock.

　　这是赫芬顿邮报文章的一个理论，它断言“极端的夜猫子”能比早起的人在较长的时间内保持精神上的集中。也就是说，夜猫子的头脑里有着更长的生物钟。

　　This suggests that the future world may eventually shift toward more of a nocturnal system. It’s simply too efficient to work at a more creative and inspirational time of day. An Elite Daily article that followed from the Huffington Post piece suggested that people who create new evolutionary patterns are more progressive. These people are always thinking outside the box.

　　这表明未来世界可能最终转向更多的夜间系统。在一天中更富有创造性和鼓舞人心的时间工作肯定更有效率。精英日报的一篇文章紧随赫芬顿邮报提出，创造新的进化模式的人是更进步的。这些人总是想着跳出窠臼。

　　One thing common amid the daily grind is stress. There is good stress, which is motivating, such as meeting deadlines. And then there is bad stress, which causes heart disease and other problematic conditions. Seventy-five percent of doctor visits are said to be stress related and there are four noted methods of reducing stress: exercising, eating healthy, laughing and sleeping. Being that stress has a huge impact on productivity, it only makes sense to channel it to the best use.

　　在日常工作中有一件相同的事是压力。有良好的压力，这是激励，如会议的最后期限。然后是坏的压力，这会导致心脏病和其他问题。据说75%的看医生与是压力相关的，有四个减少压力需要注意的方法：运动、吃得健康、笑和睡觉。压力对生产力有着巨大的影响，只有搞明白它才能引导着我们最好的利用它。

　　A BBC report stated that late risers have less stress and are in better moods. This has to do with the fact that early risers use more cortisol, which results in more muscle aches, headaches and cold symptoms.

　　BBC报道说，晚起的人的压力更小，心情更好。这是因为早起的人会使用更多的皮质醇，从而导致肌肉疼痛、头痛和感冒等症状。

　　This is my day at work in a nutshell and explains why I loathe getting out of bed at 6:00 am. Could I do a better job later in the day? Yes. Alas, my schedule is only so much in my own control.

　　总而言之这就是我一天的工作方式，也解释了为什么我讨厌在早上6:00起床。我今天稍晚些能做得更好吗？可以。唉，只在在我的可控范围内，我的日程安排得太多了。

　　Efficiency and productivity is not about when you do something, it’s about getting things done better and faster. It’s about what you do with what you have. For some people, that may mean working at noon, for others that may mean midnight. Overall, though a big trend seems to favor the shift to sleeping late. The bottom line is: sleeping late is better for you than what others may have you led you to believe.

　　效率和生产力不是关于你什么时候做事情，而是关于把事情做得更好更快。它是关于用你所有的做了什么。对于一些人，这可能意味着在中午工作，而对于其他人来说则可能是在午夜。总体而言，虽然大趋势似乎有利于转向更晚睡觉。但底线是：你相信睡得晚会比其它方式对你更好。