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Think of how stingy①stingy 英 ['stɪn(d)ʒɪ] 美 ['stɪndʒi]adj. 吝啬的，小气的；有刺的；缺乏的you are with your money: if someone on the street asks for $10, you're not giving it to them. There's no way you're giving a 30% tip for a normal dining experience. And so on.

And yet so many of us just waste ungodly②ungodly 英 [ʌn'gɒdlɪ] 美 [ʌn'gɑdli]adj. 邪恶的；不敬畏神的；荒唐的amounts of our time. We throw it away③throw away 扔掉，丢弃,every day. I know I do unless I'm careful. What helps me to not waste time is to see it as an investment, and to keep track of④keep track of 记录；与……保持联系the returns I get for my investment.

This approach has led me to recognize that some things offer incredible⑤incredible 英 [ɪn'kredɪb(ə)l]美 [ɪn'krɛdəbl] adj. 难以置信的，惊人的immediate return on investment: a night spent learning a new song on my preferred⑥preferred 英 [prɪ'fɜːd] 美 [prɪ'fɝd]adj. 优先的；首选的 v. 偏爱（prefer的过去分词）instruments, for example, gives me a lifetime of being able to play that song. That's an incredible return.Other investments are more like low-interest, high security, longterm investments: going to the gym, eating right, etc. Some, like reading good books, are kind of a combination⑦combination 英 [kɒmbɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]美 [,kɑmbɪ'neʃən] n. 结合；组合；联合；[化学] 化合of both.But many activities are worthless from an investment perspective⑧perspective 英 [pə'spektɪv]美 [pɚ'spɛktɪv] n. 观点；远景；透视图adj. 透视的:whatever benefi t they seem to give doesn't last any longer than the activity itself."Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." - Warren Buffett. This applies to everything: money, relationships,time. Knowing this changes your life.