Coming back to America was, for me, much more of a cultural shock than going to India. The people in the Indian countryside don’t use their intellect like we do, they use their intuition instead, and their intuition is far more developed than in the rest of the world. Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect, in my opinion. That’s had a big impact on my work.

回到美国对我来说，去印度所引发的文化冲击远不如回到美国来得强烈。印度乡村的人们不像我们这样运用理性思考，他们运用直觉，而他们的直觉比世界上其他地方的人发达得多。在我看来，直觉是一种非常强大的东西，比理性更强大。这对我的工作产生了深远的影响。

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

记住你即将死去——这是我已知的最有帮助的工具，它帮助我做出人生中的重大选择。因为几乎所有的一切——所有外在的期待、所有的骄傲、所有对尴尬或失败的恐惧——在死亡面前都会烟消云散，只留下真正重要的东西。记住你即将死去是避免认为自己有所失的陷阱的最好方法。你已经赤身裸体了，没有理由不追随你的心。