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Last year I built a small tool for my writing.去年我为自己的写作做了一个小工具。 At first I wanted to depend on a big program.起初我想「依赖」一个大程序。 Then a friend asked me to critique that plan, so I read my notes again.后来一位朋友让我「批评」那个计划，于是我重读了自己的笔记。 I wanted to be an independent worker, so I wrote short rules myself.我想成为一个「独立的」做事人，于是自己写了几条简短的规则。

The first week was painful, and every line took a long time to finish.第一周很痛苦，每一行都要花很长时间才能写完。 Soon I did the whole job independently.不久我就能「独立地」做完整个工作。 I did not need to ask anyone for help.我不需要求任何人帮忙。 A critic said my rules were weak and wrong.一位「批评者」说，我的规则又弱又错。

I kept the good ones, and my quiet hours became much better.我留下好用的，我安静的那几个小时变得好多了。 A dependent reader always waits for an answer from someone else.一个「依赖的」读者总是等着别人给答案。 My dependence on that tool was growing, so I gave it up.我对那个工具的「依赖」越来越深，于是我把它放下了。

Real independence is not a product you pick up in a shop.真正的「独立」不是你在店里能买到的一件「产品」。 The real product was not the tool.真正的「产品」不是工具。 It was the habit of thinking, and I still use it today.它是思考的习惯，我至今还在用它。 A good tool should help me think critically, not carry me.好工具应该帮我「批判性地」思考，而不是替我扛。