做出小改变 影响你一生

1.善于倾听

Let people finish their sentence. You aren’t in such a hurry that you need to interrupt. Let people speak. You might learn something.

让他人把话说完。你不是那样急切，非打断别人不可。倾听别人，你可能会从中汲取知识。

2. Live in the moment

2.活在当下

The past is yesterday and the future is later. The present is the only time we are truly living. So instead of analyzing the past or worrying about the future, live in the moment.

过去的已过去，未来不可知。现在才是我们真正拥有的。不要在分析过去，担心未来中消耗自己，活在当下。

3. Forget goals

3.忘记目标

Goals look nice on paper. They provide order to your life. They aren’t necessarily counter-productive – people have done great things using goals. However, I think they’re useless. Instead of focusing on a goal, focus on the moment. Do things that you love, and do things well right now. This will get you farther than an arbitrary thing that you can check off.

写着纸上的目标看上去不错，但它们会左右你的生活。这些目标也不是必然起反作用——人们在目标的引导下做了很多伟大的事情。然而，我想它们没有什么用。把注意力从目标转移到此时此刻。行动起来，做喜欢的事，做好每一件事。

4. Focus on what’s important

4.关注重要的事情

Too often, I used to let the little things get in the way. Now I forget the trivial and focus on what’s important. What is important? It’s up to you. Family, writing, reading, and playing soccer are all important to me. I clear away distractions and do the important things.

过去，我常常因小事情而心烦意乱。现在，我忘记琐事，只关注重要的事情。什么是重要事情呢?这全在于你。家庭、写作、阅读、踢足球对我都很重要。我排除干扰，做重要的事。

5. Change things up

5.不要总做同一件事

A routine can make you a zombie. Instead, change things. Often you will find that a change makes things more exciting.

一成不变会使你变得木讷呆板。不要一直做同一件事，你常常会发现工作并不是那么枯燥。

Don’t be afraid to change things up.

不要害怕做出改变。

6. Wait before you buy

6.不要急于购买

Often we think we need something, but it ends up in the basement – unused. Before you buy something, wait a month. If you still believe it to be useful, then you can but it. Understand that every time you purchase something, the cost is more than just monetary. You are taking on this item. You must put it somewhere, you must protect it, and you must maintain it.

我们常常认为某种东西很符合我们的需要，但最后这些东西被抛弃在了地下室里。购买前，等一个月。如果你仍认为它很有用，就买下它。要知道，每次买东西，代价不仅仅是金钱。你还要承担责任，必须把它放置好，保护好，维护好。

7. Stop judging

7.不要妄自评判

Judging is easy. It’s also stupid. It’s impossible to fully understand others. You don’t know what they’ve been through. So why do we judge? It’s harmful to your own peace, and it’s harmful to others.

评判是很简单，但也很荒唐。你不可能完全了解他人，也不知道他们经历过什么。所以，为什么要去评判别人呢?这不仅会打破自己内心的平静，而且也会伤害他人。

8. Create

8.创新

Everyone has something they can add to the world –something they can create. Spend time everyday creating. You are capable of creating something life-changing –even if it only helps one person.

每个人都能为我们的世界做点什么——他们具有创造力。每天花些时间进行创新。你有能力创造出改变我们生活的事物——即使它仅对一个人有用。

9. Single-task

9.一心一意

Multi-tasking is a myth. We can’t multi-task –our brain can only switch between two tasks. So multi-tasking is actually less productive; not to mention stressful.

同时处理多项任务是个神话。我们不能同时做很多，我们的大脑只能在两项任务间切换。实际上，同时处理多项任务效率会降低，更不必说你会有多紧张。

Instead, focus on a single task. Move on when it’s finished.

集中精力做一项工作，完成一项再做另一项。