3件小事让生活焕然一新

1、3 件小事让生活焕然一新Most of us feel exhausted after working for at least eight hours a day, five days a week. When we get home, we watch at least two episodes on Netflix because its damn well-deserved and the only time we get to relax before we go to sleep.对于我们大多数人来说， 在至少一周 5 天、一天 8 小时的工作之后都感觉很疲惫。 回到家我 们又至少

2、要在 Netflix 上看两集电视剧，因为我们太应该放松一下了，而且那是睡觉之前唯 一的放松时间。Wake up and repeat. And repeat and repeat and repeat. No wonder you feel tired.早上醒来再重复同样的日程，重复、重复再重复，难怪你会那么累。So how do you get out of this vicious cycle? How do you restart your life? Hint: NOT by adding something new to your life. But by making sure

3、your body is ready and able to actually handle new hobbies.那你该如何走出这样的恶性循环呢？如何重新开始你的生活呢？提示你一下： 不需要给你的 生活添加些什么新的东西，只要确保你做好准备能够搞定新的习惯就行。The first 3 things to check to make sure you have right:首先，有三个方面你要确保自己做对了：1. YOUR MINDSET心态Oh man, another one of these self-improvement things. I hope I can do it, bu

4、t Ive tried these things before, and I just never stick with it.“噢天呐，又是一件提升自我的事，我希望自己能做到，但我以前试过，都没坚持住。 ”This was something I used to say to myself every time I try to start something new for myself. Theres a fear-driven side of your brain which tells you, You cant do this.以前每次我尝试新鲜事物时都会对自己这样说， 你大脑中被

5、恐惧控制的那部分在对你说： “ 你 不行。”What can you do? Well, the tip here is to talk to yourself like youre talking to a friend, or a coworker, or a child who is being told by a bully they cant do something they want to try. So the next time you try something new, be kind to yourself like you would be kind to other

6、s. You are your own worst critic. But you can also be your staunch defender. Stand up for yourself against yourself.你该怎么办？嗯， 我的建议是你要跟自己谈谈， 就像有个混蛋跟你朋友、 同事或孩子说他们 做不到想做的事时你要跟他们谈的一样。 所以下次你尝试新鲜事物时， 对自己要像对别人一 样和善， 你就是自己最大的批评家， 但你也是自己忠实的维护者。 站起来为了你自己去打败 你自己。2. YOUR SLEEP睡眠Without sufficient sleep, were bas

7、ically going through the day drunk. This means tiredness, difficulty to respond quickly and smartly to anything that comes up.如果睡眠不足我们一天都会昏昏沉沉的， 意味着会疲劳、 很难对发生的事做出快速敏捷的反 应。The sleeping hours needed for an average adult ranges from 7 to 9 hours. Just keep in mind that your body is not wired in the sam

8、e way your computer is. You cannot have instantaneous change. Let yourself have at least 1 to 2 weeks minimum to start sleeping a little earlier regularly. And this sort of timeline is meant for small changes, like 15 minutes to 30 minutes earlier than your current sleeping schedule.普通成年人所需的睡眠时间为 就发

9、生变化，提前给自己至少 比如，比目前的睡觉时间提前79 小时。你要记住身体不像电脑那样能插电。 你不可能瞬间1-2 周的时间每天早睡一点点，这种安排意味着很小的变化， 15-30 分钟。But this is an absolutely must. Without sleep, your body and mind is weak, slow, and definitely not energetic enough to accommodate any new activities you want to do.这些是你必须要做的， 睡眠不足身体和精神就会虚弱、 反应慢， 一定没有足够的精力去

10、参加 你想参与的新活动。3. YOUR FOOD食物If you are looking at what you eat for the reason to feel energized, then the general rules are:如果你正在寻找能让你变得精力充沛的食物，以下就是基本的规则：1) Eat when youre hungry. Dont eat when youre not.饿了吃，不饿不吃。2) Be mindful when you eat. Chew at least 20 times. Let yourself taste and digest your fo

11、od.吃的时候要记住，至少咀嚼 20 下，让自己品尝并消化食物。3) Dont do three things at once when youre eating. Your body wasnt made for that. 吃饭时不要同时做 3 件事，你的身体没有那个功能。4) Preferably, eat real food. Eat food your great-grandmother would realize as food.最好吃真正的食物，就是你的曾祖母认为是食物的那些食物。Dont let your days roll by in the continual humdru

12、m. Start by re-examining these key habits in your life already to build a body that can start doing things you want.不要让自己的生活处于持续的无聊状态， 开始重新审视一下自己生活中这 3 个主要习惯， 打 造出健康的身体去做你想做的事。成功的 3 个要素Success is so much more than just money or fame. Success is about being able to live a happy and fulfilling life th

13、at allows you to be true to who you really are.成功远远不止是金钱和名利。能够活得快乐、能够追求忠于自我的人生，才是真正的成功。If you want to have a successful life, if you want to create a life that makes you feel passionate to be alive, here are the three things you need to focus on.如果你想要活得成功、如果你想要创造挥洒激情的人生，有这么三个要素你必须关注。1. Believe In Yo

14、urself1、相信自己If you dont believe in yourself, how do you expect other people to?如果连你自己都不相信自己，要怎么让别人相信你呢？If you dont believe that you can have the life you desire, if you dont believe that you can achieve all that you are setting out to achieve, it is going to be very difficult to create a successful

15、life.如果你不相信你能得到你所追求的生活、 如果你不相信你能得到你想要的东西， 要想活得成 功就非常困难了。When you believe in yourself, it fuels your creativity, your ambitions and your motivation to do things. It also helps you to take a leap of faith when it comes to going after what it is that you truly desire.当你有了自信， 它会点亮你的创意、 野心和做事的动力。 它同样能让你在

16、追求心之所向时放 手一搏。2. Know Your Intention2、了解你的追求If your intention is simply rooted in money and fame, chances are you are never going to truly feel successful.如果你的追求只是金钱和名利，你很可能永远都不会感到成功。The feeling of success that is given through money and fame is only temporary and is not enough to sustain a long-term

17、 feeling of fulfillment and happiness.金钱和名利带来的成功仅仅是暂时的，不足以给你长期的满足和快乐。For a truly successful life, your intention has to be rooted in your purpose, in your passions and in what feels good to you.想要真正的成功人生， 必须把追求放在目标上、 放在热情所在之处、 放在最适合自己的地方。When your intention is to serve your purpose, make a change in

18、 the world and express your gifts and talents, you will feel true success and satisfaction no matter what the outcome.当你的追求在于达成目标、 改变世界和发挥天赋上， 你会感受到真正的成功和满足， 无论结 果如何。3. Realize You Are Already Successful3、明白你已经很成功了Success is all around you and flows through you and the more you can welcome that into

19、 your life, the more you will start to feel it.成功就在你周围，就流淌在你的身体里。你越是对它敞开心胸，就越是能感受到它。Being grateful for the tiniest successes in life will also help you to create more and more success. This is a powerful mindset shift and one that will help you to align with your ambitions and dreams.对人生中微小的成功心存感激，

20、这也能帮你获得更大的成功。 这是巨大的心态转变， 同样能 助你与抱负和梦想为伴。The truth is that you are already successful and once you realize this, there is no stopping what you can do.事实上，你已经足够成功了，明白了这点，你将无可匹敌。 The House of 1000 Mirrors千镜之屋Long ago in a small, faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors.很久以前

21、的一个很远的小村庄里，有一个以“千镜屋”而著名的地方。A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he hounced happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house.一个乐观的小狗听说了这个地方并决定去参观。 当来到这个地方， 他蹦蹦跳欢恰快的上了台 阶，来到房门口。He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail waggi

22、ng as fast as it could. 他高高竖起耳朵，欢快地摇着尾巴，从门口往里张望，To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his.他惊奇地看到有 1000 只欢乐的小狗像他一样快的摇尾巴。千镜之屋 .jpgHe smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1000 great smiles just as warm and firendl

23、y.他灿烂地微笑着，回报他的是 1000 张热情，友好的灿烂笑脸。As he left the House, he thought to himself, This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit it often.离开时他心想： 这是一个精彩的地主，我一定要经常来参观。In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house.在这个村里还有另一只想参观 千镜屋

24、 的小狗，他不及第一只小狗乐观。He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. 他慢吞吞地爬上台阶，然后耷拉着脑袋往屋子里看。When he saw the 1000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1000 little dogs growling back at him.一看到有 1000 只小狗不友好地盯着他， 他便开始冲他们狂吠，镜中

25、的 1000 只小狗也冲着他 狂吠。As he left, he thought to himself, That is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again. 把他给吓坏了，他在离开时心想： 这是一个恐怖的地方，我再也不会来了。All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?世界上所有的脸都是镜子，在你所遇见的人的脸上你看到反射出来的是什么 ? 毛

26、毛虫怎样才能到达大海另一头“Will a caterpillar ever be able to reach the other side of the sea?”“毛毛虫怎样才能到达大海另一头？”“Yes, if metamorphosis turns it into a bu tterfly. ”“变成蝴蝶飞过去。 ”But from the moment the iron bird landed in the roaring noise of Logan Airport with its wings proudly spread, my wings withered quietly in

27、 this unfamiliar country.然而，当我乘坐的那只铁鸟骄傲地展着双翼， 在轰鸣声中降落在洛根机场时， 我的翅膀却在 这陌生的国家悄然萎缩了。“I think.I d on?t know.I just want to say.” My voice trailed off into the clamor of the granddining hall of Deerfield Academy, my face paralyzed from smiling, nobody listening.“我觉得 我不知道 我只想说 ”在 Deerfield Academy 华丽的食堂的喧嚣

28、声中， 我的 声音被淹没了；我的脸因强笑而僵硬。没人在听。“Time is up! ”Soft as it was, the firm voice of my English teacher exploded in my head. My hands trembling, sweaty and cold fingers could hardly hold t he pen in position, under which lay an unfinished in essay about the significance of a passage from James Joyce?sUlysse

29、s.“时间到了！ ”英语老师轻声却不容置疑地说道。我的脑子嗡地一响，湿冷的手指险些握不 住笔。笔下是一篇尚未完成的作文，题目是尤利西斯的段落分析。Bewildered and frustrated, I found myself able to raise my head, like most of the Asian students, only in math class.在迷惑与沮丧之中，我如同许多亚裔学生一样，只能在数学课时寻找安慰。“ Helen, what is your name in Chinese?” Rosie, a girl with pink cheeks, asked

30、 me one morning asI dropped my back pack onto the seat next to her.“Helen ，你的中文名字是什么？”坐在我旁边有着粉色脸颊的Rosie 在我放下书包时问道。“Gao Yuxin ”, I pronounced clearly in standard Chinese, slightly startled by the spontaneity of the question.“ Why?”Gao Yuxin. 我用清晰的中文回答，对问题感到有些意外。“怎么了 ?”“ Just interested. Can you write

31、 it there?” She pointed at the board.“好奇而已。你能写在这里吗？”她指了指白板。I printed my name in Chinese characters “高雨莘” in the center of the board.我在白板中央一笔一画地用汉字写下“高雨莘” 。The class fell into silence. I turned and faced the questioning eyes, which reminded me of an American idiom I had learned in English class in Ch

32、ina:“ It?s all Dutch to me.课堂陷入安静。我转过身，面对着询问的眼神，想起了一个我在中国时学过的英文习语 :It s all Dutch to me.“Yuxin （ 雨莘 ） is my first name. Yu （ 雨） means to rain or to give rain and xin means many. To give rain to the many stands for my parents hope that I can nourish and.and bring joy to the many people around me. ”“雨

33、莘是我的名字， 雨的意思是下雨或使下雨 ，莘的意思是许多 ，我 父母希望我能为许多人带来雨为我周围的人带来快乐和帮助。 ”Mild laughter, even one or two whistles rose from the silence.“ Wow.” “ Cool!安静中响起几声轻笑和口哨声。 “Wow!”“Cool! ”“ But I am new. ” I murmured, “ I think I need your help more than you need mine. midated” inti by the stillness in the air and the a

34、musement in my classmates? eyes.“不过我是新来的， ”我小声说，在教室的一片寂静中和同学饶有兴趣的眼神下感到有些紧 张。“比起你们，我可能更需要帮助 ”“ So, what are the four little dots in the character ,rain?” Rosie asked.“那么，雨字中间的四个点是什么意思？” Rosie 问道。“They are rain drops. ”“是雨点。”“ What if I put eight dots in it?”“如果我点八个点呢？”“ Hmm.Big rain, then. ” I answer

35、ed, suppressing the laugh jumping into my throat.“那就是大雨的意思， ”我回答道，抑制住喉咙中想笑的冲动。“ Really! That?s funny! ”“真的？太逗了。 ”“ Just kidding! ” escaped my lips.“开玩笑的， ”脱口而出。A slight trace of puzzlement clouded Rosie?s face.一丝困惑划过 Rosie 的脸庞。“ Hahahaha!” No longer could I restrain the laughter. Three seconds later the whole class joinedin.“哈哈哈！”我忍不住大笑起