埋沒你潛能的生活方式雙語

你可以不斷地向前推進你的極限，從而大大更高的層次;結果卻發現你還沒有達到真正價值的一小部分。接下來，小編給大家準備了埋沒你潛能的生活方式雙語,歡迎大家參考與借鑑。

Do you know that most people never utilize more than 0.1% of their true potential in their lifetime?

你知道嗎?多數人終其一生都沒有把他們真正的潛能的0.1%使用完?

It's true. The thing is, human potential is unlimited. Unlike computers, you'll never come across a situation where your brain says the hard drive is full. You can constantly push your limits, reaching greater heights, only to find that you're not even reaching a fraction of your true worth! Believe it or not, you harness more power than you can ever imagine.

是真的。問題是：人類的潛能是無限的。電腦可能會遇到硬盤已滿的情況，而人腦絕對不會。你可以不斷地向前推進你的極限，從而大大更高的層次;結果卻發現你還沒有達到真正價值的一小部分。

Unfortunately, many do not utilize their true potential, and lay it to waste by engaging in tasks that are a poor use of their time and energy. Here are 10 sure-fire ways to live below your true potential:

更不幸的是，很多人都沒有使用自己的真正價值，只把時間精力花費在不值得的任務上。以下是10種定會讓你的真實潛能無法揮發出來的方式。

on the past instead of focusing on the present.

1. 停留在過去而不是聚焦於當下

Some people spend their lives living in the past. They lament about what has been, what they could have done, and why they didn't do that. However, the past is the past, and no matter how much time we spend thinking and lamenting about it, it doesn't change anything. To spend time moping about what has been is to waste the person you can be.

有些人把自己的生活停留在過去。他們抱怨着過去發生的事情，說着他們本該會怎樣，而又爲什麼沒能實現的原因。但是，過去就是過去了，不管你花費多少時間思索追悔過去，都不會再改變什麼了。把時間花在消沉過去上，就是對你可能性的浪費。

There were times in the past when I wondered how things would have been if I did X instead of Y. Or if I did Z instead of Y. However, after that I'd ask myself, "How would this change anything?" Me sitting here and thinking about the past does absolutely nothing to change things and improve my life. Instead, it is only by thinking forward and taking action that I'm able to live a truly fulfilling life.

曾經有一段時間，我在思索如果當初做了X而不是Y，如果做了Z而不是Y, 那結局會怎樣呢?但是，在那之後，我問自己：“這麼想能改變什麼呢?”我坐着回想過去，但絕對不會對我的生活有絲毫改變和提高。反而，是往前看、動起來才能讓我過上真正令我滿意的生活。

What kind of future do you want to create? What actions can you take to create this ideal future? What have you learned from the past that will help you in this journey? Asking and acting on questions like these will help you to maximize your present moment so you can live your best life going forward. For some practical guidance on living in the present, I recommend The Power of Now.

你想早就什麼樣的未來?採取什麼樣的行動才能創造這樣一份理想化的未來?你從過去學到了什麼?在未來的路上會幫到你嗎?發問對答這樣的問題能幫你讓當下時刻最大化，以便讓你把最好的生活向前推進。對於現有生活的一線實際的指導：我推薦當下的力量。

caught up in the details vs. the big picture.

2. 受困於細節與宏大遠景之間

If you're a perfectionist, you might find yourself caught up with perfecting details on a regular basis. If so, you're not alone - I'm the same way. I spend a lot of time editing the nitty-gritty, so that everything can be perfect and the way I envision it to be. For example in my articles, I can spend an hour or more looking for the perfect photo that expresses the exact intention of my article. I can spend hours just improving my blog and forums so that my readers can get the perfect experience.

如果你是個完美主義者，你可能會發現自己定期受阻於完美細節。所以，如果你獨自一人，我也是。我會花很多時間編輯事實真相，以便讓所有事情都完美，都像我想象的那樣。比如在我的文章裏，我能花上一個多小時的時間尋找完美的照片，以便精確地表述我文章的含義。我能花上數小時的時間改進我的微博和論壇，因此我的讀者們能閱讀到我完美的經歷。

However, I have come to realize that by spending all my time on the details, I'm not making the best use of my time. According to the 80/20 principle, 80% of the results we can achieve comes from 20% of our actions. In trying to achieve the remaining 20% to get the perfect 100% outcome, we have to spend 80% more effort!

然而我逐漸意識到：把自己所有的時間都花費在細節上，我並沒有最好使用時間。根據80/20黃金原則——我們所能達到的80%的結果來自於行動的20%。要試着達到剩下20%以追求100%的完美結果，我們還需要花費80%更多的努力!

Some of us may think that we should do everything to achieve the best outcome. While I agree with this, it fails to hold true outside of certain situational contexts. For example, while it may be gratifying to get the best picture for each blog article, the extra time spent looking for that best picture prevents me from working on higher value tasks, such as writing new books or creating new challenges for my readers. It goes without saying that one hour spent on the latter adds more value than one hour spent looking for a picture.

有些人會想：我們應該做好一切以達到最好的結果。在同意此話的同時，這話如果脫離了具體的情況情境，是不真實的。比如說，爲了給每一個微博文章都配上最好的圖片，花多餘的時間找最佳照片的行爲阻礙了我去完成高附加值的工作，比如譜寫新書、或者爲自己的讀者創造一些心的挑戰。把一小時的時間用來增加附加值還是花一小時的時間找相片?毋庸多說。

By looking at the big picture, it helps you realize what does matter and what doesn't so that you can then channel your energy accordingly. The Gifts of Imperfection is a good read on this topic.

想着心裏的遠景，就能幫你意識到做什麼值得，什麼不值得;這樣你就能相應地引導你的能量。《不完美的饋贈》，從標題上看就不錯。

yourself be affected by minor issues.

3. 讓自己受到小事件的影響

Sometimes we may be affected by a hurtful comment or discouraged by a small setback. While these emotions are justified, often times these events are insignificant in the long run. One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: "Will this matter in one year's time? Three years? 5 years? 10 years? 30 years?" If not, then it's probably not worth your energy to think about these things. Concentrate on things that do matter in the long run instead.

有些時候我們會受到惡意批評或者因小挫折而氣餒。貌似這些情緒是有正當理由的，但通常這些事件從長期來看是無關緊要的。想知道一件事情是否值得思慮，有一個方法，那就是：“1年中它的影響是怎樣的?三年呢?五年?十年?三十年?”那如果不是，就證明可能不值得的你花費精力去思考這些事情;相反的是，把精力集中在那些從長遠看很重要的事情上。

e others for your plight.

4. 自己的困境卻怪罪他人

Is there anything you're blaming others for in your life? Are you blaming the economy for not getting the job you want? Your parents for giving you "fat" genes? Your boss for your workload? The world for lack of opportunities around you? The universe for not giving you the life of your dreams?

你生活裏有沒有什麼事情是你責怪他人的?你是否在怪罪經濟沒能讓你得到你想要的工作?責怪你的父母遺傳給你“肥胖”的基因?老闆給你的工作量太多?周圍世界缺乏機會?世界沒能給你所夢想的生活?

The extent to which you can live your dream life depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life. When you blame someone/something for what you're going through, you deny responsibility. You give others power over that part of your life. For example, if you blame your parents for your obesity, you'll continue to remain obese because in your mind they are the reason why you're obese. You'll never have the power to change the situation until you take responsibility for it. When you take 100% responsibility for your life, be it your career status, your health, your relationship status, your finances, your friendships, etc, that's when you're set to achieve the life of your dreams.

你能過上夢想中的生活的程度取決於你對自己生命負責的程度。當你正經歷某事卻責怪某人某事的時候，你就是在否認你自己的責任。你把你生命裏那部分的權利交給了別人。比如說，如果你印字機的肥胖而責怪父母，那麼你將會繼續胖下去，因爲在你腦海中這纔是你肥胖的原因。除非你爲此擔負起責任來，要不你就不可能有力量改變現狀。當你爲自己生活擔負起百分百的責任，讓它成爲你的職業狀態，健康，關係狀態，經濟，友誼等等，那個時候纔是你開始實現你夢想生活的時候。

lain.

5. 抱怨

It's okay to complain once in a while as a way to vent, but doing it too often makes you a magnet for negativity. Whenever you complain, you give your power away to the universe. For every second you spend complaining, that's one second you could have spent creating the life you want. Rather than lament, think about the actions you can take to improve your situation instead. Every time you do, that's one step toward the life you've been dreaming about.

偶爾把抱怨當做一種發泄的方式是可以的，但如果經常這樣的話，就把你變成負磁場了。當你抱怨的時候，你把自己的能量釋放到宇宙裏。你花費在抱怨上的每一秒鐘，原本都是你用來創造夢想生活的一秒鐘。與其悲嘆，不如思考一下將境遇提升所能採取的行動。如果每次都這麼做，都會向你夢想的生活邁進一步。

to do everything by yourself.

6. 嘗試所有事情都親力親爲

Are you someone who likes to do everything yourself? So do I - but over the years I realize that this prevents me from achieving more. In trying to do everything, including the nitty-gritty, less important details (see #2), that means you're not able to do the higher level, important things like your biggest goals and dreams. Start by delegating, outsourcing or removing the less important tasks and scaling yourself up to do the more important ones. You'll notice a big difference in your productivity.

你是哪種什麼事情都喜歡自己上手去做的人嗎?我也是，但是多年來，我漸漸意識到這種方式阻礙我更多的進步。在嘗試完成所有事件的時候，包括那些事實真相，不太重要的細節，(見#2)，那就意味着你就不能去做那些高一個層次的事情，重要的事情，諸如你最大的目標和夢想。從授權開始，外包或者去除那些不太重要的任務，放開比例讓自己去做一些更重要的事情。這樣以來，你將會注意到你自己在效率上的大不同。

small goals.

7. 設定小目標

Many people set small goals because they're afraid to fail. Actually what they're really afraid of is to realize that they've always had all the power to achieve everything they want and that they have wasted their own time and dreams. You have all the potential and power in this world to achieve everything you want. Stop settling for less and set your highest goals today. You owe it to yourself.

很多人設定小目標是因爲他們畏懼失敗。而事實上他們真正害怕的是：他們總是具有實現一切所想的能力，而他們浪費了自己的時間和夢想。你有這世上一切潛力和能力去實現你所想的任何事。別再安於稍許，盡在今天設定好你的最高目標。你得歸功於自己。

le up unhappiness.

8. 壓抑苦惱

Bottling up your emotions is like creating a bomb that will eventually self- implode. Every time you bury an emotion, you're weighing yourself down with baggage. The best way to deal with your emotions, whether happy ones or unhappy ones, is to lay them out on the table and face them. Don't hide from your problems. When you do you're just hiding from yourself. I found a great way to clear emotional baggage is to use the brain dumping exercise, where you dump your emotions in a journal for about 10-15 minutes. Try it - you'll feel lighter almost immediately.

壓抑情緒莫過於設定了一個最終會自動爆炸的炸彈。每當你掩埋情緒的時候，都在用輜重將自己稱量。應對情緒最好的方式是，不管是開心還是不高興，都把它們放在桌面兒上，面對它們。不要迴避你的問題，如果那麼做，那就是你在迴避你自己。我發現一個清除情緒輜重的好方法，就是做大腦信息垃圾訓練，花上10至15分鐘的時間把情緒傾倒在日記裏。試試看，你立馬就會感到輕鬆起來。

k that you cannot do it.

9. 認爲自己不能做

As Henry Ford put it, "Whether you think you can or think you can't – you are right." There is nothing more powerful in the world than our beliefs. Our beliefs are the lenses we use to see the world. If we think we don't have the power, then our minds will find the evidence to support that thought. If we think we have the power to achieve what we want, then similarly, our minds will automatically lock down on all the evidence that supports that thought.

正如亨利·福特所說：“不管你覺得自己是能還是不能——你都是正確的。”世上再沒有什麼能比我們的信仰更有力的東西了，我們的信仰就是我們用之來看世界的鏡頭。如果我們認爲自己擁有實現夢想的力量，那麼同樣的，我們的頭腦也會自動鎖定所有支持這種想法的證據。

rastinate on your goals.

10. 拖延自己的目標

Procrastination is the best way to bury your potential. Do you want your goals to never come true? Sure, procrastinate on them. I've never in my life seen a happy procrastinator. Everyone I know who procrastinates usually holds a heavy heart, because deep down they want to achieve their goals. Deep down they know they are meant to live their dreams. So stop procrastinating. Start by first identifying what you're passionate about, then go from there. As long as you're doing what you love, you can never go wrong.

拖延是埋沒自己潛能的最“好”方法。你是否想讓自己的目標從不能實現?確定的話，那就拖延吧。我這輩子從來就沒有見過一個開心的拖延者;我所認識的每一個拖拉者通常都有一顆沉重的心，因爲內心深處他們是想實現他們的目標的。內心深處他們知道自己打算要實現自己的夢想。那麼，停止拖延吧，首先從確定你激情所在開始，然後從這裏開始，。只要你做着自己喜愛的事情，那你就絕不會弄錯。