自我完善 提升自己 停止平庸
The easiest way to remain average,
保持平庸最简单的方法就是
wake up at 65 having none of your dreams realized,
按照平常人的生活规划 你在65岁那天醒来时
having tons of regret and feeling like you just missed out on life,
你的梦想都没有实现 你有太多的遗憾
is to follow the steps of the average person.
那种感觉就像你错过了生活
Wake up, watch the news or check your Facebook
早晨醒来 你一边吃早餐
while you eat your breakfast(bonus tip:
一边看新闻或者查看你的Facebook(额外提示：
make sure it’s something unhealthy and will drain your energy ),
我确定这是不健康的方式并且会耗尽你的活力）
then you get ready to go to work or school,
然后你开始准备出发去工作或学校
and while you dress up make sure to feel upset and angry
当你打扮的时候一定要感到沮丧和愤怒
because you hate going to work and also you hate university.
因为你厌恶去工作也厌恶去上学
Then you mindlessly commute for around 30 minutes,
然后你漫不经心地在交通上花了30分钟
followed by 8 hour long hibernation at work.
接着在工作中冬眠似地昏沉了长达八个小时
And before you know it you’ve spend more than
在你意识到这一点之前
half of your day on autopilot.
你的半天已经在无意识指令下度过了
You get back home, and you have absolutely no idea
晚上你回到家 对于剩下的时间
what to do for the rest of the day,
你完全不知道该做些什么
you’ve spent your morning whining and complaining
你已经在哀嚎和抱怨工作中度过了你的早晨
about your work, checking Facebook
没有任何目标和目的的
and literally having no motivation or purpose whatsoever.
翻阅着你的Facebook
You’ve done this in the past, I’ve done this in the past.
曾经你是如此 曾经我亦是如此
I know, it sucks.
我知道 它很糟糕
Imagine this instead.
但是想象一下这样的画面
You wake up, and you actually feel grateful
当你清晨醒来时 你真的会很感激
that you’re allowed to live one more day.
被上天允许多活一天
You decide that you will make this day more efficient
你决定要让这天比前几周
than previous weeks or months combined.
或前几个月加起来更有效率
You read something uplifting or inspirational for 10-15 minutes,
你花10至15分钟阅读了一些斗志昂扬的东西
maybe watch a motivational video.
也许看了一段励志的视频
You eat a healthy breakfast that will boost
你吃了一份能提高活力的营养早餐
your energy and prepare you for the day ahead.
并且为这一天的开始做准备
You set your daily goals,
你制定了一个每日目标
you realize that it’s really important that you know where
你意识到 倘若你知道自己的方向
you are heading and what you expect from your day.
和你对一天的期望是非常重要的
You commute to work or school,
虽然你往返于公司和学校
but you are in charge of your morning now.
但是现在你可以掌控你的早晨
You decide to listen to an audiobook,
你决定听一本有声读物
you play it at 1.5 or 2x speed.
你把它调到1.5或者2倍速
Congratulations that little decision to listen for 30 minutes
祝贺你做了一个在早晨听30分钟的小决定
in the morning, just made you read a book a week.
因为仅如此你一周便可以读一本书
52 in a year.
那一年就可以读52本书
You get to work but your morning routine made you realize
你开始工作了 但是早上的例行公事让你意识到
that your days are limited,
你的时间是有限的
so you decide to get the most out of your time while you’re working.
因此你决定在工作时充分利用你的时间
Suddenly you are not that bored anymore,
突然你不再觉得生活无聊
you found your job a little interesting and
你发现你的工作有点有趣
you want to outperform yourself from the past.
你想要超过从前的自己
You get back home and by now the snowball effect is just too powerful.
你回到家 现在雪球效应的力量太强大了
You feel alive, and present in the moment.
你觉得自己还活着并且活在当下
All of that because you decided to start your morning
所有这些都是因为你决定
where you are in control and not just reacting
开始安排你的早晨开始 而不是仅仅做出反应
and mindlessly consuming whatever is available.
并且盲目地消耗一切可用的东西
Having a morning routine is one of the best things
有一份晨起规划是让你提高自身
you can do to improve yourself and
实现梦想和目标的
achieve your dreams and goals.
最好的方法之一
I was in the first category in the past.
我曾经是第一种人
I am software engineer, working as a freelancer.
我是一名自由职业者的软件工程师
So each morning I would have 2-3 different
所以每天早上我都会收到2-3条不同的Skype信息
Skype messages and the first thing I would do is
我要做的第一件事
I’ll check the conversations from my clients,
就是查看顾客发来的消息
I would check my email and sometimes
我会检查我的邮件
even forget to have breakfast or even wash my face.
并且有时我甚至忘记吃早餐或洗脸
I was reacting instead of taking charge of my morning.
我只是在作出回应而不是掌控我的早晨
I had no plan for the day,
我没有一天的计划
no idea for the bigger picture or where I want to be in life.
不知道更大的情景也不知道我想成为生活中什么样的人
But all this changed when I started reading books
但当我开始阅读并为自己制作了一个晨起行程时
and when I created a morning routine for myself.
所有的一切都发生了改变
My morning routine changed over time,
随着时间的改变 我的早晨习惯也改变了
but here are a few things that remained the same
但是仍然有些事一如往常
and are part of my current routine.
并且是我现在行程的一部分
First I express gratitude for my day.
首先 我对我的一天表示感谢
Your days are numbered,
你的日子屈指可数
they are like a gift and you don’t know
它们就像一份礼物 你不知道
when you’ll stop receving these free gifts,
什么时候你就会停止接收这些免费的礼物
but for sure one day that will happen they’ll stop.
但是要确信这天终会来到 你不再收到这馈赠
So why not feel grateful for this day,
所以为什么不对这天心怀感恩呢？
a day that you can spend however you like.
按照你喜欢的方式度过这一天
Next after I fill my mind with gratitude and positive thoughts,
下一步 在我充满感激和积极的想法之后
I write down my goals and plan for the day.
我写下了这天的目标和计划
It doesn’t matter if you have the fastest car
倘若你不知道去哪里 若你有一辆快车
or the biggest plane if you don’t know you are going.
或大型飞机也没有关系
Just like that,
就像这样
you need to have a specific goal
你需要有一个明确的目标
or destination of where you want to be in life,
或者你有一个生活中想要去的地方
otherwise you will wander around and get nowhere.
否则你会四处游荡无处可去
After that I watch something inspirational or motivational.
在那之后 我看了一些鼓舞人心的东西
Instead of filling my head with useless stuff from the internet,
而不是让互联网里面的垃圾来填满我的脑袋
I watch something inspirational
在我吃早餐时
while I eat my breakfast.
我会看一些鼓舞人心的东西
And yes it’s the same breakfast everyday,
是的 每天都是一样的早餐
Granola bar, followed by Muesli and Skimmed milk.
格兰诺拉麦片然后是牛奶和脱脂牛奶
Someone will argue and say that you should change your breakfast,
有些人会争辩说 你应该换你的早餐
but this works for me.
但这对我很有效
It is one less decision I have to make each morning.
我每天早上都会少做一个决定
You can check my video about the Paradox of Choice,
你可以查看我的关于《选择的悖论》的视频
and how it affects your life.
并且你会知道它是如何影响你的生活
And finally I read for about an hour.
最后我会阅读一个小时
In the past I thought reading was stupid,
以前我认为阅读是很愚蠢的
I couldn’t see myself sitting down for an hour reading,
我不可能看见自己坐在那阅读一个小时
it looked really boring to me.
那似乎对我来说很无聊
But luckily that changed,
但幸运的是我改变了
At first I started only with audiobooks,
首先我是从有声读物开始阅读的
then gradually switched to reading books
然后才逐渐换成了实体书
and actually enjoyed it.
实际上我很享受阅读
Now I listen to the audiobook and
现在我听有声读物的同时
also read the actual book at the same time.
并且还阅读实体书
But It doesn’t matter what your method is,
但是你的方法是什么不重要
what matters is that each day you learn something new
重要的是你每天都学到了新的知识
and you expand your mind.
并且扩展了你的思想
If you do what you always did,
倘若你总是如此
you will get what you always got.
你最终会得到你想要的
You can’t be serious if you expect something to change
倘若你的知识保持不变 而你的期望有所改变
in your life if your knowledge remains the same.
你就不能严肃对待
Like seriously that’s dumb.
说真的那很蠢
And after that I usually jump into the most difficult task
在那之后我常会执着于这天最困难的任务
for the day, after you finish your hardest task
因为在你结束最困难的任务后
everything else will only get easier and easier.
之后每件事都只会越来越容易
I know a lot of you will just forget about the advice
我知道你看完这个视频后
after you stop watching the video,
你会忘记这个建议
but for the few that are willing to try it,
但是很少有人愿意去尝试它
write down your routine after this video,
看完这个视频后写下你的规划
and do it first thing tomorrow morning.
明天早上开始实施第一件事
If you want to change, you have to do.
倘若你想改变 那么你就必须去做
Knowledge means nothing if you don’t act upon it.
如果你不付诸行动 那知识就毫无意义
Anyway I hope you found this video helpful,
无论如何我希望这个视频对你有所帮助
and as always thanks for watching,
感谢你一如既往的观看
I’ll see you next time.
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