金句1
THE FIRST STEP TO GETTING ANYWHERE IS TO DECIDE WHERE
YOU want to go.
到達(dá)任何地方的第一步是確定你想去哪。
?get 到達(dá)
?decide 決定
?decide to do sth 決定做某事
I decide to read success.So I am here.
金句2
Without being translated into goals, our desires remain just that—
things we wish would happen.
如果我們的愿望沒(méi)有被轉(zhuǎn)化成目標(biāo)，我們希望的將會(huì)發(fā)生的事情就會(huì)保持原樣。
?translate 使轉(zhuǎn)變
?remain 保持不變
金句3
Success is more likely when you focus on the right details, in the
right way.
用正確的方式關(guān)注正確的細(xì)節(jié)更有可能獲得成功。
金句4
In the absence of a special goal,do your best somewhat ironically tends to produce work that is far from the best --it's a recipe for mediocrity.
缺少具體的目標(biāo)，盡你所能某種意義上導(dǎo)致偏離最好結(jié)果太遠(yuǎn)，諷刺的是盡你所能可能是通向平庸的秘方。
金句5
The alternative to set specific,difficult goals.Difficult but possible is the key.
另一種選擇就是設(shè)置困難又具體的目標(biāo)。困難但有可能實(shí)現(xiàn)是關(guān)鍵。
金句6
Succeeding at something hard is more pleasurable,gives greater satisfaction and happiness,and increases your overall sense of well-being.Succeeding at something easy is barely worth mentioning.
在困難的目標(biāo)上獲得成功會(huì)更愉悅，給予更多的滿足感和快樂(lè)，增加整體的幸福感。而在容易的目標(biāo)上獲得成功簡(jiǎn)直就不值一提。
金句7
Setting specific,challenging goals creates a cycle of success and happiness that can repeat itself over and over again,creating what Locke and Latham call the "high performance cycle".
設(shè)置具體又有挑戰(zhàn)的目標(biāo)可以創(chuàng)造成功和快樂(lè)的循環(huán)。這個(gè)循環(huán)是可以一直自我重復(fù)的，進(jìn)而產(chǎn)生L&L命名的“高績(jī)效循環(huán)”。
金句1
<u>Thinking</u> more abstractly about behavior can <u>be</u> very <u>energizing</u> because you are linking one particular,often small action to a greater meaning or purpose.
用抽象的方式理解行為會(huì)更有動(dòng)力。因?yàn)槟銓⒁粋€(gè)具體的的小行動(dòng)與一個(gè)大的意義和目標(biāo)聯(lián)系到一起。
energizing 鼓舞人心的
link 連接
link sth to sth 將……和……相連
金句2
And if you want to motivate someone else to do something,describing it in why terms will also help persuade them to give it a try.
如果你想激發(fā)其他人做事情，用“為什么”來(lái)描述會(huì)幫助你說(shuō)服他們?nèi)L試下。
motivate 激發(fā)……積極性
motivate sb to do sth 激發(fā)某人做某事
persuade 勸說(shuō)
persuade sb to do sth 說(shuō)服某人做某事
金句3
When action are difficult to accomplish,it is easier and much more helpful to think about what we are doing in simple,concrete what term rather than lofty,more abstract why ones.
當(dāng)事情很難完成的時(shí)候，用一些簡(jiǎn)單而與具體的“what”思考方式要比抽象而玄虛的“Why”思考方式要容易有用的多。
accomplish 完成
concrete 具體的
lofty 玄虛的，高深莫測(cè)的
金句4
The best strategy is to shift your thinking style to match the goal you want to achieve.
最好的策略就是轉(zhuǎn)換你的思考方式以匹配你要實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo)。
shift 轉(zhuǎn)換
match 匹配
achieve 完成實(shí)現(xiàn)
金句5
To get motivate and enhance your self-control(or to help someone else the same),think why.
如果你想有動(dòng)力并加強(qiáng)自控力或者幫助其他人做同樣的事，那就用“為什么”方式來(lái)思考。
enhance 加強(qiáng)
help 幫助
help sb to do sth 幫助某人做某事
金句6
To tackle a particularly complicated,difficult,or unfamiliar goal,it's best to think what.
處理特別復(fù)雜，困難或者陌生的目標(biāo)，最好用“做什么”的方式來(lái)思考。
tackle 處理，對(duì)付
complicated 復(fù)雜的
unfamiliar 陌生的
金句1
Another powerful <u>influence</u> on whether you think of an action or a goal in abstract why or concrete what terms <u>is</u> <u>time</u>--specifically,how
long it will be before you actually do whatever it is you are planning to do.
另外一個(gè)對(duì)你使用抽象的“為什么”或者具體的“做什么”思考行動(dòng)或者目標(biāo)產(chǎn)生巨大影響的是時(shí)間——具體來(lái)說(shuō)，就是從計(jì)劃做的事情到真正開(kāi)始做的時(shí)間間隔。
influence 影響
abstract 抽象的
plan 計(jì)劃
plan to do sth 計(jì)劃做某事
金句2
<u>Why thinking</u> <u>leads</u> <u>you</u> to pay more attention to what psychologist call desirability information.
用“為什么”方式思考使你更加關(guān)注心理學(xué)家稱(chēng)作的的“意愿信息”。
lead 使得
lead sb to do sth 使得某人做某事
pay attention to 關(guān)注
desirability 可取
金句3
<u>More concrete，what thinking</u> <u>leads</u> <u>you</u> to place more weight on feasibility information --whether or not you can actually do whatever needs to be done.
更加具體的“做什么”方式思考會(huì)讓你更注重可行性信息——無(wú)論你是否真的做了哪些需要做的事情。
place 寄予；寄托
place more weight on 更注重
feasibility 可行性
金句4
<u>We</u> <u>are</u> <u>biased to</u> think about future events more in terms of why we want to do them and less in terms of how we'll actually get it done,<u>we</u> <u>adopt</u> <u>goals and plans</u> with potentially rich rewards that are also logistical nightmares.
對(duì)于未來(lái)的事情我們傾向于根據(jù)我們?yōu)槭裁匆鰜?lái)思考，很少根據(jù)我們要做什么來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)它思考。我們制定具有潛藏豐厚回報(bào)的計(jì)劃和目標(biāo)，但同時(shí)也會(huì)給我們帶來(lái)噩夢(mèng)。
biased 有偏見(jiàn)的
be biased to do sth 傾向于做某事
adopt 采納
nightmare 噩夢(mèng)
金句5
Many of us have a hard time being truly spontaneous or seizing unforeseen opportunities in the near future.
我們當(dāng)中的很多人很難擁有真正的自發(fā)性或者抓住不久將來(lái)的非可預(yù)見(jiàn)的機(jī)會(huì)
have a hard time doing sth 做某事困難
seize 抓住
opportunity 機(jī)會(huì)
金句6
About the future,we think like explorers--but when it comes to the here and now,we're more like accountants.
我們考慮未來(lái)的事情時(shí)像個(gè)探險(xiǎn)者--而考慮眼前的事情時(shí)則像個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)斤斤計(jì)較。
explorer 探險(xiǎn)者
accountant 會(huì)計(jì)
金句7
<u>Knowing how your thinking may be affected</u> by time--by whether you are deciding about the near or distant future--<u>is</u> <u>crucial</u> if you want to compensate for your natural bias and make the best possible decision.
如果你想彌補(bǔ)自己的偏見(jiàn)并做出最有可能的決定，知道影響你做決定的方式是時(shí)間（是否決定目前或者很久將來(lái)的事情）很關(guān)鍵。
affect 影響
be affected by sth 受到……的影響
crucial 關(guān)鍵的
金句8
<u>Thinking</u> what when it comes to your goals <u>is</u> <u>an excellent way</u> to not only be more realistic about your time,but also to prevent procrastination.
使用“做什么”方式來(lái)思考實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)是一個(gè)非常好的方式，不僅是因?yàn)樗梢宰屇愫侠戆才艜r(shí)間，更讓你克服拖延癥。
realistic 現(xiàn)實(shí)的
prevent 阻止
procrastination 拖延
金句1
Most of us believe we are much more likely than our peers to have good things happen to us -- to have successful careers,own our own homes,make a lot of money,and live past ninety.
大多數(shù)人相信自己比同齡人更有可能有好的事情——成功的職業(yè)，擁有屬于自己的家庭，掙很多錢(qián)，長(zhǎng)命百歲。
be much more likely to do sth 更有可能做某事
peer 同輩
career 職業(yè)
金句2
Believing you will succeed really does make you more likely to succeed.
相信自己會(huì)成功真的讓自己更有可能成功。
金句3
<u>People</u> who believe goal pursuit will be difficult plan more,<u>put</u> in more effort,and <u>take</u> more action in pursuit of their goals.
哪些相信自己在追求目標(biāo)的道理上困難重重，會(huì)更加努力并且采取更多的行動(dòng)來(lái)追求目標(biāo)。
pursuit 追求；
put in 投入
take action 采取行動(dòng)
金句4
<u>The optimal strategy</u> to use when setting a goal <u>seems</u> to be to think positively about how it will be when you achieve your goal,while thinking realistically about what it will take to get there.
設(shè)定目標(biāo)時(shí)最佳策略就是積極地思考，即想象完成目標(biāo)后的樣子，同時(shí)現(xiàn)實(shí)地思考要做什么才能到達(dá)那里。
positively 積極地
realistically 現(xiàn)實(shí)地
金句5
Mental contrasting --first you imagine attaining your goal,and then you reflect on the obstacles that stand in the way.
思維對(duì)照法——首先想象你達(dá)到目標(biāo)的景象，然后反思過(guò)程中會(huì)遇到的障礙。
contrast 對(duì)比
attain 獲得
reflect on 思考；反省
obstacle 障礙
金句6
Mental contrasting turns wishes and day-dreams into reality,by bringing into focus what you will need to do to make it happen.
通過(guò)聚焦你要達(dá)成目標(biāo)需要做什么，思維對(duì)照法可以讓愿望和白日夢(mèng)成真。
turn sth into reality 使某事成真
金句7
Considering both what you want and what stands in your way wil give you the clarity to make good decision--when your chances for success are high,it will increase your commitment to your goal, making you more likely to successfully achieve it.When your chances are not so good,it will help you recognize that and move on.
考慮你想要的和將遇到什么困難會(huì)讓你做決定時(shí)很清晰——當(dāng)成功概率高的時(shí)候，增加你達(dá)成目標(biāo)的意愿，使你更有可能獲得成功。當(dāng)概率低的時(shí)候，也會(huì)幫你認(rèn)識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)并繼續(xù)前行。
clarity 清晰明了
move on 繼續(xù)前行
recognize 認(rèn)識(shí)到
金句8
Only when we have come to recognize that a goal we have cannot be attained do <u>we</u> make room in our lives for something we can achieve.
只有在我們已經(jīng)意識(shí)到該目標(biāo)不能達(dá)到時(shí)，我們就要將這個(gè)目標(biāo)讓位給我們可以達(dá)到的目標(biāo)。
make room for 讓位
金句9
Greater achievement comes not from choosing one style over the other,but from deciding how to think about your goal to best overcome the specific challenges you are facing.
更大的成就不是因?yàn)槟氵x擇了一種方式而不選擇另外一個(gè)，而是在于你決定用何種方式思考你的目標(biāo)，以達(dá)到克服你正在面臨的具體挑戰(zhàn)的目的。
choose 選擇
choose A over B 選擇A而不是B
style 方式
face 面對(duì)
