Pessimists think about how they could have succeeded if they had done things differently. Optimists , on the other hand, tend to think about how they could have screwed things up
even more.
悲觀主義者考慮問題認(rèn)為他們?nèi)绻荒敲醋隹赡軙晒Α酚^主義者，剛好相反，他們認(rèn)為自己如果不是那么做的話結(jié)果可能會更糟。

Not only do we all think that we are above average in our abilities, but we also think
good fortune will smile on us more than it will smile on everyone.
不僅認(rèn)為惡魔的能力要高于平均水平，而且認(rèn)為幸運女神也更加青睞我們。

The difference between unrealistic optimism, which is usually unproductive and sometimes dangerous, and realistic optimism, which is critical for achieving many of our goals, lies in why you are optimistic.
現(xiàn)實樂觀主義和非現(xiàn)實樂觀主義的區(qū)別在于為何而樂觀，非現(xiàn)實樂觀主義往往不努力而且有時非常危險，而現(xiàn)實樂觀主義常常積極準(zhǔn)備為了目標(biāo)的實現(xiàn)。

Visualization can be very helpful, if you imagine the steps you will take in order to succeed rather than the success itself.
形象化對實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)很有幫助，而且你想象實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)的過程要比想象實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)本身要好。

When you study achievement, one of the first things you learn is that innate ability has surprisingly little to do with success. Persistence, on the other hand, has a lot to do with it.
當(dāng)你學(xué)習(xí)達(dá)成目標(biāo)是，首先你要學(xué)習(xí)的一件事情就是天生的能力與成功沒有一點關(guān)系。相對而言，堅持才是成功的關(guān)鍵。

Just as it can be difficult to hang in there, it can also be very, very difficult to know when to quit.
就像很難堅持一樣，要知道何時需要放棄也是很難的。