Daily article 78: It’s always hard to start, and to restart
I was focusing on some personal issues and ceased writing daily articles for the last couple of days. After everything was done, I was trying to restart from where I left and found it’s not as easy as I thought. That brings up today’s topic: we all agree that it’s hard to start a new task or build up a new hobby, but sometimes it’s even harder to restart after a gap.
Before we develop a new skill, we always ask ourselves whether it is too late, too difficult or too time consuming. Fear of failure and lack of motivation are two major reasons that stop us from beginning. However, curiosity, passion and determination will help us make that first step. Persistence will join later to keep us on the right track. That’s the real story happened on myself in the last several months when I decided to write daily articles. It was really tough at the beginning and became much easier when you are used to the new habit. Gradually, I didn’t need to pay much effort but just rely on the habituation.
However, we may all have the same experience when there are certain times we have to take a pause. For example, I had to spend my time on something very important and stop writing daily articles in the near past. For those of you who are lucky to learn a music instrument during your childhood, you may no longer play it at all when you grow up. Also, you may make your mind to take an exam but haven’t read textbooks for a while. You may find it’s even harder to restart and pick up your habit or skill again because you’re not as curious as before and inertness has taken the upper hand. In such circumstances, I suggest you to recall your original aspiration. Maybe you want to develop a new skill that will be helpful in your life, maybe you want to train yourself intentionally, or maybe you just want to do something cool. Bear that aspiration in mind, all you need to do is stop hesitating and take action immediately. I will meet you in daily articles again.
过去一段时间，我不得不集中精力处理一些个人事务，也暂停了每日文章的更新。随着事情尘埃落定，我尝试着重新开始写每日文章，却发现这并不如我想象般简单。这就引出了今天的话题：我们都同意，从零开始是很难的，而有时，重新开始更难。
在我们学习一项新的技能之前，我们总会问自己，会不会太迟，会不会太难，会不会太花时间。害怕失败以及缺乏动力是阻止我们开始的两大原因。但是，好奇心，激情和决心往往会帮助我们迈出开始的那一步。随后，毅力会帮助我们坚持。这就是过去一段时间，我决定每天写一篇文章，发生在我身上真实的经历。一开始确实很难，但习惯养成后一切变得简单，因为惯性会帮你省力。
可是，总有一些原因，让我们不得不暂时停下脚步，我相信每个人都会有这样的经历。比如，过去一段时间，我不得不花时间处理一些重要的事，停止写文章。对于你们中一些有幸在儿时学习一门乐器的人来说，你可能已经不再弹奏它了。同样的，也许你曾决定考一个证，但已经很久没有看书了。你可能会发现，有时重新开始比开始更难，因为你已不再好奇，而惰性占据了上风。在这种情况下，你建议你想想你的初心。可能你想培养一项对生活有用的技能，可能你想有意地训练自己，又可能你只是想做一些你觉得很酷的事。带着这份初心，你要做的就是停止犹豫，重新开始行动。我会继续和你们在每日文章相见。
關鍵字: For However Persistence
