双语阅读|哈佛大学研究:一个人成为废柴的九大根源,你中枪了吗?

一个生活在现实之中的人,都渴望成功,都期待出任CEO,迎娶白富美(高富帅),都有一颗向往走上人生巅峰的狂热的心。

然而,成功者毕竟是少数……

最近哈佛大学研究得出:成为“废柴”一定有以下这九大根源……一起来看看,有则改之无则加勉。

一起努力成为更好的人吧!

1. 犹豫不决 Indecision

What is worse than recklessness is hesitation.

比鲁莽更糟糕的是犹豫不决。

Those who sway with every wind are just like the grass on the top of a wall, no matter how powerful , are always easy to be defeated by those who have a strong belief. Act vigorously and resolutely will inevitably make mistakes, however, is better than doing nothing.

像墙头草一样摇摆不定的人,无论其他方面多么强大,在生命的竞赛中总是容易被那些坚定地人挤到一边。雷厉风行难免会犯错,但比什么也不敢做强。

"The fear of error is the destruction of progress," said Whitehead.

怀特·黑德说:“畏惧错误就是毁灭进步。”

2. 拖延 Procrastination

Most of the time procrastination is to escape from a problem and laziness.

很多时候拖延就是逃避问题和懒惰。

The famous thinker - Romain Rolland said “Laziness is a strange thing, it makes you feel that your situation is comfort, is a rest, is a blessing; but in fact it is boring, tired, depressed.”

著名思想家罗曼·罗兰说:“懒惰是很奇怪的东西,它让你以为那是安逸,是休息,是福气;但实际上它所给你的是无聊,是倦怠,是消沉。”

3. 三分钟热度 Brief period of enthusiasm

80% of the failure is due to give up halfway in the world.

世界上有80%的失败都源于半途而废。

Most of people had the experience of making plans ambitiously, and then had to give up in despair.

几乎所有的人都有过“雄心勃勃地制定计划,心灰意冷地放弃计划”的经历。

4. 害怕拒绝 Fear of rejection

Heavy and fragile self-esteem.

厚重而脆弱的自尊。

Most of the time, the pain that we go through in our interpersonal relationships is always in connection with "you think you were rejected".

大多数时候,我们在人际关系中感受到的“痛”,都和“感到被拒绝”有关。

5. 自我设限 Self-handicapping

Kill your latent ability.

杀死自己的潜能力。

La Rochefoucauld said: mediocre people are always complaining about things they do not understand.

拉罗什富科说:平庸的人总是在抱怨自己不懂的东西。

6. 逃避现实 Escape from reality

Escapists prefer to create their own little world.

逃避现实者更愿意营造一个属于自己的小世界。

People's tragedy is they have a great ambition but puny ability.

人的悲剧在于眼高手低。

7. 总找借口 Excuses

It is not my fault.

错不在我。

Once people made a mistake, the first reaction is often self defense.

人一旦犯了错,第一反应常常是自我辩护。

8. 恐惧 Fear

Timid and cowardly.

谨小慎微的且懦弱。

9. 拒绝学习 Refuse to learn

You are not lonely, just don't want to learn.

你不是寂寞,你只是不想学习。

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