英语正能量——选择行动,而不是有所顾忌是否完美

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我们的生活并非十全十美,我们自身不完美,我们生活的世界并不完美,我们做的任何事也不可能尽善尽美,但是这是最重要的吗?不要等到一切完美时才行动 ,不要等到准备好了才有所行动,你永远不可能做好十足的准备,选择行动胜于选择完美。


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Imperfect progress realized is better

实际生活中即使进展不完美

than perfection imagined.

也好过凭想象得来的完美。

A perfectly imagined work of art is useless

光设想出完美的艺术作品毫无用处

until it exists outside of your head.

除非你能将其画出来。

And outside of your head it won't be perfect.

但一旦脱离想象,它就不可能是完美的。

That's the price we pay for bringing things into reality.

要将想象付诸于实际就必须付出这种代价。

A perfectly outlined novel is unreadable

有些小说大纲设计的非常的完美,但晦涩难懂

until it moves out of the outline and into words,

除非它能跳出大纲 关注用词,

dialogue,conflicts,characters.

对话,冲突,人物

And in that form,in those many words on a page,

像这样一页上布满内容

it won't be perfect.

就不可能达到完美。

Some of the words will be wrong.

总有些词语会用错。

We must sacrifice our ideas of perfection

但我们必须放弃完美主义

to get the work into reality.

作品才能公诸于世。

The price of action is the pain of imperfection,

该行为的代价即为不完美的抱怨

our own imperfection.

我们自身的不完美

Our world isn't perfect.

我们生活的世界并不完美

Our work won't be perfect.

我们的作品不肯能尽善尽美

The solution?

有办法解决吗?

You might not like it.

你可能不会喜欢这个答案

Just do it. Whatever it is.

放手做吧 无惧一切

Quit whining.

不要抱怨

Quit hesitating.

不要犹豫

Quit preparing

不要永远只会做准备

Just do it.

放手做吧

Sometimes we really do learn from advertising.

有时从广告中我们确实能有所感悟

Nike is right.

比如耐克

So is Yoda.

尤达

Grab those 5 minutes and put them into action,

抓住5分钟的机会 行动起来

imperfect,beautiful,flawed action that will result in

不完美的 有瑕疵的 但有意义的行为会带来

imperfect,beautiful,flawed value.

不完美的 有瑕疵的 但有意义的价值

Don't think too hard about it.

对此不必深思

Don't focus on the goals of perfection;

不要总是想着做到完美

Instead,just focus on the work you can do today.

相反 着眼于当下你能做的事情

We're not good at assessing our own competencies.

我们不擅于评估自身能力

That's part of reason that taking action is so scary:

这是我们害怕采取行动的原因之一

What if we can't live up to our own expectations?

万一没实现自身期望怎么办

Most of the time,we can't.

大部分时候,我们真没法达到期望

That shakes us up.

这会扰乱我们的心绪

If I can't assess my own ability in this area,

如果我不能判断自己在这个领域的能力

What do I really know about myself?

我们怎么能真正认清自己呢?

Keep moving forward.

继续前进

Movement forward is progress.

前进就是进步

I'm of the belief that you can't really go backward,

我相信实际上你也没法后退

even if you try.

即使你试图这么做

You can't unlearn an experience.

你应该在经历中有所学习

You can't keep your mind from percolating,sifting,

让大脑去过滤 思考

analyzing,connecting.

分析 联系信息

Even a movement backward is a movement forward.

几时后退也是一种前进。

It's still movement.

总归是一种进步

The only thing to watch out for

唯一要注意的是

is the temptation to stop moving.

当诱惑阻碍你前进时

You might not go backward,

你可能不会后退

but you can get stuck for a long time.

但你会停滞很久

Keep track of what you do

记录你的经历

If you keep a journal,try logging both your failures and your successes for a week or so.

如果你有写日记的习惯,尝试记录一周以来的成功和失败

Compare the two categories.

比较一下这两类

Log your movement forward,no matter how small.

记下你的进步,不管它有多小

Perspective matters.

态度至关重要

Failure teaches.

失败教人成长

Success follows.

成功即可随之而来

Some things simply aren't worth it.

一些事情确实没什么意义

Even an overwhelming sense of obligation

即使是强烈的责任感

doesn't change that fact.

也改变不了事实

Let go of the stuff than doesn't matter.

放弃不重要的东西

Your assignment

你的任务

Keep writing or sketching or painting or singing

坚持写作 素描 绘画 唱歌

or designing or building or speaking or consulting,

设计 建筑 演讲 咨询

Or whatever it is you need to be doing.

或者任何你需要做的事情

Keep taking one small imperfect action after anther.

接连实施不完美的细小行为

Don't wait until you're ready(you won't be,ever).

不要等到准备好了才有所行动,你永远不可能做好准备。

Don't wait until it's perfect (also not gonna happen).

不要等到一切完美时才行动 同样这是不可能的

Don't wait at all.

别光等了

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