Here are four principles (行为准则) I live by. Whenever I follow these guidelines, I am at my very best, feeling productive and happy.
Devote time.
No matter how talented we may be, it’s wrong to think we can do it all. 【小题1】 The value of our achievements is greatly decided by what we spend our time on. We need to realize that every day we should devote the time to what matters and have the courage to let the unimportant things go.
Focus your attention.
Very often it seems that we just can’t focus our attention, even though we know what we should be doing, right? Resistance (阻力) makes us get disturbed by distractions.【小题2】 Developing a plan for overcoming resistance is important for maximum productivity.
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We need to make a balance between work and play, between creation and pleasure.【小题4】 Even if we feel energetic to work long hours, the most effective long-term way is to hold ourselves back when we feel crazy and follow a proper pace instead.
Keep moving on.
More important than setting big goals is to just keep going. I know this goes against most of the “ set great goals for yourself” advice, but it’s what works for me.【小题5】 And it always made me more worried than it helped. Now, what does work for me is to think about how to improve my life and take small steps to make it happen.
A.Develop a proper pace. |
B.Actually, we can do something, but not everything. |
C.Take one minute’s self-judgment at the end of the day. |
D.It’s in each step that you learn and adjust your direction. |
E.We should take our leisure time as seriously as our work time. |
F.These are obstacles (阻碍) even for the most determined people. |
G.Going after a “big aim” was something that made me feel uncomfortable. |