雙語(yǔ)美文：不開(kāi)心人的7個(gè)壞習(xí)慣

Everyone experiences unhappy times on occasion, but there is a big difference between experiencing a temporary bout of sadness and living a habitually unhappy life. That’s what chronically unhappy people do.

每個(gè)人都會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)地覺(jué)得不開(kāi)心，但是偶然覺(jué)得不開(kāi)心和長(zhǎng)期過(guò)著悲傷的日子是截然不同的。下面是長(zhǎng)期不快樂(lè)的人經(jīng)常做的事情。

Even if you are generally a happy person, take a look at these seven habits to determine if any of them are keeping you from experiencing greater amounts of joy.

即使你過(guò)著開(kāi)心的日子，也請(qǐng)看一下下面的這七個(gè)習(xí)慣，你也許會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，如果自己沒(méi)有其中的某些習(xí)慣，可能會(huì)更開(kāi)心!

1. Playing it too safe.

過(guò)于保守

Don’t play it so safe that you put yourself in situations where none of your potential options satisfy your calling. Dream your dream, but also realize that you are more than just the dreamer, you are the point of origin for your dream’s reality.

過(guò)于保守的話(huà)，你的潛能就無(wú)法滿(mǎn)足你的心愿。要有夢(mèng)想，但也要意識(shí)到你不僅僅是個(gè)夢(mèng)想家，你還是夢(mèng)想的現(xiàn)實(shí)起點(diǎn)。

Your dream is your creative vision for your future life. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar. Start smashing through those emotional barriers. Move forward. Life doesn’t magically give you what you want in your mind; it gives you what you insist upon with your actions.

你的夢(mèng)想是你未來(lái)生活創(chuàng)造性的愿景。你必須走出當(dāng)前的舒適區(qū)，習(xí)慣你所不熟悉的內(nèi)容。打破這些情感障礙，往前走。生活不會(huì)奇跡般地給你想要的東西，它會(huì)給你你自己用行為堅(jiān)持下來(lái)的東西。

2. Continuous self doubt.

一直自我懷疑

You will inevitably become who you believe yourself to be.

你不可避免地成為你想成為的人。

If you spend enough time saying, “I’m not smart enough, thin enough and rich enough,” it’s likely that you will someday be right. On the contrary, if you have the belief that you are smart enough, thin enough and rich enough now to take the next positive step forward, over time you will likely acquire the capacity to be these very things at your desired level of expectation.

如果你花了足夠的時(shí)間說(shuō)，“我不夠聰明，不夠瘦，不夠富有，”很有可能有一天你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這是真的。相反，如果你相信自己夠聰明，夠瘦，夠富有，可以繼續(xù)向前邁出積極的一步，隨著時(shí)間的推移，你很有可能獲得為達(dá)到夢(mèng)想所需要的能力。

3. Obsession with control.

迷戀控制

Sometimes people put too much interest into trying to control every tiny aspect of their lives. Learn to let go, relax and ride the path that life takes you. Try something new, take a chance, but above all, smile and enjoy the scenery.

有時(shí)人們過(guò)于喜歡控制生活中的細(xì)微方面。學(xué)著去放手，放松心情，去走前面的路。嘗試一些新的事物，冒冒險(xiǎn)，但是最重要的，是微笑并欣賞途中的美景。

Freeing yourself from trying to control the insignificant things lets you experience more of the good stuff around you. The greatest joys in life are often the unexpected surprises that arrive when you are flexible and open to life’s twists and turns.

不去糾結(jié)微不足道的小事，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)身邊還有很多好東西。生活中最大的快樂(lè)，莫過(guò)于當(dāng)你適應(yīng)了生活中的曲折時(shí)那不期而遇的驚喜。

4. Setting unrealistic expectations.

設(shè)定不切實(shí)際的目標(biāo)

You won’t drop two jean sizes overnight. Your relationships won’t grow without your attention. You can’t pay off $25K in debt in a week. Your new business venture won’t instantly turn a profit.

你的牛仔褲尺寸不可能一夜之間就小兩號(hào)。如果你不努力，你的人際關(guān)系也不會(huì)有進(jìn)展。你不可能在一周的時(shí)間內(nèi)付清兩萬(wàn)五千美元。你的新事業(yè)也不可能立刻盈利。

You’re going to make mistakes every now and then. You will go a day or two when you feel like you’re running in place. You’re going to try new techniques and they’re not always going to work. You’re a human being. You’re going to fail from time to time. But that’s how you grow. Worthwhile goals take work and persistence.

你會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)地犯錯(cuò)誤。經(jīng)過(guò)一兩天的時(shí)間你才會(huì)覺(jué)得準(zhǔn)備就緒。你準(zhǔn)備嘗試新的技巧，但是它們并不總是有用。你是一個(gè)人，你會(huì)時(shí)不時(shí)地失敗。但是只有這樣你才能成長(zhǎng)。重要的目標(biāo)需要努力和堅(jiān)持。

5. A bad attitude.

惡劣的態(tài)度

The greatest discovery you will ever make is that you can change your life by simply changing your attitude. Optimism is the most essential human trait, because it allows you to evolve your ideas and improve every situation you encounter.

僅僅通過(guò)改變態(tài)度就可以改變生活，這也許是你未來(lái)的最大發(fā)現(xiàn)。樂(lè)觀(guān)是人類(lèi)最重要的品質(zhì)，因?yàn)樗茏屇愀倪M(jìn)你的想法，改善你遇到的每一種情形。

So don’t take things for granted. Be positive and realize how fortunate you are. Not every day will be perfect, but if you pay attention you’ll realize that 99.9% of the time you’re having either a good day or a great day.

所以不要總是覺(jué)得理所當(dāng)然?？隙ㄗ约翰⒁庾R(shí)到自己有多么幸運(yùn)，不是每一天都能完美，但是如果你留意，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)99.9%的時(shí)候你過(guò)得不錯(cuò)或過(guò)得很好。

6. Slacking on exercise.

懶于運(yùn)動(dòng)

You DO have enough time to exercise. If you say otherwise, you’re lying to yourself. The truth is you don’t have time not to, or sooner or later you’ll be making time for illness.

你有足夠的時(shí)間去鍛煉身體。如果你說(shuō)沒(méi)有，那是在自欺欺人。事實(shí)上，你現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有時(shí)間去運(yùn)動(dòng)，過(guò)些日子你就有時(shí)間生病了。

At least 30 minutes of exercise every day has been proven on countless occasions by countless medical studies to increase the strength, happiness and longevity of human lives. You’re talking about three and a half hours a week. That’s hardly seems an excessive amount of time considering the tremendous benefits in terms of the impact on the remaining 164.5 hours of the week.

無(wú)數(shù)的醫(yī)學(xué)研究證明，每天至少鍛煉30分鐘會(huì)增強(qiáng)體力、提升幸福感、延長(zhǎng)壽命。每天30分鐘，一周三個(gè)半小時(shí)。 想想你能在一周內(nèi)剩下的那164.5小時(shí)獲得的大量益處，這點(diǎn)兒時(shí)間絕不算多。

7. Overindulgence of a good thing.

過(guò)度沉迷于某件事物

Eating too much makes you fat. Spending too much money makes you broke. Working too much leaves your family at home missing you. Playing too much leaves important work undone… And so on and so forth.

吃得過(guò)多會(huì)讓你發(fā)胖，花錢(qián)花得過(guò)多會(huì)讓你破產(chǎn)，工作太多會(huì)讓家人在家想念你，玩耍太多重要的事情就無(wú)法完成……這樣的例子舉不勝舉。

Happiness depends on the balancing act of applying your positive resources equally to the hungry deficits in your life. All details aside, the important thing to remember is this: Long-term happiness is never found in one good thing; it is a combination, it is a balanced lifestyle.

快樂(lè)取決于你能否把積極的資源均等地分到生活中的赤字中以達(dá)到平衡。拋開(kāi)細(xì)節(jié)不談，重要的是要記?。洪L(zhǎng)期的幸福不會(huì)在一件事情中找到;它是一種結(jié)合，是一種平衡的生活方式。