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This is lesson #48 from my book Little Things Matter, 100 Ways to Improve Your Life Today.
這是來自我的書《小事情重要》的48課,今天100種方法改善你的生活。
If you are like most people you probably spend more time worrying than you should. Worrying about job security, project deadlines, health, shrinking budgets, rising taxes, the housing market, world poverty, our children’s safety, even the weather. Some things we can control, others we clearly cannot. The key to maintaining a positive attitude in life is to know the difference.
如果你像大多數(shù)人一樣，你可能花更多的時間用來擔心。擔心工作保障、項目期限、健康、減少預算,增加稅收,房產(chǎn)市場,世界貧困,我們孩子的安全,甚至天氣。有些事情我們可以控制,另一些我們顯然不能。在生活中保持積極的態(tài)度的關鍵是懂得如何區(qū)別對待。
I heard years ago that 92 percent of the things people worry about are beyond their control.
多年前我聽到,人們所擔心的東西，其中92%超出了他們的控制。
If you are troubled about something you can control, like whether you are going to lose your job, then step up your game. Come in early, stay late, offer to work on a weekend, or volunteer to take on additional responsibilities; do anything you can think of to increase your value. If you end up losing your job, you can bet you’ll get a better reference.
如果你陷入的困境是你所能控制的東西,比如你會失去你的工作,然后提升自我。早點開始,待到很晚,周末工作,或自愿承擔額外的責任,做任何你能想到的工作來增加你的價值。如果你失去工作,你可以打賭,你會得到一個更好的工作引薦信。
If you are concerned about your health, exercise regularly, eat a well-balanced diet, and refrain from smoking.
如果你擔心健康,經(jīng)常鍛煉,攝取營養(yǎng)均衡的飲食,避免吸煙。
On the other hand, if you find yourself worrying about something like the safety of your son or daughter serving in the military, whether the government is going to raise taxes, or whether the coming storm will deluge you with rain, understand that there’s no action you can take to make any impact on these events or circumstances.
另一方面,如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己擔心類似情況的，在軍隊服役的兒子或女兒的安全，政府是否會增加稅收,或者即將到來的風暴是否會帶來傾盆大雨導致洪水泛濫,你明白你不能采取任何行動，影響這些事件或情況。
You cannot control these things; worrying about them will just cause stress and affect your overall attitude. In the long term, worrying about what you can’t control puts your health, happiness, and longevity at risk.
你無法控制這些事情,擔心他們只會導致壓力，影響你的整體態(tài)度。從長遠來看,擔心你所控制不了的，會給你帶來健康,幸福,長壽的風險。
Make a list of the things you worry about. Divide that list into two categories:
列出你擔心的事情。把這個列表分為兩類:
1. Concerns you can do something about
1。關注你可以做些什么
2. Concerns beyond your control
2。關注你無法控制的
Beside each of the items you can control, include an action item. For instance, if you worry about the ten pounds you’ve recently gained, put together a plan to do something about it. If you’re concerned about an impending deadline, make a list of all the things required to get the project completed.
在每一個你可以控制項目的旁邊,列入一個行動項。例如,如果您操心你最近獲得了10磅,建立一個計劃拿這些錢做點什么。如果你擔心即將到來的最后期限,列出需要做的所有的事情，完成這個項目。
Make a commitment to attack everything within your control and be intentional about not worrying about the things you can’t. At first, you’ll find it hard not to worry about the things you can’t control, but if you use self-discipline and refuse to worry about them, it will become easier.
做出承諾，各個擊破在你的控制范圍內(nèi)的所有一切，有意地不去擔心，你不可能控制的事情。起初,你會發(fā)現(xiàn)很難不擔心，你不能控制的事情,但如果你使用自律，拒絕擔心,它會變得更加容易。
One of the traits of positive people is that they don’t worry about things they can’t control.
積極的人的特征之一是,他們并不擔心他們無法控制的事情。
