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Psychologist Jennifer Stuart studied a group of Yale graduates and concluded that for such women,
心理學(xué)家詹妮弗·斯圖爾特研究了一群耶魯女畢業(yè)生工作后的生活狀況，得出結(jié)論說(shuō)，對(duì)于這樣的女性，
"the effort to combine career and motherhood may be particularly fraught.
“既要事業(yè)又要做母親，尤其容易導(dǎo)致焦慮和壓力。
The stakes are high, as they may expect nothing less than perfection, both at home and in the workplace.
由于她們對(duì)工作和家庭都有完美主義傾向，所以面臨的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)非常高。
When they fall short of lofty ideals, they may retreat altogether — from workplace to home or vice versa."
而且一旦達(dá)不到理想狀態(tài)，她們很可能會(huì)徹底地往后退——從職場(chǎng)完全回到家庭，或是截然相反”。
Another one of my favorite posters at Facebook declares in big red letters, "Done is better than perfect."
臉譜網(wǎng)的很多海報(bào)標(biāo)語(yǔ)我都很喜歡，其中有一幅海報(bào)上印刷著大大的紅色字母：“完成，好過(guò)完美。”
I have tried to embrace this motto and let go of unattainable standards.
我已經(jīng)以此為座右銘，終于對(duì)不能達(dá)到的完美目標(biāo)選擇了放手。
Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst.
追求完美，最好的結(jié)果便是心生挫敗感，最糟的結(jié)果則是完全麻木。
I agree completely with the advice offered by Nora Ephron in her 1996 Wellesley commencement speech when she addressed the issue of women having both a career and family.
1996年諾拉·埃夫龍?jiān)谕査估麑W(xué)院畢業(yè)典禮上作演講，當(dāng)她談及同時(shí)擁有事業(yè)和家庭的女性時(shí)，她提出了一個(gè)我極其贊同的建議。
Ephron insisted, "It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess.
她說(shuō)：“生活總會(huì)有點(diǎn)兒亂，但擁抱這樣的混亂吧；
It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications.
生活還會(huì)有點(diǎn)兒復(fù)雜，在復(fù)雜里苦中作樂(lè)吧。
It will not be anything like what you think it will be like, but surprises are good for you.
事情絕對(duì)超乎你的想象，有驚喜是好事，
And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind.
不要害怕，你隨時(shí)都可以改變主意。
I know: I've had four careers and three husbands."
看看我，我已經(jīng)有4份職業(yè)和3個(gè)丈夫了。”
I was extremely fortunate that early in my career I was warned about the perils of trying to do it all by someone I deeply admired.
我相當(dāng)幸運(yùn)，因?yàn)槭聵I(yè)初期就已經(jīng)有人提醒過(guò)我，要面面俱到是個(gè)非常危險(xiǎn)的想法。
Larry Kanarek managed the Washington, D C., office of McKinsey & Company where I interned in 1994.
1994年我在麥肯錫公司實(shí)習(xí)時(shí)，拉里·卡納里克是麥肯錫公司華盛頓辦事處的主管。
