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Need

需要

We all have needs in life. When you express those needs by email over and over again, it makes you look needy. I "need" you to come to work early, I "need" you to get that report done. Avoid saying "need" and express requirements more directly.

我們在生活中都有需求。當你重復在郵件中表達這些需求的時候，會使你看起來不自信。我’需要‘你早點來上班，我’需要‘你完成這份報告。不要說’需要‘，而是更直接的表達要求。

I need to buy expensive suits before I go to any job interview.

去面試前，我得買件貴點兒的西裝。

I need to be sure there is no risk of getting turned down before I ask her out.

約她出來前，我得確保她不會拒絕我。

Need acts like a stalling tactic and a justification for failing. It's also a dream stopper. It's you setting up conditions—which are often unnecessary—for you to succeed. It’s better to try and fail, than to fail to try. The experience of engaging in an action or a relationship is far more important than the result. When you are not too attached to the results, you actually don't need much to start.

Need這個詞就是夢想的終結者，它只會讓人不斷拖延想做的事，并且為失敗尋找借口。失敗了還可以繼續再戰，何必考慮那許多沒用的條件？有時過程比結果更重要。當你不再糾結于結果時，你會發現其實你并不需要那么多的條件。

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