5. Kill negative thoughts. 去除消極的想法。

　　Goes hand-in-hand with the above item, but it's so important that I made it a separate item. You have to learn to be aware of your self-talk, the thoughts you have about yourself and what you're doing. When I was running, sometimes my mind would start to say, “This is too hard. I want to stop and go watch TV。” Well, I soon learned to recognize this negative self-talk, and soon I learned a trick that changed everything in my life: I would imagine that a negative thought was a bug, and I would vigilantly be on the lookout for these bugs. When I caught one, I would stomp on it (mentally of course) and squash it. Kill it dead. Then replace it with a positive one. (“C'mon, I can do this! Only one mile left!”)

　　這一條與上一條是連在一起的，但因為它如此重要，我把它作為單獨一項列出來。你必須清楚自己內心的想法，清楚你自己是誰和你在干什么。當我在跑步里，有時我腦海里開始講：“這太難了，我想停下來，去看電視。”當然，我很快就學會分辨這種內心消極的想法，并學會那個可以改變生活中一切的小竅門：我會想象消極的想法就是一個小臭蟲，我會非常警惕的搜查這引起小臭蟲。當我抓住一個，我就狠狠跺幾腳(當然指精神上的)，然后捏碎，殺死它。然后用積極的想法取代它。(“加油，我可能做到的，不過只剩一里而已”)

　　Know yourself and you will win all battles. - Sun Tzu

　　知己知彼，百戰不殆。-孫子