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Walk into any bookstore, and you'll see shelves full of books about personal development. You'll know the titles of some classics, even if you've never read them: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Getting Things Done, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway ... and loads more.
走進任何一家書店，都會看到書架上堆滿了個人發展的書。甚至不用去翻，你都能知道一些耳熟能詳的書名：《高效能人士的七個習慣》，《盡管去做》，《如何戰勝內心的恐懼》...等等諸如此類。
You've probably read some of these books, or at least come across major personal development ideas in magazines or online. If you've been reading Dumb Little Man for any length of time, you'll definitely have soaked up a lot of great personal development advice.
可能你已經讀過其中一些書，或者至少在雜志或網上瀏覽過主要的勵志個人發展觀點。如果你已經讀過《Dumb Little Man》一些，你肯定了解了許多個人發展的建議。
You might even spend time every day reading personal development blogs and books, or listening to audio.
你可能每天都在花時間讀個人發展方面的博客和書，或者聽錄音。
But ... are you wasting your time?
但...你是在浪費時間嗎？
Just Reading Won't Get You Far
光去讀沒什么用
When you want something to change in your life, it's tempting to look for a quick fix. And books can promise a lot – with titles like I Will Make You Rich.
如果你想改變生活，肯定想找個捷徑。而書能承諾許多——例如《我會讓你富有》的書名。
Can they really deliver?
他們真的能實現？
Yes – but only with a bit of work from you.
能——但是對你只有一點用。
The problem is, many of us find that simply reading about personal development gives us a little boost. We read 7 Habits and we feel like we've done something productive ... but we might not quite make the leap into actually doing something with what we've read.
問題是，我們大多數都發現簡單讀讀個人發展的書能給我們一點激勵。我們讀了七個習慣，我們會覺得我們某些事做的很有效率...但我們實際上可能不會真的就像書中所言那樣做事。
Have you fallen into this trap? Do you find yourself buying book after book, or reading blog after blog, hoping that this time, you're finally going to find that secret which will help you change your life?
你掉進過這個陷阱嗎？買了一本又一本書，或者讀了一個又一個博客，你是否發現，自己總是希望這次你就會徹底發現那個秘密：那個能幫你改變你一生的秘密？
The problem is, you might never find it. Because unless you're engaging with what you read, nothing is ever going to be any different.
問題是，你可能永遠不會發現它。因為除非你按照書中所說去做了，不然神馬改變也不會發生。
