Inhisbest-sellingbook,The7HabitsofHighlyEffectiveTeens,SeanCoveystates,“Webecomewhatwerepeatedlydo,”andthisadviceisn’tjustforteens.Inotherwords,ourhabitsmakeuswhoweare.

　　在畅销书《杰出青少年的七个习惯》中,肖恩·柯维认为“我们反复做的事情造就了我们”,而这一建议不止适用于青少年.换句话说,我们的习惯决定了我们成为什么样的人.

　　Ifwearerepeatedlylatetoworkorwecancelplanswithfriendsregularly,ourreputationbeginstoproceedus—andnotinapositiveway.Thecultivationofgoodhabitsisessentialinordertobetakenseriously,feelgoodaboutourselves,andliveapositivelife.Hereareafewgoodhabitsyoushouldstartrightnow:

　　如果我们总是上班迟到,或者经常取消与朋友的约会,我们必定会变得“臭名远扬”.若想受人尊敬、自我满足并过上积极的生活,那么培养良好习惯则显得至关重要.下面就是一些现在就该养成的好习惯：

　　Findagroupofpeoplewithsimilarinterests

　　找到志同道合的圈子

　　Withinthisgroup,youwillfindpeoplewhowillbeabletorelatetoyoulikeotherscannot.Youwillcultivatelifelongrelationshipsandfindasenseofbelonging.

　　在这样一个圈子里,你会发现和自己志同道合的人.你将收获终生友谊并能找到归属感.

　　Letgoofdistraction

　　杜绝分心

　　Giveyourattentiontowhatever’sinfrontofyou.Stayinthemomentandyourrelationshipswillbenefit,aswellasyourpeaceofmind.Lettinggoofdistractionswillincreaseyourmindfulness,whichcanleadtolessstressandamorepositiveoutlook.

　　将注意力专注到当下的事情上.活在当下不仅让人际关系受益,也有助于思绪的平和宁静.杜绝干扰可以提高专注力,进而减轻压力并激发更加乐观的心态.

　　Floss

　　用牙线清洁牙齿

　　Daily.Flossingislinkednotonlytohealthyteeth,buttohearthealthaswell.Fightgumdisease,increasethepotentialtokeepyourteethforlife,andpotentiallyloweryourriskofheartdisease,allwhilecultivatingagoodhabit.

　　每天都用牙线清洁,不仅有利于牙齿健康,也对心脏健康有好处.养成这个好习惯可以预防龈疾病,延长牙齿寿命并降低患心脏病的几率.

　　Multitaskless

　　减少同时处理多个任务

　　Putthephoneandtabletaway.Turnthetelevisionoff.Devoteyourattentiontothetaskathand.Multitaskingcanleadtospottyworkorhalf-doneassignmentsorduties,soyouaremoreeffectiveifyoufocusononethingatatime.

　　收起手机和平板,关掉电视.把注意力转移到手中的任务上.同时应付多个任务会使工作质量打折扣,或者任务变成半吊子.所以,如果你能一次只专注一件事的话,效率会提高不少.

　　Spendtimewithyourself

　　花时间独处

　　Youneedalittlealonetime.Itallowsyoutorelaxandletgoofyourdailystruggle.Beingalonealsogivesyoutimetoreflectwithoutdistraction.

　　你需要一点独处时间.这会让你放轻松并释放白天的辛苦.独处还能让你有时间不受干扰地进行反思.

　　Createavisualrepresentationofmotivation

　　设立可视化激励提示

　　Usuallyreferredtoasavisionboard,placingyourgoalsanddreamsonaposterboardorthelikecankeepyoufocused.Thatvisualrepresentationhelpsremindyoutokeeppushingforwardandstrivingtowardyourgreatestgood.

　　这个一般是指提示板,在提示板上写下目标与梦想有利于保持专注.可视化提示能提醒你不断前进、不断努力做到最好.

　　Setsomegoals

　　确定目标

　　Andmakesuretheyareobtainable.It’simportanttohavebothshort-termandlong-termgoals.Forexample,ifyouwanttoeathealthier,setagoalforonehealthymealperweekforamonth.Thenincreaseittotwohealthymealsandsoon.Ifyoudothis,beforeyouknowit,you’llbeeatingwellandfeelinggreat.

　　并要确保这些目标是能够实现的.同时设定短期和长期目标很重要.举个例子,如果你希望饮食更健康,那就每周或每月计划吃一顿健康饮食,然后逐渐增加到两顿,以此类推.如果你这么做,那么不知不觉就会吃得更好、精神更佳了.

　　Journalregularly

　　定期写日记

　　Thisisoneoftheeasiestwaystogetthosefeelingsandthoughtsoutofyouandontopape