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改变从今天开始：7个小改变告别单调重复的生活
It’s a new week. However, is your life repeating itself? Are you doing the same things that you did last week?又是新的一周。可是，你的生活是否又在循环往复呢？你是否又在重复上周做过的事情？
Performing the same actions and giving the minimum to get by. After all, you have done all this before. Same Actions, Same Results.老调重弹，聊以度日。要知道，这些事情你早已做过了。同样的事情，同样的结果。If you are just going through the motions, you are wasting your time. Same actions. Different day. Repeat. Repeat. Same low effort. Same low results.
如果你每天都经历着同样的过程，那就是在浪费时间。新日子、老调子。重复。重复。效率低下，结果甚微。
You could probably do it in your sleep. (Many people in the workplace appear to do this.)If you do the same things every day, then your life is going to be boring by definition.
甚至在睡梦里你都在重复着一切。（很多职场人士都有这种倾向。）如果你每天重复同样的事情，那你的生活必然会无聊至极。
After all, you do the same things. Eat the same foods. Go to the same places. Talk to the same people. And you wonder why your life is boring? Average, even.
毕竟，你做的事情都千篇一律。吃同样的食物。去同样的地方。跟同样的人讲话。你也会想，为什么你的生活无聊甚至平庸了？
If you don’t want the same repetitive routine, then it’s on you to change things up. After all, doing the same things each day and expecting different results is… well, just stupid. (Sorry, but it is.)  Here are 7 Ways to “Not Go Through the Motions Today…”
如果你讨厌日复一日循环度日，那是时候作出改变了。毕竟日无新事的时候竟还期待意外惊喜降临，真的很愚蠢。下面7招就教你避免“做一天和尚撞一天钟”：
1. Change It Up – Sometimes even small changes to your routine can produce big results. Get up 30 minutes early. Stay 30 minutes late. Do things out-of-order for once.
有所改变 —— 有时候，哪怕最小的改变都能带来不错的结果。比如，早30分钟起床、晚30分钟回家、打破常规做事情。
2. Always Give It Your All – Going through the motions produces average results because you aren’t doing your best work. Never compromise yourself. Always do things right the first time and with class.
全力以赴 —— 敷衍塞责只能造成平庸，因为你并没有尽最大努力。永远别跟自己妥协。永远在第一时间最出色地完成任务。
3. Do Something New – If you want different results, you have to do different things. Today, do something new. Something you wouldn’t have normally done. When presented with two choices, choose the one that is new to you.
尝试新事物 —— 若想得到不同结果，你就得尝试不同事物。今天就开始尝试点新花样吧。做点你平时不会去做的事情。倘若你有两种选择，何不选择新奇的那个呢？
4. Stretch Your Limits – Going through the motions means that you aren’t pushing yourself. You are stronger than you even know, but until you test yourself, you will not know your true capabilities.
挑战极限 —— “做一天和尚撞一天钟”说明你对自己不够严格。你远比自己想象的坚强，但只有当你经历了挑战，你才会知道自己的真正实力。
5. Talk to Someone… Else - If you always talk to the same people, you are always going to have the same conversations. Who is the person that you always see at work, but never talk to? Engage them today. They might just be someone who you want to know, either personally or professionally.
找其他人聊天 —— 总是和同样的人谈话，那谈话的内容也总是差不多吧。你工作时常常碰见却很少交谈的人是谁？今天就试着跟他们聊聊吧。或许他们正是你私下里或工作上想要了解的人呢。
6. Learn Something – If you don’t want to always be doing the same things, you have to learn new skills. Learn something new every single day.
日有所获 —— 不想重复同样的事情？那你可得学点新技能了。每天试着学点新东西吧。
7. Choose Your Own Path – We often forget that we have a choice in our path. Rather than just repeating the course where everyone else has gone before us, blaze your own path.
走自己的路 —— 我们总是忘了自己有权选择自己的道路。我们不必重蹈他人的覆辙。所以，请闯出你自己的道路吧。
Ensure that you aren’t just going through the motions today. We all have limited time in our days and lives. Don’t settle for the same old same old. Choose to do something new,and always give it your best.
确保你今天不再磨洋工混日子。我们的时间和生活是有限的。请不要躺在过去的温柔乡里。去尝试新鲜事物。并全力以赴！
上一代人的人生感悟
When you know more, you do better. When you're young, it's hard to do better when you don't know better. It takes years of mistakes and different experiences for people to really know what's best for them. That's why you always hear people talk about getting older and wiser — wisdom generally comes with the passage of time.
你知道得越多，做得越好。年轻的时候，很难把事情做得很好，因为你知道得不够多。要想知道到底什么最适合自己，就需要多年不同的经验积累和不断地从错误中学习。这就是为什么人们总是说，越老越智慧。智慧往往需要经过时间的积淀。
1. Be Good to Others: Keeping your word, being kind to others, and nurturingrelationships is everything in the long run.
善待他人：信守承诺，善待他人。从长远来看，培养人际关系就是一切。
2. What Progress Means: Taking on a task and creating the best solution you can isprogress.
进步的意义：接受任务，完美应对，这就是进步。
3. Honesty Is the Best Policy: Tell the truth to everybody. Make personal integrity your mission.
诚实最重要：对所有人都讲真话。把诚实作为自己的目标。
4. Don't Stop Your Growth: Don't stop thinking and keep on learning. Find things you're passionate about. Try new things constantly. Comfort zones are the same as a jail cell.
不断成长：不要停止思考，学无止境。发现你感兴趣的事情，不断尝试新鲜事物。舒适区无异于一座监狱。
5. Learn From the Best: Approach older people you admire and ask them if they would agree to be your mentors. You'd be surprised.
向强者学习：和你尊敬的年长者打交道，问问他们是否愿意当你的导师。你会有惊喜的。
6. You're Worth It: You are worth as much as you think you are.
你值得拥有：你觉得自己有多少价值，你就有多少价值。
7. Be Realistic: Don't set unrealistic expectations for others or yourself and work to ensure expectations are clear.
现实点：不要给自己或别人定下不切实际的目标。努力让期望变得明确些。
8. A Different Person: Realize you will be a very different person when you're 45 than you were at 25.
时间是把杀猪刀：承认吧，25岁的你和45岁的你是不一样的。
9. Do Your Best: Be sure any work you produce with your name on it is the best you've got; it's a reflection of who you are.
竭尽全力：要让每件写有你名字的事情都做到最好，从中能看出你是什么样的人。
10. You Only Live Once: Don't put off plans to do something crazy.
生命只有一次：把那些疯狂的计划都取消吧。
11. Be Yourself: Don't let the expectations of others define you.
做自己：别让别人的期望来决定你是谁。
12. Remember Names: Learn people's names and use them often when you talk to them.
记住人名：记住别人的名字，每次和他们说话的时候，都要叫他们的名字。
13. Be Cautious: Keep your mouth shut around anyone you don't trust or know.谨言慎行：在你不信任或者不熟悉的人面前，闭上嘴。
14. Be Brave: When something scares you, don't forget: everyone else is just as scared as you are.
勇敢一点：当你害怕的时候，不要忘了，其他人也跟你一样害怕。
15. No Regrets: Don't live with regrets. You can learn from everything that happens in your life and you often learn the most from the bad things.
不后悔：不要让后悔伴你一生。生活能让你学到一切，而坏事往往能让你学到最多。