每天做一点点：日常行为的五个益处
by Ken on November 9, 2009
2009年9月 肯
The nation where I live began as a notion that people should not have their lives determined by birth, but rather by their talents and efforts. It was a great notion and still is.
我出生的民族有一个主张—— 人们应该由才智和努力决定他们的命运而不是让他们的出身决定他们的命运。这至今仍是一个伟大的主张。
Despite its shortcomings, the United States remains a place where the poor can become rich, the unknown can become well known, and the weak can become powerful. But they seldom do so quickly.
撇开它的缺点，美国仍然是一个穷人可以变富，无名小卒可以变得家喻户晓，弱者可以变成强者的地方。但是他们并不是瞬间成功的。
Over Time (Not Overnight) Success Stories
成功故事
Stories of overnight success are largely inaccurate. When people tell such stories, they edit out the boring stuff like the years invested in honing a craft, nurturing ideas, laboring to turn visions into realities, and knocking on countless unopened doors.
一夜成功的故事大多都不够精确。人们讲这些故事的时候，他们删除了那些繁碎艰难的事情，比如说用多年准备，想主意，努力将远见变成现实，以及无数次的弯路。
The untold story of the big finish is the small beginning.
没有讲出来的部分都是微不足道的开始
Whether you know precisely what you want to accomplish or haven’t a clue, and whether your dream is complicated and enormous or simple and small, things will begin the same way – with the first small step.不管你是很明确你想要什么还是没有一点谱儿，不管你的梦想宏伟复杂还是简单微小，都是从小做起的。
The Necessity of Persistent Action
坚持不懈的必要性
The notion that launched a nation, that we’re all created equal, could not have been realized without action. And should we choose to neglect it, it will simply fade away. Without diligence, the Constitution is just a nice idea.
人人平等的民族主张没有实际行动也不可能实现。如果我们选择忽视它，那么它将逐渐消失。不勤奋，宪法也只能是一个好想法。
It’s the same for your dreams. If you want a life of meaning, a creative life, one of quiet inspiration, then one day you’ll have to show up and start doing something. And you’ll have to stick with it.
对你的梦想来说也是一样的，如果你想活的有意义，与众不同，如果你有一个灵感那么你必须展示出来并且开始行动，然后坚持不懈。
Doing something daily is all about making a promise to yourself and keeping that promise on a regular basis.承诺自己每天做一点，并且不断的实现这个承诺。
If that makes you nervous, it shouldn’t. It doesn’t take a big leap to begin. The smallest move forward is still a beginning, and a collection of small movements compiled on a daily basis has enormous power over time. And here’s why:
如果那让你焦虑的话，不过它不应该让你焦虑。开始的时候不会飞跃的，前进一点点仍然是一个开始，每天坚持一点点就会汇成一股巨大的力量。下面我的理由。
The Benefits of Daily Action
日常行为的益处
1. It develops trust.
它树立信任。
This may be the most important benefit of the practice. You’re basically making a daily appointment with yourself, and, as the number of days on which you arrive for that appointment begin to add up, you begin to realize you can be counted on. You’re going to show up and be there for yourself. You can be trusted.
这也许是实践的最大益处。你基本上每天都与自己约会，你和自己相约的天数越多，你就会开始意识到自己很可靠，开始展示自己表现自己。你可以被信任。
2. It instills confidence.
它培养自信
Once you begin to trust yourself, you realize you’re not going to run away when things get tough. Doing something daily teaches you how to keep a commitment. Knowing that you have this ability instills confidence.你一旦开始相信自己，你就会发现事情变得困难的时候你不会逃跑。每天做一点教会你如何承担责任。你拥有的这种能力会培养起你的自信。
The question isn’t whether you have the ability or the talent. It’s whether you have the patience and persistence to develop those things. By doing something daily, you demonstrate that you do, and this grows your confidence.
问题不是你有没有这种能力或者天赋，而是你是否具有发展这些事情的耐心和毅力。通过每天做一点点你会发现你可以的，这会增长你的自信。
One day, you realize you have a heart and mind that could take on almost any challenge you choose, as long as you truly desire it.
有一天，你会发现你有一颗可以面对任何挑战的意志和决心，只要是你真正想要得到的。
3. It builds momentum.
3.它 给人 动力
When you do something daily, one day leads to the next and one thing leads to another. Something begins to build in you. Each day, you’re doing a little more, producing a little more, learning a little more. The accomplishments of days past propel you forward and the promises of the days ahead pull you along.
你每天做一点事，一天接着另一天，一件事通向另一件。一些内在的东西开始滋生。每天，你多做一点点，多生产一点点，多学习一点点，你的成就推动你前进，你的承诺鞭策你走远。
You find yourself gaining speed without having to struggle as much. You’re somehow trying less and accomplishing more.
你将会发现不用那么挣扎你的速度都在变快，不知道怎么的努力的少了却得到的多了。
4. It establishes rhythm.
建立节奏感
When you show up and do your work every day, your heart and mind get used to the idea. What once felt awkward now feels natural. “Oh,” you might say to yourself, “It’s that time again. Okay.”
当你每天都工作，你的身心会习惯那个主意，以前觉得糟糕困难的现在会看似很正常。“噢”你可能对自己说“到做那工作的时间点了”
Your something daily becomes a habit and an established part of your daily routine, much like eating breakfast and brushing your teeth. It’s just something you do. It’s a part of you.日常生活中的一些事变成一种习惯，成为你生活中有规律的一部分，就像是吃早餐刷牙。你做的一些事，成为你生命中的一部分。
5. It creates opportunities.
可以创造机会
Do something daily, and it will take up residence in your mind. The things that you’re working on will permeate your thoughts. They might even shove aside some of the less important things you might spend your time dwelling on.
每天做一些事，将会占据你头脑中的一定空间。你坚持做的事将会渗透到你的思想中去，甚至会挤走那些不太终于的事情，不让你浪费时间。
Whatever it is you choose to do, do it and do it daily and you’ll find yourself thinking about it, wondering about it, dreaming about it. From all of that will come ideas. Some of those ideas will become plans. Some of those plans will become actions. Some of those actions will bring results.
无论你选择做什么，每天坚持做，你会发现，会想到它，考虑它，梦到它。这些可以产生新的想法，有些主意可以变成计划，有些计划会变成行动，有些行动可以产生结果。
In short, your little daily something will create opportunities for you to expand and grow and learn. And as they say in the song about the Hokey Pokey, that’s what it’s all about.
简而言之，你的日常行为可以为你创造学习，长进的机会。像在变戏法里面唱的
Changing Your Life a Day at a Time
一天的一个特定时间改变你的生活
Doing something daily can change your life, not in a flash or with a bang and certainly not overnight, but slowly and steadily over time. This way, you won’t be ahead of yourself or lagging behind. You’ll be right on time.
每天的做些事儿可以改变你的生活，不是瞬间的。。。。。。
I hope I’ve convinced you of the grace and power of this small practice. If so, let’s take some time to find something for you to do and get you started.
我希望小行动的力量和魅力可以说服你。如果是这样的话，我们花时间找些事情开始做吧。
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