大家大部分人都有一个或几个不好的习惯,大家自己心知肚明,也想改掉它们。具体如何做呢?今天我就来推荐几条建议,这类建议对我和身边的朋友都有非常大帮助。以下8条建议能叫你永远告别我们的陋习。
Tell your friends and family
告知家人和朋友
If you tell people around you that you will sTOP smoking or start working out three times a week then they will check up on you. And you will feel a social pressure to keep up with your promise now that it is let out into the world. I would recommend only telling people who you think will support you or be neutral. Negative people make things so much more difficult。
假如你告诉身边的人你要戒烟了,或者从目前开始你要每周训练3次,他们就能帮助监督你。来自周围的重压能督促你达成我们的许诺。我建议你只告诉那些会支持你的人,或持中立客观态度的人。那些消极悲观者只能帮倒忙。
Make it painful to not go through with it
完不成目的的惩罚手段
This may not be for everyone but you could consider making a promise to someone. For example, if you stray off the path to better health by having French fries or a cigarette then you will give your friend 100 or 500 dollars. The point is to add some possible pain to keep yourself in check on days when you may feel a bit tempted。
这条建议可能并不适用于所有人,但你可以考虑和其他人定下赌约。倘若你没能完成你的健康目的,譬如你吃了炸薯条,或者抽了根烟,那你就要付给朋友100或500USD。如此肉疼的惩罚手段可以使你面对魅惑时维持自省。
Listen to those who have gone where you want to go
听取过来人的经验
Not to people who have no practical or real idea about what your challenge entails. It is important to get the best advice that actually works in real life. Seek it out in people around you, in the best books on the TOPic and on blogs and forums that seem reliable。
要听取过来人的经验,而不是那些不明就里者的夸夸其谈。现实日常真的好用的经验才是最好的。你可以向周围人请教,或者查阅有关科目的出色图书,也可以到值得信任的平台和博客去转转。
What will this lead to in 5 and 10 years?
5年或10年后你会是什么样子?
See your future self vividly in your mind. Where are you going? Towards massive debt, a heart attack, serious illness and severe restrictions in your future? Do you want go to that place where it is very likely that you will wind up if you don’t make a change? Then see your future self where you have made the positive change. What positive and awesome things has it brought you in 5 years and in 10 years? See it all in your mind. And remind yourself of the positive and negative consequences by writing them down and reviewing them whenever you feel like quitting and going back to your old ways。
想象一下你的将来会是什么样子?债台高筑,心脏问题,恶疾缠身,处处受限?假如你不可以改掉不好的习惯,这就是你的将来。难道你想变成这幅模样?目前再想象一下,假如你做出积极改变,将来5年或10年后,你会获得什么样的收获?把好的一面和坏的一面都考虑了解,并用笔记录下来,当你想要舍弃退缩的时候,就拿出来看一看。
Avoid temptations
防止魅惑
Know what usually triggers your bad habit. Places where you are likely to spend too much money. Things in your cupboard that will not help you to get healthier and you should not have at home at all. And people that drag you down and back into your old ways。
想了解什么东西会触发你的不好的习惯。不要去那些你或许会大笔烧钱的地方。把橱柜里的垃圾食品找出来扔掉。还有那些会把你拉上老路的狐朋狗友,你应该与他们断绝交往。
Replace it
用新习惯来替代
If you sTOP doing one thing then it can leave a vacuum in your life. It’s easier to not relapse if you replace that space with a new habit. If you had chips and candy at home to snack on then have fruits and nuts to snack on when you feel the cravings. If you sTOPped checking social media and the internet for many hours each evening then