卓越不仅仅是行为，而是习惯_小升初阅读

卓越不仅仅是行为，而是习惯

宇航员搭乘阿波罗1号太空船，首次登陆月球的刹那，的确令人叹为观止。但宇航员得先摆脱地球强大的引力，才能飞往月球。由此在刚发射的几分钟，也就是整个任务一开始的几英里之内，是最艰难的时刻，所耗的力量往往超越往后的几十万英里。

Habits, too, have tremendous gravity pull more than most people realize or would admit. Breaking deeply imbedded habitual tendencies such as procrastination, impatience, criticalness, or selfishness that violate basic principles of human effectiveness involves more than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives. Lift off takes a tremendous effort, but once we break out of the gravity pull, our freedom takes on a whole new dimension.

习惯也是一样，它具有极大的引力，只是许多人不加注意或不肯承认了。想要革除因循苟且，缺乏耐心，吹毛求疵或自私自利等会妨碍人类成功的、并且埋藏在内心已久的不良习性，需要很强大的意志力，并会让我们的生活发生很大的改变。起飞需要极大的努力，然而一旦脱离重力的牵绊，我们便可享受前所未有的自由。

Like any natural force, gravity pull can work with us or against us. The gravity pull of some of our habits maybe currently be keeping us from going where we want to go. But it is also gravity pull that keeps our world together, that keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order. It is a powerful force, and if we use it effectively, we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the cohesiveness and order necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.