“Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy you did.”

So this was it: The “Law of the Garbage Truck.” I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets?

It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do it anymore.”

I began to see garbage trucks. Like in the movie The Sixth Sense, the little boy said, “I see Dead People.” Well, now “I see Garbage Trucks.” I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my taxi driver, I don’t make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

你是否曾让一个差劲的司机、粗鲁的侍者、尖刻的老板或者愚钝的下属破坏了一天的心情?除非你是“终结者”，否则有那么一刻，你很可能会大为光火。然而，成功人士的标志就是她/他如何能迅速地将注意力转移到重要的事情上。

这一课我是在五年前学到的。当时，我正坐在印第安纳波利斯的一辆的士的后座上，下面就是事情的经过：

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