Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo 11 were transfixed as we saw the first men walk on the moon and return to earth. But to get there, those astronauts literally had to break out of the tremendous gravity pull of the earth. More energy was spent in the first few minutes of lift, in the first few miles of travel, than was used over the next several days to travel half a million miles.
我们之中见证过阿波罗11号登月的人,当看到人类在月球上跨出第一步并返回地球时,瞠目结舌。但为了抵达月球,毫不夸张地说,这些宇航员得挣脱地球对其极大的地心引力。在升起的头几分钟、太空旅程的头几英里中,宇航员耗费的能量要远大于之后几天五十万英里旅程中的能量。
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.
习惯也具有极强的牵引力,比大多数人意识到或承认的还来得多。对于一些根深蒂固的习惯,像是拖延症、不耐烦、挑剔或自私,它们违反了人类效率的基本原则。而要戒掉这些陋习,仅靠那一丁点的意志力和生活中极小的改变,是无济于事的。“起飞时分”要付出巨大努力,而一旦我们挣脱地心引力,我们享有的自由便会展现出一个全新的维度。
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