一直没有进步吗?再次开始行动的3种方法

一直没有进步吗?再次开始行动的3种方法

The best things in life never come easily. And it’s discouraging to work on a personal or career goal for a long time without seeming to get closer to the desired outcome.

生命中最美好的东西是不会轻易来的。为一个个人或事业目标努力了很长一段时间却没有接近理想结果是令人沮丧的。

After studying a number of research articles and experimenting with a long list of life hacks, here are three ways to get moving again if you’re feeling stuck and not making progress.

在研究了大量的研究文章并尝试了一长串的生活小技巧后，如果你感到停滞不前，没有进步，这里有三种方法让你重新开始。

Extrinsic Motivation Vs Intrinsic Motivation

外在动机Vs内在动机

First, it’s important to understand motivation as that is often what drives us forward (or what we’re lacking). Most people feel stuck when they lose motivation. When that happens, you start to feel uncertain of your vision and goals. It’s easy to start doubting yourself and wondering if your goals are even achievable. Some might even take it personally and start seeing themselves as less than what they’re capable of.

首先，理解动机是很重要的，因为动机通常是推动我们前进的东西(或者是我们缺少的东西)。当他们失去动力的时候，大多数人会觉得被困住了。当这种情况发生时，你开始对自己的愿景和目标感到不确定。你很容易开始怀疑自己，怀疑自己的目标能否实现。有些人甚至认为这是针对自己的，并开始认为自己的能力不够。

Without motivation, it’s challenging for you to charge forward, let alone to get moving again when you feel that enormous stress and resistance upon you. But when people talk about motivation, they think about external rewards, like more money and greater pleasures to push themselves forward.

没有动力，向前冲对你来说是一种挑战，更不用说在你感到巨大的压力和阻力时再次前进了。但当人们谈到动机时，他们想到的是外部奖励，比如更多的钱和更大的乐趣来推动自己前进。

Extrinsic motivation doesn’t last. Instead, you need to cultivate intrinsic motivation if you want to make progress again. The big question is: How do you do that?

外在动机不会持久。相反，如果你想再次取得进步，你需要培养内在的动力。最大的问题是:你如何做到这一点?

How to Start Making Progress

如何开始取得进展

1. Reconnect With Your Why

重新思考你开始的原因

It wasn’t easy. For most people, the why question might lead to the answer of giving up. But if it’s something that matters to you, there will always be a strong, fundamental reason that makes giving up not an option.

它不是一件容易的事。对于大多数人来说，这个问题的答案可能是放弃。但是，如果某件事对你来说很重要，那么总会有一个强大的、根本的理由让你觉得放弃不是一种选择。

You don’t get into these career and personal goals for no reason. You commit yourself to them because there’s something bigger than your needs of instant gratification, your fears, and probably yourself. It’s crucial for you to reconnect with the why when things look less optimistic than you want them to be.

你不会无缘无故地进入这些职业和个人目标。你献身于它们，是因为有比你的即时满足、你的恐惧，也许还有你自己更重要的东西。当事情看起来没有你想的那么乐观的时候，重新思考为什么是很重要的。

2. Create a Sense of Control

创造一种控制感

The key difference between intelligence and effort is the locus of control. Intelligence, to most people, comes naturally and falls under something outside of our control. On the flip side, hard work is considered as the internal locus of control because it’s something we choose to do.

智力和努力的关键区别在于控制点。对大多数人来说，智力是天生的，是我们无法控制的。另一方面，努力工作被认为是内在的控制点，因为这是我们选择去做的事情。

Remember, one small obstacle is never the thing that ruins your life. It’s the inaction that lets obstacles and setbacks stack on top of each other. Making progress isn’t about doing something perfectly, it’s about taking back the control and moving forward one step at a time.

记住，一个小小的障碍永远不会毁了你的生活。正是这种不作为让障碍和挫折堆积在一起。进步不是把事情做得完美，而是收回控制，一步一步向前进。

3. Focus on Tiny Actions

关注微小的动作

You see, every action we take requires effort and energy. Talking about massive action might make you sound smarter in conversations, but it’s not as practical as it seems in real life. The bigger the action is, the higher the resistance pulling us away from getting started, staying focused, and being consistent. Instead of focusing on massive action, try starting small if you want to start making progress again.

你看，我们采取的每一个行动都需要努力和精力。谈论大规模的行动可能会让你在对话中听起来更聪明，但它并不像在现实生活中看起来那么实际。行动越大，阻力就会越高，把我们拉离开始、很难保持专注和一致。如果你想再次取得进步，试着从小事做起，而不是专注于大规模的行动。

If you’ve been focusing on becoming better every day, it’s inevitable that you’re making some kind of progress in one way or another. Unfortunately, you just don’t realize it. The solution is simple: keep track of every small win and celebrate it.

如果你每天都在专注于变得更好，那么不可避免的你会以这样或那样的方式取得一些进步。不幸的是，你没有意识到这一点。解决办法很简单:记下每一个小胜利并庆祝它。

The best way to do this is to keep a daily journal and review what you’ve done and accomplished at the end of a day. Ask yourself what have you accomplished today and how you can do better tomorrow. If you got something meaningful done for the day, don’t forget to celebrate it, however small it is.

最好的方法就是每天写日记，在一天结束的时候回顾你所做的和完成的事情。问问自己今天完成了什么，明天怎样才能做得更好。如果这一天你做了一些有意义的事情，无论多么小的事情，都不要忘记庆祝一下。