Shifting Focus Takes Work

It’s not easy, it takes work and time. I used to rely heavily on my cravings to guide me. Many of them were long-term and get applauded in our society as being ambitious or forward-thinking. But however you describe them they are pain.

改變”焦點“是需要努力的

這不容易，需要努力和時間。以前我總讓欲望牽著我的鼻子走。這些欲望有很多都是長期的，被主流生活觀所倡導(dǎo)鼓舞的。但不論你怎么說，欲望就是痛苦的根源。

Make the Process Flow

Flow is a term coined by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It describes the peak state where your mind is completely engaged with a task. With a process focus, you aim to make the process flow. The challenge level and enjoyment should be high, throughout the entire process.

We’re told to find work we’re passionate about. But what about an exercise routine? Classes? Books to read? Flow needs to come everywhere, not just in your work. A process focus forces you to seek the route to a goal that produces the most flow and suits your interests, not just the shortest path.

讓過程”泛濫“

”泛濫“這個詞是心理學(xué)家Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi制造的。意思就是說你腦海被一件事完全地占據(jù)。”聚焦過程“就是讓你的腦海占據(jù)的是”過程“。整個過程都是高度的挑戰(zhàn)和享受。

我們總是認(rèn)為工作要找喜歡的有激情的。那日常鍛煉呢？功課呢？要讀的書呢？過程“泛濫”要無處不在，而不單單是在工作上

Goals are Good, Obsession is Not

In many ways, a process focus is like making your life into a game. Goals are important, therefore, because they give structure to the game. Chess wouldn’t be much fun if there was nothing to strive for. Just because you emphasize process and flow, doesn’t mean you should abandon goals.

Just don’t let your need for a structured process allow you neglect what is important. Dial down the intensity of your goals and emphasize the game before.

有目標(biāo)很好，但太過執(zhí)著就不必了。

其實，“聚焦過程”跟把你的生活當(dāng)成游戲很像。有目標(biāo)當(dāng)然很重要，因為他們也是游戲的一部分。下棋如果沒有目標(biāo)的話也不會那么有趣了。讓你聚焦“過程”不是說讓你放棄目標(biāo)。二者并沒有沖突。只是不要讓有目標(biāo)的過程使你忽略了什么是最重要的。不要把目標(biāo)看得太重，多關(guān)注點在游戲過程上吧。

Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

In life we’re told to focus. Don’t dabble, set your sights on one goal and achieve it with overwhelming force. While this is certainly a valid strategy, it can trick you into falling for your cravings. Don’t feel you need to focus just to achieve a goal. Only focus when the process becomes so fascinating that you want to let it occupy a majority of your thoughts.

I oscillate between periods of intense focus on one area of my life to a focus on multiple areas. This cycle ensures I don’t burn out on one particularly intense process or get bored by only half-heartedly pursuing a bunch.

別把你的雞蛋都放在一個籃子里

生活中，我們總是被教導(dǎo)要集中精力。別什么都去淺嘗一下，眼睛放在一個目標(biāo)上，然后盡全力去達(dá)到目標(biāo)！雖然這個策略不錯，當(dāng)它很容易讓你陷入欲望的泥沼中。不要認(rèn)為你一定要集中精力才能達(dá)到目標(biāo)。只有當(dāng)你認(rèn)為追求目標(biāo)的過程是如此讓你享受其中，你才能讓它占據(jù)你大部分的思緒。

我在做法是在一段時期里高度集中精力在我生活的一個部分，其他時期或著幾個部分一起兼顧關(guān)注。這樣的循環(huán)轉(zhuǎn)換我就不會因為某部分高度集中精力而變得精疲力盡也不會因為三心二意地兼顧幾個部分而感到無聊.

Accomplishments, Status and Money are Meaningless

Accomplishments are the Monopoly money of life. They have no intrinsic value in the universe and are simply tokens of the game to give it structure. The solution isn’t to simply reject the game entirely, just don’t give the tokens more value than they have. Don’t worship them.

A process focus keeps you from resting on past successes. Since these successes are meaningless on their own, your only job is to keep pursuing interesting goals.

成就，地位，金錢是無意義的

成就是生活金錢化的主宰。他們本身沒什么內(nèi)在價值，只不過是游戲成績的符號。也不是單單因此而拒絕玩游戲了，只是不要把他們看得太重了。不要崇拜它?！熬劢惯^程”不會讓你停留在過去的成功上。因為成功本身是無意義的，你只要一直追求有意思的目標(biāo)就行了。

Happiness is Now, Not in the Future

Happiness isn’t a far-off beach with beautiful people. It’s here, right now, whether you live in a mansion or a rent-controlled apartment. A process focus forces you to look in the now since you stop worrying about satisfying your cravings that will never stop.

幸福就在當(dāng)下，而不是在未知的將來

幸福不是有很多漂亮美女的海灘，遙不可及。

它就在這，就是現(xiàn)在，而不論你是住在高樓大廈里還是住在出租屋了。

“聚焦過程”讓你看重的是現(xiàn)在，因為你不再為可能永遠(yuǎn)得不到滿足的欲望而擔(dān)憂煩惱了。

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