比较的诱惑

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The Comparison Trap

比较的诱惑

Post written by Leo Babauta.

 

Leo Babauta发布。

I love reading about other people’s work setups, I really do. It’s one of my guilty pleasures.

我喜欢读其他人的工作计划,确实这样,它能够给我带来内疚的愉快感.

I’ll read about another blogger’s computer setup, or what kind of notebook and pen he uses, or how he works standing up or on a treadmill or while doing handstand pushups and growing a vegetable garden.

我喜欢读其他人的博客,或者别人写在笔记本上的计划,或是他的工作是如何展开,或是枯燥无味的工作的方式,甚至是做倒立锻炼和种植蔬菜园.

And when I read about some cool setup someone else has, some cool new way of working, I inevitably want to try it. I’m only human.

当我读到其他人的一些比较冷静的工作方法,一些新颖的工作方式,我必然会试试,因为我也是人.

You’ve done this too, probably. You might read a review of some new software that will help you create, or a new fashion style or some cool shoes or beautiful furniture or the newest iPad, or the latest iPhone app. Or maybe you’re a minimalist and read someone’s barefoot running article, or how they’re living out of a backpack, and want to try that.

 

你也有可能会这样做,你可以阅读一些关于新的软件的评论,这样可以帮助你创造,可以是新的潮流、一些耍酷的鞋子、漂亮的家具、最新的iPad、最近的iphone。你可能是极简派音乐家、阅读无评论的文章、徒步旅行者怎样取食？这样的话，也会想试试。

It’s a trap.

那就是诱惑。

We’re endlessly looking at how others do things, for inspiration and ideas … but we end up wanting to try those things too. That sounds harmless until you realize that you’ll buy almost anything because someone wrote about it and made it sound amazing. You’ll live a life of an endless series of purchases because of what other people are doing. And it never ends.

我们会不断地看别人怎样做事情，他们的精神和想法......最终以想尝试这些事情终止。直到你意识到如果你买了这些东西，这样才无害的。因为有人写下了它，并且让它变得让人惊异的，这样你将生活在永无止境的购买的生活方式中，因为总会有人这样做，并且毫无休止。

Even if you don’t buy stuff, you’ll change your life endlessly, based on what others are doing. You’ll give up your couch, you’ll stop buying Ikea furniture, then give up your cell phone, then give up your computer, then start doing yoga, then become a Zen monk, then create a tech startup. Those things are amazing, sure … but when does it ever end?

甚至你不需要买东西，基于其他人正在做，你也会不断地改变你的生活。你可能仍掉你的沙发，停止购买宜家的家具，仍掉你的移动电话，然后你的电脑，然后开始做愈加，成为一个禅僧，然后建立一所艺术学院，这些事情都是令人惊讶的......,但是什么能够结束？

When do we ever feel content with the life we’re living?

我们什么时候能满足我们的生活？

If you look to the lives of others,

如果你看别人的生活，

you’ll always find yourself lacking.

你总是会发现你的生活的缺乏。

Look instead at what you have,

看看你自己有的，

and be grateful.

你一定回很感激。

Reduce your needs,

减少你的需要，

and be content.

这样会很满足。

And your life of striving

你的生活的努力、

for perfection, for the future,

完美和未来

will become a life of balance,

你此刻的生活会变得很平衡、

of the moment, of inner peace.

内心平和。