韩剧网相信爱国语版:从“辛苦工作”到“轻松创造”的四种方法

对于工作我们通常有一种看法：工作是辛苦的。它需要我们付出劳动，遵守规则，还要花费好几个小时在电脑屏幕前绞尽脑计。一旦工作中遇到阻碍，你只能更加拼搏奋进、深思熟虑、兢兢业业。

This is what I like to call the “hard work” model. We live in a world that valorizes this idea of work. We talk about work using phrases like, “keep your nose to the grindstone” and “no pain, no gain.” We spend endless hours working, ending each day drained and depleted.

But here’s another way to think about work. 

这就是我喜欢叫做“艰辛工作”的工作模式。我们生活在一个工作概念模式化的世界里，谈起工作，我们常会引用一些短语，比如：“埋头苦干”和“种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆”。我们花费无数时间工作，然后每天拖着精疲力尽的身躯下班。

好在这里还有另一种工作的思路。

I call it work as “effortless creation.” The idea is simple. Think about times when you’ve done your best work. Think about when and where you came up with your most innovative ideas. My guess is that it didn’t happen while staring into your computer at the end of a 12-hour workday.

Our most creative ideas come in unexpected moments. You might be in the shower, on a walk, or driving when that brilliant new idea hits you. In these moments, creation is effortless. There’s no strain, no effort, no real work. You can do in a matter of hours or even minutes what it might take weeks to do through “hard work.”

我把这种工作称为“轻松创造”。这种想法非常简单。思考一下什么时候是你最好的工作状态。在过去什么时候、什么地点你迸发出了最新颖的点子。我猜想，这种事情绝对不会发生在你死盯着电脑长达12个小时后的那一刻。

我们最有创意的想法往往在最不经意的那一刻来临。绝妙的主意可能在你洗澡、散步或是开车的时候瞬间迸出。在这些时候，创造是不用花费力气的。轻轻松松、毋需大费周折，我们在几小时甚至几分钟内就可以完成可能数周才能完成的“艰辛工作”。

So the key question is: how can we experience more moments of “effortless creation”? Since they come unannounced, these moments can’t be planned or forced. But here are a few things you can do to make their appearance more likely:

  Stop Working Hard.

因此问题的关键是我们怎样才能拥有更多“轻松创造”的瞬间？由于它们毫无预警的来临，所以这些时刻是不能被规划或强制发生的。但是你可以做一些事让他们出现的更频繁些。

停止辛苦的工作。

I realize this sounds crazy. But, if you spend your days working too hard, you drain yourself of creative energy. When this happens, a number of problems emerge. The first is that you become easily overwhelmed and exhausted. This leaves you without the energy and enthusiasm to pursue innovative new ideas. The second is that you become lost in the details of your work. After ten hours spent working on a report, book chapter, or project, you lose your ability to see the big picture. Take a break and refresh your mind occasionally each day.

我知道这听起来很疯狂。但是，如果在你有生之年过分拼命的工作，你会榨干自己的创造性能量。当这一切发生时，会出现很多问题。首先，你会很容易变得不知所措且疲惫不堪，缺乏能量和热情去追求新颖的想法。其次，你会逐渐在繁琐的工作中迷失自己。当你连续在报告、书籍和项目上花费10个小时后，你会失去俯瞰全局的能力。休息一下，并且每天间或保持清醒的头脑。

Do Nothing.

无为而治。

This may also sound crazy. But, some of the latest discoveries in the field of neuroscience show that when we experience states like boredom, the brain shifts to a “default state.” In this state, our perception changes. Time slows down, we daydream more, and, most important, we open ourselves to new and more creative ways of thinking. This doesn’t mean that you should sit on your couch all day. But you might plan short periods for walking alone, sitting outside, or meditating to give yourself space for creative ideas to emerge.

这或许听起来同样疯狂。然而在神经科学系统领域最新的一些发现表明，当我们经历类似烦躁的状态时，大脑会自动转换为“缺省状态”。在这个状态，我们的感知发生变化。当节奏放慢，我们就更容易浮想联翩，更重要的是我们开始让自己接纳更多新鲜的有创造力的思维方式。当然这并不意味着你应该整天坐在沙发上无所事事。不过你可以规划一小段时间来独自散散步、到户外坐坐，或是沉思冥想，给自己腾出空间以便浮现新颖的想法。

Slow Down 

放松下来。

Pace has a huge impact on the chances of creative moments arising. Our tendency is to go fast. We drive fast, rush through meals, and prize the idea of efficiency in the workplace. But the faster you go, the more you enter into the mental state of “hard work.” All this rush drowns out creative new solutions and ideas playing in the sub-conscious background. So one of the best ways to tap into “effortless creation” is simply to slow down. Eat more slowly, write more slowly, and email more slowly. The more you slow down the flow of life, the more you open yourself to unexpected new ideas and insights.

平静的状态对于提高创造性时刻的出现几率有巨大的影响。我们热衷于高速运转的生活，我们匆忙开车，仓促就餐，并大加赞赏工作场合中的高效率。但是你越是速度，越容易陷入“繁重工作”的精神状态。所有的急躁会湮灭你潜意识状态下迸发出的新的解决方案和具有创造力的想法。所以一种最好的开发“轻松创造”的方法就是简单地放慢节奏——放慢吃饭的速度，放慢写作的速度，放慢发邮件的速度。你越是放慢生活的脚步，你就会接收更多出其不意的新鲜念头和独特见解。

Record Your Genius.

记录你的天赋。

When your next great idea comes, go all out. Remember that you are experiencing a special state of consciousness. So allow yourself to follow the flow of inspiration. Write down everything that comes to mind. Be sure to capture the contents of your mind in this altered state of effortless creation. In a day, or even an hour, it may be gone.

当你的下一个伟大想法闪现时，请全力以赴。记住，你正在经历一个特殊意识状态，因此你需要让自己跟随源源不断的灵感。写下任何出现在你脑海中的东西，并且确保捕捉在这个“毫不费力的创造”的变化阶段中你所有的思想内容。因为在一天，甚至是一个小时内，它就会消失。

These are just a few ways to shift from “hard work” to “effortless creation.” Ultimately, the goal is to use these practices to work less and create more.

这些仅仅是从“艰辛工作”转变为“轻松创造”的个别方法。我们最根本的目的是用这些方法来减轻工作量且创造更多的财富。

I’m curious to hear more about your experience. Have you experienced moments of genius and inspiration? What helps you open up to experiencing them more often?

我很想多了解关于你自身的体验历程。你是否经历过天赋和灵感迸发的时刻？又是什么帮助你更加频繁地经历这样的时刻？