小編：在人生的大風浪中，我們應(yīng)該學學船長的樣子，在暴風雨之下扔掉笨重的貨物，以減輕船的重量。有時放棄并不意味著失去，反而讓你收獲更多。讓我們一起靜下心來閱讀文章，反思究竟什么該舍棄……

Give up excuses

放棄找借口

The easiest way to avoid something is to make up an excuse for it, and we all do it occasionally, like there’s not enough time during our busy day to join the gym, or it’s too late now to start learning a new language because we’re too old. I know there’s that silent voice in your head that says these things aren’t true, but you always find a way to ignore it somehow, don’t you? However, if you decide to work on your happiness, it’s time to stop being lazy! It’s never too late and you’re never too old to start something new and exciting.

拒絕某件事的最容易的方法是找個借口，我們會偶爾這樣做，像是我們太忙沒有時間去體育館，或者現(xiàn)在開始學一門新語言已經(jīng)太晚了，因為我們太老了。我知道你的大腦中有一個沉默的聲音說這些都不是真的，但你總是以某種方式找到方法去忽略它，是不是？然而，如果你決定為快樂而努力，是時候停止懶惰了！永遠不會太晚而且你也永遠不會太老去開始某些新奇的事情。

Give up bad habits

放棄壞習慣

You can’t really enjoy life if you have troubles with any kind of addiction, and it really doesn’t matter what kind of addiction it is – cigarettes or drugs – because both of them have a negative effect on your success. Like with the previous one, bad habits too require from you to admit them first. Also, you shouldn’t hesitate from asking for help, because there are people who are trained to show you how to stop consuming nasty substances and explain the process thoroughly.

如果你對任何東西有癮的話，你真的不能享受到生活，這和它是哪種成癮真的無關(guān)—香煙或毒品—因為它們都會對你的成功產(chǎn)生消極影響。像前一個所說，壞習慣需要你首先承認它們存在，還有，你應(yīng)該毫不遲疑地尋求幫助，因為有受過訓(xùn)練的人能向你展示如果停止食用這些有害物質(zhì)，并向你全面解釋這一過程。

Give up hastily-made choices

放棄匆忙作出選擇

You’re in no hurry. There’s enough time for everything, and nothing will pass you by if you stop and think for a second. Sure, it’s important to allow yourself to be spontaneous and crazy every now and then, but most of your decisions should have a clear process of thinking standing behind them, so you always know why you decided to do something and which consequences you may expect. Every time you’re faced with a choice, remember to breathe in and take some time to find out what option will be good for you.

你并不忙。每件事你都有足夠的時間，如果你停下來考慮一秒鐘的話，沒有什么事能難倒你。確實，不時地讓你自己隨心瘋狂一些很重要，但你做的大多數(shù)決定應(yīng)該有一個背后能夠支持它們的清晰的過程，這樣你才能一直知道你為什么決定做這件事，預(yù)料到有哪種結(jié)果。在每一次你面臨選擇的時候，記住要冷靜，花些時間找出對你有利的選擇。

Give up regrets

放棄遺憾

The older we are, the smarter we get, right? Experience that we gather in time often has a way of showing us how bad some decisions in our past were. That’s obviously the price we pay for knowledge, and it’s not really pleasant, but it’s worth it. You need to face the fact that no one on this planet is perfect, and that we all make mistakes. The most important part about dealing with regrets is to find a way to forgive yourself first, and then ask for forgiveness from others. Don’t torture yourself any longer with things that simply can’t be fixed – well, not until they invent a time travel machine.

我們越老，就變得越聰明，對吧？我們得到的經(jīng)驗經(jīng)常會向我們展示我們過去做了多少錯誤決定。這明顯是我們需要為所的知識付出的代價，這讓人不快，但值得。你需要面對地球上沒有誰是完美的，我們都會犯錯這樣的事實。處理遺憾的最重要的部分就是首先找到原諒自己的方法，然后請求他人原諒。不要再為不能改正的事情折磨你自己了—好吧，除非他們發(fā)明出時光旅行機器。