Day 331: On Finding an Easier Way

第331天：关于找寻更简单的方法

Once you figure out what it is you really want, ask yourself if there’s a better way to get it than to go down the path you’re planning on going down. Maybe you want to be rich so that you can travel all of the time. But do you really need to be rich to do that, or is there any easier way? For example, I wanted to be rich to buy an island, but then figured out how to do it without going through the hassle of getting rich first.

一旦你弄清楚自己真正想要的是什么，问问自己，除了你计划走的这条路，是否有更好的方法来实现它。

也许你想变得富有，这样你就可以一直旅行。

但你真的需要富有才能做到这一点吗，还是有更简单的方法？

例如，我曾想变得富有来买一座岛屿，但后来想出了不必先经历致富的麻烦就能做到的办法。

—Tynan

There’s nothing wrong or dishonorable in finding an easier way to accomplish your goals. If you can make it easier for yourself to make your dreams come true — given that it’s legal and moral to do so — do it. Anything that reduces the amount of self-discipline and mental energy you need to reach your goals is a good thing.

找寻更简单的方法来实现自己的目标并没有错，也并非不光彩。

如果你能让自己更容易地实现梦想——只要这样做是合法和道德的——那就去做吧。

任何能减少你实现目标所需的自律和精神能量的事情都是好事。

For example, if you want to travel all of the time but you currently don’t have a million or two in the bank, it doesn’t mean that now you need to dedicate a decade of your life to making millions. You could achieve this same goal by doing such things as finding a location-independent job, getting a flexible job, working on a cruise ship or as a flight attendant, starting an online business, or working on short-term contracts in different countries.

例如，如果你想一直旅行，但目前你的银行账户里没有一两百万，这并不意味着现在你需要用十年的时间去赚数百万。

你可以通过做以下这些事情来实现同样的目标：比如找一份不受地点限制的工作、找一份灵活的工作、在游轮上工作或当空姐、开展在线业务，或者在不同的国家签短期合同工作。

If you want to become fit, you can take fitnesses at your local gym and hate it every time you go there, or you can find a type of a physical activity you actually and genuinely enjoy .

如果你想变得健康，你可以在当地的健身房上让自己感到讨厌的健身课，或者你可以找到一种你真正喜欢的体育活动。

If you want to lose weight, you can go on a restrictive diet that makes you feel miserable, or you can adopt lifestyle changes and embrace nutritional habits that give you some leeway while still helping you get thinner.

如果你想减肥，你可以采取让自己感觉痛苦的限制性节食，也可以改变生活方式，养成营养习惯，给自己留出一些余地，同时还能帮助自己变瘦。

Oh, and for the curious: Tynan managed to buy an island without getting rich first by buying the island together with a few friends.

哦，对于好奇的人：泰南在没有先致富的情况下买到了一座岛屿，方法是和几个朋友一起买。