實現你的新年決心
[ 2007-02-26 09:39 ]
新年已至，LT的新老朋友們，你們是否在除夕夜立下了自己的新年決心呢？是要讀完幾本好書？開始鍛煉身體？還是要戒掉頑固的煙癮酒癮？言必行，行必果。如果許下了決心，那就要實現哦。
Midnight on New Year's Eve is the traditional time to make great resolutions:
'I really mustn't drink as much as I did last year,' or 'This year I am going to
start exercising.' But in the cold hard light of New Year's day, it is easy to
decide that the promises we made to ourselves are just too hard to keep.
When we fail to live up to these goals, we walk away a bit damaged. The
experience of not carrying through a personal goal chips away at our self-esteem
and makes us feel less successful. But the difference between good intentions
and failed intentions comes down to one thing: knowing that self-change is one
of the hardest things we will ever do.
If you're making a resolution, then it pays to do a bit of planning and give
yourself a better chance of succeeding. If your resolution is to start running
every morning then give yourself a hand: the night before your run, lay out
those running clothes beside your bed.
It will be easier to get yourself into the routine of getting ready and
getting yourself out the door. Strategies like these are called 'implementation
intentions' and they help you get the good habits started.
It's also a good idea to get used to new habits at a gentle pace. If you want
to stop smoking and you're a "pack-a-day" person, then don't go the whole hog
and give up entirely overnight. Part of you will still want that cigarette, so
wean yourself off them gradually. Start by cutting down and give yourself
realistic goals to achieve every week.
One more thing to remember is that everybody slips up sometimes. There will
come a day when your resolution slips and you find yourself sliding back into
those old bad habits. Don't take this as an opportunity to give up completely,
tell yourself that tomorrow will be better. It always is.
（英語點津姍姍編輯） |
