Quora精选：新年“新”气象！
What's your New Year's resolution AGAIN?!
你又有啥“新年决心”了？！
在中国，很少会有人提及“新年决心”，通常我们见面会问：“新的一年到啦，你有什么愿望吗？”那么，东西方这一文化差异的关键在哪呢？我们来简单看一下两个单词的英文释义：
resolution：决心
If you make a resolution, you decide to try very hard to do something.
wish：愿望；心愿
A wish is a desire or strong feeling that you want to have something or do something.
综上来看，新年决心强调的是行动力，一般会从小事着眼，过程比结果更重要；而愿望则是一种美好的希冀，大家对新年都怀着崭新的期许，但是愿望能不能实现呢？还是要看造化啦~！
Chapter One: How to define a "New Year's resolution"?
第一章：如何定义“新年决心”？
—"What exactly is 'a New Year's resolution'?"
—"It's a 'TO DO' list for the first week of January."
“‘新年决心’到底是什么？”
“一份新年第一周的待办事项清单。”
(Via David Frank Gomes, The secrets to making your New Years resolutions stick)
（来自David Frank Gomes，《坚持新年决心的诀窍》）
Chapter Two: What are the best New Year's resolutions?
第二章：最棒的新年决心有哪些？
My New Year's resolution is to stop lying to myself about making lifestyle changes,
我的新年决心是再也不编什么改变生活方式之类的鬼话了。
(Via David Frank Gomes, The secrets to making your New Years resolutions stick)
（来自David Frank Gomes，《坚持新年决心的诀窍》）
Not my resolutions but I'm gonna try to follow them as if they were.
Excerpt from Woody Guthrie's New Year's Resolutions.
God, I love this list!
下面这些不是我写的新年决心，但是我希望自己能照着这些坚持下去：
节选自《Woody Guthrie的新年决心》。
天！我爱死这张单子了！
1. Work more and better.
2. Wash teeth if any.
3. Change socks.
4. Take bath.
5. Eat good—fruit—vegetables—milk.
1. 多干活，干好活。
2. 刷牙！如果我还有牙的话。
3. 勤换袜子。
4. 勤洗澡。
5. 吃得好——吃水果，吃蔬菜，喝牛奶。
6. Drink very scant if any.
7. Write a song a day.
8. Wear clean clothes—look good.
9. Read lots good books.
10. Learn people better.
6. 少喝酒。
7. 一天写一首歌。
8. 衣着整洁——打扮得体。
9. 看很多好书。
10. 更深入地了解别人。
11. Don't get lonesome.
12. Keep hoping machine running.
13. Dream good.
14. Bank all extra money.
15. Save dough.
11. 拒绝孤独。
12. 永存希望。
13. 心怀梦想。
14. 没用完的钱都存银行。
15. 攒钱攒钱。
16. Send Mary and kids money.
17. Play and sing good.
18. Dance better.
19. Love mama. Love papa. Love Pete.
20. Make up your mind.
16. 给妻子和孩子寄钱。
17. 玩乐器，好好唱歌。
18. 提高舞技。
19. 爱父母，爱每一个人。
20. 果断些。
(Via Sed Chapman, The secrets to making your New Years resolutions stick)
（来自Sed Chapman，《坚持新年决心的诀窍》）
Chapter Three: How come it is so difficult to stick to my New Year's resolutions?
第三章：为什么坚持新年决心这么难？
Because resolutions are like a wish list.
因为决心清单就像是一张心愿单。
Think about the Christmas lists that everyone makes. Do you really think you're going to get that Xbox One that you asked for? No. But wouldn't it be really nice? Hell yeah!
想想大家列的圣诞礼物清单吧。你难道真的以为会有人送你一台你想要的Xbox One游戏机？拉倒吧。但要是万一真有人送你了是不是很赞？那必须的！
Same goes for resolutions. They're things we think we'd like to do, but probably don't have the courage/resolve do actually follow through on. It's that simple.
决心清单也是一样。清单上列的是我们想做，但不一定有勇气或决心做成的事情。就是这么简单。
(Via David Muccigrosso, Why do people fail at NY resolutions and how to make resolutions stick?)
（来自David Muccigrosso，《为什么大家定了新年决心但没能坚持下来，要怎么做才行？》）
Chapter Four: How does someone make resolutions actually work?
第四章：那些真正把新年决心付诸实践的人是怎么做到的？
Follow the rules of SMART goals :
遵循SMART原则：
Specific—Specify the details of your resolution properly. Ambiguous goals are prone to loopholes which can be exploited by you in future.
S（Specific）：合理细分目标。含糊不清的任务迟早会暴露漏洞，然后被你利用。
Measurable—Your resolution should be measurable so that you can get a boolean answer to whether you have fulfilled it or not.
M（Measurable）：量化目标。将目标量化后你就可以获得具体的逻辑数据，以此来确定你是否完成了自己的任务。
Assignable—If it is a group task, it should be assignable individually. Avoid ambiguous dependencies.
A（Assignable）：合理分配任务。将群组性任务分配到个人。避免模糊的依赖推脱行为。
Realistic—The resolution that is unrealistic is the resolution that fails. Divide your main resolution into smaller ones that seem doable to you. Baby steps is the key.
R（Realistic）：着眼于现实。不现实的目标注定会失败。将主要任务划分成个人力所能及的小块。积跬步才是关键。
Time-related—Specify the time limit in which you want to achieve your goal.
T（Time）：关于时间。定下完成任务的期限。
(Via Manali Latkar, How does someone make resolutions actually work?)
（来自Manali Latkar，《如何把新年决心付诸实践？》）
Chapter Five: But sometimes, the truth is…
第五章：但事实往往是……
My New Year's resolution is to stop hanging out with people who ask me about my New Year's resolutions.
我的新年决心是同那些问我新年决心是什么的人绝交！
(Via Rahul Nalluri, What are the best New Year's resolutions?)
（来自Rahul Nalluri，《最棒的新年决心有哪些？》）
My goal for 2015 is to accomplish the goals of 2014 which I should have done in 2013 because I made a promise in 2012 & planned in 2011(Via Twitter)!
我2015年的目标是完成11年计划好、12年下定决定要在13年实施、但到14年还没搞定的任务（来自社交网络“推特”）！
Still,
Happy New Year!
无论如何，
新年快乐！
|
