“I have never met a great person who did not earn and learn their greatness. They have weaknesses like everyone else—they have just learned how to deal with them so that they aren’t impediments to getting what they want. In addition, the amounts of knowledge and the capabilities that anyone does not have, and that could be used to make the best possible decisions, are vastly greater than that which anyone (no matter how great) could have within them. ”
“So, what are your biggest weaknesses? Think honestly about them because if you can identify them, you are on the first step toward accelerating your movement forward. So think about them, write them down, and look at them frequently. ”
我最大的弱点？
一个时缺乏系统的思考能力，不能深入思考，有的时候容易急躁没有耐心。遇到障碍的时候，不是想着花很多时间解决，而是绕道走。这可能也是我现在也没有做好任何一件事的原因。
“People who overweigh the first-order consequences of their decisions and ignore the effects that the second- and subsequent-order consequences will have on their goals rarely reach their goals. Thisis because first-order consequences often have opposite desirabilities from second-orderconsequences, resulting in big mistakes in decision-making. For example, the first-order consequences of exercise (pain and time-sink) are commonly considered undesirable, while the second-order consequences (better health and more attractive appearance) are desirable. Similarly, food that tastes good is often bad for you and vice versa, etc. If your goal is to get physically fit and you don’t ignore the first- order consequences of exercise and good-tasting but unhealthy food and connect your decisions with their second- and third-order consequences, you will not reach your goal.
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那些过于看重第一级结果的人，做决定时忽略第二级和其他后续的结果通畅很难实现目标。这是因为一级结果与后面的需求通常相反，这样在做决定的时候就会犯大错。例如，健身的一级结果是痛苦和时间成本，这不是我们要的，而二级三级结果是更健康的体魄和让人羡慕的身材是我们要的。如果花了时间健身也费了很大气力，结果没能管住嘴所有的努力都白费。同样的，美味的食物往往对身体健康有害。如果你的目标是保持身体健康，就不能忽视一级结果（由锻炼带来的痛苦和时间成本）和美味却不健康的食物。考虑到你的二级三级结果，你必须做出拒绝一级结果带来的诱惑，才能顺利达到二级三级的目标。
“By contrast, people who choose what they really want, and avoid the temptations and get over the pains that drive them away from what they really want, are much more likely to have successful lives. ”
相反，人们选择真心想要的目标，克服诱惑和障碍带来的痛苦，就很可能过上成功的人生。