How to strengthen your willpower 如何加强意志力
How to strengthen your willpower
如何加强意志力
Sometimes people found it difficult to slog through difficult tasks when their willpower had been depleted. But willpower can also be strengthened. Here’s how.
人们在意志力薄弱的时候发现自己难以攻克难关。但是意志力是可以得到加强的，看看怎么做吧！
1. Don’t keep yourself in a constant state of willpower depletion
不要让自己停留在意志力低下的状态里
Weight-lifting is a great way to build muscle. But you wouldn’t spend half an hour lifting weights just before helping a friend move his furniture because you know that your muscles would be too fatigued to do a good job. Neither would you spend hours daily lifting weights with no recovery time. The same holds for willpower. While wisely exercising self-control is a great way to build willpower, never giving yourself a break is a good way to deplete your resolve.
举重是锻炼肌肉的好方法。但是，你不会在帮朋友搬家具之前花半小时举重，因为你知道你的肌肉会因为太疲劳而难以使上劲，你也不会每天不停歇地连续几小时举重。意志力也是如此，虽然明智地进行自我控制是加强意志力的好方法，但不好好休息也会消耗你的意志力。
2. Think about something else
转移思绪
You can even use your imagination to keep unwanted thoughts at bay. How do you avoid thinking about a white bear (or any other situation that tempts you or fills you with dread)? Train yourself to think about something else: Every time that white bear begins to lurk about in your consciousness, think about a black bear instead. Every time that unwanted thought threatens to intrude on your consciousness, think about something pleasant instead. That puts you in the driver’s seat of your thoughts.
你甚至可以利用自己的想象力来摒除不必要的想法。比如如何避免想到白熊（或任何其他诱惑你或充满恐惧的情况）？ 训练自己去思考其他事情：每当白熊开始潜伏在你的意识中时，想想一只黑熊。每每会有不必要的想法侵入你的意识时，请思考一些令人愉快的事情，这能让你控制住自己的思路。
3. One step at a time
一步一步来
Oftentimes, people give up not because they lack willpower, but because they feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the goal they must accomplish. A good way to deal with this feeling of overwhelm is to break the goal down into manageable pieces, and line them up in a sequence that guarantees success.
通常，人们放弃并不是因为他们缺乏意志力，而是因为他们感到不堪重负，他们被压迫着必须完成某些目标。 处理这种压倒性感觉的好方法是将目标进行可控化拆解，并将它们排序以一步步完成。
