ONE OF THE BEST and most profound books written in the last few years is Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow. His insight is that we need to use two different types of thinking to deal with the variety of situations we face in our daily lives.
丹尼尔·卡尼曼的《思维,快与慢》是过去几年中写得最好、最深刻的书之一。他的见解是，我们需要用两种不同类型的思维来处理我们日常生活中所面临的各种情况。
Fast thinking is the type of thinking that we use to deal with short-term tasks, responsibilities, activities, problems, and situations. We act quickly and instinctively. In most cases, fast thinking is entirely appropriate for our day-to-day activities.
快速思维是我们用来处理短期任务、责任、活动、问题和情况的思维方式。我们反应迅速而本能。在大多数情况下，快速思考完全适合我们的日常活动。
The second type of thinking that Kahneman describes is slow thinking. That's when you step back and take more time to carefully think through the details of the situation before deciding what you are going to do. Kahneman'sinsight is that the failure to engage in slow thinking when it is required and necessary is the cause of many of the mistakes that we make in life.
卡尼曼描述的第二种思维是缓慢的思维。这时候，你要退后一步，花更多的时间仔细考虑情况的细节，然后再决定你打算做什么。卡尼曼的见解是，在需要和必要的时候，不进行缓慢的思考是我们在生活中犯的许多错误的原因。
To become excellent in time management, and to get your entire life under control, you need to engage in “slow thinking” on a regular basis. Start with the question, “What am I trying to do?”
为了在时间管理上变得优秀，并掌控你的整个生活，你需要经常进行"慢思考"。从这个问题开始，"我想做什么？”
Think Before Acting
行动前思考
Very often you can find yourself working extremely hard at your work, but you have not taken the time to stand back and think about what it is you really want to accomplish.
很多时候，你会发现自己的工作非常努力，但你有没有花时间停下来，想想你真正想要完成什么。
There is the story of the husband and wife who leave on a car trip from San Diego to Los Angeles. He is unfamiliar with the road but driving at full speed in any case. At a certain point, the wife says, “Honey, is Phoenix on the way to Los Angeles?”
有一个丈夫和妻子从圣地亚哥到洛杉矶的汽车旅行的故事。丈夫不熟悉道路,但他自始至终全速驾驶。在某一点上，妻子说，"亲爱的，凤凰城在去洛杉矶的路上吗?”
He then says, “Why do you ask?” She answers, “Well, we just passed a sign that said we are on the road to Phoenix.”
然后他说,"你为什么这么问?她回答说:"嗯，我们刚刚路过一个牌子，上面写着我们正要去凤凰城的路上。
He replies, “Never mind. We're making a great time!” Before you step on the accelerator of your own life, you must develop absolute clarity about what you are really trying to accomplish.
他回答说:"没关系。我们创造美好的时光！在你踏上自己生活的加速器之前，你必须对你真正想要完成的事情保持绝对的清晰。
In The Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce wrote that “the definition of fanaticism is redoubling your efforts after your aim has been forgotten.”
在《魔鬼词典》中，安布罗斯·比尔斯写道：“狂热的定义是在你的目标被遗忘后加倍努力。”
Is your goal to create a great life? Are you trying to build a great career or accomplish a great piece of work? Your ability to stand back and engage in self-analysis and introspection—slow thinking—is essential for you to organize your time in such a way that you are the most productive, and that you are achieving the greatest amount of joy, satisfaction, and happiness from what you do.
你的目标是创造美好的生活吗？你是想建立一个伟大的事业或完成一个伟大的工作？你能够退缩，进行自我分析和反省—缓慢的思考—对于你安排你的时间至关重要，这样你才能最有成效，而且你从中获得了最大的快乐、满足和幸福。
Keep the End in Mind
牢记目的
Be clear about what outcomes you desire. As Stephen Covey said, “Start with the end in mind.” What is the final result, outcome, or accomplishment that you are striving to achieve? Where do you want to end up at the end of the day? As you scramble up the ladder of success, be sure that it is leaning against the right building.
明确你渴望的结果。正如斯蒂芬·科维所说，"从结束开始。您正在努力实现的最终结果、产出或成就是什么？你想在一天结束的时候在哪里结束？当你爬上成功的阶梯时，一定要把它靠在这座楼房上。
Are you working so that you can earn enough money to be secure and to feel happy? Are you working because you love your work, or because you feel you're on a mission to accomplish something that is very important?
你工作是为了能赚到足够的钱来保证安全，感到快乐吗？你工作是因为你热爱你的工作，还是因为你觉得你肩负着完成一件非常重要的事情的使命？
What would your world look like if you accomplished your biggest goal? What is your vision for yourself and your career over the long term? What is your mission? What difference do you want to make in the lives of other people?
如果你完成了你最大的目标,你的世界会是什么样子？长期而言,您对自己和职业生涯的愿景是什么？你的使命是什么？你想在别人的生活里有什么不同？
If all you are working for is to earn enough money to pay your bills, it’s going to be hard for you to build up and maintain a high level of commitment and enthusiasm. To be truly happy and fulfilled, you must be working toward accomplishing something that is bigger than yourself, and that makes a difference in the life or work of others.
如果你所努力的仅仅是赚足够的钱来支付你的账单，这将使你很难建立和保持高水平的承诺和热情。要真正快乐和满足，你必须努力完成比你自己更强大的事情，这能改变别人的生活或工作。
Examine Your Methodology
检查您的方法
When you are clear about what you are trying to do, you must then ask, “How am I trying to do it?” Each time you ask and answer these two questions, you will gain valuable insights that will allow you to look at your situation and know whether you are on the right track.
当你清楚自己想做什么时，你必须问，"我该如何去做？”每次你提出并回答这两个问题时，你都会获得有价值的见解，让你审视自己的情况，并知道你是否走上了正确的轨道。
Once you are clear about what you are trying to do and how you are trying to do it, you must then ask a third question: “How is it going?”
一旦你清楚自己想做什么，以及你是如何去做的，你必须问第三个问题："进展怎么样？”
Is what you are doing moving you toward what you want in the fastest and most efficient way? Are you happy with your rate of progress? Are things going well, or are you experiencing too many roadblocks and obstacles on your journey?
你正在做的事情是否以最快、最有效的方式推动你走向你想要的？你对你的进度满意吗？事情进展是否顺利？还是你在过程中遇到太多的困难和障碍？
Most of all, question your assumptions. As Peter Drucker said, “Errant assumptions lie at the root of every failure.”
最重要的是,质疑你的假设。正如彼得·德鲁克所说，"错误的假设是每一次失败的根源。”
What are your assumptions about your work and your life? What are your conscious assumptions? What are your unconscious and often unquestioned assumptions? It is amazing how many hardworking people are laboring on the basis of false assumptions that they have never questioned.
你对你的工作和生活有什么假设？你有意识的假设是什么？你的无意识和经常不容置疑的假设是什么？令人惊讶的是，许多勤劳的人正根据他们从未质疑过的错误假设而努力工作。
Seek a Better Way
寻求更好的方法
As you ponder the “How's it going?” question, you should also be considering another important question: “Could there be a better way?”
当你思考"进展如何"的问题时，你也应该考虑另一个重要的问题："是否有更好的方法?"
The fact is that there is almost always a different and better way to achieve a business goal. This other way may be faster, cheaper, easier, and more effective.
事实是，实现业务目标几乎总是有不同且更好的方法。这种另一种方式可能更快、更便宜、更容易、更有效。
There is a beautiful line that says, “There is more to life than just increasing its speed.”
有一条美丽的台词说，"生命不仅仅是提高它的速度。”
Many people are working very hard but going in the wrong direction on the wrong path. They are not clear about what they are trying to do and where they want to end up, but they don't want to face or deal with the possibility that they could be wrong. The process of asking tough questions requires slow thinking, but it can significantly increase the speed at which you achieve your business goals and your vision and mission.
许多人工作很努力,但在错误的道路上走错了方向。他们不清楚自己想做什么，想在哪里结束，但他们不想面对或处理他们可能是错的的可能性。提出棘手的问题需要缓慢的思考，但它可以显著提高您实现业务目标的速度以及愿景和使命。
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