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1、经典哲理小美文至善者，善之敌IwasinspiredbyanobservationbyVoltairetomakemyresolution,"Don'tlettheperfectbetheenemyofthegood."Inotherwords,insteadofpushingyourselftoanimpossible"perfect,"andthereforegettingnowhere,accept"good."Manythingsworthdoingareworthdoingbadly.在做出一项决意时,
2、我谨记伏尔泰的箴言:"至善者,善之敌".换言之,不要逼迫自己实现不可能的"完美",而是去接受"好".许多事情值得去做,但不需要事事完美.Ihaveafriendwhoneverexercisesunlessshe'strainingforamarathon;asaconsequence,shealmostneverexercises.IneverpushmyselfwhenIexercise,andalthoughIsuspectshescoffsatmywimpy(=wimpish:懦弱的,无用的)work-o
3、uts,I'vemanagedtogetmyselftoexerciseseveraltimesaweekforyears.IfI'dtriedtohaveamoreambitiouswork-out,I'msureIwouldn'thaveexercisedatall.我有一个朋友从来不锻炼,除非去练马拉松.结果,她几乎一直都没有锻炼.而我锻炼的时候,从来不会勉强自己.虽然我怀疑她看不起我的低锻炼强度,可是数年来我能坚持每周锻炼几次.如果我设定一个更高的锻炼目标,我肯定根本不会去锻炼.Alongthesamel
4、ines,Itoldafriendthatoneofmyhappiness-projectresolutionswasto"Rememberbirthdays,"andsoIwassendingouthappy-birthdayemails.Hesaid,"Oh,youshouldn'temail!Youshouldcallorwriteahand-writtennote,that'smuchnicer."True–butIwon't.Andit'sbettertogetsomethingdoneimperfec
5、tlythantodonothingperfectly.同理,我曾告诉一位朋友,在我的"快乐计划"中,有一条是"记住生日",因此我会发送生日祝福电子邮件.他说:"哦,你不该发电子邮件!应该打电话、写留言,这让人感觉更好."是啊--但是我不会去做.不完美地做了某件事总比追求完美而一事无成的好.Theperfectcanalsobecometheenemyofthegoodinthequestforperfectinformation.Therearetwowaystoapproachdecision-making:
6、asasatisficer(yes,thatisaword)orasamaximizer.在获得详尽信息上,"完美"也会成为"好"的敌人.有两种决策者:满足者(这个词是有的)和最大化者.Satisficersarethosewhomakeadecisionortakeactiononcetheircriteriaaremet.Thatdoesn'tmeanthey'llsettleformediocrity;theircriteriacanbeveryhigh,butassoonastheyfindthepast
7、asauceorthebusinesscardthathasthequalitiestheywant,they'resatisfied."满足者"是指那些一旦满足了标准后即做出决定或采取行动的人.这不表示他们甘愿接受平庸:他们的标准可能很高,但是一旦找到了希望中的东西,比如意粉酱或名片,他们就满足了.Maximizerswanttomaketheoptimaldecision.Eveniftheyseeabicycleorabackpackthatmeetstheirrequirements,theycan'tm
8、akeadecisionuntilafterthey'veexaminedeveryoption,tomakethebestpossiblechoice.Studiessuggestthatsatisficerstendtobehappierthanmaximizers;maximizersspendalotmoretimeandenergytoreachadecisio
