A few years ago I was like some of you reading this overextended, overworked, and deeply unhappy about it.
几年前，我就像正在阅读本文的一些读者一样，身体透支、工作劳累，心中郁闷至极。
I was a young psychology professor desperately seeking tenure, with two toddlers at home and a husband whose work kept him away for days at a time. I exercised once a week on a good week, rarely saw my friends or extended family, and couldn't remember the last time I'd read a book that wasn't about statistics. It was just too much. Something had to give. And it did. I left my job, not knowing exactly what I was going to do next. It was the toughest decision I've ever made, but it was also one of the best.
当时，我是一名渴求终身教职的年轻心理学教授，家里有两个在学步期的孩子，丈夫常常需要出差，而且一走就是好几天。运气好的时候我每周能锻炼一次，很少有机会跟朋友或其他家人碰面，甚至已经不记得上一次阅读跟统计无关的书籍是什么时候了。我已经不堪重负，必须要有所放弃。而我也确实这样做了。我辞掉了工作，茫然不知下一步要做什么。这是我做过的最艰难的一个决定，但也是最好的决定之一。
As a psychologist who studies motivation, I spend a lot of time trying to figure out why people give up too soon when trying to reach a goal. But the truth is, a lot of us suffer from the opposite problem: not knowing when, or how, to quit. We take on too many projects and commitments, and end up turning in 10 mediocre jobs instead of one or two stellar performances.
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