8招教你丢掉坏习惯

Most of us have one or a few habits that we consider bad and we’d like to get rid of. But how do you do it?
我们大多数人都有一个或几个坏习惯，我们自己心知肚明，也想改掉它们。具体应该怎么做呢？

Today I’d like to share I have a few suggestions that have helped me and people around me greatly.
今天我就来分享几条建议，这些建议对我和身边的朋友都有很大帮助。

Here are 8 tips that can help you to finally get rid of that bad habit once and for all.
以下8条建议能让你永远告别自己的陋习。

Tell your friends and family
告知家人和朋友

If you tell people around you that you will stop smoking or start working out three times a week then they will check up on you. And you will feel a social pressure to keep up with your promise now that it is let out into the world. I would recommend only telling people who you think will support you or be neutral. Negative people make things so much more difficult.
如果你告诉身边的人你要戒烟了，或者从现在开始你要每周锻炼3次，他们就可以帮助监督你。来自周围的压力能督促你实现自己的许诺。我建议你只告诉那些会支持你的人，或持中立客观态度的人。那些消极悲观者只会帮倒忙。

Make it painful to not go through with it
完不成目标的惩罚措施

This may not be for everyone but you could consider making a promise to someone. For example, if you stray off the path to better health by having French fries or a cigarette then you will give your friend 100 or 500 dollars. The point is to add some possible pain to keep yourself in check on days when you may feel a bit tempted.
这条建议可能并不适用于所有人，但你可以考虑和别人定下赌约。假如你没能完成你的健康目标，比如你吃了炸薯条，或者抽了根烟，那你就要付给朋友100或500美元。这样肉疼的惩罚措施可以使你面对诱惑时保持自省。

Listen to those who have gone where you want to go
听取过来人的经验

Not to people who have no practical or real idea about what your challenge entails. It is important to get the best advice that actually works in real life. Seek it out in people around you, in the best books on the topic (check for the number of stars and read reviews on a site like amazon.com) and on blogs and forums that seem reliable.
要听取过来人的经验，而不是那些不明就里者的夸夸其谈。现实生活中真正实用的经验才是最好的。你可以向周围人请教，或者查阅相关科目的优秀图书（在亚马逊这样的网站上查看图书评分和图书预览），也可以到值得信赖的论坛和博客去转转。

What will this lead to in 5 and 10 years?
5年或10年后你会是什么样子？

See your future self vividly in your mind. Where are you going? Towards massive debt, a heart attack, serious illness and severe restrictions in your future? Do you want go to that place where it is very likely that you will wind up if you don’t make a change? Then see your future self where you have made the positive change. What positive and awesome things has it brought you in 5 years and in 10 years? See it all in your mind. And remind yourself of the positive and negative consequences by writing them down and reviewing them whenever you feel like quitting and going back to your old ways.
想象一下你的未来会是什么样子？债台高筑，心脏问题，恶疾缠身，处处受限？如果你不能改掉坏习惯，这就是你的未来。难道你想变成这幅模样？现在再想象一下，如果你做出积极改变，未来5年或10年后，你会取得怎样的成就？把好的一面和坏的一面都考虑清楚，并用笔记录下来，当你想要放弃退缩的时候，就拿出来看一看。