工作压得你喘不过来气？15分钟一口一口吃掉它！

The funny thing about motivation is that it only truly comes after you start working and creating movement. Despite the millions of “motivational” books, programs, and speakers out there, the truth is that none of that stuff provides real, long lasting motivation.
有趣的是动力只有在你开始工作和创造行动之后才会真正来到。尽管在周围有数以百万计的励志书、电视节目和演讲者，事实是，这些东西不会提供真正且持久的动力。

Think about it—when do you feel motivated? Before you sit down and make yourself start working on something…or after you’ve pushed through those initial feelings of discomfort and the really good ideas start to flow?
想一想，在什么时候你会感觉有动力？在你坐下来开始做些什么之前……或是在你经历过最初那些不悦感受后，真正的好主意开始泉涌而来时？

Once you hit that wave of motivation, keep riding it. Every 15 minutes, move on to the next 15-minute task.
一旦你有了这股动力，请保持劲头。每完成15分钟，再移到下一个15分钟的任务上。

3. Realize that you’re halfway there.
意识到你已在半路上了。

One time in high school I was totally stuck on writing a term paper. I had all these ideas, but wasn’t sure of the direction I wanted to take. When I asked my teacher for help, he offered a piece of advice that has stayed with me ever since.
在高中时，有一次我彻底被期末论文难住了。我有许多想法但不确定选哪一个方向。当我向我的老师寻求帮助时，他提出一个建议，这个建议从那时起就一直陪伴着我。

“Robert,” he said, “just start. Starting is half finished.”
“罗伯特，”他说，“只要开始就好，开始就意味着完成了一半。”

Start. Right now. No matter how unsure of yourself you may be. Take that leap forward, list your 10 tasks, and pick the one thing you’re going to give 100% of your focus to for the next 15 minutes. If you stay focused on the 15-minute moment in front of you, you can forget about feeling overwhelmed.
开始，就趁现在，无论你对自己多么不自信。跨过那一步，列出你的10个任务，选一件事，在接下来的15分钟里你要付出100%的努力。如果你的注意力集中在眼前的15分钟，你会忘记那种不知所措感。

So often we completely overestimate what we are capable of doing in the next year…while drastically underestimating what we can do in the next 15 minutes. This moment is all you have. Don’t underestimate its power.
我们常常太过于高估在这一年我们能做到的事……然而却低估了在接下来的15分钟里我们能做到的事。这一刻是你所拥有的一切。不要低估它的力量。

What will you do with the next 15 minutes? Yes, I literally mean the NEXT 15 minutes.
在接下来的15分钟里你要做什么？是的，我指的就是接下来的15分钟。