Starting from the time you wake up to how you brush your teeth to what you eat on breakfast.

從起床的時間開始，到如何刷牙，再到早餐吃什麼。

We humans, by our nature, are creatures of habits because your brain always looks for

我們人類的本質，是習慣的生物，因為你的大腦總是在尋找

shortcuts, and then these shortcuts slowly turn into habits.

捷徑，然後這些捷徑慢慢變成習慣。

Which means if you develop bad habits, your life will slowly turn into a miserable, mediocre

也就是說，如果你養成了壞習慣，你的生活就會慢慢變成一個悲慘的、平庸的。

life.

生命。

And over time, that will seem normal to you, but that also means that if you can develop

隨著時間的推移，你會覺得這很正常，但這也意味著，如果你能開發出

the right habits, you can turn your life into a more productive, successful, and happier

正確的習慣，你可以把你的生活變成一個更有效率、更成功、更快樂的生活。

life.

生命。


 Hey friends, welcome back to the channel.

嘿，朋友們，歡迎回到頻道。

If you're new around here, we talk about investing, the stock market, and productivity, so if

如果你是新來的，我們談論的是投資、股市和生產力，所以如果是

you want to learn how to invest and be aware of what's happening in the world of finance,

你想學習如何投資，瞭解金融界的情況。

make sure to subscribe and hit that bell button.

一定要訂閱並按下那個鈴鐺鍵。

Today we are going to talk about the habits that are literally destroying your life and

今天，我們要談的是那些正在從字面上摧毀你的生活和習慣。

making you miserable.

讓你痛苦。

You can't be building wealth while your life is mediocre.

你不能在平庸的生活中積累財富。

So if you want to make this year far better than last year, get rid of these 5 habits

所以，如果你想讓今年遠比去年好，請擺脫這5個習慣。

that are stopping you from getting rich and achieve your goals.

阻礙你致富和實現目標的因素。

Not thinking long term. 

不從長計議。

When we see a successful person, we tend to think that they might be smart, talented,

當我們看到一個成功人士時，往往會認為他可能很聰明，很有才華。

or just pure genius.

或者只是純粹的天才。

Of course, that's true to a certain extend.

當然，這在一定程度上是正確的。

However, multiple studies have shown that the number one reason that sets successful

然而，多項研究表明，集成功的首要原因是。

people apart from the rest is the ability to delay gratification.

人區別於其他人的是延遲滿足的能力。

It is when you resist the temptation of an immediate smaller reward in order to receive

就是當你為了得到眼前較小的報酬而抵制誘惑的時候。

a more substantial reward later.

以後會有更豐厚的回報。

It's when you stop scrolling your Instagram feed and get back to work.

當你停止滾動你的Instagram飼料，並回到工作。

Or stop watching YouTube and start getting ready for tomorrow's test or hit the gym at

或者停止看YouTube，開始為明天的考試做準備，或者去健身房鍛鍊。

night instead of going to a party.

晚上，而不是去參加聚會。

The research shows that being able to delay gratification is a great habit.

研究表明，能夠延遲滿足是一個很好的習慣。

It leads to academic success, physical health, psychological health, and social competence.

它能帶來學業成功、身體健康、心理健康和社會能力。

That doesn't mean you should completely ignore the present and just focus on the future.

這並不意味著你應該完全忽略現在，只關注未來。

Being able to live in the present all the time is another great habit that you should

能夠一直活在當下，是你應該養成的另一個好習慣。

be building if you want to be successful in the traditional meaning.

如果你想在傳統意義上獲得成功，正在建設。

Take successful athletes, for example, on the pitch.

以成功的運動員為例，在球場上。

They play around with the ball as if they have been born to become athletes; however,

他們玩起球來，彷彿天生就是要成為運動員的；然而。

behind the scenes, they probably have been training for the last 10 or 15 years just

在幕後，他們可能已經訓練了過去10年或15年，只是。

to perform that trick better than everyone else on the pitch, so to become a successful

在球場上比其他所有人都能更好地施展那一招，所以要想成為一個成功的人

athlete, you cant be expecting to be rewarded right after each training session, you have

運動員，你不能期望在每次訓練後都能得到獎勵，你必須

to understand that you might need to work super hard for years to achieve any meaningful

要知道，你可能需要超常的努力工作多年，以實現任何有意義的。

results.

結果。


 2.

2.

Arguing with dumb people

與啞巴爭論

We all have been into many arguments, and many of them didn't end well.

我們都曾陷入過很多爭吵，很多爭吵都沒有好結果。

You either lose the argument or lose the relationship if you end up winning.

如果你最終贏了，你要麼輸掉這場爭論，要麼輸掉這段關係。

You are basically losing something anyway.

反正你基本上是損失了一些東西。

First of all, everyone can have an opinion, and everyone is free to stick to what they

首先，每個人都可以有自己的觀點，每個人都可以自由地堅持自己的觀點。

believe, and wasting hours and hours to convince someone who doesn't want to be convinced is

相信，並浪費幾個小時和時間來說服一個誰不想被說服的人是

a waste of time, especially when that person believes with his heart and soul that he has

浪費時間，尤其是當這個人全心全意地相信他已經...。

the only truth.

唯一的真理。

There is no way he could possibly be wrong.

他不可能會錯。

Mark Twain once said: "Never argue with stupid people; they will drag you down to their level

馬克-吐溫曾經說過："永遠不要和愚蠢的人爭論，他們會把你拖到他們的水準

and then beat you with experience."

然後用經驗打敗你。"

This is one of the most important things I have ever learned.

這是我所學到的最重要的東西之一。

If you argue with someone about something that the other person is ignorant about but

如果你和別人爭論的事情，對方是無知的，但是

still wants to prove that he is right, then what's the point of the argument.

還想證明自己是對的，那麼爭論的意義何在。

In my experience, it's just better to ignore those kinds of arguments.

根據我的經驗，最好不要理會這類爭論。

You don't have to waste your time and energy on those kinds of people.

你沒必要把時間和精力浪費在這種人身上。

Bernard Shaw once said: "I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig.

蕭伯納曾經說過："我早就學會了，永遠不要和一頭豬摔跤。

You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it."

你弄髒了，而且，豬也喜歡這樣。"


 3.

3.

Wasting too much time on social media

在社交媒體上浪費太多時間

Did you know that an average person uses at least 2 hours every single day browsing his

你知道嗎，一個普通人每天至少要用2個小時來瀏覽他的網站。

news feed on social media?

社交媒體上的新聞源？

That might not sound like a big number, but it adds up to over five years over a lifetime.

這聽起來可能不是一個很大的數字，但一輩子加起來超過5年。

That's enough time to be a world-class expert at five different things if you spend 10 thousand

如果你花一萬塊錢，就足以成為五個不同領域的世界級專家。

hours mastering each of them.

掌握其中每一項的時間。

But that's just the tip of an iceberg because when it comes to kids and teenagers, they

但這只是冰山的一角，因為說到孩子和青少年，他們

spend up to 8 hours of their day on this thing that's called social media.

花費高達8小時 他們的一天 在這個東西 這就是所謂的社交媒體。

And this number is only getting higher, and in a matter of years, you might find yourself

而這個數字只會越來越高，在幾年內，你可能會發現自己

spending as much time on Facebook, Instagram and youtube as you spend on sleeping.

花在Facebook、Instagram和youtube上的時間和你花在睡覺上的時間一樣多。

Ridiculers!

荒謬的人！

But how on earth we ended up like this?

但我們到底是怎麼落得如此下場的？

Just last year, Facebook made over 78 billion dollars in revenue.

就在去年，Facebook的收入超過780億美元。

To put that number into perspective, that's twice bigger than the entire budget of Ukraine,

要說這個數字，比烏克蘭的整個預算還要大一倍。

which is the largest country in Europe.

是歐洲最大的國家。

And the big chunk of that amount Facebook spends of figuring out how to make their platform

而這其中，Facebook花在如何讓自己的平臺變得更有價值的大塊錢。

as addictive as possible.

儘可能的讓人上癮。

Besides them, you have youtube, Snapchat, and other social media companies trying to

除了他們，你還有youtube、Snapchat和其他社交媒體公司試圖

do the exact same thing!

做同樣的事情!

Because the longer you stay on their platform, the more money they are going to make, it's

因為你在他們平臺上呆的時間越長，他們賺的錢就越多，這就是

that simple?!

就這麼簡單？

Unfortunately, they have figured out a way to manipulate us.

不幸的是，他們已經找到了操縱我們的方法。

There is a little chemical in your brain that's known as Dopamine.

在你的大腦裡有一種小的化學物質，被稱為多巴胺。

It constantly searches for a reward because Every time it gets it, it spikes and makes

它不斷地尋找獎勵，因為每當它得到獎勵時，它就會興奮起來，使

you feel good.

你感覺良好。

That's why you constantly check your phone every time it buzzes.

所以每次手機嗡嗡響的時候，你都會不斷地檢查手機。

When someone likes or comments on your picture or, God forbid, Follows you, your dopamine

當有人在你的照片上點贊或評論，或者，上帝保佑，關注你，你的多巴胺。

surges!

澎湃！

And when your brain knows that it can get an easy dopamine spike, it will constantly

當你的大腦知道它能輕易地獲得多巴胺的刺激時，它會不斷地...

push you to check your Instagram even when your phone doesn't even buzzes, and that's

當你的手機連嗡嗡聲都沒有的時候，也會推送你去查看你的Instagram，那就是

known as Phantom vibration syndrome.

稱為幻振綜合徵。

I guess it's impossible to completely stop using social media today because you have

我想今天不可能完全停止使用社交媒體，因為你有

to somehow keep in touch with your friends, colleagues, and relatives but don't make it

以某種方式與你的朋友、同事和親戚保持聯繫，但不要讓它。

a habit since it will slowly ruin your life.

習慣，因為它會慢慢毀掉你的生活。


 4.

4.

Sitting
 Regardless of who you or where you are, you

無論你是誰，無論你身處何方，你都會坐在

definitely sit a lot.

肯定會坐很多。

And that's normal in today's world.

而這在當今世界是很正常的。

Think about it, when you wake up, the first thing that you do is sit down and have breakfast,

想想看，當你醒來後，第一件事就是坐下來吃早餐。

then you get into your car or a bus to sit and get to your workplace, and once you are

然後你坐上你的車或公車去坐，去你的工作地點，一旦你是

there, you are probably going to sit for hours to do your job, and when you get back home,

在那裡，你可能要坐幾個小時的時間來做你的工作，當你回到家。

you will sit again to relax and watch something.

你會再次坐下來放鬆，看一些東西。

You might not see anything wrong with that, but our bodies weren't built to sit all the

你可能不覺得有什麼不妥，但我們的身體不是為了一直坐著而建造的。

time but rather were built to move.

時間，而是為移動而建。

That's why sitting is very unhealthy.

所以坐著是非常不健康的。

I know the idea that sitting can be harmful seems insane at first though because sitting

我知道，坐著會有害的想法，雖然一開始看起來很瘋狂，因為坐著

is our default posture when we work, study, socialize, or travel.

是我們工作、學習、社交、旅遊時的默認姿勢。

However, studies after studies have proven that it's one of those things that is slowly

然而，一次又一次的研究證明，這是一種慢慢的

killing you from inside.

從內部殺死你。

When you sit down, your blood flows significantly slows down, and it creates pressure and makes

當你坐下來的時候，你的血液流速明顯減慢，它產生了壓力，使你的血液流速降低。

it difficult for your heart to pump blood.

你的心臟難以泵血。

In fact, studies have shown that sitting more than 10 hours a day can lead you to develop

事實上，研究表明，每天坐著超過10個小時，會導致你患

heart diseases, diabetes, or cancer.

心臟病、糖尿病或癌症。

For instance, if you stand up and move every 15 minutes, you are going to live significantly

例如，如果你每隔15分鐘就站起來活動一下，你的壽命就會大大增加。

longer than someone who would move every half an hour.

比每隔半小時就會移動一次的人要長。

When you are sitting, you slow down your blood flow and limit the amount of oxygen getting

當你坐著的時候，你會減慢你的血液流動，限制氧氣的獲取量。

into your bloodstream, which eventually slows down your brain.

進入你的血液，最終使你的大腦變慢。

In other words, sitting down to focus is a bad idea, which sounds insane.

換句話說，坐下來集中精力是個壞主意，這聽起來很瘋狂。

And we didn't even talk about possible back problems.

而且我們甚至沒有談及可能的背部問題。

So what should you do?

那你應該怎麼做呢？

Move! 

快走！

5.

5.

Comparing yourself to others
 Do you sometimes feel like you are falling

將自己與他人比較
，你有時會覺得自己在墮落嗎？

behind?

後面的？

As if everyone is doing something important and achieve great stuff while you are not. 

彷彿大家都在做一些重要的事情，取得了偉大的成就，而你卻沒有。

I mean, some people are already planning to visit Mars while you can't even find a job.

我的意思是，有些人已經計劃去火星，而你卻連工作都找不到。

People out there are changing the world, making billions of dollars, while you can't even

外面的人正在改變世界，賺取數十億美元，而你卻連...

figure out what you want out of life.

弄清楚你想要的生活是什麼。


 Even if you put aside those who are much older

撇開那些年長的人不談

than you and argue that you still got time to achieve what they have achieved, you still

比你，並爭辯說，你還有時間來實現他們所取得的成就，你仍然。

can find a lot of people at your age who have achieved the level of success that you can

可以找到很多人在你這個年齡段已經達到了成功的程度，你可以。

only dream about.

只會做夢

It completely destroys your self-esteem.

它完全摧毀了你的自尊心。

And that's the problem.

這就是問題所在。

You don't understand that your life is yours, and it is different from any other life that

你不明白，你的生活是你的，它和其他任何生活都不一樣。

has ever existed.

曾經存在過。

You cant compare your life to anyone else, even to the people who are around you, who

你不能把你的生活和別人相比，甚至和你身邊的人相比，他們也不能和你相比。

are doing the exact same thing that you are doing, who are influenced by the same factors

和你做著同樣的事情，受同樣的因素影響。

that you're influenced.

你被影響了。

At the end of the day, you are a completely different identity, with a different mindset,

到了最後，你是完全不同的身份，不同的心態。

strengths, and weakness than anyone else.

長處，和弱點比誰都清楚。

Our school system has made us think that we all should move in the same direction at the

我們的學校制度讓我們認為，我們應該在同一時間朝同一個方向前進。

same speed.

同樣的速度。

We all start school almost at the same age.

我們幾乎都是在同一年齡段開始上學的。

We move from one grade to another at the same time and then get into college.

我們同時從一個年級升到另一個年級，然後考上大學。

This process has shaped our idea of life that we are all identical, with similar passion,

這個過程形成了我們的生活理念，我們都是相同的，有著相似的激情。

goals, and opportunities, and so on, when in reality, we are not.

目標和機會等等，而實際上，我們並沒有。

Life doest provide you with a fixed timeline, but rather it's very unpredictable and spontaneous.

生活並沒有給你提供一個固定的時間線，而是非常不可預知和自發的。

If one has achieved something at a certain age doesn't make it necessary for others to

如果一個人在某一年齡段取得了成就，並不意味著其他人也要取得成就。

achieve the same thing.

達到同樣的目的。

Some people achieve financial success at an early age, while others create a loving family

有的人年紀輕輕就取得了經濟上的成功，而有的人卻創造了一個充滿愛的家庭。

at that time.

當時。

And this is something that you have to accept.

而這是你必須接受的事情。

Your life is your journey that you are going to create, and it's going to be different

你的人生就是你要創造的旅程，它將會是不一樣的。

from everyone else, so stop comparing yourself!

和別人不一樣，所以不要再比了!

I hope you guys have enjoyed this video and if you did give it a thumbs up, and if you're

我希望你們喜歡這段視頻，如果你們喜歡的話，請豎起大拇指，如果你們是

new around here then make sure to subscribe and turn on your notifications thanks for

新來的朋友，請務必訂閱並打開您的通知，感謝您的支持

watching and until next time.

看著，直到下一次。