And when we think about what it would mean to be creative, we arrive at a dauntingly

而當我們考慮到創造性意味著什麼時，我們會得出一個令人生畏的結論

fixed range of jobs. We might be visually creative: and so identify that we want to

固定的工作範圍。我們可能在視覺上有創意：並是以認定我們要

be a painter, photographer, film-maker, designer or architect. We might be intellectually creative:

是一個畫家、攝影師、電影製作人、設計師或建築師。我們可能在智力上有創造力。

and so want to be a novelist, journalist or academic. We might be musically creative:

並是以想成為一名小說家、記者或學者。我們可能在音樂上有創造力。

and so want to start a band. Or we might be sensorily creative: and so want to start a

所以想成立一個樂隊。或者我們可能會有感而發的創意：所以想成立一個

restaurant. The problem is that securing any of these jobs is – statistically speaking

餐館。問題是，從統計學上講，獲得這些工作中的任何一項都是

– almost impossible. We end up blocked, sure of what we want to be, yet also unable

- 幾乎不可能。我們最終受阻，確定我們想要成為什麼，但也無法

to break into our chosen field. We end up with what we call a fixation – rather than

闖入我們選擇的領域。我們最終獲得了我們所說的固定性--而不是

simply an interest – to signal the mixture of inner certainty and outer impossibility.

僅僅是一種興趣--以示內心的確定性和外部的不可能性的混合。

The solution to such fixations lies in coming to understand more closely what we are really

解決這種固著的方法在於更仔細地瞭解我們的真實情況。

creatively interested in because the more accurately and precisely we fathom what we

興趣，因為我們越是準確無誤地揣摩我們的想法，就越是對我們的工作感興趣。

truly care about, the more we stand to discover that our creative interests and their associated

我們就越能發現，我們的創造性興趣和與之相關聯的

pleasure-points actually exist in a far broader range of occupations than we have until now

快樂點實際上存在於比我們現在更廣泛的職業中。

been used to entertaining. It is a certain lack of understanding of what we are really

已經習慣於娛樂。這是對我們真正的東西缺乏某種理解

after – and therefore a relatively standard and obvious reading of the job market – that

後--是以是對就業市場相對標準和明顯的解讀--即

pushes us into a far narrower tunnel of options than is warranted. When we properly grasp

把我們推入一個比實際情況狹窄得多的選擇隧道。當我們正確掌握了

what draws us to one creative job, we stand to identify qualities that are available in

吸引我們從事一項創造性工作的因素，我們就可以確定哪些品質可以在

other kinds of employment as well. What we really love isn't this specific job, but

其他類型的就業也是如此。我們真正喜歡的不是這個具體的工作，而是

a range of themes we have first located there, normally because this job was the most conspicuous

我們首先在那裡找到了一系列的主題，通常是因為這項工作是最顯眼的。

example of a repository of them – which is where the problem started because over-conspicuous

儲存庫的例子--這就是問題的開始，因為過於明顯的

jobs tend to attract too much attention, get over-subscribed and are then in a position

工作往往會吸引太多注意力，得到超額認購，然後在

to offer only very modest salaries. Yet, in reality, the qualities can't only exist

以提供非常適度的工資。然而，在現實中，這些品質不可能只存在於

there. They are necessarily generic and will be available under other, less obvious guise

在那裡。它們必然是通用的，並將以其他不那麼明顯的名義提供。

– once we know how to look. Imagine the person who has become heavily invested in

- 一旦我們知道如何去看。想象一下，一個人如果已經大量投資於

the idea of becoming a journalist. The very word 'journalist' has become a coveted

成為一名記者的想法。記者 "這個詞已經成為一個令人羨慕的詞。

badge that captures everything they feel they want. From a young age, the job suggested

捕捉到他們覺得自己想要的一切的徽章。從小到大，工作建議

glamour and stimulation, excitement and dynamism. They got used to parents and uncles and aunts

魅力和刺激，興奮和活力。他們習慣了父母、叔叔和嬸嬸們

referring to them as future journalists. However, the sector now happens to be in terminal decline

將他們稱為未來的記者。然而，該部門現在恰好處於末期衰退中

and pitiably over-subscribed. A block and angst results. The recommended move is to

和可悲的超額認購。阻礙和憤怒的結果。建議的舉措是

pause the fruitless job search and unpaid internships and ask oneself what might truly

暫停毫無結果的求職和無償實習，問問自己什麼才是真正的

be appealing in one's intuitive excitement around journalism. What are the pleasures

是吸引人的，在一個人圍繞著新聞工作的直覺興奮。什麼是快樂

one is really seeking here – and might they exist somewhere else, and somewhere more favourable,

人們在這裡真正尋求的是--它們可能存在於其他地方，而且是更有利的地方。

in the world of work? We're prone to a very natural vagueness here. We often just like

在工作的世界裡？我們在這裡很容易產生一種很自然的模糊性。我們常常只是喜歡

the broad sound of a given job. But if we pursue the pleasure-point analysis, we start

一個特定工作的廣泛聲音。但是，如果我們追求快樂點的分析，我們開始

to prise off the lid and look more assiduously at the pleasures on offer. Once scrutinised,

揭開蓋子，更認真地看一看所提供的樂趣。一旦被仔細檢查。

we might find that journalism offers some of the following pleasures: an ability to

我們可能會發現，新聞工作提供了以下一些樂趣：一種能夠

engage with serious political and sociological issues, to analyse policy, to write up thoughts

參與嚴肅的政治和社會學問題，分析政策，寫出想法

with elegance and to be respected for one's critical powers. Once such elements are clarified,

以優雅的方式，並因自己的批判能力而受到尊重。一旦這樣的元素被澄清。

it becomes clear that they cannot be uniquely connected to the sector we call journalism.

很明顯，它們不能與我們稱之為新聞業的部門有獨特的聯繫。

The combination can't only exist – and isn't only needed – in newspapers and

這種組合不可能只存在於--也不僅僅需要--報紙和雜誌。

magazines. It's not really tied to any particular sector. The qualities can, and do, turn up

雜誌。它並不真正與任何特定的部門相聯繫。這些品質可以，而且確實會出現

in a lot of other places. For instance, a financial investment firm might have a huge

在很多其他地方。例如，一家金融投資公司可能有一個巨大的

need to analyse emerging markets and explain their potential and their possible weaknesses

需要分析新興市場並解釋其潛力和可能的弱點

to clients; a university might need to analyse and understand changes in its competitive

競爭的變化；一所大學可能需要分析和了解其競爭的變化。

environment and explain these in clear and compelling ways to its staff; an oil company

解釋，並以清晰和令人信服的方式向其員工解釋這些；一家石油公司

might need to analyse its future likely employment needs and convey this to its recruitment teams

可能需要分析其未來可能的就業需求，並向其招聘團隊傳達這一資訊

around the world. These industries don't sit under the heading of journalism – but

在全世界範圍內。這些行業並不屬於新聞業的範疇--但

they all have needs and opportunities which in fact offer exactly the same pleasures which

他們都有需求和機會，而這些需求和機會實際上提供了完全相同的快樂，而這些快樂是由他們自己決定的。

were initially and rather superficially associated with journalism. Investigation reveals that

最初是與新聞業有相當膚淺的聯繫。調查顯示，

the pleasures we are seeking are more mobile than initially supposed. They don't have

我們所追求的快樂比最初設想的更有流動性。它們並不具有

to be pursued only in the world of the media, they may be more accessible, more secure and

他們可能更容易獲得、更安全和更有價值的資訊，而不是隻在媒體世界裡追求。

more financially rewarding when pursued in quite different sectors of the economy. This

當在相當不同的經濟部門追求更多的經濟回報。這

is not an exercise in getting us to give up on what we really want. The liberating move

並不是為了讓我們放棄我們真正想要的東西。解放之舉

is to see that what we want exists in places beyond those we had identified. The same analysis

是看到我們想要的東西存在於我們所確定的那些地方之外。同樣的分析

could be run around teaching. This doesn't – it turns out – have to be done in a

可以圍繞教學進行。事實證明，這不一定非要在學校裡進行。

primary or high school; one might be in essence a teacher in an aeronautics conglomerate (you

小學或高中；一個人可能在本質上是一個航空集團的教師（你

have to teach new recruits about the nature of the industry) or a wealth management firm

必須向新員工傳授行業的性質）或財富管理公司

(you have to teach executives about how to deal with difficult clients). Or, someone

(你必須教導高管如何處理困難的客戶）。)或者，有人

who was fixated on politics might realise that the pleasures they seek (influencing

執著於政治的人可能會意識到，他們所尋求的快樂（影響

societal outcomes) are as much available (and better rewarded and more consequential) in

社會成果）是可以得到的（而且是更好的獎勵和更多的後果）。

a job with the the tourist board or an oil exploration company. This can look like a

旅遊局或石油勘探公司的工作。這可能看起來像一個

climbdown only if we don't understand well-enough what we are actually looking for. The surprising,

只有在我們沒有很好地理解我們實際上在尋找什麼的情況下，才會攀比。令人驚訝的是。

liberating side of a creative pleasure-point analysis is that it reveals that it can never

創造性的快樂點分析的解放性的一面是，它揭示了它永遠無法

be a particular industry sector that is the key to finding a job we can love. Because

是一個特定的行業部門，是找到一個我們可以熱愛的工作的關鍵。因為

when properly understood a creative pleasure is – thankfully – generic and can, therefore,

當正確理解時，一種創造性的快樂是--幸好--通用的，是以，可以。

truly turn up in many different and initially unexpected places. Careful knowledge of what

真正出現在許多不同的、最初意想不到的地方。仔細瞭解什麼

we love sets us free to love

我們的愛讓我們自由地去愛

more widely.

更為廣泛。