and for the author Brendon Burchard the most interesting among them is; What makes someone a high performer?

而對作者布倫登-布查德來說，其中最有趣的是是什麼讓一個人成為高績效者？

Well certainly there are factors like IQ and simply a difference in the computational power of the brain between individuals,

當然，有一些因素，如智商和簡單的計算能力的差異。

but apart from those factors that are mostly out of our reach to influence, what other factors contribute to these differences in performance and productivity.

雖說個人之間的大腦有很大的差異，但除了那些大多不在其內的因素外，其他的因素都是一樣的。我們的影響範圍，還有什麼其他因素導致了這些業績的差異？ 和生產力。

Well first we need to understand that a large portion of what position you're in and how effective you are, is the product of how you operated so far in your life,

那麼首先我們需要了解，你在什麼位置，如何

and what you did so far is largely controlled by the patterns by which you willingly or most of the time unwillingly operate upon.

你是一個有效的人，是你在生活中迄今為止如何運作的產物，以及你在生活中的表現。到目前為止，你所做的事情在很大程度上是由你願意或大部分時間的模式所控制的。 不情願地在上面操作。

These patterns or habits, control most of your day, and if you do the arithmetic you will agree that they largely control your life.

這些模式或習慣，控制著你一天的大部分時間，如果你做算術題，你就會發現會同意，他們在很大程度上控制著你的生活。

I mean it's obvious if you think about the past few weeks, I guarantee that you will find some of these patterns, whether you did them on purpose or you developed them accidentally.

我的意思是很明顯，如果你想想過去幾周的情況，我保證你會找到其中的一些模式，無論你是故意為之還是無意中形成的。

So if we put aside IQ, personality traits and other constans, the next logical place to study is the habits of these high performers.

是以，如果我們拋開智商、個性特徵和其他常識，下一個合乎邏輯的地方是要研究的是這些高績效者的習慣。

And the first idea or habit, is to have clarity.

而第一個想法或習慣，就是要有清晰的思路。

A clearly defined and coherent purpose, some kind of goal, and also the steps needed to reach that particular goal.

一個明確的、連貫的目的，某種目標，還有需要的步驟，以達到該特定目標。

And really that is not easy at all,

這確實是不容易的，我的意思是很難有一個清晰的畫面在

I mean it's difficult to have a clear picture in your mind of where you want to be, what kind of person you want to become, and what kind of relationships you want to forge.

你想成為什麼樣的人，你想成為什麼樣的人？你想建立的關係。

But it's one of the most rewarding habit you can develop,

但這是你可以培養的最有價值的習慣之一，因為如果你清楚地知道

because if you clearly know what you wish for and you believe in it,

你的願望並相信它，那麼你就已經成功了一半，想法會

then you are already halfway there, ideas will start to pop up and obstacles start to vanish.

開始出現，障礙開始消失。

And, you probably associate CEOs with high mental fitness and not so much physical.

而且，你可能會把首席執行官與高心理素質聯繫起來，而不是那麼多身體素質。

And that is simply not the case.

而事實根本不是這樣。

High Performers and CEO's have high physical energy throughout the day.

高績效者和首席執行官整天都有很高的身體能量。

Also even if you only want to be mentally sharp, as famed psychologist Jordan Peterson said,

此外，即使你只想在精神上保持敏銳，正如著名的心理學家喬丹-彼得森所言

exercise is one of the best things you can do to prevent your IQ from decreasing as you age,

說，運動是你能做的最好的事情之一，以防止你的智商下降。

because naturally it starts to decrease once you pass your mid 20ties,

隨著年齡的增長，因為一旦過了20多歲，它就會自然地開始減少，所以

so to counter this, make sure your exercise on a daily basis.

為了應對這種情況，確保你每天都有鍛鍊。

Also Neuroscientists have also found that regular exercise increases the production of new neurons and synapses in the areas of your brain that are related to learning and memory.

此外，神經科學家們還發現，經常性的運動能增加在你的大腦中與學習和工作有關的區域，新的神經元和突觸的出現。 記憶。

Exercise also improves mood and lowers cortisol which in turn reduces stress, all of which adds up to greatly enhanced performance.

鍛鍊還能改善情緒，降低皮質醇，從而減少壓力，所有這些都是加起來就會大大增強性能。

Third you need to raise necessity to your work.

第三，你需要為你的工作提高必要性。

It's is simply not enough to just want to win or accomplish a goal.

僅僅想贏或完成一個目標是不夠的。

You need to attach something meaning to your work.

你需要為你的工作附加一些意義。

For example if you want to learn Artificial Intelligence, instead of just learning it because it is interesting and stimulating to your own brain, you should also think about the different ways it could affect the world.

例如，如果你想學習人工智能，而不僅僅是學習它因為它對你自己的大腦來說是有趣和刺激的，你也應該考慮一下 它可能影響世界的不同方式。

Maybe it can be used to solve poverty, test ideas like the universal basic income, research new medications and cures and so on.

也許它可以用來解決貧困，測試像全民基本收入這樣的想法，研究新的藥物和治療方法等等。

This way you are more likely to perform exceptionally in your field, because the world, literally depends on you.

這樣，你就更有可能在你的領域中表現出色，因為這個世界，簡直是取決於你。

Next It's terrible to always feel busy and run down, yet still not getting enough done.

下一頁 總是感到忙碌和疲憊，但仍然沒有完成足夠的工作，這很糟糕。

This is a clear sign that there's an imbalance between the energy you're spending and the results you're getting.

這是一個明顯的跡象，表明你所花費的能量和你的身體之間存在著不平衡。你所得到的結果。

This brings us to the fourth habit of high performance: increasing productivity, which you can do by learning how to separate the important work from the unimportant.

這就把我們帶到了高績效的第四個習慣：提高生產力，即你可以通過學習如何將重要的工作與不重要的工作分開來做。

This way, you only spend energy on the tasks that really matter.

這樣一來，你就只在真正重要的任務上花費精力。

A useful principle to use here is the Pareto Principle also known as the 80/20 rule, and it says that 80% of results come from only 20% of the work.

這裡要用到的一個有用的原則是帕累託原則，也被稱為80/20法則，以及它說，80%的結果來自於僅20%的工作。

So your job is to identify and focus on those 20% that will give you the biggest results.

是以，你的工作是確定並專注於那些能給你帶來最大成果的20%。

It's common for underperformers to pay a lot of attention to small tasks that make them feel productive in the short term but add up to very little in the long run.

表現不佳的人通常會對一些小任務給予很大的關注，這使得他們在短期內感覺很有成效，但從長遠來看，加起來就很少了。

One of the main contender here is email,.

這裡的主要競爭者之一是電子郵件，。

This is because the simple act of answering an email can give you a reassuring feeling of accomplishment and little boost of dopamine, even though it's likely distracting you from the real important work.

這是因為回答電子郵件的簡單行為可以給你一種令人放心的感覺雖說這很可能會分散你的注意力，但你還是會有成就感和一點多巴胺的刺激。 從真正的重要工作。

And fifth High performers aren't afraid to take risks and are open about their ambitions.

第五，高績效者不害怕承擔風險並對他們的雄心壯志持開放態度。

And this is one of the habits, I still struggle with, that is being not so comfortable with taking risks.

而這是我仍然在掙扎的一個習慣，就是對自己的行為不那麼自在。承擔風險。

For high performers, risk-taking isn't unusual at all.

對於高績效者來說，承擔風險一點都不稀奇。

Again, attitudes like these aren't inherent personality traits; they're characteristics that high-performing individuals have practiced over time.

同樣，像這樣的態度並不是固有的個性特徵；它們是特徵績效高的人長期以來一直在練習。

They recognize that taking bold action involves a higher risk of failing, but they learned how to confront those fears and take action.

他們認識到，採取大膽的行動涉及到較高的失敗風險，但他們學會了如何面對這些恐懼並採取行動。

Making a risky move is like any other skill – it gets easier the more you do it, so all you need to do is start taking those leaps.

做出冒險的舉動就像任何其他技能一樣--做得越多越容易，所以你所需要做的就是開始進行這些飛躍。

Most people will avoid this kind of fear, but being extraordinary and reaching your goals means learning how to face challenges.

大多數人都會避免這種恐懼，但要做到不凡，達到你的目標意味著學會如何面對挑戰。

It's all about having the right perspective, and rather than complaining about life being difficult, you should see each new challenge as an opportunity to grow.

關鍵是要有正確的觀點，而不是抱怨生活中的一切。困難，你應該把每一個新的挑戰看作是成長的機會。