Stop it and just do!

別再想了，去做吧！

Dear Eva, April 14th.

親愛的伊娃，4 月 14 日

Almost a month since you wrote to me and you have possibly forgotten your state of mind, I doubt it though.

你給我寫信已經快一個月了，你可能已經忘記了自己的心境，但我對此表示懷疑。

You seem the same as always, and being you, hate every minute of it.

你似乎還是老樣子，而作為你，你討厭這一切的每一分鐘。

Don't.

不要

Learn to say fuck you to the world every once in a while.

學會偶爾對世界說 "去你媽的"。

You have every right to just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out, searching, perching, besmirching, grinding, grinding, grinding away at yourself.

你完全有權利停止思考、擔心、瞻前顧後、疑惑、懷疑、恐懼、傷害、希望找到一條簡單的出路、尋找、棲息、玷汙、打磨、磨礪自己。

Stop it and just do!

別再想了，去做吧！

You belong in the most secret part of you.

你屬於自己最隱祕的部分。

Don't worry about cool.

別擔心酷。

Make your own uncool.

讓自己變得不酷

Make your world.

創造你的世界

If you fear, make it work for you.

如果你害怕，就讓它為你工作。

Draw and paint your fear and anxiety and stop worrying about big deep things such as to decide on a purpose and way of life, a consistent approach to even some impossible end or even an unimagined end.

畫出並描繪你的恐懼和焦慮，不要再擔心那些深層次的大事情，比如決定生活的目標和方式，堅持不懈地達到甚至是不可能達到的目的，甚至是無法想象的目的。

You must practice being stupid, dumb, unthinking, empty.

你必須練習變得愚蠢、笨拙、不假思索、空虛。

Then you will be able to do.

這樣你就能做到了。

I have much confidence in you and even though you are tormenting yourself, the work you do is very good.

我對你很有信心，儘管你在折磨自己，但你所做的工作非常出色。

Try to do something bad.

試著做點壞事

Try to do some bad work.

嘗試做一些糟糕的工作。

The worst thing you could think of is see what happens, but mainly relax and let everything go to hell.

你能想到的最糟糕的事情就是看看會發生什麼，但主要還是放鬆，讓一切都見鬼去吧。

You are not responsible for the world.

你不需要對這個世界負責。

You're only responsible for your work, so just do it.

你只對自己的工作負責，所以就去做吧。

Don't think that your work has to conform to any preconceived idea, form, or flavor.

不要認為你的作品必須符合任何先入為主的想法、形式或味道。

It can be anything you want it to be.

它可以是任何你想要的樣子。

It would be better if you had the confidence just to do this stuff and not even think about it.

如果你有信心去做這些事，甚至不去想它，那會更好。

Can't you leave the world and art alone?

你就不能放過這個世界和藝術嗎？

Also, quit fondling your ego.

另外，別再自以為是了。

I know that you or anyone can only work so much and the rest of the time you are left with your thoughts, but when you work or before you work, you have to empty your mind and concentrate on what you are doing.

我知道，你或任何人都只能工作這麼多，其餘的時間你只能胡思亂想，但在工作時或工作前，你必須放空思想，集中精力做你正在做的事情。

After you do something, it is done and that's that.

你做完一件事，它就完成了，僅此而已。

After a while, you can see some better than others, but also you can see what direction you're going.

一段時間後，你就能看到一些比另一些更好的東西，同時也能看到你前進的方向。

I'm sure you know all that.

我相信你知道這一切。

You also must know that you don't have to justify your work, not even to yourself.

你還必須知道，你不必為自己的工作辯解，甚至不必對自己辯解。

Well, you know I admire your work greatly and can't understand why you are so bothered by it, but you can see the next ones and I can't.

好吧，你知道我非常欣賞你的作品，不明白你為什麼會為此煩惱，但你能看到下一個，而我不能。

You also must believe in your ability.

你還必須相信自己的能力。

I think you do.

我想你會的。

So try the most outrageous things you can.

是以，你可以嘗試最離譜的事情。

Shock yourself.

震撼你自己

You have at your power the ability to do anything.

你擁有無所不能的能力。