It is living in accordance of modern life. It is enjoying modernity and progress,
是关于以现代生活方式生活 是关于享受进步与现代性
but at the same time, not taking too much out of the environment so that it can sustain itself.
与此同时 不从环境中索取过多 让发展得以持续下去
The same on the individual level. A perfectionist does not enjoy sustainable approach to growth.
放到个人层面上也是一样的 完美主义者不会享受持续性的成长
Because there are no places for recovery, no places for deviation. Everything is static like a machine.
因为他们不允许休整和偏离 所有东西都是不变的 如同一台机器
As opposed to a person committed to excellence: there are deviations, there are breaks, there are recoveries.
至于追求卓越的人 有所偏离 有所中断 也有休整
Much more sustainable. Versus all or nothing. I got injured.
相比起来更加可持续 如果我受伤了
My squash career ended because it was all or nothing.
我的壁球生涯就结束了 因为要么全部要么没有
Either I don't train at all or I train like Jansher Khan, the world champion.
要么我就完全不训练 要么我就像世界冠军加希尔·可汗那样训练
Also intrinsic motivation is much higher for people committed to excellence.
同时追求卓越的人所拥有的固有动力也比完美主义者高很多
And when we have intrinsic motivation, we are much more likely to sustain effort over a long period of time,
当我们有固有动力的时候 我们就能更好地在一段时间内持续地付出努力
and if all the motivation is intrinsic. Comes to getting to that next stage.
如果所有的动力都是固有不会减退的 那就能上升到另一个层次
Getting those accolades. Getting that raise and so on.
获得嘉奖 或者能得到升迁
Winston Churchill said that perfectionism spells paralysis.
丘吉尔说完美主义让人瘫痪
When we are so obsessed with failure, we are much less likely to act.
当我们被失败所困扰的时候我们就更不会付诸行动
One of the primary causes of procrastination is perfectionism-the incapacitating fear of failure.
完美主义是事情耽搁的最主要原因之一 对失败的失能性畏惧
Cause if we don't act, we don't fail.
因为只要我们不行动 我们就不会失败