广州新东方夏令营翻译：人们只有在他们决定做一个幸福的人时，生活才会变得更幸福。为了能尽快减轻压力，慢慢来并考虑考虑下面的事：

people’s lives become happier the minute they decide to be.  for fast-acting stress relief, slow down and consider the following:
广州新东方夏令营翻译：人们只有在他们决定做一个幸福的人时，生活才会变得更幸福。为了能尽快减轻压力，慢慢来并考虑考虑下面的事：

1. know what you’re trying to achieve and why.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：了解什么是你在努力达成的目标以及原因

lack of direction creates stress. and it’s lack of direction, not lack of time, that’s the problem when it comes to personal achievement. everyone has the same 24-hour days and 7-day weeks.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：缺失方向会产生压力。是缺失方向而不是缺少时间，这就是在涉及到个人成就时的问题所在。我们每个人都一样，一周只有7天一天同样有24小时。

whenever you want to achieve something keep your conscious clear. focus and make sure you know exactly what it is you want and why. no one can hit their target if they don’t know what their target is.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：无论何时你想达成什么，都要保持头脑清醒。专注并清楚明了地知道什么是你想要的，还有原因。如果不知道目标是什么，那么没人能达成目标。

2. do less by focusing exclusively on what’s important.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：少做事，一心专注重要事

the essence of personal productivity is to do the important things rather than the urgent things. in other words, put first things first. focus on the essential and eliminate the rest.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：个人效率的实质在于做重要的事，而不是紧急的事。换句话说，要事为先。专注重要事，淘汰其它事。

3. think progress, not perfection.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：完善式思考，不是完美

don’t worry about perfection; you’ll never achieve it. instead, focus on the progress you’ve made and the progress you intend to make today.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：不要担心不完美；你永远达不到的。相反，专注你已经取得的进步，以及你今天想要取得怎样的进步。

progression is not automatic or inevitable. every step of personal growth requires sacrifice and work. every step is part of an ever-improving, ever-ascending life path. every step is an accomplishment that should be celebrated. you know you will never get to the absolute peak (perfection), but when you celebrate the journey this truth only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：进步不是自己送上门的，也不是必然的。个人成长的每一步都需要牺牲和付出。每一步都是自我完善、自我提升的人生历程的一部分。每一步都是应该庆祝的一份成就。你知道你永远不能达到绝对的顶峰（完美），但是当你庆祝这段旅程，快乐和攀登的荣耀会更有真实感。

4. cleanse your heart every night.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：每天净化心灵

just as your body needs regular washing because it gets dirty every day, so does your heart.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：就像身体每天都会变脏所以需要时时洗漱一样，你的心灵也一样。

because every day, people hurt you, offend you, forget you, snub you, step on you, or reject you. but if you choose to forgive these people and let these things go at the end of each day, you cleanse your heart. you wake up the next morning refreshed and free of negativity. refuse to carry old regrets, mindsets, and distractions into each new day.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：因为每天有人会伤害你、冒犯你、忘记你、冷落你、侵犯你或是拒绝你。但是如果你选择原谅他们，在一天结束时忘掉这些事，你就净化了你的心灵。第二天早上醒来精神抖擞，消极情绪尽散。不要把过去的遗憾、心态和心烦意乱带到每一个新的一天。

5. purge untrue thoughts.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：清除不真实的想法

behind every stressful feeling is an untrue thought. before the thought you weren’t suffering, but after the thought you began to suffer. when you recognize that the thought isn’t true, once again there is no suffering. when you change your thoughts, you change your life.
广州新东方夏令营翻译：在每一种紧张感觉背后是一种不真实的想法。在形成这想法之前，你没有很痛苦，但形成这种想法后，你就开始受罪了。当你认清这种想法不是真实的时候，那么也就没有伤害了。当你改变了你的想法，你改变了你的生活。

广州新东方夏令营愿大家开心每一天！