forever.

永遠。

And there are four key terms in this sentence: find the action, would, could, and forever.

而這句話中有四個關鍵詞：找動作、會、能、永遠。

Find the action is important because if you already knew what action to do, you would

找到行動是很重要的，因為如果你已經知道要做什麼行動，你就會。

already be productive.

已經有了成效。

There is a productive action out there, but it has to be discovered, and this requires

有一個富有成效的行動，但必須被發現，這需要

the willingness and the commitment on your part to find it.

你是否有意願和決心去尋找它。

The term 'would' is important because you actually have to want to do the action.

'會'這個詞很重要，因為你實際上必須想做這個動作。

It makes you consider whether (A) you actually enjoy the action itself, and (B) whether you're

它讓你考慮(A)你是否真的喜歡這個動作本身，以及(B)你是否是

willing to prioritize it.

願意優先考慮它。

The term 'could' is important because it makes you consider whether the action is

術語 "可能 "是很重要的，因為它使你考慮到行動是否是。

actually possible for you to do.

實際上你是可以做到的。

Are you physically capable of doing it?

你的身體能做到嗎？

Do you have the right tools & resources?

你有合適的工具和資源嗎？

Do you have enough energy to do it each day?

你每天有足夠的精力去做嗎？

And lastly, the term 'forever' is a stress test.

最後，'永遠'這個詞是一個壓力測試。

It ensures the action is repeatable for, and compatible with, the rest of your life.

它確保了你餘生的行動是可重複的，並與你的餘生兼容。

Now let's look at the lives of four different people, all of whom want to become poets,

現在讓我們看看四個不同的人的生活，他們都想成為詩人。

and let's see whether or not they satisfy the four conditions of long-term productivity.

且看其是否滿足長期生產力的四個條件。

Brock says he wants to be a poet, but he believes that it's something he can never do.

布洛克說他想成為一名詩人，但他認為這是他永遠做不到的事情。

He believes that it requires time, money, or talent, things which he believes he doesn't

他認為這需要時間、金錢或天賦，這些東西他認為自己沒有

have.

有：

So Brock's doesn't even pass the first stage of finding an action.

所以布洛克的連第一階段的尋找行動都沒有通過。

He's not willing to find an action that'll get him to his goal, and so he'll never

他不願意找到一個能讓他達到目標的行動，所以他永遠不會...

get there.

到達那裡。

Katie also wants to be a poet.

凱蒂也想成為一名詩人。

She imagines how awesome it would be to be famous for her works, make money, and spend

她想象著如果自己的作品出名了，賺錢了，花錢了，那該有多爽啊

her time writing.

她的寫作時間。

So Katie is determined to find the action that will allow her to accomplish her goal.

所以凱蒂決心找到能讓她完成目標的行動。

The obvious action is to write a bit of poetry each day.

顯而易見的行動是每天寫一點詩。

The thing is, Katie hates the actual work of writing poetry.

問題是，凱蒂討厭寫詩的實際工作。

It's tedious, boring, and not worth the effort.

枯燥無味，枯燥乏味，得不償失。

Katie is in love with the idea of being a poet, the thing she's conjured in her imagination,

凱蒂愛上了當詩人的想法，這是她想象中的事情。

but she's not in love with the reality that is actually required to get there.

但她並不愛現實，其實是需要達到這個目的的。

So Katie fails in the second stage: she's found the action, but it's not actually

所以凱蒂在第二個階段失敗了：她找到了動作，但其實並不是

something she would do.

她會做的事情。

So she'll never accomplish her goal.

所以她永遠不會達到她的目標。

Now Virginia, on the other hand, has decided that it's important to write poetry every

現在，弗吉尼亞州，另一方面，已經決定，這是很重要的寫詩每

day, and she actually enjoys the act of writing poetry.

天，她其實很喜歡寫詩的行為。

Vanessa's problem is that she also works a day job that she loves as an interior designer,

瓦妮莎的問題是，她白天還做著一份她喜歡的室內設計師的工作。

and she is the mother of two young kids.

她是兩個孩子的母親。

So she's very busy.

所以她很忙。

While she wants to become a poet and write poetry every day, it's not something she

雖然她想成為一名詩人，每天都在寫詩，但這並不是她

wants to do more than the other activities of her life.

想做的事情比她生活中的其他活動更多。

So Virginia also falls off at the 'would' stage.

所以，弗吉尼亞州也在'會'的階段掉隊。

She found an activity she would do, but it's not really one she would do over others: it's

她發現了一項她會做的活動，但這並不是她真正會做的活動，而不是其他的活動：它是

not really a priority.

不是真正的優先事項。

Poetry will most likely remain a hobby for her, and she may or may not inch closer towards

詩歌很有可能仍然是她的愛好，她可能會或不可能一步步走向

her goal.

她的目標。

And lastly, there's Elliot.

最後，還有艾略特。

Elliot writes daily, he enjoys the act of writing, and he actually wants to do it more

埃利奧特每天都在寫作，他喜歡寫作的行為，而且他其實更想寫作。

than most other activities in his life.

比他生活中的大多數其他活動都要好。

He wants to make a living out of it.

他想以此為生。

So he found an action that he would do.

於是他找到了一個他會做的動作。

But is it one he could do?

但這是他能做到的嗎？

Elliot is quite busy.

艾略特很忙

He works as a nurse during the day, and he's quite tired when he comes home.

白天當護士，回家後挺累的。

He has a limited amount of energy that he can spend on other activities.

他的精力有限，可以用於其他活動。

Elliot decides, in the beginning, that he could do about 3 hours of writing every evening.

艾略特一開始就決定，每天晚上可以寫3個小時左右。

And he keeps this up for about a week, but he eventually falls off the wagon.

而他保持這種狀態大約一週，但他最終還是掉隊了。

Why?

為什麼？

This brings us to the final component.

這就到了最後一個組成部分。

Elliot has found an action that he would do, and that he could do, but he hasn't found

埃利奧特已經找到了一個他願意做的動作，而且他也能做，但他還沒有找到

a variation of the action that he could do forever.

一種變通的動作，他可以永遠做下去。

So he shrinks his writing down 2 minutes a day to start.

於是，他把每天的寫作時間縮減為2分鐘開始。

And he finds that he can sustain this forever.

而他發現，他可以永遠維持這種狀態。

Now he's moving towards his goal of becoming a poet, and this is completely sustainable.

現在，他正朝著成為詩人的目標前進，這完全可以持續下去。

Then he works up to 10 minutes a day and finds it's still sustainable.

然後他每天工作到10分鐘，發現還是可以持續的。

Then he goes up to 30 minutes, and then finally, he finds that an hour is the maximum amount

然後他到了30分鐘，最後，他發現一個小時是最大的量。

he can do each day after work and maintain forever, regardless of the other conditions

他每天下班後都可以做，並且永遠保持，不受其他條件的限制。

in his life.

在他的生活中。

And so I'll leave you with this.

所以我就把這個留給你。

The key to long-term productivity is consistency.

長期生產力的關鍵是一致性。

And the key to consistency is to find the action that you would, and could, repeat forever.

而一致性的關鍵是找到你會、也可以永遠重複的動作。

And each of the four stages is important.

而這四個階段中，每一個階段都很重要。

Have you found the action?

你發現行動了嗎？

Are you open and willing to search for it?

你是否願意敞開心扉去尋找？

Would you actually do the action?

你真的會做這個動作嗎？

Do you enjoy the process, and is it something you enjoy more than other things?

你是否享受這個過程，是否比其他事情更享受？

Is it a priority for you?

這對你來說是優先考慮的嗎？

Could you actually do the action?

你能不能真的做這個動作？

Do you have the knowledge, the capacity, the tools, and the energy to do it?

你有知識、能力、工具和精力去做嗎？

And lastly, have you shrunk the action down so that you could repeat it forever?

最後，你有沒有把動作縮小，以便永遠重複？

Have you made it manageable?

你有沒有把它管理好？

Productivity is like movement, and if you pass all four stages, you've successfully

生產力就像運動一樣，如果你通過了這四個階段，你就已經成功了。

created a step that you can take each day, and if you take a step towards your goal each

創建了一個步驟，你可以每天都走，如果你每天都向你的目標邁進一

day, you'll inevitably reach it.

日，你必然會達到它。

If you're interested in learning 'how to 10x your productivity' check out my video

如果你有興趣學習 "如何將你的生產力提高10倍"，請看我的視頻。

on the topic by clicking the card in the top right of your screen

點擊螢幕右上角的卡片，就可以看到主題的內容。

or the link in the description.

或描述中的鏈接。