(Each email in this series will share one additional insight that wasn’t mentioned in the book.)
(這一系列的每一篇文章都會分享一個沒有在書中提及的額外見解。)
The 1st Law of Behavior Change is to make it obvious. In the book, I cover many ways to make the cues of your good habits obvious, which increases the likelihood that you'll remember to do them.
行為改變的第一定律是讓習慣變得可見。在書裡,我提到了很多方法使你的好習慣的線索變得明顯,這樣就能提高你記得去做的機率。
I don't spend as much time discussing how to identify the cues of your bad habits. However, taking the time to spot the root causes of bad behavior can be helpful because once you know what triggers an unwanted habit you can reduce exposure to that trigger.
然而我並沒有在書中過多地討論怎麼樣去識別你壞習慣的線索。然而,花點時間去找出不良行為的根本原因會有幫助,因為一旦你知道一個不希望出現的習慣的觸發器的時候,你就可以減少接觸這個觸發器了。
Here's one way to do it:
這裡有個方法:
In my research, I came across the story of a man named Zach, who wanted to cut down on the amount of sugar in his diet. The problem was he didn't really know when or why he consumed sugar, only that he did it too often.
在我的研究中,我找到了一個名叫扎克的男人的故事。扎克想減少自己飲食中的攝糖量。問題是他根本不知道自己什麼時候或者為什麼會吃了糖,而他只是經常吃糖而已。
At the beginning of each day, Zach tucked a 3x5 notecard in his pocket. Whenever he found himself eating sugar he would pull the card out of his pocket and quickly jot down five things.
每天醒來後,扎克會在自己的口袋裡塞一張3*5的便籤紙。每當他發現自己吃糖的時候,他就會從口袋裡掏出便籤紙,並迅速記錄下五件事。
Who am I with?
我跟誰在一起?
What am I doing right now?
我現在在做什麼?
Where am I?
我在哪裡?
When is it?
現在是什麼時間段?
What emotions are driving my actions?
是什麼樣的情緒來操縱我的行為?
Zach didn't always remember to fill out the card and sometimes he wasn't sure how to answer a particular question, but by the end of the first week, he had a wealth of new insights about what triggered his sugar habit.
扎克並不是時時刻刻都記得填便籤紙,以及他有時候根本不確定怎麼樣去回答這樣一個確定的問題。但是在第一周結束之後,他對於觸發他吃糖習慣有了很多新的見解。
You can use a similar method (either by carrying a 3x5 notecard or simply creating a new note on your phone) to identify the cues of your unproductive or unhealthy habits. Once you know the cues that cause your bad habits, you can use the strategies mentioned in Chapters 6 and 7 of Atomic Habits to remove them from your life.
你可以使用類似的方法(要麼隨身攜帶一張3*5的便籤紙或是在手機上創建一個新的筆記)去辨別你無效的或是不健康的習慣的線索。一旦你知道是什麼線索導致你的壞習慣,你就可以使用《原子習慣》第6、第7章所提及的策略,將它們移出你的生活。