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　　标题：TheSecretOfHappiness：Don’tWait，JustTakeTheChance
　　source：lifehack丨byMattDuczeminski
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　　Lately，I’vebeenhearinganewspinontheoldsaying，Goodthingscometothosewhowait。Thenewsentimentisthatgoodthings（likehappiness）cometothosewhoworkhardandgogetthem。Bothversionsofthemantrahavetheirmerits。Theoriginalinstillstheideathatpatienceisavirtue，andnoteverythingcomeseasily。Theamendedversionclarifiesthemisconceptionthatsimplywaitingforsomethinggoodtohappenisnotenough；youhavetoworkforeverythingyouearninlife。Keepthisinmindasyougothroughlife，andunderstandthateverymomentyouliveisanotherchanceyouhavetoworkforwhatyoudeserve。
　　1。Nothingwillsimplycometoyou
　　Unlessyouwerebornintoanincrediblywealthyfamily，you’regoingtohavetoworkforeverythingyouwantinlife。Unfortunately，manypeoplehavegrownupwithasenseofentitlement，puttinghardworkoffuntiltomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow。Weseemtobeundertheimpressionthatonedayeverythingwe’veeverwantedwillsimplyappearinfrontofusforthetaking。Wehavetorealizethatthehousewegrewupindidn’tgrowoutoftheground；ourparentsworkedeverydayoftheirlivestomakesurewehadthatroofoverourheads。Furthermore，ifweweresimplyhandedeverythingonasilverplatter，we’dfindnofulfillmentinlife。Workinghardmaybetough，butitmakesearningthethingswedesiremuchmorerewarding。
　　2。Risksareanecessity
　　Noonegetsanywherestayingintheircomfortzone。Expandingthiszonemaybedifficult，butit’sabsolutelynecessaryifyouwanttoachieveanything。You’llnevergetoveryourfearofpublicspeakingifyouavoidclassesandjobsinwhichyou’llhavetogivepresentationstoalargegroup。Avoidanceisnevertheanswer。Theworstthingthatcanhappenwhenyoutakeariskisyoucouldfallshortofyourgoal。Thatdoesn’tmeanyou’vefailed，itsimplymeansyou’vefoundawaythatdidn’twork。Whenyoutakeariskandfallshort，makethemostoutofthenegativeexperiencebylearningfromyourshortcomings，andchangingyourplanofattackthenexttimearound。
　　3。Rewardsmakeworkworthdoing
　　Ialludedtothisbefore，butit’sworthreiterating：Earningarewardismuchmorefulfillingthansimplybeinggivenit。Whenyou’resimplyhandedeverythinginlifewithouthavingtoworkforit，theonlythingthathappensisyourdesireformoreincreases。Wisdomshowsusthatyou’llwindupbeingunfulfillednomatterhowmuchstuffyouaccumulate。Whenyouworkforwhatyou’veearned，you’lldiscoveryou’rehappywithwhatyouhave。And，ifyoudodesiremore，you’llknowthatitwillcometoyouthroughmorehardworkanddedication。Evenifyouabsolutelydespiseyourjob，youcantakecomfortwhenyoucomehomeatnighttoallthatyou’veearnedwithyourhoursofhardwork。Youcanlookaroundandbeproudthateverythingyouseeisadirectproductofyourperseverance。
　　4。Don’tthinkWhatif？Justgoforit！
　　Wepreviouslydiscussedhowimportantitistotakerisksinordertogetwhereyouwanttobeinlife。Ofcourse，itcanbehardtotakethatfirststepifyouconstantlysecondguessyourself。However，itisimportantthatyoudon’teverletthefearoftryingholdyouback。Themoretimeyouspendthinking，WhatifIfail？orWhatifIdosomethingwrong？orWhatifIlookstupidinfrontofeveryone？，thelesstimeyouhavetoactuallyimproveyourself。Notonlydoyouwastetime，butyoualsowasteenergy，aswell。You’llfindthatbeinganxiousaboutpossiblenegativeoutcomesisactuallymorementally，emotionally，andphysicallydrainingthanactuallytakingthatfirststepandmakingmovestowardyourgoal。Justdivein，andfocusyourenergyonthetaskathand。
　　5。Itgetseasiertopushyourself，themoreyoudoit
　　Themoreyoupushyourself，theeasieritbecomestopushevenfarther。WhenIstartedtogetseriousaboutwritingasacareer，I’dreadsometipsfromestablishedwriterswhichincludedoneseeminglydauntingtask：Writeatleast1，000wordsaday。Havingjuststartedout，thatnumberwasincrediblyintimidating。HavingwrittenalmosteverydayforLifehackforthepastfourmonths，IlookbackathowIfeltaboutthatandlaugh。Forexample，it’sonly10：30inthemorning，andI’veprobablyalreadywrittenover2，000wordssofar。Thinkofthetimesyou’veskippedadayatthegym。Howmuchmoredifficultwasittogetbackintotheswingofthingsthanifyouhadjustbuckedupandgonethedaybefore，regardlessofhowexhaustedyouwere？Onceyoudiveintosomething，you’llfindthatconsistentlypushingyourselfisactuallyeasierthanslackingoff。You’llalsofindyou’remuchhappierwithyourselfforstickingwithit。
　　6。Youcontrolyourowndestiny
　　Whenyougooutandworkforwhatyouwant，yourealizethatyou’recompletelyincontrolofyourlife。WorkingfromhomehastaughtmethatI’llonlyberewardedifIputouttheeffort。Whenpeoplefindthemselvesstuckinboring，hourlywagejobs，theyoftendon’tfeeltheneedtogotheextramile，especiallyiftheythinkthere’snotmuchchanceofgettingpromoted。Whyputinextraeffortifyougetpaidthesameregardless？Thinkingthiswayhindersyourchancetoimprovenotonlyyourworksituation，butalsoyourlifeasawhole。Youneverknowwhenabetterpositionwillopenup。Ifyou’vespenttimeandeffortgoingaboveandbeyondthecallofduty，you’llnotonlyhavemadeyourselfstandout，butyou’llalsohavegainedtheskillsnecessarytobeconsideredaleader。Youreapwhatyousow。Now，goandmakesureyouuseeverychanceyougetasachancetoexcel。