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面對新挑戰，下意識說難？背後可能是「懶得嘗試」
Facing new challenges, we often tell ourselves that it is all too hard. Behind that, however, might simply be a laziness to try or experience something different.
 
就像有時，我(歐陽立中老師)帶老師們桌遊研習。基本上只有兩種 人：一種是，一聽規則就直嚷嚷著說好難！另一種是，儘管面露困惑，但還是努力想嘗試。
When teaching students (themselves teachers) a new board game, I find they generally fall into two groups. Those who will exclaim “That’s so hard!” after hearing the rules. And those who, despite being confounded initially, give it their best shot.
 
最後，說難的那些人，往往研習到一半就消失了，沒再回來。而努力嘗試的，最後笑著學會，我可以想見，他的教學生活，從此又豐富了一點。
Inevitably, those who exclaim at the difficultly of the game give up half-way and never look back. Those who are determined to try, however, eventually find success and the laughter that comes with it. And I believe that their experience as a teacher is a little bit richer for it.
 
很多時候，這世界在意的，根本不是你做得好不好，而是，你真的去做了嗎？還是還沒做，就死在自己的嘴裡了？
Often what the world focuses on is not if you’ve excelled at a task, but if you’ve attempted it in the first place! Or did you, conversely, go to your grave never having tried?
 
很多的難，其實是我們在接觸新事物時，習慣給自己找的藉口，好掩蓋我們「懶得嘗試」的事實。別說了難，就心安理得放棄了。因為到頭來，你會發現，人生都很難，只有變胖最容易。
When we encounter something new and difficult, we often look for excuses. These reactions hide the real reason, however, which is our laziness to try. In the future, don’t say something is “hard” and then give it up. Because in the end everything in life is hard, only gaining weight is easy!
 
文章摘自經理人月刊文章/摘錄自《就怕平庸成為你人生的注解》
Excerpt from Being Afraid of Mediocrity as the Footnote of Your Life printed in MANGER today