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The key to long term productivity is to find the action that you would, and could, repeat forever.
保持长期高效的关键是寻找你愿意且能够永远重复的事情。
And there are four key terms in this sentence: find the action, would, could and forever.
这句话中有四个关键词: 寻找行动、愿意完成，能够做到和永远坚持。
Find the action is important because if you already knew what action to do, you would already be productive.
寻找这一行动很重要，因为如果你已经知道要做什么了，你就已经富有成效了。
There is a productive action out there, but it has to be discovered, and this requires the willingness and the commitment on your part to find it.
富有成效的行动是客观存在的，但你必须找到它，这需要你有寻找的意愿和承诺。
The term “would” is important because you actually have to want to do the action.
“愿意完成”这个词很重要，因为你必须要有采取行动的意愿。
It makes you consider whether (A) you actually enjoy the action itself, and (B) whether you’re willing to prioritize it.
这需要你考虑（A）你是否真的喜欢，（B）你是否愿意优先考虑。
The term “could” is important because it makes you consider whether the action is actually possible for you to do.
“能够做到”这个词也很重要，因为它让你考虑这个行动，自己是否真的有能力去做。
Are you physically capable of doing it?
你的身体能否胜任这件事？
Do you have the right tools and resources?
你有合适的工具和资源吗？
And do you have enough energy each day to do it?
你每天有足够的精力去做吗？
And lastly, the term “forever” is a stress test.
最后，“永远坚持”这个词是一个压力测试。
It ensures the action is repeatable for, and compatible with, the rest of your life.
它能确保这一行动在你余生中可以反复实施，和谐相处。
Now let’s take a look at the lives of four different people, all of whom want to become poets, and let’s see whether or not they satisfy the four conditions of long-term productivity.
现在让我们来看看以下四人不同的做法，他们都想成为诗人，让我们看看他们是否满足保持长期高效的四个条件。
Brock says he wants to be a poet, but he believes that it’s something he can never do.
布罗克说他想成为一名诗人，但他认为那是自己永远也做不到的事情。
He believes that it requires time, money, or talent, things which he believes he doesn’t have.
他认为这需要时间、金钱或天赋，然而自己并不具备这些条件。
So Brock doesn’t even pass the first stage of finding an action.
所以布罗克甚至没有通过寻找行动的第一阶段。
He’s not willing to find an action that’ll get him to his goal, and so he’ll never get there.
他不愿意寻找一个能让他完成的行动，所以他永远也无法达到目标。
解析在这里哦！
1. productivity，名词，表示“生产率”，比如：The third-quarter results reflect continued improvements in productivity.（第三季度的结果反映了生产率的持续提高。）
2. physically，副词，表示“身体上、肉体上”，比如：I felt physically sick before the exam.（大考前我感到身体不适。）
3. repeatable，形容词，表示“可重复的”，比如：His reply was not repeatable.（他的回答不便重复。）
4. compatible，形容词，表示“相容的”，比如：The new system will be compatible with existing equipment.（新的系统将与现有的设备相互兼容。）
