People’s lives become happier the minute they decide to be.? For fast-acting stress relief, slow down and consider the following:
人們只有在他們決定做一個(gè)幸福的人時(shí)，生活才會(huì)變得更幸福。為了能盡快減輕壓力，慢慢來(lái)并考慮考慮下面的事：

1. Know what you’re trying to achieve and why.
了解什么是你在努力達(dá)成的目標(biāo)以及原因

Lack of direction creates stress. And it’s lack of direction, not lack of time, that’s the problem when it comes to personal achievement. Everyone has the same 24-hour days and 7-day weeks.
缺失方向會(huì)產(chǎn)生壓力。是缺失方向而不是缺少時(shí)間，這就是在涉及到個(gè)人成就時(shí)的問(wèn)題所在。我們每個(gè)人都一樣，一周只有7天一天同樣有24小時(shí)。

Whenever you want to achieve something keep your conscious clear. Focus and make sure you know exactly what it is you want and why. No one can hit their target if they don’t know what their target is.
無(wú)論何時(shí)你想達(dá)成什么，都要保持頭腦清醒。專注并清楚明了地知道什么是你想要的，還有原因。如果不知道目標(biāo)是什么，那么沒(méi)人能達(dá)成目標(biāo)。

2. Do less by focusing exclusively on what’s important.
少做事，一心專注重要事

The essence of personal productivity is to do the important things rather than the urgent things. In other words, put first things first. Focus on the essential and eliminate the rest.
個(gè)人效率的實(shí)質(zhì)在于做重要的事，而不是緊急的事。換句話說(shuō)，要事為先。專注重要事，淘汰其它事。

3. Think progress, not perfection.
完善式思考，不是完美

Don’t worry about perfection; you’ll never achieve it. Instead, focus on the progress you’ve made and the progress you intend to make today.
不要擔(dān)心不完美；你永遠(yuǎn)達(dá)不到的。相反，專注你已經(jīng)取得的進(jìn)步，以及你今天想要取得怎樣的進(jìn)步。

Progression is not automatic or inevitable. Every step of personal growth requires sacrifice and work. Every step is part of an ever-improving, ever-ascending life path. Every step is an accomplishment that should be celebrated. You know you will never get to the absolute peak (perfection), but when you celebrate the journey this truth only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
進(jìn)步不是自己送上門的，也不是必然的。個(gè)人成長(zhǎng)的每一步都需要犧牲和付出。每一步都是自我完善、自我提升的人生歷程的一部分。每一步都是應(yīng)該慶祝的一份成就。你知道你永遠(yuǎn)不能達(dá)到絕對(duì)的頂峰（完美），但是當(dāng)你慶祝這段旅程，快樂(lè)和攀登的榮耀會(huì)更有真實(shí)感。

4. Cleanse your heart every night.
每天凈化心靈

Just as your body needs regular washing because it gets dirty every day, so does your heart.
就像身體每天都會(huì)變臟所以需要時(shí)時(shí)洗漱一樣，你的心靈也一樣。

Because every day, people hurt you, offend you, forget you, snub you, step on you, or reject you. But if you choose to forgive these people and let these things go at the end of each day, you cleanse your heart. You wake up the next morning refreshed and free of negativity. Refuse to carry old regrets, mindsets, and distractions into each new day.
因?yàn)槊刻煊腥藭?huì)傷害你、冒犯你、忘記你、冷落你、侵犯你或是拒絕你。但是如果你選擇原諒他們，在一天結(jié)束時(shí)忘掉這些事，你就凈化了你的心靈。第二天早上醒來(lái)精神抖擻，消極情緒盡散。不要把過(guò)去的遺憾、心態(tài)和心煩意亂帶到每一個(gè)新的一天。

5. Purge untrue thoughts.
清除不真實(shí)的想法

Behind every stressful feeling is an untrue thought. Before the thought you weren’t suffering, but after the thought you began to suffer. When you recognize that the thought isn’t true, once again there is no suffering. When you change your thoughts, you change your life.
在每一種緊張感覺(jué)背后是一種不真實(shí)的想法。在形成這想法之前，你沒(méi)有很痛苦，但形成這種想法后，你就開(kāi)始受罪了。當(dāng)你認(rèn)清這種想法不是真實(shí)的時(shí)候，那么也就沒(méi)有傷害了。當(dāng)你改變了你的想法，你改變了你的生活。

6. Expect some stress, accept it, and let go of it.
期待一些壓力，接受，或放手

The most important journeys that lead to the most wonderful places are usually the challenging ones you must endure the hard way.
通往最美妙的地方最重要的旅程常常都是有挑戰(zhàn)的，你必須要經(jīng)歷艱難。

Stress is but a wall between two peaceful gardens – the garden where you are and garden where you want to be. You must scale the wall that’s in your way, gathering lessons as you climb, before letting go as you descend to the other side. You will only lose if you never climb or you never let go.
壓力就是隔在兩座寧?kù)o花園里的一道墻——一座你現(xiàn)在所在的花園和一座你想要去的花園。你必須衡量好擋著你去路的那道墻，在你攀爬的過(guò)程中吸取教訓(xùn)，當(dāng)你在另一頭往下走時(shí)才可以放手。如果你從不攀爬，或從不放手，你只有失敗。

7. Be kind to your body.
好好對(duì)待自己的身體

A good workout is the best stress reducer, and a fit, healthy body is the best fashion statement.
好的鍛煉是最好的減壓，勻稱健康的身體是最好的狀態(tài)。

The pursuit of optimal fitness is a journey, a constant struggle, a lifestyle. It’s a gradual process where intensity during each exercise session, what you eat every single day, and patience over years is what’s required.
對(duì)完美體型的追求是一段旅行，一段持久的斗爭(zhēng)，一種生活方式。這是一個(gè)循序漸進(jìn)的過(guò)程，每一訓(xùn)練階段難度的增加、每天吃的飲食，這些都需要你持久的耐心。

But as you know, the longest journey always begins with a single step. It’s all about taking that step and then stepping one day at a time, committing yourself to a daily intake of 30 to 60 minutes of uninterrupted exercise and a reasonably healthy diet.
但是就像你知道的，最長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)的旅行總是由第一步開(kāi)始的。所有關(guān)乎的是邁出那一步，然后每天前進(jìn)一次，承諾自己每天有30到60分鐘不受打擾的練習(xí)時(shí)間，和一份相當(dāng)健康的飲食。

8. Do one nice thing for yourself every day.
每天為自己做一件好事

Put yourself at the top of your priority list. There is no person on Earth who deserves your kindness and attention more than you. When you love yourself first, everything else falls into place.
把自己放在優(yōu)先事項(xiàng)的頂端。在這地球上沒(méi)有人能比你自己更值得擁有你的善良和注意。只有你先愛(ài)自己，其它一切才會(huì)自動(dòng)跟來(lái)。

So treat yourself every day. Give yourself something special – like laughter, good conversation, meditation, quiet reading, an hour to work on a passion, a long walk, etc. You are worth it.
所以每天待自己好一點(diǎn)。給自己一些與眾不同的——像笑聲、愉悅的對(duì)話、沉思、安靜的閱讀、花一小時(shí)在自己熱愛(ài)的事情上、一段長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的漫步等等。你值得擁有。

9. Simplify.
簡(jiǎn)化

Organize, don’t agonize. Keep your space ordered and your schedule under-booked. Create a foundation with a soft place to land, a wide margin of error, and room to think and breathe…
安排有序，不要折磨自己。保持空間條理有序、計(jì)劃表仍有空檔。讓自己有緩沖的空間，做事留有余地，有思考和呼吸的空間……

So you have the flexibility to explore the possibilities for happiness in each and every day.
這樣你就可以靈活利用，在每一天里探索幸福生活的各種可能性。