Quit. If you find yourself so afraid, so burned-out, so cynical that you can't believe a big idea is about to happen, it is time to move on to the next challenge.

如果你发现自己已经是畏手畏脚、焦头烂额，甚至自惭形秽地认为那个“伟大的想法”是不可能实现的时候，就该放弃它转而尝试新的挑战了。

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Plus, if you ingested something that burned going down and you force yourself to vomit, it will burn on the way back up too.

另外，如果你吞下的东西有灼热感，那在你强迫自己呕吐时，这种灼热感会重复。

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The problem with lighting a fire under yourself (or having it lit for you) is that eventually your backside gets burned.

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