A bestseller Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength, suggests that willpower (意志力) is the ability to make decisions that are better for us in the long term, rather than in the short term.

《意志力：重新发现人类最伟大的力量》这本畅销书表明意志力是做决定的能力，从长远而非短期来看对我们更有益。

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And, while this research suggests that skipping single days isn't detrimental in the long-term, it's those early repetitions that give us the greatest boost in automaticity.

而且，这项研究也显示出，错过一两天长期来说并不算有害，正是那些早期的重复给我们自动性上的最大推进。

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Earlier this year the OECD identified overvalued housing markets and rising long-term interest rates as among the greatest risks to advanced economies.

今年早些时候，经合组织将房地产市场估值过高和长期利率不断攀升，列为发达经济体面临的最大风险之一。

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First, for most countries the greatest long-term fiscal threat comes from unfunded retiree benefits, which by their nature are indexed to inflation.

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But research shows that a holistic approach that treats both body and mind through a combination of medication and talking therapy offers the greatest long-term benefits.

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