"It's as if you're driving a stick shift," says Judith Hall, a psychologist at Northeastern University, "and if you start thinking about it too much, you can't remember what you're doing."

“这就好像你在驾驶手动挡汽车，”美国东北大学的心理学家朱迪丝·霍尔说，“而且如果你开始想得太多，你就不记得自己在做什么。”

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Changing your old speech habits is very similar to changing from a stick shift to an automatic transmission.

改变你旧的说话习惯就很像从开手动档的车改到自动档的车。

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Determine your asset allocation and stick with it until your time horizon or other factors dictate a shift.

确定你的资产分配并坚持他们，直到时间或其他因素使之改变。

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But a stick shift offers the advantage of being able to change how you shift gears depending on the situation.

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Come on--a sports car needs a stick shift.

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Maneuvering through traffic with a stick-shift is a lot like navigating through a typical day at the office.

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