Objective: to understand the relation between despondent condition and negative automatic thinking.

前言：目的：了解负性自动思维与抑郁的关系。

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This isn't necessarily a good or a bad thing, but one standard effect of automatic thinking is that we tend to go for the default option.

这件事情无所谓好坏，但是判断自动化思维是否起作用的标准是我们是否倾向于做出默认反应。

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Making a note of it, mental or otherwise, allows you to pause your automatic thinking before you jump to the next step in your response (which is usually to say something to the person).

在脑子中或者通过其他方法记下来，在进行下一步反应（一般来说会对对方说些什么）前允许我们暂停我们的理所当然的想法。

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Start thinking of ways to pay yourself first, make it automatic and you can be the one that secures a nice, comfortable retirement.

FORBES: The Most Important Rule for a Comfortable Retirement: Pay Yourself First