Knowing what's working and what's not working is very important.

知道什么可行，什么不可行十分重要。

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And what's not working for you?

哪些工作没用？

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That's usually the worse thing they can do, but in this case, the traditional marketing methods are not bringing in as much business as before, and there's no way to measure what's actually working.

这通常是他们能走的最糟的一招棋，但是在这个情况下，传统的营销手段并没有像以前那样带来更多的生意，他们没法知道哪种方法才管用。

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Just like positive psychology does not say "let's exclude " what's not working; let's exclude study of pathology".

就像积极心理学不是说，排除不可行的事,排除病理研究。

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Similarly,what research shows us is reality: what's out there,what's working and what's not working.

同样，研究显示的结果就是现实：,有哪些现象，哪些可行，哪些不可行。

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Usually when you know why it's not working, it's obvious what you have to do to make it work.

通常你明白了出错的原因后，很明显你必须让程序正常运行起来。

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At least initially, partnership can be a thrilling experience giving way to piles of negativity due to the individuals' insistence to focus on what's not working well.

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Third, we urged states to use cutting-edge data systems to track a child's progress throughout their academic career, and to link that child's progress to their teachers so we know what's working and what's not working in the classroom.

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"When you've been out as long as I have been, 30 years, in order to feel OK every day and be optimistic and productive, you can't dwell as much on what's not working as maybe people think you do, " Perry said.

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