Nobody likes criticism and when we are criticized, either directly or indirectly, we feel bad about ourself - even if the criticism is not justified.

当别人批评我们时，不论直接地还是间接地，我们会对自己感觉不好——即使这个批评是不公正的。

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Or, even worse, you start early and get a few minor things done (not a bad idea by itself), but then feel satisfied that you've made progress and wait too long to get the hard parts completed.

或者更糟的是，你开始得倒挺早，处理了些细枝末节的事(这本身倒还不错)，但后来感觉自己做出了点成效，便心满意足，等过了太久才去处理棘手的事项。

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Changing habits are hard because they have been instored for a really long time and if they’ve been there for a while, we feel ok with that, even though we know they are bad.

改变习惯？ 不容易啊，因为我们早已经适应原有习惯，就算知道它们是坏习惯也无所顾忌。

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Progress is not going to be even. There is going to be a period where it is going to feel very bad still and very uncertain.

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For my money, it is the real reason why Americans feel bad, even in a good economy.

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