The need to follow "directions" and "do-it-right", plus the many societal constraints we put on ourselves, prevent us from using our creative potential.

“按常规去做”，“按正确的去做”，以及种种社会的清规戒律把我们束缚住了，使我们无法发挥自己的创造潜力。

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Our world encourages us to detach from the moment, put ourselves down, and live for something other than where we are right now.

这个世界怂恿我们脱离眼下现实，让我们失望，让我们为那些现实之外的东西活着。

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When we put the point in these terms we find ourselves coming right back to the usual old arguments about how large government should be: for it is about the value that we get from the marginal amount of government.

FORBES: If higher taxes are spent wisely, then a tax hike causes a big fall in employment.

We know we played very badly and we haven't done ourselves justice and I suppose the only positive is that we have a game in two days time to put it right.

BBC: England 'embarrassed' by collapse