If you're a reactive type of person and are tired of feeling crappy, try focusing your attention instead on things you can actually do something about.

如果你是一个消极被动的人，却疲于自己沮丧的情绪，请试着将你的注意力转移到你真正可以做的事情上去。

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All slums tend to have garbage pickers, but most do not have this type of consciousness, and most are so tired and hungry and often ill that they barely survive.

FORBES: The Global City And The Global Slum