无论你是想减肥还是想在事业上取得成功，纪律都是基本的要求，也是成功的关键因素。然而，自律有时是具有挑战性的，所以这里有八个小贴士可以帮助你制定一个策略来抵抗诱惑，并坚持走向成功。
Whether you are trying to lose weight or get ahead in your career, discipline is basic requirement and a critical factor to success. However, self-discipline can sometimes be challenging, so here are 8 tips to help you get a strategy to resist temptations and stay on course towards success.
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1
从星期一开始
Start on Monday
2
写下你自律的理由
Write down your reasons for self-discipline
通过关注更高的价值来加强自我控制，同时使用视觉提示来帮助你保持坚强。例如，贴在浴室镜子上的便条可以帮助你提醒自己的目标。
Strengthen self-control by focusing on higher values, also use visual reminders to help you stay strong. For example, post-it-notes on your bathroom mirror can help remind you of your goal.
3
想象你如何从自己的努力中受益
Visualize how you will benefit from your own efforts
你用自我控制的积极效果来激励自己，你的意志力会持续更持久。
Your willpower lasts longer if you motivate yourself with the positive effects of your self-control.
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4
准备一下，如果诱惑出现你会说和做什么
Prepare a plan of what you’ll say and do if temptation arises
这是从自我调节策略中得到验证的技巧。例如，“如果有人给我甜点，我就说要水果。”
This is a proven technique taken from self-regulation strategies. For example, “if someone offers me dessert, then I’ll ask for fruit.”
5
结合你想做的事和你需要做的事
Combine something you want to do with something you need to do
通过将“应该”的行为（譬如：去健身房跑步）与“想要”的行为（譬如：看摩登家庭）配对，习惯就会容易形成。
Habits can be easily formed by pairing a “should” behaviour (e.g. running in the gym) with a “want” behaviour (e.g. watching Modern family).
6
隐藏诱惑在难以触碰的地方
Hide temptations in hard to reach places
测试表明把糖果藏在视线之外让你更有可能抵抗放纵。
Tests have shown that hiding candy from view makes you more likely to resist indulging.
7
为就寝时间设定一个闹钟，使睡眠时间达到八小时
Set an alarm for bedtime to get a full eight-hour of sleep
睡眠不足会损害你的前额皮质的运作，而前额皮质是你大脑中自我管理发生的部分。
Sleep deprivation can impair the way your prefrontal cortex works, which is the part of your brain where self-regulation takes place.
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8
避免饮酒
Avoid drinking alcohol
研究显示，酒精会降低你反思自己行为后果的能力，从而影响自律。
Research shows alcohol can compromise self-discipline by reducing your ability to reflect on the consequences of your actions.
"使一个人与另一个人相区别的素质 - 当其他人陷入平庸的泥潭时，而他们达到每个愿望的关键 - 不是天赋、正规教育，也不是智力上的聪明 - 而是自律。
有了自律，一切皆有可能。没有它，即使最简单的目标也像是不可能的梦想。"
---西奥多罗斯福
