音频链接：喜马拉雅｜时间管理100讲
Today, we are going to share the habit of writing in a diary.
今天我们来分享关于写日记的习惯。
People are always busy trying to create a better life. They think by being constantly busy, the quality of their life is good. But, in fact, they’ve lost their life. This is a quote paraphrased from a Roman philosopher about 2,000 years ago.
人们为了过更好的生活而忙忙碌碌，在以为打造了良好的生活品质的同时，却失去了生活，这句话是大约2000多年前一位罗马的哲学家所说的。
Imagine that 2,000 years ago people were still struggling with the problem of constantly being busy but not producing the kind of life they truly wanted for themselves.
罗马时代的人们和我们现代人即使相隔约2000年的时间，不过大家的习性竟然没有改变，真是令人感到悲哀。
If we can’t record accumulated habits in life or constant surging wisdom and let them pass by, this could be the most wasteful thing in this world.
如果我们不能将生活当中日积月累的宝贵习惯，以及不断涌现的智慧记录下来，就这么让宝贵的经验错过的话，可以说这是天底下最浪费的事了。
After researching the lives many famous celebrities and dignitaries, I found a common habit: most of them have the habit of writing in a diary.
我透过无数名人的传记，以及新闻报刊，我发现成功人士都有写日记的习惯。
Along with getting up in the morning and planning your day in the morning, the habit of writing in your diary will greatly improve the quality of your life.
结合早上起来，结合一日之计在于晨，我把它们融会贯通成为晨间写日记的习惯。
Writing in a diary is a great habit.
有这样的习惯以后我慢慢才发现，写日记真的太好。
Many years ago, I found a book called The Magic of a Morning Diary written by a Japanese writer. The book convinced me to write in a diary each morning. Also, from this book, I learned many techniques and methods to write in a way that will improve your life. Today, I will share these with you.
许多年前，我发现日本有一个作者写的一本书叫《晨间日记的奇迹》，读了这本书，真的是太棒了，它坚定了我写晨间日记的决心，也从中学到很多技巧与方法，今天结合实践全部都分享给你。
From April 13th, 2009 to this day, 7 years now, I’ve written in my morning diary. When I began doing this I didn’t always write in the morning. Occasionally I would write in the afternoon or in the evening.
所以从2009年的4月13号开始，到今天，我已经写了7年的晨间日记，不一定总是在晨间写，但绝大多数是在晨间写，有时候我会在白天的碎片时间写，有时候可能会在晚上补上。
But, over the past four years, I have never missed a morning. It has become such a good habit.
但是我在过去的4年里，一天都没有断过。
There are two kinds of habits: one is a common habit; and the other one is a successful habit.
习惯分两种：一种叫一般的习惯，一种叫成功的习惯。
I have dreams. I am a person with dreams. And my habits can help me to achieve my dreams.
我有梦想，我是一个有梦想的人，而且，我的习惯可以帮助我实现梦想。
I don’t want to waste my precious time on trifles. I have no time to waste on trifles. I want to spend all my precious energy on realizing my dreams. Therefore, I insist in writing in a diary.
我不想把伟大的精力花费在无谓的琐事上，我没有时间对小事犹豫，我想把自己全身上下的宝贵的能量，用在实现自己的梦想上，所以我坚持写日记。
Every day when I get up, I will spend 3 minutes opening my mobile phone, because there is useful software on it. Now, I am using Evernote, for there are years’ accumulated models as well as records of yesterday. In the sense, what I need to do is copy and changing titles.
在每一天早上起来，我会花很短的3分钟的时间，打开我的手机，因为我的手机有软件，我现在用印象笔记，因为有多年积累下来的模板，因为有昨天的记录，我只要简单地复制，改一下标题。
Each day, in Evernote, I will write down the date and location. Now it is as natural as counting to ten. I record the day’s weather. For instance, now, I am in Guangzhou. It’s cloudy. I will record the temperature. In this way, I start writing without delay.
我会写上当天的日期，会写上地点，这有点像习惯的1、2、3......自然就开始写了，我会记录当天的天气，比如现在我在广州,是阴天，我会记下今天的温度，这样让我很快就开始写了。
Then, I will review the yearly goals that I have written in Evernote. I see how many goals I need to realize in this year. Also, I will look at the frogs for this month. The frog is the most challenging items for the month.
然后我会看看日记当中已经写在里面的年度目标，我会看看我今年，要实现的哪些梦想，我会去看看这个月的青蛙，青蛙代表有挑战的事情。
We should ever do positive matters, do matters exert positive influences on our life.
我们永远要去做积极的事情，对人生有积极的影响、重大的事情。
When I look ahead to the goals I want to accomplish over the months and year, I break it down and think about what I need to do today that will get me closer to that ultimate goal. What can I do now that is not urgent but still necessary to get me to those goals?
当我关注到年度和月度的时候，我会想想今天该做什么，除了日程表上那些已经确定特定时间的事情，我还有哪些事情要做呢？
I will also write down my thoughts and reflections on what happened yesterday. In this way, day after day and year after year, I’ve record my thoughts and reflections. Through this practice, I am able to convert the things I learned into the positive steps to achieve my future goals.
我会写下我对昨天发生事情的感悟。所以这样日复一日，年复一年，我做到了对自己的反省，这让我把过去所发生的事情转化成对未来的下一步。
Confucius once told his disciples that “Every day, I examine myself on three counts”. Have you ever done it?
孔子对弟子讲过要吾日三省吾身，你做到了吗？
Socrates once said, “It’s not worth to live a life without self-inspection”!
苏格拉底也讲过一句话：没有反思的人生不值得过！
We can improve our diary writing skills by combining the lessons learned from sages, of the past with those from modern western techniques.
我们就把圣贤的教诲，加上西方的一些方式和方法，以及现代的科技，就可以实现每天写日记，当然了，你首先要能够起得来。
In our last lesson, we talked about how to get up.
我们在上一讲讲过如何起床？
Remember… to use natural light, fragrances, music and a shower.
用光线、香味、音乐、洗澡让我们起来并清醒。
In this phase, we shared the habit of writing in a morning diary when you get up.
这一节我们分享了早上起来，写晨间日记的习惯。
Are you willing to start?
你愿意开始吗？
If you’re willing to start, it could be the start of something great. Why don’t you try?
如果你愿意那太好了，不妨试试看。
Come on! Dare to make your life more splendid!
一起加油，祝你的生命更精彩！
