贴在书桌前的一句话

类别：成长

书桌前泛黄的便签写着一句鼓励，陪伴作者走过困境与数次搬迁。

时长 53 秒 · 语速 158 wpm

字幕原文

There's a yellow sticky note on the wall above my desk. 我书桌上方的墙上贴着一张黄色便利贴。

The corners are curled. 四个角都卷起来了。

The glue died years ago, so now it's held up with tape. 胶水好几年前就干了，所以现在是用透明胶粘着的。

It says, in my handwriting: "Do the next small thing." 上面用我的字迹写着：“先把手头的一件小事做好。”

I wrote it at twenty-six, 那是我二十六岁时写的，

in my first real job, on the worst day. 就在我第一份正经工作里，最糟糕的那一天。

I had a project so big I couldn't breathe. 当时有个大项目，压得我喘不过气来。

A colleague walked by and said, "You don't have to finish it. 一个同事走过来说：“你不用一下子全做完。

Just do the next small thing." 一件一件来，先做眼前的小事就好。”

I wrote it down so I wouldn't cry. 我把它写了下来，免得自己哭出来。

That note has moved with me three times. 那张便签跟着我搬了三次家。

Three desks, three cities. 换了三张桌子，搬了三座城市。

Each time, I think: it's just a piece of paper, leave it. 每次搬家我都会想：不过是一张纸罢了，扔了吧。

Each time, I peel it off and carry it in my wallet. 但每次我都把它撕下来，小心地放进钱包带走。

But this one has seen me through things. 可它陪我熬过了那么多坎坷。

You don't throw out an old friend because the corners curled. 你总不能因为老朋友卷了边，就把他给扔了吧。