将第一步迈小一些

Ms Edson was my second grade teacher

埃德森小姐是我二年级的老师

and she said

她曾对我们说

If something feels too hard to start

如果觉得一件事太难开始

it just means that

那只是意味着

the first step isn't small enough

你迈出的第一步不够小

So if something feels too hard to do

有些事你觉得太难做

the implication is

事实上那其实

it doesn't mean it's my fault

并不是我的错

it doesn't mean I can't

并不是我做不到

doesn't mean I'm

stupid

更不是我傻

It literally just means

它仅仅意味着

第一步还不够小

That's very actionable

这是非常可行的

I have to write a new article and

假如我要写一篇文章

I'm like I can't do that

我觉得我做不到

It just means

它只是意味着

第一步还不够小

So I’ll make it literally

所以我会把它

I'll just make it smaller

拆分地更小

I'm gonna write a page today

比如我今天要写一页

and then often I'm like I can't do that

但是这样我也总觉得做不到

okay smaller

那么好吧再小一点

A paragraph now

现在每天只写一段

and i literally do it until

我确实坚持下去了直到

and some days it's a word and l go

有些时候我只写一个字

I could write a word

我想好我就写一个字

okay now enough

好了现在够小了

When things are hard it's not your fault

所以不要因为困难而自责

and there's something you can do to build the circuit of capability

来建立起自己的能力

We have to give ourselves the opportunity

我们要给自己一个机会

to build momentum

建立积累势能

Which really usually only starts by taking the smallest step