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Walk into any bookstore, and you'll see shelves full of books about personal development. You'll know the titles of some classics, even if you've never read them: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Getting Things Done, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway ... and loads more.
走进任何一家书店，都会看到书架上堆满了个人发展的书。甚至不用去翻，你都能知道一些耳熟能详的书名：《高效能人士的七个习惯》，《尽管去做》，《如何战胜内心的恐惧》...等等诸如此类。
You've probably read some of these books, or at least come across major personal development ideas in magazines or online. If you've been reading Dumb Little Man for any length of time, you'll definitely have soaked up a lot of great personal development advice.
可能你已经读过其中一些书，或者至少在杂志或网上浏览过主要的励志个人发展观点。如果你已经读过《Dumb Little Man》一些，你肯定了解了许多个人发展的建议。
You might even spend time every day reading personal development blogs and books, or listening to audio.
你可能每天都在花时间读个人发展方面的博客和书，或者听录音。
But ... are you wasting your time?
但...你是在浪费时间吗？
Just Reading Won't Get You Far
光去读没什么用
When you want something to change in your life, it's tempting to look for a quick fix. And books can promise a lot – with titles like I Will Make You Rich.
如果你想改变生活，肯定想找个捷径。而书能承诺许多——例如《我会让你富有》的书名。
Can they really deliver?
他们真的能实现？
Yes – but only with a bit of work from you.
能——但是对你只有一点用。
The problem is, many of us find that simply reading about personal development gives us a little boost. We read 7 Habits and we feel like we've done something productive ... but we might not quite make the leap into actually doing something with what we've read.
问题是，我们大多数都发现简单读读个人发展的书能给我们一点激励。我们读了七个习惯，我们会觉得我们某些事做的很有效率...但我们实际上可能不会真的就像书中所言那样做事。
Have you fallen into this trap? Do you find yourself buying book after book, or reading blog after blog, hoping that this time, you're finally going to find that secret which will help you change your life?
你掉进过这个陷阱吗？买了一本又一本书，或者读了一个又一个博客，你是否发现，自己总是希望这次你就会彻底发现那个秘密：那个能帮你改变你一生的秘密？
The problem is, you might never find it. Because unless you're engaging with what you read, nothing is ever going to be any different.
问题是，你可能永远不会发现它。因为除非你按照书中所说去做了，不然神马改变也不会发生。
