双语美文：无法正视自己的人才会推卸责任

To achieve the goal of survival, evolution has equipped us with many shortcuts, one of which is the typical labeling thinking.

为了达到生存的目的，进化在我们身上安装了很多快捷方式，其中很典型的一个就是标签化思维。

We label others so that we don't have to bother to analyze each specific problem.

我们给别人贴标签，以便让自己不用费劲去分析每一个具体问题。

That is why we often hear the questions such as “how are the Americans”, “how are the Chinese people”, “who are the scums”, and “who are the losers”.

所以我们才会经常听到：美国人都怎么样、中国人都怎么样、谁谁谁是渣男、谁谁谁是撸sir。

These are basically labeling perception, which is a lot like a child saying “who is the bad guy.”

这些归根结底都是标签化的认知，它们就像小孩子口中的“谁谁谁是坏人”一样。

What's worse than labeling others is to label oneself.

比起对别人贴标签，更可怕的是对自己贴标签。

Many of us have been doing this all the time, so we don't have to make efforts to analyze and reflect on ourselves.

而我们很多人一直都在这么做，这样就不用费劲去剖析自己、反思自己了。

For example, a common label is “I am a smart person” or in the least “I am not stupid.”

比如，一个常见的标签就是“我是个聪明人”，或者至少是“我不傻”。

Once you label yourself, there will be a problem.

一旦你给自己打上这样的标签，那事情就麻烦了。

You will avoid doing things that make you look unwise, such as acknowledging that you still have something to learn, or taking responsibility for your mistakes.

你会避免去做那些让你显得不聪明的事情，比如承认自己还有需要学的东西，比如为自己的错误承担责任。

If you wanna grow, stop doing this.

如果你希望成长，那就停止这样做吧。

That's the only way.

这是唯一的出路。

（翻译：Frank）