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Already run one mile a day? Why not try seven?

你已經在每天一公里長跑了?為什么不試試一天七公里呢?

What makes someone uncomfortable depends on the person, but what’s universally true is the value of recognizing boundaries and continually pushing them.

讓人們感到不適的事情因人而異，但有一條普遍性的原則，即認識到自己能力的界限并不斷挑戰自己的界限，這是非常重要的。

Here are some uncomfortable things that other Quora users have found helped them grow:

下面是一些知乎網上的網友提供的事例，這些事情做起來讓他們不舒服，卻也幫助他們成長。

1

Question everything.

質疑周遭的一切

The most uncomfortable thing one can do is to question everything that is taken for granted and seek answers. Try to see the other side of the norm.

最讓人不適的事情就是質疑一切被人們習以為常的事情，并且去尋找答案，嘗試去認識常規事物的另一面。

2

Be honest.

保持誠實

Being the most honest you’ve ever been with someone in your life will be one of the most uncomfortable things you can do, but it could also be the most valuable.

在你生活中遇到的某人面前保持前所未及的誠實態度，這也將是你做過的最令人難受的事情之一。不過它也可能成為最有價值的一件事。

To do this, he suggests writing a list of all the people to whom you have something — good or bad — to say; writing down the honest feelings you need to convey to them in a letter; handing the person the letter; and writing down what happened and how the experience affected you and the other person.

為了做到這一點，你應該列一張清單，寫下那些你對他有話要講的人的名字，無論你想說的是好事還是壞事;用最坦誠的言語將你的感受寫在信里傳達給他們，親手將信交給對方，將你所談及的事情對你對他的影響寫下來傳達給他。

3

Wake up extremely early.

起床超級超級早

Ekin ?calan loves to wake up before sunrise because it provides the perfect study-and-work environment. While everyone else sleeps, waking at 5 a.m. is the perfect, way to begin the day in silence.

有網友非常喜歡在日出之前起床，這段時間往往是學習工作的最佳時段。在凌晨5點，別人都還在睡覺的時候你已經起床，讓你的一天從完美的靜謐中開始，這種感受非常美妙。

4

Watch your pennies.

看住自己的鋼镚兒

From auto repairs and life insurance to coffee and french fries, keep track of every penny you spend for several months.

從自動修理機到咖啡、薯條等基本生活物資，給你所花的每分錢記個賬，堅持幾個月。

And try paying for everything you can with cash. If you have to reach in your wallet and pull out cash, you will often think twice about how much you need something.

試著在買任何東西的時候都用現金支付。當你在買東西的時候，一旦你需要把手伸進口袋，取出現金，你就會慎重考慮你是否真的需要它了。

5

Track what you eat.

記下你吃過的食物

Keeping track of all the food you eat and all the exercise you do in a day can be challenging, but this helped one web user see the harm she was doing to her body.

記錄下你一整天里吃過的所有食物以及做過的鍛煉活動，這會是一項挑戰。可是這樣做讓一位網友了解到了，她曾對自己的身體造成怎樣的傷害。