1、英語美文：你的知識正在阻礙你進步This is indeed the case.仔細一想的確是這么回事。For people born after the new millennial, internet is no rare thing, like something that has existed all along.對于 00 后和 10 后來講，互聯網好像是天生就存有的東西，一點也不 稀奇。For most post-80s, the birth and popularity of the Internet is an epoch-making historic event.但對于絕

2、大部分 80 后來講，互聯網的誕生和普及卻是一個劃時代的歷 史事件。By contrast, their parents and grandparents might still refuse to use smart phones.而對于很多爸爸媽媽、爺爺奶奶來講，甚至到現在都不愿意用智能手 機。This seems to have revealed a brutal fact ： as we age, our ability to accept new things has been declining.這似乎揭露了一個殘酷的事實：隨著我們的年齡增長，我們接受新事 物的水平一直在下降。Th

3、is also seems to explain why there are so many natural contradictions between parents and children, and between teachers and students.這似乎也就解釋了，為什么父母和孩子之間、老師和學生之間存有著 那么多天然的矛盾。They see things from different angles. 雙方看世界的視角往往是不一樣的。 Their ability to accept new things varies. 雙方接受新事物的水平也往往是不一樣的。Elder pe

4、ople tend to subconsciously suspect and reject new things since they have accumulated enough knowledge. 對于年長的人，當他們的知識積累多了，往往就會下意識懷疑、排斥 新事物。This is understandable. After all, in the subconsciousness we all seek stability.這也能夠理解，畢竟我們所有人都在潛意識中追求穩定。 This includes stability in our everyday life and stabi

5、lity in our minds.這包括生活上的穩定，也包括心理上的穩定。When we encounter something that challenges what we have known, we will subconsciously regard it as a threat. 當我們遭遇到挑戰我們既有知識的東西時，我們會下意識地把它當成 威脅。In the past, most people would reach this stable state after the age of 35.在以前，絕大部分人都會到 35 歲以后才達到這樣的穩態。Then they are r

6、eluctant to accept and try new things. 在那之后，他們變得不再接受新事物、不再嘗試新東西。They stay in the comfort zone they are familiar with and only believe in their own experience.他們呆在自己熟悉的那個舒適區里，只相信自己已經有的經驗。They refuse to acknowledge any change. 他們拒絕承認任何變化。They are some greasy middle-aged people you will meet at the din

7、ner table.這就是你在飯桌上會遇到的那些油膩中年人。Whats scary is that with the explosion of information, our speed of acquiring new knowledge is increasing rapidly. 而可怕的是，現在隨著信息的爆發，我們獲取新知識的速度正在飛快 增長。The result is that the speed of reaching the stable state is also increasing.其結果就是，很多人達到這種穩態的速度也加快了。Eventually, we have m

8、ore and more preconceptions. 于是，我們的成見變得越來越多。Our values, the relationship between men and women, ideology, and the attitude toward work all quickly cease to evolve.我們的價值觀、男女關系、意識形態、對待工作的態度都很快停止了 進化。Moreover, we are deprived of the ability to know the truth.而我們了解 * 的水平也被剝奪了。Is your knowledge retarding

9、 your progress? 你的知識正在防礙你的進步嗎？When you think about a problem next time, try to look fromthe following three aspects：在你下次思考一個問題時，試著從下面這 3 個方面想一想吧：When I think about this problem, what conditions have I accepted by default?當我思考這個問題的時候，我默認接受了哪些條件？Why do I believe these conditions must be correct? 我為什么相信這些條件就一定是對的？What conclusions would we make if we ignored these conditions? 如果忽略這些條件，我能得到怎樣的新結論？These questions seem difficult and very confusing. 是的，這些問題看起來很難，而且很讓人摸不著頭腦。However, aren t they exactly the meaningful questions? 但這不