5. Kill negative thoughts. 去除消极的想法。

　　Goes hand-in-hand with the above item, but it's so important that I made it a separate item. You have to learn to be aware of your self-talk, the thoughts you have about yourself and what you're doing. When I was running, sometimes my mind would start to say, “This is too hard. I want to stop and go watch TV。” Well, I soon learned to recognize this negative self-talk, and soon I learned a trick that changed everything in my life: I would imagine that a negative thought was a bug, and I would vigilantly be on the lookout for these bugs. When I caught one, I would stomp on it (mentally of course) and squash it. Kill it dead. Then replace it with a positive one. (“C'mon, I can do this! Only one mile left!”)

　　这一条与上一条是连在一起的，但因为它如此重要，我把它作为单独一项列出来。你必须清楚自己内心的想法，清楚你自己是谁和你在干什么。当我在跑步里，有时我脑海里开始讲：“这太难了，我想停下来，去看电视。”当然，我很快就学会分辨这种内心消极的想法，并学会那个可以改变生活中一切的小窍门：我会想象消极的想法就是一个小臭虫，我会非常警惕的搜查这引起小臭虫。当我抓住一个，我就狠狠跺几脚(当然指精神上的)，然后捏碎，杀死它。然后用积极的想法取代它。(“加油，我可能做到的，不过只剩一里而已”)

　　Know yourself and you will win all battles. - Sun Tzu

　　知己知彼，百战不殆。-孙子