You only need to notice once that something is wrong. After that, invest all your thoughts and actions in doing what’s necessary to correct it or render it irrelevant. 你只需要注意到一次，有些事情是错误的。之后，投入你所有的思想和行动去做必要的事情来纠正它或使它变得无关紧要。

Complaining over and over about the same problem, doesn’t solve the problem. Working to solve the problem is what solves the problem. 一遍又一遍地抱怨同一个问题，并不能解决问题。努力解决问题才能解决问题。

Yes, it’s much easier to complain, and also necessary to complain. But after complaining once, the second complaint, and third, fourth, fifth, add no value. 是的，抱怨要容易得多，也是必要的。但是抱怨一次之后，第二次抱怨，第三次，第四次，第五次，都没有增加价值。

A productive, focused effort does add value. Then the second effort adds more value, as does the third and fourth and so on. 富有成效的、有重点的努力确实会增加价值。然后第二次努力增加了更多的价值，第三次和第四次也是如此。

Based on that reality, the formula for improvement is quite simple. Complain once, then act as many times as necessary. 基于这一现实，改进的公式相当简单。抱怨一次，然后采取必要的行动。

You’re skilled at repeating yourself. Apply that skill to taking action rather than to complaining, and great improvement comes forth. 你很擅长重复自己的话。把这种技巧运用到行动中，而不是抱怨中，就会有很大的进步。

— Ralph Marston - 拉尔夫·马斯顿