我们知道有份理想的工作是可能的，即便我们没读过《The Four-Hour Work Week》这本书。在街坊里、在电视上，我们认识或见过那些拥有理想工作的人，所以，我们知道，“理想工作”是存在的。这就是“后千年”时代下的职场幻想：做自己喜欢的、抱有激情的工作，有丰厚的收入，同事们要聪明，会支持我们，领导要明智、有道德感。听上去合情合理。可现实的生活中，找到理想的工作怎么就那么难？
For starters， it's helpful to remember that our dream-job requirements often change over time. One job I held in my youth was a dream job at the time but would be impossible for me now because of the working hours. When I was twenty-something and single， I was perfectly happy to sit in a conference room with my workmates， eating pizza and talking shop at 11 p.m. Couldn't， wouldn't consider that now.
对于刚开始工作的人来说，要记住我们对理想工作的要求往往会随着时间发生变化。年轻时的工作在那时是理想工作，但是现在由于工作时长则一点都不理想。当我二十来岁、单身的时候，我可以晚上11点和同事们坐在会议室一起吃着比萨，兴致勃勃地讨论公事。现在不能、也不会有那个念头了。
You may have longed for a management role at one time and realize now that's the last thing you're interested in； or you may learn that you're happiest working independently， where your teammates are available if you need them but aren't in your face all day long.
也许，你曾渴望过一个管理位置而现在发觉对此毫无兴趣；或者你曾感到独自办公时最快乐，你的同事们在你需要的时候出现，但是不要整天都在眼前晃。
Put it All On Paper
写下你对理想工作的要求
The point is， dream jobs aren't a one-size-fits-all kind of deal. And that means that your ultra-customized dream job is the perfect job for you， not the whole world of job-seekers. So your task is first to understand what you're looking for， and decide which elements in your wish list are most critical for you； and then to make and execute a plan to go out and find that job. The very worst way to land a dream job is to wait for it to find you.
关键的一点是要知道理想的工作并不是“一刀切”的买卖。意思是说为你量身定做的理想工作对你来说是完美的，但对全部人来说却并不如此。因此，你的首要任务是要去了解你想要什么，你的“愿望清单”上哪些元素最适合你；然后再制定一个计划加以执行，找到那样的工作。寻找理想工作的下下策就是等工作来找你。
As you create your dream job must-have list， it's helpful to think about your wishes in two separate categories. In your first category， you'll list the “hard” attributes you're hoping to find in a dream job —— company size， industry， job function， local or global enterprise， level of management， division vs. headquarters role， etc. Geography is perhaps the “hardest” —— the least flexible of dimensions. Would you move across the country or abroad for your dream job？ Will you move across town， doubling your commute？ Think really hard about these questions， because these factors aren't likely to change.
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