我一個朋友嘗試經由實施一個”3-1法則”，來達到工作與生活的平衡。所謂的”3-1法則”就是：瘋狂工作3週，旅行一週。從她那裡我聽說了許多世界上最美好的旅遊勝地。

我們最近小聚了一下。她現在開心多了，但是已經停止了實施”3-1法則”。她說：

我本來是想從一些事情逃離。我猜想我現在可以接受，”事情就是這樣了“的事實。

最終，我們看世界的方式，決定了我們所在的是什麼樣的世界。外力（例如 ”3-1法則”）僅僅只是幫助我們達到某種心態－一個”濾鏡” －的工具，讓我們能夠看到我們想看到的世界。我們的心態（而不是這些工具）才是達成目的的竅門。

A friend of mine was trying to achieve work/life balance by implementing a “3-1 rule”: work really hard for 3 weeks and travel 1 week. I hear about the most amazing destinations around the world.

We caught up recently. She is now a happier person, but has stopped the 3-1 rule. She said:

I was running away from something. I guess I have now accepted that it is what it is.

In the end, how we see the world determines what kind of world we live in. External forces (eg. The 3-1 rule) is only an instrument to help achieve a certain mindset - a filter - for us to see the world the way we want to. It is our mindset (rather than the instrument), that does the trick.