以防万一

The primary fact of life for just-in-case processes is:"Everything good is scarce!"

支持各种'以防万一'做法的主要生活事实是：&一切好东西都稀少！&

My students and I had some rousing discussions about just-in-time manufacturing, as well as its alternative, which is known as just-in-case inventory.

我的学生们和我对&正好及时&式制造，及另一个方式：&以防万一&式仓储的方法进行了热烈的讨论。

I've done my share of just-in-case controlling when it comes to love (I'd like to apologize to anyone who once wandered into my danger zone).

在爱情方面，我曾有过自己的一段'以防万一'式控制经历（在此我要向任何曾经进入我的'危险区域'的人们道歉）。

GEORGE: You're a back-up, you're a second-line, a just-in-case, a B-plan of contingency!

乔治：你是备胎，你是二线商品，一个偶然的以防万一的B计划！

Just-in-case thinking destroys relationships faster than—and sometimes with the assistance of—a speeding bullet.

以防万一'式思考破坏关系的速度可以比飞行子弹还快有时候是需要子弹的帮助）。

Yet, driven by the unconscious, just-in-case assumption that "everything good is scarce," we just keep doing and accumulating more.

然而，在'一切好东西都稀少'这一无意识的'以防万一'假设驱使下，我们只会不断去做、去积累更多。

As Toyota execs and my graduate students concluded so many years ago, hanging on to a just-in-case worldview in abundant environments is plain bad business.

正如丰田首席执行官们，及我的研究生学生们在许多年前得出的结论一样，在富足的环境下抱住'以防万一'的世界观简直就是一笔坏买卖。

If this seems too easy, you can go back to fearful, just-in-case thinking (you'll need a diet counselor, a housekeeper, and a financial planner, but that's okay—they can substitute for friends).

如果这似乎太简单了，你可以回到充满恐惧、'以防万一'式思考（你将要有一位节食顾问、一位管家、一位理财规划师，这没关系--他们能做朋友的替代品）。

Now, this poor guy wasn't literally a poor guy. He still had a personal fortune. But to a just-in-case thinker who's used to billions, it wasn't enough to keep him from throwing himself in front of a train.

话说来这个可怜的人并不算穷人，他还有一笔个人财产，可是对于一位'以防万一'式思考、习惯了拥有亿万财富的人来说，那些钱不足以挽住他不去跳铁轨。

It's almost too easy: Simply by taking your attention off thoughts of scarcity and persistently focusing on observations of abundance, you can replace the nervous, just-in-case mind-set that kept our ancient forebears alive but is killing many of us.

这简直太简单了：只要转移你的&稀少&思维，坚持把注意力放在观察丰足上面，那么你就能将那个紧张、'以防万一'、维持我们祖先们生存可正让我们许多人丧命的心态替换掉。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。