Whenever I encounter a problem, I quickly assess whether or not I can do something about it. If the answer is no, I will just forget it and move to something else.

每当遇到问题时，我就会快速做出判断，看看自己能否解决它，如果答案是否定的，那就让自己忘掉它，去做别的事情。

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When people laughed at me, I didn't know, 'Should I keep going or should I just forget about it or do as everybody else does?

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