Remembering why we are doing something

记住我们为什么做某事

Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.

有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。

Have you ever done that?

你曾有过这种经历吗？

I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.

我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。

I have called someone because I want to tell them something.

我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。

And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular¹.

然后，在选择合适的地方后，还没有谈论什么特别的东西的时候。

Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.

哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。

That's a memory problem.

这是一个记忆问题。

I guess that countstoo.

我想那很重要。

But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?

但我在谈论一个更深层次的问题，而且更为重要，那就是为什么？

At one point, there was a reason we do something.

在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。

For long-term² projects, we need to remind³ ourselves of that reason.

对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。