三米工作室
WE团队（翻译）2018年9月26日
Integrating a breathing technique could mean a much better experience for all of us
呼吸技术的整合对我们所有人（用户）来说意味着更好的体验_
Let’s go straight to the point. Why not change those kinda stressful loading animations that we are likely to encounter daily;
开门见山，为什么不改变我们每天可能会遇到的那种有压力的装载动画;
with something that transcends the mere aesthetic flair to the point where it can effectively be stress-relieving? Something much more similar to this quiet circle, for example:
能够有效地缓解压力的设计，是能够*超越纯粹的审美（视觉*）。例如下边和下边这个相似的设计。
This essential circle animation represents a breathing pattern. There are a lot of them but this in particular is astoundingly simple. You’re meant to inhale when the circle’s expanding, hold your breath while it’s still, exhale as it’s contracting, and finally detain your lungs once again before repeating the cycle. Just follow along and try, it’s really powerful.
这个圆的动画代表一种*呼吸模式*。有很多这种好的动画，但是这个是最简单的，方便理解。当圆扩大时，意味着你在吸气，在圆静止时意味着屏住呼吸，在圆收缩时意味着呼气。最终在它重复循环之前停住你的时空，尝试着跟着这个节奏呼吸，它真的很强大。
Each stage lasts four seconds and indulging in just a few repetitions should calm everyone’s nerves down, even when your favourite show on Netflix has suddenly ceased streaming.
每个阶段持续4秒钟，专注的重复几次能够让每个人的平静，放松，即使你最喜欢的节目突然停止播放。
This particular technique, punctuated in four phases of four seconds each, is called “box breathing”, and appears in a 2016 article on TIME, by former U.S. Navy SEAL Mark Divine. Here is an excerpt of what he has to say about it:
这种特殊的技术，分为四个阶段，每个阶段四秒，这个技术被称为*“箱式呼吸”*，并在2016年的TIME文章中提到，由前美国海军海豹突击队Mark Divine。以下是他对此所说的内容的摘录：
/My favorite breathing practice, which I developed to continue my breath training after the SEALs, is something I call “box breathing” because there are four parts of the practice. It is something you can do anywhere — and any time, so long as you are not performing a highly complex task./
这是我最喜欢的呼吸练习方式，是我在海豹突击队之后继续我的呼吸训练，我称它为“箱式呼吸”，因为练习有四个部分。只要您没有执行高度复杂的任务，您就可以随时随地进行呼吸训练。
A more recent and in-depth article displays some potential benefits of box breathing, each supported by research that’s accurately reported in said article. For the sake of continuing with my point, I’ll represent these benefits in a visually concise form — in the list below:
最近的一篇文章更加深入的剖析了“箱式呼吸”的一些潜在的好处。为了阐述我的观点，我将以一种视觉上简洁的形式表示这些好处 - 在下面的列表中：
*It reduces physical stress symptoms in the body
*1、它可以减清压力**
*It positively affects emotions and mental well-being
*2、它能够稳定情绪，促进心理健康发展**
*It increases mental clarity, energy, and focus
*3、它能够提神，提高精力和注意力**
*It improves future reactions to stress
*4、它能够改善用户遇到挫折时的心情**
For me, this list and the following quote from the article, are good enough pitches to sell me the idea;
对我来说，这个清单以及文章中的以下引用能足够好的阐述我的想法;
Box breathing is a powerful, yet simple, relaxation technique that aims to return breathing to its normal rhythm. This breathing exercise may help to clear the mind, relax the body, and improve focus.
“箱式呼吸”是一种强大而简单的放松技巧，意思就是使呼吸恢复正常的节奏。这种呼吸运动可以清除烦恼，放松身体，提高注意力。
I like Google’s T-rex, but it may well be that we all could benefit more from strong, wellbeing-oriented design choices. Changing a loading animation is not in itself a big deal, but if such a small change is directed towards suggesting users a useful practice that could easily fit their routine, that is indeed a big deal. Personally, I find it fascinating that such a simple and powerful exercise as box breathing could be introduced in someone’s life by changing an apparently insignificant detail.
我很喜欢Google的T-rex，但很可能我们都可以从强大的，以健康为导向的设计的受益者。更改加载动画本身并不是一件大事，但如果这么小的改变是针对用户的一个可以放松，改变他们日常工作的有用练习，那确实是一个大问题。*（直击心灵的设计）*就我个人而言，我发现通过改变一个看似微不足道的细节，可以在某人的生活中引入如箱体呼吸这样简单而有力的运动，这很有趣。
Another good article by Rohan Gunatillake, published by The Guardian, comes to mind. It’s a piece in which the author, while talking topics about tech addiction and alternative design metrics, makes this insightful claim:
“卫报”出版的Rohan Gunatillake的另一篇好文章浮现在脑海中。作为一篇文章，作者在谈论有关技术成瘾和替代设计指标的主题时，提出了这一富有洞察力的主张：
I realised that for mindfulness to truly scale up, the solution may not be to make specialist products, but instead to stitch it into everything.
我意识到，为了正确地扩大规模，解决方案可能不是制造专业产品，而是将其拼接到一切。（解决方案不是从零开始，一点点研究，而是将现有的好的东西拼接成一个产品）。
Stitch a bit of mindfulness into everything.
把正念一点点的渗透到每一处。
Just picture it: you’re watching a video or browsing the internet and, suddenly, connection’s lost; but instead of the usual loading animation, you are witnessing a simple circle, that’s inviting you to breathe along with its expansions and contractions. Now, instead of cursing the universe, you’re breathing with it. You’re pausing and relaxing, and all in a fraction of time that otherwise would have been filled with frustration and impatience.
只是想象一下：你正在观看视频或浏览互联网，突然间，连接丢失了;但是不是通常的加载动画，而是在见证一个简单的圆圈，这会让你随着它的膨胀和收缩而呼吸。现在，你不是在诅咒宇宙，而是在呼吸它。当你停止呼吸来放松，你会在很短的时间内充满挫败感和不耐烦。**