卡爾說："穿固定套裝去上班的這個簡單選擇為我省去了無數的思考這個問題的時間——'我今天到底該穿什么去上班？'實際上坦白地說,這些黑褲子白襯衫的搭配,已成為我每天對自己的一個最要暗示：我的一切都在掌控之中."
When she started wearing her version of a suit, as many men do each day, Kahl faced a flurry of questions from colleagues.
當卡爾開始像許多男人每天都會做的那樣,穿著她自己的西服套裝去上班時,她面臨著一連串來自同事們的疑問.
"Immediately, people started asking for a motive behind my new look: 'Why do you do this? Is it a bet?'"
"很快,大家就開始問是什么促使我換成這種新裝束：'你為什么這樣穿？你和誰打賭了嗎？'"
Kahl's choice isn't entirely unusual. Many people wear the same thing to work each day, not by choice but by requirement. One of the many arguments for uniforms in schools is that it means students don't waste time worrying about what to wear and how they look, instead being allowed to focus on what they do.
卡爾的這種決定并不是完全不尋常.許多人每天都穿著一樣的服裝去上班,并不是為了省去選擇的麻煩,而是被要求這樣穿.關于校服的眾多爭論之一就是,穿校服意味著學生就不需要花太多時間思考要穿什么衣服去上學,以及他們看起來怎么樣,而是讓他們把注意力集中于他們該做的事情上.
In fact, some of the world's most successful people have adopted the self-imposed 'work uniform'. Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, US President, Barack Obama and when he was alive, Apple's Steve Jobs, are all fans of minimising choice from their morning routine.
事實上,世界上大部分的成功人士都穿著自己獨有的"工作制服".臉書創始人馬克·扎克伯格、美國總統貝拉克·奧巴馬以及蘋果公司的斯蒂芬·喬布斯在世的時候,都熱衷于在每天早上的安排中減少對衣服的選擇時間.
By wearing the same thing every day, these men effectively eliminated the 'decision fatigue' of outfit choice.
這些男性每天都穿相同的衣服出門,有效地避免了選擇衣服帶來的"決定疲乏"的問題.
But for a woman working in a creative industry? Kahl's decision is a novel one.
但對于在創意領域工作的女性呢？卡爾的決定屬于一種創舉.
By wearing an identical outfit day in and day out she has effectively removed herself from the artistic canvas of everyday life. It freed up her brain space to devote that imaginative fire-power solely to her work and meant she started each day fresh and not fatigued. But it also meant a whole lot of judgement.
日復一日,她都穿著一模一樣的衣服出門,有效地將自己從每天的創意著裝中移除了.這樣她讓大腦有了更多的自由空間,把它們完全投入到她的工作中,讓其碰撞出想象力的火花.這意味著她的每一天都在清爽不疲憊的氛圍中開始.但這也意味著她面臨著一大堆關于其著裝的評價.
Honestly? We're impressed. In fact we'd almost consider doing the same thing…. but frankly, we suspect we'd miss the sales too much.
老實說？我們對此深受感染.實際上,我們幾乎都在考慮做同樣的事情……但是坦白講,我們懷疑我們到時會非常艷羨大促銷的到來.
