你能每天早上起床都穿一模一样的衣服吗？诚然，这在匆忙的早上，消除了我们选衣的头痛。但是，你真可以做到对一件新毛衣或喜爱的丝绸衬衫视而不见，日复一日地穿相同的套装？并且一穿就是几年？

Could you get up and put on the same thing every day? Admittedly, it eliminates a wardrobe spin during the morning hustle but could you really ignore a new sweater or that favorite silk shirt and opt for the same ensemble day in, day out? For years?

Matilda Kahl has done just that. A creative at Saatchi & Saatchi New York, Kahl decided to abandon all choice when it came to her wardrobe and has been wearing the same outfit to work every day for more than 1,000 days.

The art director developed her own personal “uniform” after she spent too much time deciding what to wear one Monday morning and was subsequently late for an important meeting. Kahl said she invested in 15 white shirts and several pairs of the same black pants to make things easier washing-wise.

Then, with school-girl type precision she woke up every day for three years and dressed in the same outfit to go to work. The simplicity of the outfit allowed for the addition of some personal flair now and then with shoes or a jacket but otherwise? Kahl eliminated the “what will I wear?!” conundrum from her daily routine.

Kahl wrote about her decision in an op-ed for Harpers Bazaar magazine and said it was all about simplifying her life so she could focus on her job.

“The simple choice of wearing a work uniform has saved me countless wasted hours thinking, ‘what am I going to wear today?’ And in fact, these black pants and white blouses have become an important daily reminder that frankly, I’m in control,” Kahl said.

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.

In fact, some of the world’s most successful people have adopted the self-imposed “work uniform.” Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, U.S. President Barack Obama and when he was alive, Apple’s Steve Jobs, are all fans of minimizing choice from their morning routine.

马蒂尔达·卡尔就做到了。作为在纽约Saatchi & Saatchi广告公司工作的创意工作者，卡尔决定放弃多样的着装选择，每天都穿同样的套装去上班，她坚持了1000多天。

某个周一的清晨，这位美术总监在衣柜前花了太多时间考虑穿什么去上班，结果一个重要会议迟到了。就这样，她决定开发一款自己的“制服”去上班。为方便洗换，她买了15件白衬衫，几条同款的黑裤子。

就这样，整整三年，她每天像上学的女生那样准时起床，然后穿同样的套装去工作。如今，简洁的套装也可以搭配不同的鞋子和外套变点花样，此外呢？卡尔成功地将“要穿什么？！”从她每天的例行难题中消除了。

卡尔在《时尚芭莎》杂志专栏里写了自己的经历，她说这样做是为了简化生活，使她能够专注于工作。

卡尔说：“穿固定套装去上班的这个简单选择为我省去了无数的思考这个问题的时间 — ‘我今天穿什么去上班？’实际上坦白地说，这些黑裤子白衬衫的搭配已成为我每天给自己的重要暗示：一切尽在掌握。”

关于为什么穿校服的众多理由之一就

是，学生不必花太多时间考虑穿什么上学，以及他们看起来怎么样，而是让他们把注意力集中在该做的事情上。

事实上，世界上大部分的成功人士都穿着自己独有的“工作制服”。脸书创始人马克·扎克伯格、美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马以及苹果公司的斯蒂夫·乔布斯在世的时候，都着装简单以节约早晨的时间。

    Words to Learn 相关词汇

   【全套服装】quántào fúzhuāng ensemble a coordinated outfit, a set of clothing

    【难题】nántí conundrum anything that puzzles