It hinders us. Or if you prefer the noun — it is a hinderance to our success or to our ability to be happy.

它阻碍了我们。或者如果你更喜欢这个名词，它是我们成功或获得快乐的障碍。

But today, when your success in life depends more on studying for tests and remembering to put money in an IRA than on your antelope-hunting skills, your brain's hard-wired preference for short-term rewards becomes a hinderance.

但是今天，当你生活中的成功更多地依赖于为考试而学习和记住把钱存入个人退休账户，而不是依赖于你的猎羊技能时，你的大脑对短期奖励的固有偏好就变成了一种障碍。