7招高效利用時間

　　Have you ever been so overwhelmed with things to do that you wished you could simply stop the clock and make time stand still while you got everything done?

　　你有沒有被各種事情纏得焦頭爛額過，巴不得時間停下來，好讓你把一切搞定?

　　It would be wonderful if we could all do that, wouldn’t it? Sadly, those of us not living in some fantastic science-fiction show aren’t blessed with the ability to halt the hands of time, leaving us looking for more practical ways to get things done in any given day.

　　要是能把事情全部完成，應該挺爽的吧?可惜，我們并非生活在奇妙的科幻節(jié)目中，也沒有能力讓時間靜止不動。所以，我們只能另外想出更實際的方法來把事情做完了。

　　1. Wake up earlier

　　早起

　　It may sound obvious, but if we’re really going to start getting more things done in a day, then where better to start than right at the beginning of that day.

　　聽上去或許老生常談，但如果我們真想在一天時間內完成更多事情的話，還有什么辦法能比早起更好呢?

　　Getting out of bed earlier gives us more time to do more stuff, and hopefully still have time left over for the things that matter, like family and friends.

　　早點起床能讓我們有更多時間做事，而且說不定還會多出時間讓我們和親友相處呢。

　　2. Stay healthy

　　保持健康

　　Dragging ourselves out of bed a little earlier doesn’t mean we have to spend the rest of our day fighting off fatigue. By eating healthily, enjoying exercise and generally taking care of ourselves, we’ll find ourselves with more energy to tackle the things we need to do.

　　早點起床并不表示接下來這一天我們只得與困倦作戰(zhàn)。只要吃得健康、享受運動并照顧好自己，我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己可以更加精力充沛地處理好該做的事情。

　　Instead of dropping off into a post-lunch slump in which productivity is at an all-time low, or being too exhausted after a day at the office to spend time on our passion projects, we’ll be alert and awake and ready to get things done.

　　這樣我們就不會出現(xiàn)飯后犯困、效率持續(xù)低下現(xiàn)象，也不會因為上班時緊張忙活了一天的項目而感到精疲力竭;相反，我們會感到靈敏清醒，會勁頭十足地完成任務。

　　3. Organize and prioritize

　　有條不紊

　　Getting things done isn’t about doing a bunch of stuff for the sake of keeping busy, it’s about doing what matters to help us achieve our goals.

　　把事情做完并不表示為了忙碌而忙碌，而是要求我們完成有利于實現(xiàn)目標的重要任務。

　　In order to have a successful day, it pays to prioritize. Take care of the biggest, most crucial things first, and then work your way up.

　　若想充實過好一天，就得學會優(yōu)化任務。先處理最重要的事情，然后以此類推。

　　Think of it like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: when we’ve dealt with the most mission-critical things, we’re better equipped to move on to the next set of tasks, and upwards we go, building on our own productivity and finding it even easier to get things done.

　　這就好比馬斯洛需求層次理論：當我們搞定最重要的事情之后，才會更好地接手后面的任務，進而漸漸提高自身效率，最后發(fā)現(xiàn)可以更輕松地處理好所有事情。

　　4. Stay out of the past (and don’t go too far into the future)

　　告別過去(且避免過分想象未來)

　　How many times do we find ourselves dwelling on the past and reliving memories, both fond and painful? Physically, we’re in one place at one time, yet mentally and emotionally we’re somewhere else entirely. If we’re not lost in once-upon-a-times, chances are we’re projecting ourselves into the future, either worrying about things that haven’t happened yet or daydreaming about what might be.

　　有多少次，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己既迷戀又痛苦地沉浸在過去及回憶之中?生理上而言，我們一次只能在一個地方;但心理和情緒上來講，我們卻可以完全身處異地。如果不是沉浸在過去之中，那我們很可能就是在想象未來——要么為還沒發(fā)生的事情擔憂，要么做著不著邊際的白日夢。

　　Though it certainly pays to take the occasional look ahead in order to know where we’re going, when it comes to getting things done, we benefit much more from being present in the moment and focusing on the now.

　　當然，偶爾預想未來能讓我們清楚目前的狀況;但若需把事情做完，我們還是應當多活在當下、珍惜現(xiàn)在。

　　By being alert and focused on the task at hand, we’re more capable of doing what needs to be done.

　　只要保持敏銳并專心做好手中任務，我們肯定會越來越能處理好該做的事情。

　　5. Delegate

　　委派分配

　　One of the most common mistakes people make when it comes to getting things done is falling for the belief that they have to get it all done by themselves.

　　說起把事情做完，很多人最常犯的一個錯誤就是，以為所有事情都得靠自己單獨完成。

　　Yet being able to ask for help often means that you can not only get more done, but get it done better than if you tried to do it all by yourself.

　　其實，如果懂得請人幫忙，你不僅能完成得更多，還能比你單槍匹馬時完成得更好。

　　6. Eliminate distractions

　　屏蔽干擾

　　Whether it’s by listening to music to block out background noise, or using website blockers like Google’s Stayfocussed app to keep you away from Facebook or other time-sucking sites, one of the best ways to get things done is to keep everything else out so that we can focus on the task at hand.

　　就好比用聽音樂來屏蔽掉外界噪音，或用谷歌的保持專注應用軟件等網頁攔截器來阻攔Facebook等浪費時間的網站，完成任務的一個好辦法就是屏蔽掉其他干擾，這樣我們才能專心投入手中的事情。

　　For this writer, turning the computer off altogether and heading back to the pen and paper works best, but for you it might simply be a case of switching your cell phone off for a few hours or finding a quiet place to work.

　　對本文作者而言，關掉電腦并重新拿起紙筆的方法最為有效。但對你而言，或許只要關機幾個小時或找個安靜的地方就行了。

　　7. Take a break

　　休息一下

　　For much the same reasons that keeping yourself healthy is the key to getting more things done, being able to take time out once in a while can make all the difference to your productivity.

　　同理，保持健康是做好事情的關鍵。偶爾放松一下能大大提高你的做事效率。

　　Whether we step back to take a moment of stillness and quiet, or head outside to enjoy a walk in the fresh air, it’s important to relax from time to time if we want to avoid burnout.

　　不論你是蝸居享受靜謐時光，還是出門散步呼吸新鮮空氣，都可以。若不想變得精疲力竭，我們就應時不時地放松一下。

　　By avoiding burnout, we give ourselves more energy and, again, more energy leads to increased productivity.

　　不再精疲力竭的話，我們便能獲得更多能量，進而擁有更強的辦事效率!