大忙人合理安排时间必备的三步

 　　不知道你会不会过完一天发现本来打算做的事还是没做完，很想老天给自己一天48小时，一分钟掰成两分钟用？其实大多数情况下并不是时间少，而是真正用来做事的时间缩水了。复杂的就不提了，三个小步骤，慢慢养成有效利用时间的习惯吧。

　　Step 1: Find a place to sit without distractions¹. Think about what is important to you then get your paper and pencil and make a list. This list should include things that you would like to accomplish. Keep it short。

　　第一步：找一个不受干扰的工作环境。用纸笔列出需要做的重要事情，这些必须包含你想要完成的任务。清单要尽量简短。

　　Step 2: Make a realistic deadline. Put some time aside every day to work toward your goal. It doesn't have to be much -- maybe only an hour. The important thing is that for that hour you focus solely² on completing your task, nothing else should be on your mind. You'll be surprised at what you can accomplish when you focus。

　　第二步：给自己定一个最后期限。每天留出一些时间为实现你的目标去努力，不需要太长，只有1小时也可以。重要的一点在于，那一个小时里你要心无旁骛地完成任务。集中精力，你会对自己的成果感到惊讶。

　　Step 3: Don't be too hard on yourself. If you focus only on your failures or tasks that you still need to accomplish, you'll get overwhelmed and/or depressed³ and you'll never accomplish anything。

　　第三步：别对自己过于苛刻。如果你只看得到自己的过错和没做完的事情，你就很容易感到失望，以致完成不了任何事情。

1 distractions   

n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 )；娱乐，消遣；心烦意乱；精神错乱

参考例句：

• I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。
• There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多，使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

3 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。