帮你找出时间不够用的原因

 　　It is a common complaint, “I don’t have enough time.” In fact, I'd bet that you said these exact words in the last 48 hours. “I don’t have enough time to finish my work/get in shape/start a hobby/spend with my family.”

　　常听到人们这样的抱怨：“我的时间不够用。” 其实我敢打赌，在过去的48小时内，你肯定也说过下面的这些话：“我时间不够用，没法完成工作/减肥塑身/开始新的习惯/和家人在一起”。

　　While we all have the same amount of time in the day, why is it that some people seem to accomplish a ton more than you? From the President to the postman, people all have the same time frame but accomplish loads more than in a single day that you seem to accomplish in a week.

　　我们每个人在一天中的时间都是相等的，那为什么有的人完成的事情却比你要多得多呢？从总统到邮递员，在同一个时间段内，有的人一天完成的工作量可能比你一周能完成的还要多。

　　Why do some struggle and drown in their obligations¹, while others make the impossible seem effortless? The only difference is how you choose to spend your time. Here are some things to consider so that your days are loaded with accomplishments².

　　为什么有的人疲于工作忙于应付任务，有的人可能不费吹灰之力就将不可能变成了可能呢？唯一的区别就在于你如何选择使用自己的时间。想要在一天内完成很多，下面的这7件事你需要考虑一下：

　　1. You Don’t Say No你不懂拒绝One of the biggest mistakes people make is to take on burdens that do not belong to them. When you don’t say no, you find yourself doing other people’s work. This happens both in the workplace and in day-to-day life. Ever find yourself doing someone else’s job simply because you couldn’t say no?

　　很多人犯的最大的错就是背负本不属于自己的负担。因为你不懂拒绝，所以你总是在做别人的工作。不管是在工作中还是日常生活中，这种情况都非常常见。有没有发现你曾经也有过这样的时候：只是因为你没有简单的说一声NO，你就需要做别人的工作？

　　2. You Don’t Know Your Obligations你没搞清楚自己的职责所在How can you tell if you are going to overflow³ your bucket if you don’t know how full it is? It is common to over commit your time if you are not aware of all your obligations. You need to make a commitment list. List out and budget all of your commitments from work, life, and community. Only then can you know your remaining time balance.

　　如何让你在不知道水桶有多满的情况去装水，你怎么能判断水会不会溢出来？如果你都不清楚自己的义务到底有多少，你就很可能把自己的时间超常预支出去了，这种情况很常见。你需要制作一个职责承担表，把所有工作、生活和社区服务你需要承担的职责都列出来，做好时间预算。只有这样你才能保证时间平衡。

　　3. You Have Too Much Life Friction⁴时间摩擦太多了Life Frictionis self-inflicted time management. In other words, you create your own crises⁵ by your own actions and disorganization. Life friction means extra re-work, increased stress, and wasted time. Ever get back from running errands⁶ and realize you have to go back out because you forgot something?

　　时间摩擦是你自己造成的时间管理混乱。换句话说，由于你自己的行为和组织混乱，造成了自身的时间管理危机。时间摩擦意味着额外的重新工作，会给你带来更多压力，也很浪费时间。有没有试过这种情况：正要跑腿去办事又半道折回来，因为你意识到自己忘记了什么事儿不得不回去？

　　你自己浪费光阴It is amazing that some of the same people that complain they don’t have enough time are the same ones that lolly-gag and waste it. Ever see that person who arrives late to work and then spends the next hour and 15 minutes getting ready to start working? You don’t need to spend every second of the day under a stopwatch, but be aware of when you waste time whether it is gossiping, surfing the Internet, or recappingthe weekend for the third time.

　　有个非常有趣的现象：那些抱怨自己时间不够的人，恰好正是那些每天浪费光阴消耗时间的人。有没有看过那种上班迟到还要花上1个小时15分钟才准备开始工作的人？你当然不用掐着秒表过日子，但是你需要清楚意识到，你是不是把时间浪费聊八卦、上网和第三次总结周末生活这种事情上了？

　　5. You Don’t Put Your Priorities⁷ First你没有区分好优先级Ever finish a busy workday only to think to yourself that you didn’t get anything important done? If you don’t put your priorities first, it won’t matter how fast you work, you may never get to what is important. You have to be able to say, “I am not going to do this, because something else is more important.”

　　有没有试过在忙完了一天却发现自己基本没有完成什么重要的事情？如果你不把重点事项放在第一位，你工作速度多快都没什么用，因为你永远不知道什么才是重要事项。你要学会说：“我这会儿不打算做这件事情，因为还有其他更重要的事情再等我完成。”

　　6. You Try to Do Everything Yourself你事事想亲力亲为We all have the same number of seconds in the day. At a certain point, the only way to get more done is to have someone help. But, some people have trouble letting others do work because they feel that no one can do it as well as they can.

　　我们每个人每天拥有的时间都是相等的。在某些时候，想要完成得更多，唯一的办法就是寻求别人的帮助。但是有一些人没法让别人来做自己的工作，因为他们觉得没有人能比自己做得更好。

　　This can be particularly troublesome when a leader will not let their team do their duties and instead tries to take on everything themselves.

　　如果一个领导不愿意让自己的团队来各行职责而把所有的事情都揽上身，那会是特别麻烦的状况。

　　7. You Don’t Finish Things你没有把任务做完When you don’t finish tasks, you are only creating more work for yourself. Tasks undone⁸ actually create more work for you. They take more time to pick back up when you return to them. They create unnecessary complications⁹ when you leave them to the last minute.

　　如果你没完成任务，你其实是在给自己制造更多的工作。没有完成的工作其实会给你带来更大的工作量，因为你需要花更多的时间把这个未完的任务重新捡起来再完成。如果你把工作留到最后一刻再完成，可能会造成不必要的复杂情况。

1 obligations   

n.债务( obligation的名词复数 )；义务；[法律]债券；合约

参考例句：

• Belgium replied that she had always been faithful to her international obligations. 比利时政府答复说，比利时一贯忠实履行其国际义务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It would never do to neglect official obligations. 玩忽职守是绝对不行的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

4 friction   

n.摩擦，摩擦力

参考例句：

• When Joan returned to work,the friction between them increased.琼回来工作后，他们之间的摩擦加剧了。
• Friction acts on moving bodies and brings them to a stop.摩擦力作用于运动着的物体，并使其停止。

5 crises   

n. 危机；危险期

参考例句：

• Economic crises recur periodically. 经济危机周期性地发生。
• Great crises often call forth gifted leaders. 危急存亡之际常能产生天才的领袖。

6 errands   

n.errand的复数；差使( errand的名词复数 )；差事

参考例句：

• He often runs errands for his grandmother. 他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。
• I have a few errands to do in the town. 我在城里有些差事要办。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 priorities   

n.先( priority的名词复数 )；优先；优先权；优先考虑的事

参考例句：

• The document provided a revealing insight into the government's priorities. 这份文件使人看出政府的轻重缓急是怎样安排的。
• We must work together to fund only our most important priorities. 我们必须共同努力，只为最重要的项目提供资金。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

8 undone   

a.未做完的，未完成的

参考例句：

• He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。

9 complications   

（新出现的）困难，难题( complication的名词复数 )； 并发症； 曲折

参考例句：

• Complications set in, and the patient died. 病人因出现并发症而死亡。
• Normally there are no complications with the medicine. 服用这种药按理不会产生并发症。