三步让你的工作时间变充裕

 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 realisticdeadline. Put some time aside every day to work toward² your goal. It doesn't have to be much -- maybe only an hour. The important thing is that for that hour you focussolelyon 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 overwhelmedand/or depressedand 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 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。