節(jié)約時(shí)間小妙招：10種方法讓你今天節(jié)約10分鐘

作者：滬江英語來源：time management ninja 2013-05-09 08:15

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Do you say, “I don’t have enough time in my day.”Yet, you have the same amount of time as everyone else.

你是不是經(jīng)常說，“我今天沒有足夠的時(shí)間”。然而，你擁有的時(shí)間是和其他人一樣多的。

One way to get your time back is to take it back in small increments.What could you do to regain even 10 minutes of your time today?

一種節(jié)省時(shí)間的方法就是從一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)的時(shí)間開始。今天你怎么樣做才能回收10分鐘的時(shí)間呢？

Take Back 10 Minutes in Your Day

每天回收10分鐘的時(shí)間

You can’t save up your time. You have to use it all each and every day. However, you can choose how you use your time. And you can choose to eliminate those small time wasters that eat up your day.

你不可能把你的時(shí)間省下來，你不每天都得使用它。但是，你可以選擇如何利用你的時(shí)間。你也可以選擇剔除那些浪費(fèi)你時(shí)間的小事。

Don’t underestimate the small amounts of time that you can save in a day. They add up quickly. Imagine all the things you could do if you just had an extra 10 minutes. What small amounts of time could you save today?

不要低估那些你每天一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)節(jié)省下來的時(shí)間。它們很快就會(huì)積累起來。如果每天你擁有額外的10分鐘，想象下你可以做的任何事情。你今天如何節(jié)約點(diǎn)滴的時(shí)間？

Here Are 10 Ways to Save 10 Minutes in Your Day:

下面是10種讓你每天節(jié)省10分鐘的方法：

1. Get Up Early – Want more time in your day? Try getting up earlier. Even a few minutes will give your day a head start. Be an early bird.

早起——你想要更多的時(shí)間嗎？試著早一些起床。即使是很少的幾分鐘都會(huì)給你的一天開個(gè)好頭，做一只早起鳥。

2. Plan Your Day – Don’t rush into your day without knowing what you need to do and what you are going to do. A few minutes planning now, can save you much trouble and stress later in the day.

規(guī)劃你的一天——不要在不知道你今天必須做什么和將要做什么的時(shí)候，就匆匆忙忙地開始你的一天。事先規(guī)劃幾分鐘，可以幫你在隨后的時(shí)間里省去許多的麻煩和壓力。

3. Time-shift Your Commute – Do you spend too much time commuting to and from work? Shifting the time of your commute even a short bit earlier can make all the difference.

改變你的上下班時(shí)間——你是不是要花費(fèi)很多的時(shí)間在上下班路上？試著改變你的上下班時(shí)間，哪怕只是早一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)都會(huì)讓所有發(fā)生改變。

4. Don’t Read the News – I am a big proponent of not reading the news. How many times a day do you check it? It’s probably the same 99% of the time. And it will be there for you later when you want to catch up.

不要看新聞——我堅(jiān)決支持不看新聞。你一天有多少次看新聞？99%的時(shí)間里新聞都是一樣的。而且當(dāng)你之后想要趕上進(jìn)度的時(shí)候，新聞還是會(huì)在那里，可以等會(huì)兒再看。

5. Don’t Check Facebook - Do you really need to know what your “friends” are doing ever second of the day? Live your life instead of vicariously living through the status updates of others. Trust me, you aren’t missing anything.

不要查看社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)——你是不是真的需要知道你的“朋友們”每一秒都在做什么？過你自己的生活，而不是那種由別人更新的狀態(tài)代替的生活。相信我，你不會(huì)錯(cuò)過任何事情。

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6. End the Meeting on Time – Don’t let that meeting go over its time limit. Don’t let it eat into the rest of your day. End it on time if it is your meeting. If you are stuck in someone else’s meeting, here is a magical phrase, “Excuse me, I have another appointment.”

準(zhǔn)時(shí)結(jié)束會(huì)議——不要讓會(huì)議超過了它原定的時(shí)間限制，不要讓它霸占你其他的時(shí)間。如果這是你主持的會(huì)議，就要準(zhǔn)時(shí)結(jié)束它。如果你被困在了其他人的會(huì)議中，有一個(gè)靈活的借口幫你擺脫：“不好意思，我還有另外一個(gè)會(huì)面安排。”

7. Don’t Complain – Complaining doesn’t get anything done. Save your breath. Instead, do something. Take action. Take those 10 minutes and invest them in something productive.

不要抱怨——抱怨不會(huì)讓你完成任何事兒。省省力氣吧。做其他的事情，行動(dòng)起來。利用這10分鐘把它們用在更有效的事情中。

8. Bring your lunch – Do you go out to lunch every day? How much time are you spending driving down the road to wait and eat mediocre food? Pack your lunch and eat at the office. You will regain time and might just get to go home early.

自帶午餐——你是不是每天都出去吃午飯？你要為了一頓普通的飯，浪費(fèi)多少時(shí)間在開車去吃飯的路上和等待上菜的間歇？自帶午餐然后在辦公室里吃。你就可以回收時(shí)間，然后就可以早點(diǎn)下班回家。

9. Skip That Line – Where do you spend time in line? Again, moving your schedule up by 10 minutes might just save you twice that, whether it is running errands, at the doctor’s office, or even at the elevator.

跳過排隊(duì)等待——你在哪里花費(fèi)時(shí)間排隊(duì)等待？同樣的，把你的計(jì)劃提前十分鐘可能可以幫你節(jié)省兩倍的時(shí)間，無論你是出差在外還是在醫(yī)院甚至是在電梯里。

10. Get Help – Don’t let your stubbornness or pride keep you from asking for help when you need it. Instead, of wasting time on a problem you are having difficulty solving, get some assistance.

尋求幫助——當(dāng)你需要幫助時(shí)，不要讓你的固執(zhí)和驕傲阻止你尋求幫助，你應(yīng)該去尋求幫助而不是在一個(gè)你很難解決的問題中浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。

Add Up Your Time

合計(jì)你的時(shí)間

Take back the time in your day 10 minutes at a time. It adds up pretty quick. Do just six of these and you will have an extra hour in your day today. Then you’ll have to ask, “What would I do with an extra hour today?”

每天節(jié)省10分鐘，它會(huì)積累得很快。只要節(jié)省六次這樣的時(shí)間，你就能在你的生活中有額外的1小時(shí)時(shí)間。然后你會(huì)情不自禁地問，“今天這1個(gè)小時(shí)我做什么好呢？”