Making sure you avoid the following 3 “time wasters” will save you lots of time.
如果你能避免以下三個(gè)浪費(fèi)時(shí)間的不良習(xí)慣，那么你就能擠出很多時(shí)間。

Time Waster #1: Not having a “Theme”
時(shí)間殺手一：做事無(wú)重點(diǎn)

Not having a theme for your day, month or year can cause you to waste lots of time.? Why?? Because you will probably attempt too many tasks and get very few done; the key is to focus your days, months and or years solely on your priorities.
對(duì)于你每天、每月或每年要做的事情沒有一個(gè)重心，這會(huì)浪費(fèi)你很多時(shí)間。為什么？因?yàn)槟銜?huì)設(shè)想去完成很多任務(wù)，而實(shí)際上卻只能做很少的一部分。關(guān)鍵是要把你每天、每月、每年的時(shí)間花在最重要的事情上。

Maybe you want to take a day and focus on organizing your house, or take a year and focus primarily on getting in shape or creating a prosperous mind, but keep your focus single.? You will accomplish more when you have singleness of purpose.
也許你想花一天的時(shí)間來(lái)整理房間，或者花一年的時(shí)間來(lái)保持體形，又或者是豐富自己的頭腦，但記住一次只做一件事。當(dāng)你每次只專注于一個(gè)目標(biāo)時(shí)，你會(huì)收獲得更多。

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Time Waster #2: Chatting on the telephone at “Inopportune Times”
時(shí)間殺手二：在不恰當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)間打電話閑聊

I have specific times that I will answer my phone, if someone calls outside of those hours, I will return their call when it’s most convenient for me.? You can waste a lot of valuable time just “shooting the breeze” at inopportune times.
我有一個(gè)專門的打電話時(shí)間，如果別人在這段時(shí)間外給我打電話，我就會(huì)在我最方便的時(shí)候去回電。在不恰當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候打電話閑扯瞎聊會(huì)浪費(fèi)你很多寶貴的時(shí)間。

There’s nothing wrong with “chatting on the phone,” as long as it doesn’t conflict with your other priorities.? It’s important to preserve the times when you are most productive, and dedicate those hours to producing your best results uninterrupted.
只要不影響到你正在做的要緊事，打電話聊天并沒有什么問題。重要的是，要在你工作最高效、狀態(tài)最好的時(shí)間里排除干擾，做真正要緊的事。

Time Waster #3: Watching the News
時(shí)間殺手三：看新聞

How many people spend hours a day watching the news, or reading about the news on the Internet?? A lot. Why should you avoid watching the news?
有多少人每天會(huì)花上幾個(gè)小時(shí)看電視新聞、讀報(bào)紙新聞或在網(wǎng)上瀏覽新聞？很多吧。那為什么要避免看新聞的習(xí)慣呢？

It steals your time from doing more important things; things that will actually enhance your life and make you feel good about yourself.
因?yàn)榭葱侣勍底吡四愕臅r(shí)間，把原本可以用于做很多重要事情，做能改善生活，做讓自己感覺更好的事情的時(shí)間給占用了。

The Solution
解決辦法

For some, watching the news (or surfing the web for the news) is just a daily habit.? Try replacing that habit with reading a good book or a positive blog.Instead of taking in bad news, take in some positive news, because you are the summation of the information you take in.
對(duì)于有些人來(lái)說(shuō)，看新聞或者上網(wǎng)瀏覽新聞已經(jīng)成了他們的日常習(xí)慣了。那就把這個(gè)習(xí)慣改成讀一本好書或者去關(guān)注一個(gè)傳導(dǎo)積極內(nèi)容的博客。與其去看那些負(fù)面新聞，不如多看些積極的消息，因?yàn)槟忝刻旖邮盏降男畔?，?duì)你自己也會(huì)產(chǎn)生影響。

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