We all have the same amount in the day. And despite your best efforts, you cannot get any more. What are you doing with yours? Do you waste it on meaningless pursuits? Or do you invest it on your future?
我們每個人每天擁有的時間都一樣多，不論你再怎么努力，你也不能得到更多。你的時間你會怎么用？你是把時間浪費在無意義的追求上，還是用來投資未來？

Do you spend your time on activities that feel good in the moment, but have no true value? watching TV, eating junk food, endlessly surfing the internet, complaining or gossiping... None of these things have a positive return. In fact, you could argue that each of them is a poor investment of your limited time.
你是不是把時間花在那些現(xiàn)在感覺良好但并沒有任何真正價值的事情上？看電視、吃垃圾食品、無休止地上網(wǎng)、抱怨或是八卦...... 這些事情都不會有正回報，實際上，它們都是對你有限時間的糟糕投資。

Instead of wasting your valuable time… invest it. Put it to use on actions that will pay you back in the future. Invest it on things that will bring you true return. Invest it on things that improve you. Invest it in your future happiness and success.
不要浪費你寶貴的時間了，投資吧。把時間用在那些將來會有所回報的行動上，投資在那些會帶給你真正收益、會提高你的事情上，投資在那些有益于你未來幸福和成功的事情上。

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Here are 7 Ways You Should Invest Your Time:
下面是你應(yīng)該投資時間的7種方法：

Planning
計劃

Spending time planning for your day or week can save you time and effort during the course of your activities. A few minutes now, can literally save hours later.
花時間計劃一天或一周的安排，可以幫你在行動的過程中節(jié)省時間和精力?，F(xiàn)在花掉的幾分鐘可以在接下來幫你節(jié)省幾個小時。

Preparing
準備

Beyond planning is actually preparing for your day. Instead of just being aware that you have a meeting or appointment, be prepared ahead of time. Review the pertinent information, prepare the agenda, and be ready to hit the ground running.
長遠的規(guī)劃其實也是在為你的一天做準備。不能光知道今天有個會要開、有個約會要赴，你還需要提前做好準備。查看相關(guān)信息，準備好議程，然后一舉得手。

Practicing
練習

You get better at what you practice. Whether it is sports or the trade craft of your job, the more you practice, the better you get. Steve Jobs was known to spend weeks preparing for his keynote speeches. How much time do you invest in your endeavours?
練習會讓你變得更好，不管是運動還是工作中的貿(mào)易技巧。多多練習熟能生巧。蘋果公司的創(chuàng)始人史蒂夫·喬布斯就會在主題演講前花上幾周時間來準備。你為自己的嘗試投資了多少時間？

Skills
技能

Investing in you is always a good use of your time. What new skills do you need to learn? Being a life-long learning is key to future success. Always be investing time in new skills and capabilities.
為自己的投資總是對時間的合理利用。有什么新技能是你需要學習的？做一個活到老學到老的人，這是未來成功的關(guān)鍵，要一直記住在新技能和能力上投資時間。

Health
健康

Too often, exercise and healthy habits get put on the back burner when you are busy. Make sure that you are maintaining your body and health. After all, your health impacts your abilities in all areas of life.
因為工作忙碌，所以鍛煉和健康習慣總是被擱置，相信這你已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷過很多次了。要保證自己有時間來維持身體和健康，畢竟你的健康會影響生活各方面的能力。

Relationships
感情

Despite the old cliché about “quality time,” relationships are all about “quantity time.” It’s the amount of time that you invest that determines the relationship.
老話一直強調(diào)有意義的“品質(zhì)時光”，但感情其實跟“數(shù)量時光”有關(guān)。你對這段感情投資了多少時間，也決定了這段感情最終的結(jié)局。

Career
職業(yè)

Too many people wait for their job to hand them a promotion or next opportunity. Instead, go out and make it happen. No one is going to simply give you that new job, you have to go out and get it.
太多的人浪費光陰，坐等工作為自己提供升職或是下一個機會，其實你需要走出去，讓這些發(fā)生。沒有人會給你新工作，你需要走出去自己去爭取。

You canfrivolously spend your time or you can invest it on things that improve your life. Not everything in life brings the same amount of return. It’s your choice. Invest your time wisely.
你可以選擇虛度時光，也可以選擇把時間投資到那些可以提高生活質(zhì)量的事情上。生活中，并不是一切都能帶來同樣的回報，都取決于你的選擇。為你的時間做聰明的投資。

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