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It's tempting to start your day with easy tasks. Don't. Pushing a daunting task back is like holding a glass of water in an outstretched arm. At first nothing happens, but if you do it for hours or even days, you will soon feel the stress. Do the most annoying task first thing in the morning, and enjoy increased productivity and peace of mind for the rest of the day.
人们总是倾向于用简单的任务开始一天的工作,别这样做。将艰巨的任务拖到后面就像你伸开手臂举着杯子,开始没什么,但是随着时间的推移,你会很快感觉到压力。将最艰巨的任务放在早晨,这样你就能享受到效率提升及一天中剩下时间的平静带来的惬意。
You make plans to go outside with friends. But at the last minute, it starts raining. What's your reaction? Some people upset and angry, and find the nearest person and start complaining to them. “It's not FAIR that it's raining. This always happens to me.” That's not going to accomplish anything - the rain won't stop just because you throw a tantrum. The rain doesn't care. So make the best of the situation. What I do in such situation is go for a quick walk in the park (because rain has its own awesomeness), or just lie in bed reading a good Terry Pratchett book, listening to the rain beating on my window.
你和朋友计划好外出,但是最后关头下雨了,这时你会怎么想?有些人会因此而失望、愤怒,然后跟周围的人抱怨:这不公平,为什么这种事总是让我遇到!没什么可抱怨的,雨不会因为你抱怨而停止,老天才不在乎。这种情况下我会到公园里散步(因为雨也很有魅力),或者躺在床上一边读Terry Pratchett的书,一边听着雨水打在窗户上的声音。
Just walk to a window, look outside, and then take a single deep breath, focusing only on that breath and nothing else in the whole world. This action sounds extremely simple, but you won't believe how much it can bring you a wonderful day.
仅仅是走向窗前望向窗外,深呼吸。将注意力集中到这次呼吸上并忘掉其他的一切。这听起来及其简单,但是你很难想象这样做能给你带来轻松的一天。
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