四招教你克服拖延症

四招教你克服拖延症 "How will I ever start this project?" This question may lead you to carefully consider and think through the steps of accomplishing a pressing task. This deliberation be very useful in the workplace, since it permits a worker to complete tasks more successfully. However, there is a big difference between an occasional delay due to deliberation and a regular habit of procrastinating on work tasks. 　　“我该如何着手这个项目?”这个问也许会引发你的思考并考虑完成一项紧急任务的步骤。这种深思熟虑的习惯在职场中非常有用，因为这样能使员工更出色地完成每项任务。然而，出于考量的偶尔延迟，与习惯性的工作拖延之间也是有很大的差别的。 　　Procrastination is a common human weakness, and all of us have fallen prey to it at one time or another. Maybe you are even procrastinating right now by reading this article instead of working on a project! 　　拖延症是常见的人性弱点，并且我们都会常常深受其害。也许你当下正在拖延症发作，因为你在阅读这篇文章而不是完成你的工作任务! 　　The following steps can help you to stop procrastinating now: 　　下面的几个小步骤能够帮助你马上停止拖延： 　　Understand why you are procrastinating. Have you found yourself putting off tasks at work until the very last possible minute? Try to determine why you procrastinate. Perhaps you think you work better under pressure, you don't enjoy certain tasks or you just get distracted with other things during the day. Maybe you like to wait for your boss to remind you, so you are sure it's an important enough task and high on her priority list. Perhaps it is fear, because you are not sure you can complete the task alone or feel that you don't have the needed skills to complete it successfully. 　　了解拖延症的原因。你是否已经发现自己一直把任务拖延至最后的限期?尝试确定自己拖延的原因。也许你认为在压力之下完成任务的效果更好，或者你并不喜欢某些任务，又或者你一直被其他的事情分散你的注意力。也许你喜欢等待你的老板过来提醒你，这样你就能确定这一项任务非常重要，以致老板也把它排在的优先顺序的前列。也许出于恐惧，因为你并不确定你是否能够独自完成这项任务，或你认为自己并不具备成功完成这项任务的必备技能。 　　Action tip: Ask yourself why you procrastinate. If you are unsure, keep a daily log of your activities at work to discover where you are spending (or wasting) your time. This will help you uncover why you are procrastinating. Until you discover the why, it will be harder for you to combat the habit. 　　行动指南：问问自己拖延的原因。如果你并不肯定，把你的日常工作活动记录下来，然后你就能发现你把时间利用(或浪费)在哪些方面。这样就能帮助你找出自己拖延症的原因。如果你无法找出拖延症的原因，那么解决这个坏习惯的难度将会更大。 　　An important note: Some people do work better under pressure, and if you're one of them, that's OK! Just realize the difference between a reason (your performance is better under pressure across the board or on certain tasks) versus an excuse (procrastination). 　　重要提示：某些员工在压力之下能够更好地完成工作任务，如果你是其中一员，那就没有问题了!只需要清楚认识“理由”(你的表现能够一直在压力之下或某些任务表现得更好)与“借口”(拖延症)的区别。 　　Get started. Take a baby step on an unwanted task by working on it immediately and then planning to finish the task by breaking it up into manageable amounts. Create a task list to first work on the aspects you like the least. It may even be helpful to set reminders on your work computer or tablet, making sure that the time you allot is a realistic amount for working on the project. 　　马上行动。踏出一小步，马上从最不想完成的任务上着手，然后做出计划，把这项任务分解成若干个便于控制的小部分。编制一份任务列表把你最不想完成的任务放在第一位。你也可以在你的工作电脑或写字板上设置待办事项提醒，确保你所安排的时间符合实际完成的工作量的需要。 　　By doing what you least like first, you can get ahead of procrastination. At the very least, the worst part will be over before you know it. Scheduling out a project in this manner is a big stress reducer and can help you manage your work week more effectively. 　　把最不想完成的任务先处理了，你就可以赶超拖延症了。至少，最让人感到折磨的地方在你意识到之前已经结束了。通过这种方式安排任务能够大大减轻你的工作压力，也能帮助你更积极有效地安排你的工作。 　　Action tip: Set your timer for 15 minutes, and get to work on your project. Stop when the timer goes off. Based on your first 15 minutes, you can gauge how long it will take you to finish the project. Set your timer for another 30 minutes, and decide when during the week you have a few chunks of time to continue working on the project. (They could be as little as 15- to 30-minute chunks.) Schedule a reminder for yourself for the days and times you have chosen, and stick to your plan. 　　行动指南：把计时器设置15分钟提醒一次，在这段时间内专注于你的工作项目上。当时间计时器停止了，你就停止工作。参照首次15分钟的工作，你可以计算出你完成这项任务所需要的时间。然后再把计时器设置为30分钟，然后决定每周里你有这么多的“时间块”可以让你继续完成这项任务。(“时间块”可以至少设置为15到30分钟一次。)设置待办事项提醒器，明确自己所需要完成的日子和时间，并坚持自己的计划。 　　This process can work well for certain projects that you can break up into steps. Others may require longer amounts of focus time and aren't as appropriate for these shorter time frames. Or, using time frames may not be the best way to break out the project. For example, coding a website can require longer periods of focused time than just 15 minutes. However, you can break this project into designing one page or sections of a page at a time, instead of using time as your method for breaking it up. Determine the best way to break up whatever project you are working on, and then create those baby steps based on that structure. 　　这个可以使你通过把某些项目拆分成若干的小步骤，从而更好地完成任务。而别的需要更长的关注时间的任务则不适用这种短期的计划。或者说，使用时间框架的形式并不是最佳的完成项目的方法。例如，写一个网站的编程要求比15分钟还要长的专注时间。然而，你可以把这个项目分解为一个页面或一个页面的几个部分，而不是把时间用作工具拆分开来。决定最佳的分解任务的方法，无论你当前手头上的任务是什么，然后再根据任务的结构设置若干的小步骤。