TED英文演说-如何控制你的空闲时间中英演讲稿.pdf

Howto gain control of your free time Laura Vanderkam2016 When people find out I write about time management,they assume two things. One is that Im always on time, and Im not. I have four small children, and I would like to blame them for my occasional tardiness, but sometimes its just not their fault. 当人们发现我写关于时间管理的文章时，他们都会假设两件事：第一，我永远都 准时，但我并不是。我有四个小孩，我偶尔将迟到归咎于他们，不过有时候真的 不是因为他们。 I was once late to my own speech on time management. We all had to just take a moment together and savor that irony. The second thing they assume is that I have lots of tips and tricks for saving bits of time here and there. 我有一次在去我的一个关于时间管理的演讲时迟到了。我们都需要一点时间去好 好地体味一下这有多么讽刺。第二，人们总是假设我有很多关于如何节省时间的 贴士和技巧。 Sometimes Ill hear from magazines that are doing a story along these lines, generally on how to help their readers find an extra hour in the day. And the idea is that well shave bits of time off everyday activities, add it up, and well have time for the good stuff. 有时候我听说一些杂志在写这方面的故事，通常都是关于教读者如何在一天中获 得额外一个小时。基本思路就是从日常的每个活动中挤出一点时间，加起来，然 后我们就有时间去做更有意思的事情了。 I question the entire premise of this piece, but Im always interested in hearing what theyve come up with before they call me.Some of my favorites: doing errands where you only have to make right-hand turns. 我对这个说法持保留意见，不过我还是愿意听听他们在找我之前有什么想法。我 第 1 页 最喜欢的几个是：只完成那些只需要右转的事； Being extremely judicious in microwave usage: it says three to three-and-a-half minutes on the package, were totally getting in on the bottom side of that. And my personal favorite, which makes sense on some level, is to DVR your favorite shows so you can fast-forward through the commercials. 在用微波炉时，要极度审慎：当食物包装上面写了3 到3.5 分钟时，我们要挑时 间最短的那个。我个人最喜欢的是，录下你最喜欢看的电视剧，然后你就可以跳 过广告了。其实在某个程度上，还是挺有道理的。 That way, you save ei