悉尼先生日记：生活如何才能不匆忙（双语）

                
                
你是否觉得每天都忙忙碌碌、疲于奔命却发现没有时间做自己想做的事？你是否觉得每天就像和时间赛跑，却没有时间体会生命的美好？如果是这样，这篇文章会告诉你如何才能不匆忙，却拥有快乐的、高质量的工作和生活。
"Naturedoesnothurry,yeteverythingisaccomplished."LaoTzu
Ifyouliveinacitywhereeveryonerushes,realizethatyoudon'thavetobelikeeveryoneelse.Youcanbedifferent.Youcanwalkinsteadofdrivinginrushhourtraffic.Youcanhavefewermeetings.Youcanworkonfewerbutmoreimportantthings.YoucanbeonyouriPhoneorBlackberryless,andbedisconnectedsometimes.Yourenvironmentdoesn'tcontrolyourlife—youdo。
I'mnotgoingtotellyouhowtotakeresponsibilityforyourlife,butonceyoumakethedecision,thehowwillbecomeapparentovertime。
Ican'tgiveyouastep-by-stepguidetomovingslower,butherearesomethingstoconsiderandperhapsadopt,iftheyworkforyourlife.Somethingsmightrequireyoutochangesomemajorthings,buttheycanbedoneovertime。
1.Doless。
Cutbackonyourprojects,onyourtasklist,onhowmuchyoutrytodoeachday.Focusnotonquantitybutquality.Pick2-3importantthings—orevenjustoneimportantthing—andworkonthosefirst.Savesmaller,routinetasksforlaterintheday,butgiveyourselftimetofocus。
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2.Havefewermeetings。
Meetingsareusuallyabigwasteoftime.Andtheyeatintoyourday,forcingyoutosqueezethethingsyoureallyneedtodointosmallwindows,andmakingyourush.Trytohaveblocksoftimewithnointerruptions,soyoudon'thavetorushfromonemeetingtoanother。
3.Practicedisconnecting。
Havetimeswhenyouturnoffyourdevicesandyouremailnotificationsandwhatnot.Timewithnophonecalls,whenyou'rejustcreating,orwhenyou'rejustspendingtimewithsomeone,orjustreadingabook,orjusttakingawalk,orjusteatingmindfully.Youcanevendisconnectfor(gasp!)anentireday,andyouwon'tbehurt.Ipromise。
4.Giveyourselftimetogetreadyandgetthere。
Ifyou'reconstantlyrushingtoappointmentsorotherplacesyouhavetobe,it'sbecauseyoudon'tallotenoughtimeinyourscheduleforpreparingandfortraveling.Padyourscheduletoallowtimeforthisstuff.Ifyouthinkitonlytakesyou10minutestogetreadyforworkoradate,perhapsgiveyourself30-45minutessoyoudon'thavetoshaveinarushorputonmakeupinthecar.Ifyouthinkyoucangettherein10minutes,perhapsgiveyourself2-3timesthatamountsoyoucangoataleisurelypaceandmaybeevengetthereearly。
5.Practicebeingcomfortablewithsitting,doingnothing。
  
OnethingI'venoticedisthatwhenpeoplehavetowait,theybecomeimpatientoruncomfortable.Theywanttheirmobiledeviceoratleastamagazine,becausestandingandwaitingiseitherawasteoftimeorsomethingthey'renotusedtodoingwithoutfeelingself-conscious.Instead,tryjustsittingthere,lookingaround,soakinginyoursurroundings.Trystandinginlineandjustwatchingandlisteningtopeoplearoundyou.Ittakespractice,butafterawhile,you'lldoitwithasmile。
6.Realizethatifitdoesn'tgetdone,that'sOK。
There'salwaystomorrow.Andyes,Iknowthat'safrustratingattitudeforsomeofyouwhodon'tlikelazinessorprocrastinationorlivingwithoutfirmdeadlines,butit'salsoreality.Theworldlikelywon'tendifyoudon'tgetthattaskdonetoday.Yourbossmightgetmad,butthecompanywon'tcollapseandthelifewillinevitablygoon.Andthethingsthatneedtogetdonewill。
7.Starttoeliminatetheunnecessary。
Whenyoudotheimportantthingswithfocus,withoutrush,therewillbethingsthatgetpushedback,thatdon'tgetdone.Andyouneedtoaskyourself:hownecessaryarethesethings?WhatwouldhappenifIstoppeddoingthem?HowcanIeliminatethem,delegatethem,automatethem?
8.Practicemindfulness。
Simplylearntoliveinthepresent,ratherthanthinkingsomuchaboutthefutureorthepast.Whenyoueat,fullyappreciateyourfood.Whenyou'rewithsomeone,bewiththemfully.Whenyou'rewalking,appreciateyour
  
surroundings,nomatterwhereyouare.Readthisformore,andalsotryTheMindfulist。
9.Slowlyeliminatecommitments。
We'reovercommitted,whichiswhywe'rerushingaroundsomuch.Idon'tjustmeanwithwork—projectsandmeetingsandthelike.Parentshavetonsofthingstodowithandfortheirkids,andweovercommitourkidsaswell.Manyofushavebusysociallives,orciviccommitments,orarecoachingorplayingonsportsteams.Wehaveclassesandgroupsandhobbies.Butintryingtocramsomuchintoourlives,we'reactuallydeterioratingthequalityofthoselives.Slowlyeliminatecommitments—pick4-5essentialones,andrealizethattherest,whileniceorimportant,justdon'tfitrightnow.Politelyinformpeople,overtime,thatyoudon'thavetimetosticktothosecommitments。
Trythesethingsout.Lifeisbetterwhenunrushed.Andgiventhefleetingnatureofthislife,whywasteevenamomentbyrushingthroughit?
Rememberthequoteabove:ifnaturecangeteverythingdonewithoutrushing,socanyou。
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