How to manage your time

1.There's always time. Time is priorities.

时间是用不尽的，把时间摆在首位。

You never run out of time. If you didn't finish something by the time it was due, it's because you didn't consider it urgent or enjoyable enough to prioritize ahead of whatever else you were doing.

时间是用不尽的。如果你没有按时完成某项任务，那是因为你没有把这个任务看得非常紧急，或者你认为做这个任务的过程并不能让你享受，所以你没能把它放在其他要做的事情前。

2. Days always fill up faster than you'd expect.

时间总是过得比你想象的要快。

Build in some buffer time. As the founder of Ruby on Rails, David Heinemeier Hansson, said, "Only plan on four to five hours of real work per day."

设置一段缓冲时间。就像Ruby on Rails公司的创始人大卫汉森所说的：“每天只需计划4到5个小时的工作就够了。”

3.Stop multitasking. It kills your focus.

不要同时做多项工作，这会分散你的注意力。

There have been academic studies that found the brain expends energy as it readjusts its focus from one item to the next. If you're spending your day multitasking, you're exhausting your brain.

有研究表明大脑在调整注意力从某件事转移到另一件事的时候，能量消耗加大。如果你一整天都在处理不同的事情，容易让大脑疲劳

4.We're always more focused and productive with limited time.

有时间限制的时候我们会更专心，效率更高。

Work always seems to find a way of filling the space allotted for it, so set shorter time limits for each task.

工作似乎总能在规定的时间内做完，所以给每一项任务少留一点时间。

5.Work around procrastination.

克服拖延症。

Try Francesco Cirillo's Pomodoro Technique. Pomodoro is Italian for tomato, and the technique's name refers to the tomato-shaped cooking timer Cirillo used to break his work into 25-minute increments with five-minute breaks in between. You can use the same idea with your own increments, as long as they inspire bursts of hard work.

试试弗朗西斯科齐立罗的番茄工作法。齐立罗用番茄形状的厨房定时器将自己的工作时间设置为每工作25分钟休息5分钟，这也是这套工作法名字的来源。

6.Break down a massive task into manageable blocks.

将任务量大的任务分成几个小任务。

Alabama football coach Nick Saban follows a similar philosophy he calls the Process. Instead of having his players focus on winning the championship, he trains them to focus on only what is directly in front of them.

亚拉巴马州橄榄球教练尼克塞班采用的就是类似方法。他不会让运动员只想着赢得锦标赛，而是让他们专注眼前。

7. No two tasks ever hold the same importance. Always prioritize.

没有两项工作是同等重要的。权衡轻重缓急。

Daily to-do lists are effective ways of scheduling your day. Just do what you can to keep bullet points from making "clean desk" on par with "file taxes."

列出当天要做的事情是有效的管理时间的方式，但是不要把“擦桌子”和“报税”放在一起。

8.Always know the one thing you really need to get done during the day.

清楚你当天必做的一件事情。

Determine which task in front of you is most important, and focus your energy on getting that done as soon as possible.

确定一件最重要的事情，集中精力尽快完成它。

9.Always take notes.

记笔记。

Don't assume you'll remember every good idea that comes into your head during the day. It doesn't matter if it's a notebook, whiteboard, or an app like Evernote--just write stuff down.

不要以为你能记住每一个好想法。无论是用笔记本、记事板、还是手机应用，记下你的想法。

10.Take Some Breaks.

间歇休息。

Whenever you find yourself for 10-15 minutes, take a break. Too much stress can take toll on your body and affect your productivity. Take a walk, listen to some music or do some quick stretches. The best idea is to take off from work and spend time with your friends and family.

只要有那么10-15分钟，就稍微休息一下吧。压力太大既伤身体又影响效率。散散步、听听音乐或伸展一下胳膊，最好能暂时撇开工作，跟家人朋友呆一会儿。

11.Set deadlines for everything.

为每件事都设一个最后期限。

Spending too much time on a project or keeping it on the backburner for too long will lead to stagnation. Get things done and move on.

花太多时间在一件事上或是不断推迟这件事都会导致停滞不前。做好一件事就马上开始下一件。