時間就是這樣溜走的:浪費時間的三個習慣大綱

Making sure you avoid the following 3 “time wasters” will save you lots of time.
如果你能避免以下三個浪費時間的不良習慣，那麼你就能擠出很多時間。

Time Waster 1: Not having a “Theme”
時間殺手一：做事無重點

Not having a theme for your day, month or year can cause you to waste lots of time. Why? Because you will probably attempt too many task and get very little done; the key is to focus your days, months and or years solely on your priorities.
對於你每天、每月或每年要做的事情沒有一個重心，這會浪費你很多時間。爲什麼？因爲你會設想去完成很多任務，而實際上卻只能做很少的一部分。關鍵是要把你每天、每月、每年的時間花在最重要的事情上。

Maybe you want to take a day and focus on organizing your house, or take a year and focus primarily on getting in shape or creating a prosperous mind, but keep your focus single. You will accomplish more when you have singleness of purpose.
也許你想花一天的時間來整理房間，或者花一年的時間來保持體形，又或者是豐富自己的頭腦，但記住一次只做一件事。當你每次吃只專注於一個目標時，你會收穫得更多。

Time Waster 2: Chatting on the telephone at “Inopportune Times”
時間殺手二：在不恰當的時間打電話閒聊

I have specific times that I will answer my phone, if someone calls outside of those hours, I will return their call when it’s most convenient for me. You can waste a lot of valuable time just “shooting the breeze” at inopportune times.
我有一個專門的打電話時間，如果別人在這段時間外給我打電話，我就會在我最方便的時候去回電。在不恰當的時候打電話閒扯瞎聊會浪費你很多寶貴的時間。

There’s nothing wrong with “chatting on the phone,” as long as it doesn’t conflict with your other priorities. It’s important to preserve the times when you are most productive, and dedicate those hours to producing your best results uninterrupted.
只要不影響到你正在做的要緊事，打電話聊天並沒有什麼問題。重要的是，要在你工作最高效、狀態最好的時間裏排除干擾，做真正要緊的事。

Time Waster #3: Watching the News
時間殺手三：看新聞

How many people spend hours a day watching the news, or reading about the news on the Internet? A lot. Why should you avoid watching the news?
有多少人每天會花上幾個小時看電視新聞、讀報紙新聞或在網上瀏覽新聞？很多吧。那爲什麼要避免看新聞的習慣呢？

It steals your time from doing more important things; things that will actually enhance your life and make you feel good about yourself.
因爲看新聞偷走了你的時間，把原本可以用於做很多重要事情，做能改善生活，做讓自己感覺更好的事情的時間給佔用了。

The Solution
解決辦法

For some, watching the news (or surfing the web for the news) is just a daily habit. Try replacing that habit with reading a good book or a positive ead of taking in bad news, take in some positive news, because you are the summation of the information you take in.
對於有些人來說，看新聞或者上網瀏覽新聞已經成了他們的日常習慣了。那就把這個習慣改成讀一本好書或者去關注一個傳導積極內容的博客。與其去看那些負面新聞，不如多看些積極的消息，因爲你每天接收到的信息，對你自己也會產生影響。