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Our daily life is full of uNPRoductive habits and rituals that we execute – whether on a conscious or unconscious level. This makes us less efficient and productive than we could potentially be. Here are some uNPRoductive habits that you should let go: 在日常生活中，不管我们有没有察觉到，都存在一些影响工作效率的坏习惯。本来我们可以按时完成工作的，可是这些习惯却使我们的效率和产量低下。以下是一些你应该改掉的影响效率的坏习惯：

1. Consuming the information you don't need 1. 看没用的讯息

Unsubscribe from as many mailing lists as you can. This way you can cut down the amount of incoming e-mails and prevent distraction. 订阅邮件能少则少。这样能减少收到的电子邮件数量，不让工作分心。

Also, stop watching news. If there is an event that is newsworthy, it will catch you anyway (mostly by other people). 新闻也不要看。如果这个事件真有新闻价值，不管怎样你都能看到（多半从其他人那里听到）。

2. Letting others to run your life 2. 为别人而活

Steve Jobs said it right: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." 史蒂芬·乔布斯说的很对：“时间有限，不要浪费时间，为别人而活。” You are the master of your life and it is a shame if you live your life by pleasing others. 你活着是为了自己，可惜的是，现在你活着却为了取悦别人。

Naturally, it is wise to listen for advice from other people every now and then. However, ignore those people who say you can't reach your dreams. 自然，经常听取别人意见是一种聪明的做法。但别理睬那些浇你冷水的人。

3. Reinventing the wheel 3. 做重复性工作

Before you start working on your task or project, spend some time on research to find out if there are already solutions that help you to complete your task faster. 开始一项工作前，就找找看是不是已经有现存的方法能提高速度。

4. Being perfect 4. 力求完美

Although striving for perfection may be a noble principle for some, it is a huge time and energy waster. Instead of spending too much time on tweaking something, create a checklist to go through on your finalization phase. When you realize that all the items on your list are checked, you can finish your work and move on. 有些人可能喜欢力求完美，但这个习惯会浪费大量时间和精力。不要把大量时间花在工作的某一部分，做张清单，工作结尾阶段用它来核对。等到单子上所有项目都核对完了，那么你的工作也就完成了，可以开始做下一项工作了。

Not only are you relieved of your accomplishment, you will also give room for your brain to focus on other things instead. 这样做你不仅能喘口气，而且头脑也有充分空间来想其他事情。

5. Letting television to overrun your passion 5. 把工作热情用来看电视

When television is preventing you to take action on your passion, maybe it is time to rethink your priorities. 如果你把工作热情用来看电视，那么你该重新考虑生活的主次问题了。

Save your TV show to your digital set-top box for later viewing instead. If you do this operation a couple of times you will form a new success habit – working on your passion first and watching television second. 你可以把电视节目存在机顶盒里，晚点再看。这种做法重复几次，就会养成一个好习惯——先把热情放在工作中，再看电视。