放慢你的生活节奏：简单生活的9个小诀窍

When are you going to do your most important work? Schedule it with a block of time (1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, whatever works for you). Make this your most sacred appointment. Become incommunicado. Close the Internet, all notifications, hold all calls. Just do the most important task, then the next one if you have time.
你准备什么时候做最重要的事呢？赶快腾出一段时间（1小时、2小时、4小时都行），集中搞定最重要的任务吧。此时此刻，你必须完全独处，关掉网络、屏蔽信息、断开来电，一门心思扑到最重要的任务上，然后再视情况处理下个任务。

6. Slow Down.
放慢节奏。

We rush through our days, almost in a single frenetic anxiety-filled non-stop movement. Instead, slow down. Life won’t collapse if you aren’t rushing from task to task, email to email. You can pause, take a moment to reflect, smile, enjoy the current task before moving on.
我们终日忙忙碌碌，几乎一直都紧绷着弦马不停蹄做事。其实，我们应该学会放慢节奏。如果你不再匆忙赶任务查邮件，一切也不至于天下大乱。所以，何不暂停下来，花上片刻时间反省、微笑并慢慢做好当下的任务呢。

7. Mindfully Single-task.
一次只专心做一件事。

Stop multi-tasking. One task at a time, with full focus on that task. Practice mindfulness as you do the task — it’s a form of meditation. Watch your thoughts wander to what you need to do later, but then return to the task at hand. Your day will be much simpler, and much more enjoyable, when you practice being present with your current task.
别再一心多用了。试着一次只专心做一件事。请在做事时努力保持专注——这也是冥想的一种形式。请注意自己的思绪是否溜到其他事情上，然后赶紧把它拉回来。如果你真的掌握了“一次只专心做一件事”，生活肯定会更简单更开心！

8. Batch Smaller Tasks, Then Let go.
迅速批量处理琐事。

Email, paperwork, little things at the bottom of your task list (create a “small tasks” section at the bottom), minor phone calls, etc. … these shouldn’t get in the way of your important tasks. But they still need to be done sometime (unless you can let them go, which is best whenever possible). If you need to do them, batch them and do them in one go. It’s best to do these later in the day, when your energy is lower and you’ve done the important tasks for the day. Don’t let the small tasks get in the way of the big ones. When you’ve done a batch of small tasks (including processing email), let them go, and get out. You don’t want to do this all day, or even half a day.
像邮件、文案、几个不甚重要的电话等任务清单上最后的琐事，都不该妨碍重大任务。但如果这些琐事不可避免，总还得花时间去做。建议把这些事放在一天的最后去处理，那时你已完成重要任务，精力也不那么充沛，可以赶快批量搞定这些琐事；如果拖上半天甚至一天就很烦人了。

9. Create Space Between.
留有间歇。

We cram our tasks and meetings together, and leave no spaces between them. The space between things is just as important as the things themselves. Leave a little space between meetings, even tasks. Take a break to stretch, walk around, get a glass of water, perhaps do some simple breathing meditation for a minute or two. Enjoy the space.
我们往往任务挤任务、会议接会议，都没有喘气的机会。其实，休息间歇也很重要。试着在会议或任务之间稍作调息，伸展胳膊、四处走走、喝杯水或做几分钟冥想，享受一下间歇时光吧。