玩并进步着：能提高能力的休闲方式

After a few months of Summer Fridays or hitting the blacktop for weekend road trips, it can be tough to reel your brain back from the beach into office mode, so now's a great time to invest some energy in tightening up your work skills. These nine activities will improve your office aptitude while adding a fun and fulfilling twist to your daily routine.
在经历了连续几个月的夏日周五狂欢或者是周末逛街压马路之后，要把大脑从阳光沙滩拽回办公室模式确实很困难，所以现在是强化你的工作能力的绝佳时间。以下九种活动可以在日常生活中通过好玩的方式提高你的工作能力。

Do a Puzzle
做题

Even your train commute can be a setting for work skills improvement. Whip out the daily crossword puzzle, carry a sudoku book in your bag, or tap the word puzzle app of your choice and flex that powerful muscle in your head. Puzzles can broaden your vocabulary as well as your ability to problem solve by forcing you to think differently about the task at hand.
甚至在你上下班的地铁上也可以提高你的工作能力。每天解决一个填字游戏，在包里带本数独书，或者动脑子玩一些填字游戏的app。这些游戏在扩大你的词汇量的同时，通过逼你从多个角度思考问题来增强你解决问题的能力。

Enroll in a Public Speaking Class
参加一场公开演讲课程

For some people, standing before a room full of people — or even three — can be more petrifying than skydiving or swimming with sharks. Begin to overcome those fears by joining a public speaking class or club where you'll learn to orate like a politician, improve your overall communication skills, and network with other like-minded folks.
对有些人来说，站在满屋子的人面前——甚至只有三个人面前——都要比跳伞或与鲨鱼共舞更紧张。现在就开始克服这种恐惧吧，你可以参加一个公开的演讲课程，或者加入一个可以学着像政治家一样演讲的俱乐部，提高你的沟通能力，并和那些与你有同样问题的朋友做做交流。

Play a Team Sport
参加一项团队运动

Get involved in your local rec league or simply gather some friends together for a regular soccer afternoon at the park. Not only will you feel the physical and emotional benefits of exercise, playing a team sport will help you hone your teamwork and leadership skills while thinking on your feet.
加入你当地的业余联赛，或者只是和几个朋友一起在公园度过一个属于足球的午后。这样做不但会让你感受到运动带来的身体和心理上的好处，同时，参加团队运动也会帮助你磨砺你的团队合作能力和领导能力。

Hang Out With the Kids
和孩子们出去玩

When your sister asks you to babysit her brood, don't turn her down! Playtime not only gives your inner child the green light to imagine, but it also allows you to observe how kids work through disagreements in order to cooperate . . . without the burden of office politics.
如果你姐姐要求你照看她的几个孩子，不要让她失望哦！和孩子一起玩耍不但能唤起你的童心，还能让你观察孩子们是如何解决争端一起合作的……远离办公室争斗的压力。