计划从今天开始：13招让明天更轻松

Do you ever have those days where everything is a little overwhelming and hectic? Maybe you’ve had a few too many of those days; but it’s time to change that.
有没有一些日子让你觉得喘不过气，狂躁？也许你总是有着这样的感受，现在是时候做些改变啦。

The daily work we do – in school, at work or in a business – can easily become overwhelming, ineffective and suck the energy and joy out of what you are doing. Over the years my experience has been that it is essential to keep my work simple and light to get better results in less time and to make things more fun (or at least more acceptable). In this article I’d like to recommend 13 habits that have helped me to do so.
我们每天做的事情——上学、工作或者出差——都很容易把我们压得喘不过气来，低效榨干你的能量和乐趣。这么多年我的经验就是保持自己的工作简单，越简单越好，这样就能在最少的时候获得更好的结果，把事情弄得更加有趣一点（或至少能让人接受吧）。这篇文章我想推荐13个切实有效的办法。

1. Prepare your day the evening before.
睡前为第二天做好准备

Pack your bag or suitcase. Pack the leftovers from your dinner in a container and put it in the fridge. Put your keys, wallet etc. in a place where you can easily find them as you head out in the morning. This preparation will help you to have a less stressful morning.
把包或手提箱装好，把晚餐的剩菜剩饭装好放进冰箱。把钥匙、钱包等放到你能轻易找到的地方，这样能让你清早没有那么大的压力。

2. Just check your email once a day.
一天查看一次邮箱

Checking email, other statistics or social media accounts many times a day tends to drain a lot of time, energy and can leave you unfocused and stressed. Try checking and processing all of those things just once a day instead. I do it at the end of my workday. If that is not possible for you then try to postpone it for a few hours at least. And put your morning energy and focus into your most important task of the day.
一天多次查看邮件、其他数据或社交账户会浪费很多时间和精力，也会让自己不够专心，增加压力。不妨一天只查看一次吧。我每天都在工作结束之后查看一下。如果对于你而言不大么可能，那么不妨试着延迟几小时再来查看。把早上的精力和注意力放在一天最重要的任务上面。

3. Write shorter emails.
邮件越短越好

Limit your emails to 1-5 sentences when possible. You can also have some canned responses for common questions saved in a folder in your email program. This will help you to spend less time and energy on your daily email processing.
可以的话把邮件缩短到1-5句话就可以啦。你也可以把经常回复的一些话存在邮件文档里。这样在处理日常邮件时可以节省时间和精力。

4. Be 5-10 minutes early for appointments.
约会早到五——十分钟

This will make your time of travel during the day into a time of relaxation and recharging. Instead of a time of stress and anxiety. Plus, people tend to like when other people are on time.
这能让你在一天中这段忙忙碌碌的时间内放松充电。与其匆匆忙忙紧张焦虑不如早到，人们都喜欢守时的人呀。

5. Work on just one thing at a time.
一次只做一件事

It will be easier to focus and to do a good job. And to do it in less time compared to if you try to multi-task.
这样集中注意力更容易，事情也能干的更好。相比多项任务同时进行，这样也能省时间。

6. Work in a cone of silence.
在安静地环境下工作

Just before you start working on that one thing shut down your email program and instant messaging programs. Shut the door to your office. Put your cell phone in silent mode and put it in a drawer. If possible, shut down your internet connection.
在开始工作之前，关掉邮箱和即时信息工具吧。关上门，把手机调至静音模式放进抽屉。如果可以的话，断掉网络。