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3.Gently Say “No” 和顏悅色地說聲“不”
【16】When Lyn Petit from Ridgewood, N. J., was a stay-at-home『不出門的；經常呆在家里的』mom to her two daughters, Sarah, ten, and Elizabeth, 12, she taught Sunday school, helped run a thrift shop『節儉商店；慈善性二手貨商店』and chaired just about any committee she was invited to take on. After returning to her job as a floral designer, she continued trying to do it all.
【16】新澤西州Ridgewood 市的林恩·柏蒂是位有二個女兒的家庭主婦：薩拉10歲，伊麗莎白12歲。她在主日學校教書，幫助經營一個廉價舊貨店，還被邀請擔任某些員會的主席。 在她重新做花樣設計師后，她仍然盡量幫助做一切事情。
【17】Eventually her impossible schedule led to anxiety attacks『（疾病等的）發作；（工作等的）開始、著手』, which forced her to prioritize『把事情按優先順序排好』and limit her volunteer work to the Girl Scouts and PTA. Now the family sits down to dinner together every night. Petit is there to help with homework, and she says, “It’s great to get to know my husband again.”
【17】她的那些難以實施的計劃最終導致憂慮的開始，迫使她依主次安排活動。使她把志愿工作限定在女童子軍和學生家長和學生的聯誼會上。 現在家人每晚坐下來一起吃晚餐。柏蒂輔導孩子做功課，并且她說：“能再次了解我丈夫真是太好了?！?
【18】“No is a two-letter word that can free up many hours a week,” says Elaine St. James. Say it gently but immediately, offering a brief explanation, such as “I just don’t have time.” Avoid giving detailed excuses—the other person is likely to see a way you actually could fit in the request.
【18】“不”是兩個字母的詞它卻能讓你在一周內節省出很多時間。和顏悅色但要馬上說“不”，做簡單的解釋，比如說：“我只是沒時間?！北苊庾鲈敿毜慕忉?，因為其它的人也許能看出來你真的合適做這件事。
4.Don’t Save Pennies and Waste Hours
不要為了節省幾個便士而浪費數個小時
【19】Most of us are taught to watch『小心；留意』money, but not to value『重視；珍視』time,” says Andrea Van Steenhouse, author of A Woman’s Guide to a Simpler Life. “As a result, we may not even think about how much irreplaceable『不能調換的』time we waste to save a few pennies.” Is it worth it to wander『閑逛；徘徊』through a giant discount『折扣；打折扣』mart, searching for picture hangers, when the neighborhood hard ware-store owner would point to them immediately? To wait for takeout『外賣』at the restaurant when delivery is available for a small tip? Rather than dismiss『不考慮；拋棄』the idea with the words “I can’t afford that,” it may pay to think twice.
【19】《婦女簡化生活指南》一書的作者安德烈亞·范·斯延豪斯 說：“我們大部分人都被教導要節儉，而不是珍惜時間。結果是：我們也許沒考慮為了節省幾便士，浪費了多少無法挽回的光陰。”當鄰居五金店的老板能馬上拿給你要買的畫框時，你是否還值得在大的打折市場走來走去。當只需一點小費就可送貨上門時，你是否還要排隊等候外賣食品。不是讓你放棄“我負擔不起”的想法，而是讓你三思是否值得去做.
