4. Eat less and eat well — but eat more frequently
吃得少吃得好——但頻率要高
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are key meals to have every day, but they aren't enough if you want to keep the energy going. You need to eat a little bit less during those pre-ordained meals and at 2-3 more eating periods during your day.
早餐、中餐和晚餐是每天的主要三餐,如果沒有足夠的攝入你將不能獲得一天工作的能量。你需要在吃固定餐之前少量進食,一天多吃兩到三次。
Of course, you need to eat well. Try to limit your sugar and caffeine intake. I have found that a small amount of almonds and some cucumber at the ready always makes for a good snack to keep me going. Don't sacrifice your health for more time — because doing that will have the opposite effect.
當然,你需要吃得好。盡量限制糖和咖啡因的攝入。我發現少量的杏仁和黃瓜真的是讓我繼續工作的好零食。不要為了獲得更多時間來犧牲自己的健康,因為效果會適得其反。
5. Stay hydrated
時刻補水
Drink plenty of water. Keep a water bottle nearby and try to drink water that isn't ice cold — the body has an easier time dealing with it that way.
喝大量的水。在身邊就放一瓶水,不要喝冰水,讓身體可以更好的去消化。
Tea is also great if you need a break from the mundane. But remember to limit the caffeine intake — some teas are chock full of the stuff.
如果你需要休息的話,茶也是不錯的選擇。但是記住要限制咖啡因的攝入——有些茶的咖啡因含量非常高。
6. Do the hard work up front
不要一開始就做難的工作
Get the tough stuff out of the way early on. Whether that's setting up a system so that you can be more productive or whether it is a task that is going to take more mental and physical energy to complete, do those things off the top.
一開始的時候把那些困難的活先放一邊吧。無論是建立一個讓你更有效率的系統還是需要你花很多腦力體力完成的任務,都把它們放到后面去做。
Setting up an app like Evernote, Hazel or whatever task manager you choose takes some doing in the beginning, but if you spend the time doing the hard work up front it will pay off in spades over the long haul.
一開始你可以先做個筆記,或者選擇其他任何對任務的安排,但如果你一開始就做最難的部分,那么接下來你的工作會遭到很長的停滯。
These 6 tips may seem simple enough, but they are not so simple to maintain. But if you keep at it and keep your eyes on the prize — which is more time for you to do what you really want — then you'll find that sticking to them is time well spent.
這六個小貼士似乎夠簡單的了,但要堅持下去卻不容易。但如果你堅持下去,關注一下成效——你有更多的時間做自己想做的事情——那么你會發現堅持它們可以更好的利用時間。