Managing your time not only allows you to be more productive but also frees up precious minutes for you to spend however you'd like. To make 2013 your most organized, adopt these four helpful habits.
管理時間不止讓你更有效率，也能騰出寶貴時間做你喜歡的事。為了更好規(guī)劃你的2013年，可以采用以下4個有用的習(xí)慣。

1. Consider your to-do list a schedule. A simple checklist is a great start, but it's important to gauge the time frame for each item, too. Mark each of your tasks with an estimated start and finish time, taking into account any variables that may slow you down. Next, think of ways to make your schedule more exciting. Brainstorm a mini reward for each task completed, like a phone date with your best friend or a new song download.
1. 給要做的事時間限制。一張簡單的一覽表是很好的開始，但為每件事估量時間也很重要。在每件事上標記大致開始和完成的時間，要考慮到任何可能會讓你慢下來的可變因素。下一步，想想激勵你更好完成計劃的方法。努力思考下如果每件事完成，獲得的最小的獎勵是什么，比如和最好的朋友煲電話粥或者下載首歌曲。

2. Plan ahead and be thorough. It's smart to lay out your exercise gear the night before a morning workout, but take it one step further by filling your water bottle, charging your iPod, packing your purse, and leaving your gym shoes by the door. Small steps like these will have a huge payoff, adding several minutes for you to fill as you please.
2. 事先做好充分準備。在第二天早上開始鍛煉前準備好相關(guān)物品是非常聰明的做法，但你可以做得更多：灌好水、給iPod充好電、理好錢包、在門邊放好運動鞋。這樣的小步驟會帶來很大的回報，給你多添幾分鐘自由支配的時間。

更有效利用時間？時間管理課程幫你實現(xiàn)

3. Learn to prioritize. Efficiency stems from an ability to rank responsibilities, so decision-making plays a key role in staying productive. Not a naturally decisive person? Try to consider the impact of each of task and whether someone else is depending on you to get it done. There's a chance that you may not make it through your entire to-do list, so it's important to designate the must dos vs. the could dos.
3. 學(xué)會分清輕重緩急。效率來源于區(qū)分優(yōu)先次序的能力，所以決策對保持高效率來說很重要。天生不是有決策力的人？試著想想每件事的結(jié)果，以及你的進度是否會影響其他人的工作。有些事情可能不會出現(xiàn)在你的任務(wù)清單上，所以決定“哪些事必須做”和“哪些事可以做”是很重要的。

4. Be realistic. There are only 24 hours in a day, so know your limits and be practical about your plans. You'll feel better — and less stressed — when you know that your schedule is doable. There will, of course, be extra busy days when you truly can't get everything done. In those cases, consider asking for help and delegate tasks to save time and energy.
4. 認清現(xiàn)實。一天只有24個小時，所以要知道自己的極限，計劃也要實際些。當你知道計劃是可以完成的，你會感覺更好，壓力也會更小。當然有時候即使你已經(jīng)忙得暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向了，可還是無法完成工作，在這些情況下，為了節(jié)約時間和精力，可以考慮尋求幫助，把事情分給別人。

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