如何为自己腾出时间

如何为自己腾出时间

Do you ever find yourself longing for some time for yourself? Many of us are so busy with work, school, and home life that often there is no time left over to do something that you enjoy. What follows are some ways to carve out that essential time you need to slow down, enjoy life, and rejuvenate yourself.

你是否曾经发现自己渴望一些属于自己的时间?我们很多人都忙于工作、学校和家庭生活，常常没有时间去做自己喜欢的事情。以下是一些方法，让你腾出必要的时间来放慢脚步，享受生活，让自己重新焕发活力。

Scheduling Time with Yourself

为自己安排时间

1.Evenings with Yourself. Try to save certain weeknights just for you. If others ask you to do things those nights, just tell them you have plans. Use the time for gardening, reading, exercise, thinking, or the ultimate luxury of doing nothing!

晚上与你自己相处。试着为自己保留一些周末的夜晚。如果别人让你在那些晚上做些事情，告诉他们你有安排。把这些时间用在园艺、阅读、锻炼、思考，或者什么都不做的极致享受上吧!

2.Monthly Treat. Schedule a treat for yourself once a month. It could be on your lunch break, a weekend, or it could be leaving work early. Maybe you get a spa treatment, go see a movie, a haircut, play golf, or whatever treat you’re always thinking about but rarely get to. Schedule it in and it will happen!

每月的款待。每个月为自己安排一次犒劳。可能是在你的午休时间，周末，也可能是提前下班。也许你会去做spa，去看电影，剪头发，打高尔夫，或者任何你一直在想但很少去做的事情。把它安排进去，它就会发生!

3.Buy Tickets in Advance. Sports, theater, concerts, or any other event you would enjoy. Schedule the plans with a friend later. Having the tickets already in hand will force you to make it happen!

提前买票。运动、戏剧、音乐会或任何你喜欢的活动。稍后和朋友一起制定计划。有票在手将迫使你使它发生!

4.Leave Work on Time. Huh? Yes, many of us stay at work late on a regular basis. If this is you, make it a point to leave work exactly on time at least once a week, if not more. And then enjoy that time! Leave work at work.

按时下班。嗯?是的，我们很多人经常工作到很晚。如果你是这样的人，那就每周至少准时下班一次，如果不是更多的话。然后享受这段时间!把工作留在上班时间。

5.Join a Group. Here are some ideas of groups that can allow you some time away from work and home: singing group, gardening group, astronomy society, book club, quilting (or any other craft) circle, biking/walking/running/etc clubs, ski club, etc. What are you interested in? Strike while the iron is hot. Look up a club in your area today and join! If you can’t find a club, consider starting one yourself!

加入一个兴趣组。这里有一些可以让你远离工作和家庭的团体的想法:唱诗班，园艺小组，天文学会，读书俱乐部，拼布(或任何其他工艺)圈，骑自行车/步行/跑步/等俱乐部，滑雪俱乐部，等等。你对什么感兴趣?趁热打铁。今天就去你所在地区的俱乐部看看，加入吧!如果你找不到俱乐部，可以考虑自己开一个!

6.Take an Adult Education Class. Take a fun class. If accounting is fun for you, then go ahead. If not, then think about some of these ideas: foreign language, photography, art, creative writing, or sports (kayaking, archery, golf, yoga). Belly-dancing anyone?

参加成人教育课程。参加一个有趣的课程。如果你对会计感兴趣，那就去吧。如果没有，那么想想这些想法:外语、摄影、艺术、创意写作或运动(皮划艇、射箭、高尔夫、瑜伽)。或者肚皮舞?

7.Exercise. For busy people it can be difficult to make time for this. But, you know what? You can do it!! All you have to do is decide today and then make it a reality tomorrow. A new habit is started with just one step. Take that first step tomorrow. Walk for 20 minutes in the morning. And then build on that success daily. Vary how you spend that time. On some days use the time for thinking and daydreaming. Other days listen to motivational audio and on days you want a real boost, listen to your favorite music! Here are a couple travel audio books you could borrow from your local library that will take you on a journey to a foreign land while you are walking or jogging: “Holy Cow:An Indian Adventure” by Sarah MacDonald or “The Places in Between” by Rory Stewart. If you’ve been exercising for a while and you usually listen to music, try go without any input for a change. Instead, let your mind wander and expand.

锻炼。对于忙碌的人来说，很难抽出时间来做这件事。但是，你知道吗?你能做到的!!你所要做的就是决定今天，然后让明天成为现实。一个新习惯的养成只需要一步。明天迈出第一步。早上步行20分钟。然后每天在成功的基础上再接再厉。改变你度过这些时间的方式。有些日子用这段时间来思考和做白日梦。其他的日子听励志的音频，在你想要一个真正的激励的日子，听你最喜欢的音乐!这里有几本旅游有声书，你可以从当地图书馆借来，在你散步或慢跑的时候带你去异国他乡旅行:莎拉·麦克唐纳的《神圣母牛:印度历险》或罗里·斯图尔特的《中间地带》。如果你已经锻炼了一段时间，而且你经常听音乐，试着不做任何改变。相反，让你的思维发散开来。